Whether you’re setting goals, looking for a fresh start, or simply hoping for inspiration, there are plenty of quotes and motivational tidbits from thinkers, activists, celebrities, and artists ...

The Revd Daphne Kitching writes: “GOD made me fast, and when I run, I feel his pleasure.” These words of Eric Liddell, made famous in the film Chariots of Fire, could equally well have applied to ...

Colin Hutchison, CEO of Scottish Athletics, said: "We are thrilled to take part in the very first Eric Liddell Awards in honour of one of Scotland’s greatest athletes and his legacy. It is ...

Bishop Robert Barron offered the example of Scottish Olympian Eric Liddell as proof that achieving athletic excellence should be about ultimately giving glory to God. In light of the ongoing Paris ...

Canadian daughter accepts posthumous doctorate on late runner's behalf on the centenary of his epic 1924 golden win You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have ...

Paris, 1924. Eric Liddell is poised at the starting line of the 400m track, a union jack sitting proudly on the breast of his white running kit. It took him 47.6 seconds to make history that day ...

From Eric Liddell of Chariots of Fire fame, to modern day athletes refusing to compete on a Sunday, sport on the Sabbath has a long history at the Olympic Games. The ban on sports being practised ...

But the modest image of Eric Liddell is the most striking of all, conveying as it does the sheer ordinariness of an extraordinary man who accomplished so much 100 summers ago. He was 22 at the ...

A new exhibition commemorating Scottish athlete Eric Liddell has opened at the Scottish Parliament, a century after he won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics. In events memorably depicted in the 1981 ...

John MacMillan, CEO of The Eric Liddell Community, said: "Eric Liddell's legacy is a beacon of inspiration. As we approach the centenary of his iconic victory at the 1924 Olympic Games ...