MATT TEGENKAMP RETIRES FROM PROFESSIONAL RUNNING
Olympic Hopefuls Lead the Way at State Titles
Although many of our stars decided to miss their respective State Championships, there were still some outstanding results in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. The biggest performances came from:
Morgan Mitchell (400m) - another PB, this time a 51.81s to win the Victorian title,...
Wayde van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson’s world record 43.18 to win the 400m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in a stunning time of 43.03.
The South African, running in lane eight, went out hard, knowing that the past two Olympic champions – Kirani James and LaShawn Merritt – were...
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IAAF: More than two million people pledge to run on Global Running Day
Rio's mayor promises major party for Brazil Olympics
IOC to widen re-analysis of doping samples from Beijing 2008 and London 2012 to include all medal winners
Diamond Race Update Ahead Of Rome
IAAF Preview: Rome Diamond League
Bolt says his World Junior...
1500m Finals Recap Written by By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved.
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1500m
In the biggest upset of the athletics fortnight thus far, world record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia was overtaken by Kenyan Faith Kipyegon, earning the gold medal in a tactical 4:08.92 race. Jenny...
Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk added more than a metre to her own world record* when she threw 82.29m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Monday (15).
Wlodarczyk improved by 1.21m on the mark of 81.08m she set last year on home soil in Cetniewo.
It was a stunning competition by the...
800m Finals Recap Written by By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved.
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800M
If there was any questions as to who was the king of two laps this Olympiad, David Rudisha put them all to rest. Once again, the world record holder won a gold medal,...
Luke Mathews is a running revelation. His true potential is yet to be known, but to this point we've seen glimpses of greatness fueled by his dedication to training and strong natural talent. Pair that talent with one of the world's best coaches and squads, that being The Melbourne...
MUNICH // A World Anti-Doping Agency report said Thursday that corruption was “embedded” at the world athletics body piling pressure on its new leader Sebastian Coe.
IAAF leaders must have been aware of the full extent of doping in Russia but did nothing to stop it, and the track and...
