Olympic News

All news relating directly to the Olympic Games – Rio 2016

Torita Isaac (Qld) is determined to chase down the qualifying mark for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Canberra (ACT) this weekend. Scheduled to start in both the women’s ambulant 200m and 400m, Isaac, who has cerebral palsy and is visually impaired, can strengthen...
PORTLAND AND RIO WILL BE LAGAT’S FINAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (02-Feb) -- A brother and sister from Davis, Calif., are set to make history in Los Angeles on February 13, at the USA Olympic Trials Marathon regardless of the outcome of the race.  Brendan Gregg and Kaitlin Gregg Goodman...
MATT TEGENKAMP RETIRES FROM PROFESSIONAL RUNNING
Ryan Hall, America’s Fastest Marathoner, Slows Down BY PETER HESSLER
Stars of Oz track and field to converge on the Hunter The push towards the Rio Olympics and the world juniors in Poland gets serious this weekend for Australian athletes as the national athletics series is launched in Newcastle when the Hunter Track Classic is held on Saturday night.
Jama Aden interview: Coaching Genzebe Dibaba With Genzebe Dibaba clocking an astonishing 1500m world record of 3:50.07 last year, her coach, Jama Aden, tells Cathal Dennehy how she did it and claims the Ethiopian can run far quicker.
Olympic silver medalist Galen Rupp announced through USATF.tv that he plans to run the Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles on Feb. 13.  However, he still plans to run the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, March 18 - 20. "The was no way I was going to miss that,"...
RT’s good read links is a daily updated section with the best non Runner’s Tribe reads/links from around the globe. Enjoy and feel free to email info@runnerstribe.com if you'd like us to include a great article you've discovered. TODAY'S GOOD READS 28/2/2016 THEORY OF PERVERSE INCENTIVES IN RUNNING by Toni Reavis A perverse incentive is...
We continue our look at the events to keep a close eye on at the upcoming AA Tour Meetings. After taking an in depth look at the men's 100m, we decided to focus our attention on the Australian distance stars of our sport, specifically the men's 1500m. Target 65 -...
                   

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