Olympic News

All news relating directly to the Olympic Games – Rio 2016

By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved FALMOUTH, MA, USA (21-Aug) -- Four thousand, eight hundred miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Stadium, American mile record holder Alan Webb sat watching a television set at his host family's house. Webb didn't bat an eye as...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PORTLAND, ORE. (17-Mar) -- Some seven hours before the 16th edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships get underway here, the mood was an interesting mixture of optimism and defense at the event's kickoff festivities in downtown Portland. With...
Australian Athletics Team - Target 60* The Australian Athletics Championships have concluded and there are now less than 100 days until the final Australian athletics team is announced, and fingers crossed we will end up with a 60 strong team representing the green and gold in Brazil. We already know...
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.
Excitement Continues to Build: 57 Days to Go! In May we have already seen the super efforts from Linden Hall (4.04.47 PB and OQ in the 1500m) and Josh Robinson (85.11m PB and OQ in the javelin), not to mention the fantastic performances from Jared Tallent and Dane-Bird Smith in...
Barbados is magical, exotic and delicious! With natural and artificial treasures to admire and mystify, Barbados has everything you need to stimulate and satisfy even the most curious. It is about discovering and going beyond the imagination in places where panoramic landscapes and scientific anomalies coexist while appealing to...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (14-Feb) -- With a month to go before the USA Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles, defending champions Meb Keflezighi and Shalane Flanagan are leaving nothing to chance in their training, despite being the fastest qualifiers for the February...
Semenya sends out Olympic warning A Day of Distance Dominance: Asbel Kiprop, Conseslus Kipruto, Almaz Ayana & Caster Semenya Earn Big Wins on Track & Field’s Opening Day Kipchoge heads Kenya's Rio marathon squad but record holder Kimetto out Running Man challenge: ACT Policing responds to NZ viral dance-off New meets offer alternatives...
Australian 50km Road Walking Championships - 13/12/2015 Fawkner Park, Melbourne It was an important day for Chris Erickson as he looked to book his ticket for the 2016 Rio Olympics. In the end he didn't have it all his own way as two other Australian's, in Brendon Reading and Ian Rayson,...
                   

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