A line-up of world-class fields were today released for the Yangtze River Delta Athletics Diamond Gala on April 27 in Shanghai/Suzhou, the second fixture in the 2024 Diamond League season. For one star-studded Saturday, over 25 world and Olympic champions will go toe-to-toe, writing the early script to an Olympic summer.
MPs ON THE RUN BEFORE GENERAL ELECTION
Members of Parliament of all political persuasions put aside their party differences this morning when they gathered on College Green in Westminster to swap words of solidarity and encouragement ahead of this Sunday’s 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon.
A record total of 16 MPs...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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VALENCIA (22-Mar) -- The 21.1 kilometer course for Saturday's IAAF/Trinidad Alonso World Half-Marathon Championships is not only flat and fast, but is arguably one of the most beautiful road race courses in the world.
Starting and finishing at the iconic Ciudad De...
2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial -
Women's field events preview
In the second of our series of previews of the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial at Carrara Stadium, February 15-18 we shine the spotlight on the women’s field events. Follow the championships online using the #AthleticsGold and #ThisIsAthletics
As each year...
2015 Australian Female Athlete of the Year
When I look through all of the results from 2015 it's difficult to name just one stand out athlete or just one top ranked performance, but there was an athlete who did show quality and consistency of results throughout the year. The athlete...
Men’s Hammer
Pawel Fajdek of Poland wins the men’s hammer throw with a throw of 263 feet, 4 inches. Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan is second (256-3) and Wojciech Nowicki of Poland is third (252-2).
Women’s 800 Meters
Alysia Montano wins the women’s 800, a race featuring 10 Americans, in 2:00.78. Kate Grace...
Peru is awash with jubilation as Lima, its capital city, secures the esteemed privilege of hosting the Pan American Games for the second time in just eight years, emerging victorious over Asunción (Paraguay) at the Extraordinary General Assembly of Panam Sports held in Miami.
Kelvin Kiptum’s journey in the marathon world throughout 2023 has been nothing short of extraordinary. Hailing from Kenya, Kiptum not only shattered the men’s marathon world record but now aims to achieve an unprecedented milestone: running the first sub-two-hour marathon in Rotterdam in April.
World Athletics, the international governing body for track and field, has announced a significant policy change: all female athletes will be required to undergo a one-time, non-invasive genetic test to confirm their eligibility for women's competitions. This measure aims to ensure fairness and integrity within female categories by identifying...
Lusapho April goes for the course record, Anna Hahner wants to secure Olympic qualification in Hannover
Olympic marathon qualification could be a valuable additional prize for South Africa’s Lusapho April and Germany’s Anna Hahner, who are among the favourites for Sunday’s 26th edition of the HAJ Marathon Hannover. April hopes...
