Since March when the government ordered closure of athletics camps to minimise the spread of Covid-19, the once busy stadium has become a pale shadow of its former self. Foreign athletes who trained there flew out to their countries in Europe and the Americas
If a higher stack height is correlated to more speed, then ON must have another theory in mind. The Cloudboom is more of a traditional racing flat. There is ample ground feel, and the cushioning feels mild. A vastly different feeling to the Vaporfly road racing shoes so many are used to. Horses for courses.
Mike Norman has run the fastest 100m of 2020 so far in Fort Worth, Texas on Monday (20th July). He stopped the clock at 9.86 seconds. Known as a 400m runner, the fast 100m makes Norman one of the most versatile sprinters in the world right now.
Two-time world high-jump champion, and two-time Olympic medalist, Blanka Vlasic, is at at crossroads. At 36 years of age, retirement is looming.
World Athletics on Friday released a revised 10-day track and field programme for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, assuming it isn't canceled or delayed again, due to Covid-19.
“A number of things never added up with him from his story, how he randomly popped up at races, trained solo and at his age, was taking on the best in our sport who were 15-20 years younger,” Troop tweeted. “The constant replies were that he was a nice guy.” - Lee Troop
Melissa Breen pauses for just a moment when asked about her favourite sprint memory after more than a decade travelling the world. Two Olympic Games? Top five, but not the top. Three Commonwealth Games? They were good, but still not the best. Becoming the fastest women in Australian athletics history is it, surely? Not even close.
The 2020 Bank of America Chicago Marathon has been canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, event organisers announced Monday. Due to be held on October 11, it was announced on Monday night that the Chicago event of 45,000 runners would not be staged “out of concern for the safety of event participants, volunteers, event staff and spectators”.
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Usain Bolt, the owner of eight Olympic titles and world records in the 100m (9.58 seconds) and 200m (19.19), recently became a father, and is spending much of his time parenting and cycling. Last week Variety quized Bolt on a possible comeback:
