Athletics Australia in partnership with the Victorian Government will honour Peter Norman’s legacy as an athlete and advocate for human rights by building and erecting a bronze statue at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne.
Peter Norman won a silver medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics and his time of 20.06 seconds...
CHICAGO -- In today’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, more than 44,000* runners crossed the finish line in Chicago’s “front yard,” Grant Park. Beneath cloudy skies, and spotty rain –the first time since 2006 the Chicago Marathon welcomed a diverse field of runners from more than 100 countries, all...
Jack Rayner has written his name into history with a win in the inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships held in Cardiff over night.
Australia appeared on the podium in every event with Celia Sullohern winning silver in the women’s event and the Australian teams second in the men’s and women’s...
The world-class Kenyan runners Wilson Chebet and Betsy Saina are the latest entries for the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on October 28. The addition of these top flight athletes completes the elite field for this longstanding event, ensuring that a high quality field will once again be on the start...
by Paul Gains
Tsegaye Mekonnen’s marathon debut four years ago stunned running aficionados across the globe as the Ethiopian youngster won the Dubai Marathon in an unofficial world junior record of 2 hours 4 minutes 32 seconds.
Still only 23 years old, Mekonnen has confirmed he will race the 2018 Scotiabank...
Kenya’s Wesley Korir will be the star attraction among a loaded men’s field at the 16th edition of the BLOM BANK Beirut Marathon on November 11, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race.
Korir, a winner of the Boston Marathon in 2012, has not raced since April 2017 but after taking time out...
The provisional entry list for athletics events at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games is now available.
The list can be downloaded as a PDF with entries sorted by event and team . The provisional list of entries is subject to change ahead of the start of competition.
The athletics...
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Brad gets used to Dad life and half-marathon pace ahead of Melbourne next week.Julian gets around in Ballarat, running the hills with ultra runner Ash Watson. Brady has a very light week working off some foot...
As Doha, Qatar, prepares to host the IAAF World Championships for 2019, Australia’s top male and female athletes have dedicated their time to training and participating in national championships. To qualify to participate in this event, Australia’s leading athletes must perform at the top of their events while competing...
By Paul Gains
As marathon debuts go, Mimi Belete’s might have gone unnoticed in Hamburg last March but for the fact she earned herself third place in this world class event in a very good time of 2:26:06.
No one was more surprised than her coach Getaneh Tessema, as she had...
