By Steven Mills, @trackside2018
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (02-Mar) -- With four athletes qualifying by right plus four non-automatic spots across the two heats, the qualifying conditions for the 3000m final were benign on the second day of the IAAF World Indoor Championships here. In...
Jono Jackson and Laura Nagel aim to defend National Cross Country Titles
Jono Jackson’s consistency this season and his ability to handle muddy conditions could well pay off as he sets out to defend his New Zealand cross country title raced for the second consecutive year on the Auckland Domain on...
The IAAF has received 15 nominations for the six available seats on the IAAF Athletes’ Commission.
All athletes accredited for IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 will have the right to vote in the elections, which will take place during the championships between 29 September and 3 October in the...
The international athletics season is upon us, with Australia’s eight-strong team for the IAAF World Indoor Championships today arriving in the host city of Portland (USA) before competitions commences on 17 March 2016.
The first global event in this most exciting Olympic year, the four days of competition will welcome...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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HOUSTON (12-Jan) -- Three American records could fall here on Sunday when Jordan Hasay and Molly Huddle do battle at the 17th Aramco Houston Half-Marathon, the first important road race in the United States this year. Both Hasay, 26, and Huddle,...
In an exclusive interview with World Athletics, the legendary sprinter Usain Bolt recently shared his thoughts on the longevity of his 100m and 200m world records. The astonishing records, set during the 2009 Berlin World Championships, have remained unbroken for an impressive 14 years. While Bolt believes the 200m record might be in jeopardy sooner than expected, he remains confident that the 100m record will stand the test of time.
CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is partnering with Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium to take on the issue of reducing single-use plastic pollution by joining the aquarium’s Shedd the Straw initiative for the 2018 Chicago Marathon on October 7. The partnership aims to reduce plastic use and encourage more sustainable alternatives for marathon...
Running is one of the few sports to grow in popularity off track. In recent years it has become a casual non-competitive activity. It has gone from international athletic competitions to the streets. Going for a run is now the ultimate pastime, between breaks, after work and even on...
The prodigious talent of Connor Bell, an up-and-coming athletics sensation hailing from New Zealand, was on full display at the Pre-Potts meeting held in Hastings on Wednesday, as the 21-year-old Aucklander shattered the long-standing national record for men's discus. Bell, who had previously augmented his personal best by 2cm...
Hands up if you saw this one coming. Not so much that Sydney McLaughlin would win gold in the 400m hurdles, adding the world title to her Olympic gold, and not just that she would break her own world record in Friday’s final, but that the 22-year-old US superstar...
