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Will the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon witness its first ever women’s time under 2:20? That is the hope of the organizers after assembling an elite women’s field with impressive strength in depth to achieve this quest. The course record stands at 2:21:01, set by the Ethiopian Meselech Melkamu six years ago and,...
The superstars of the NN Running Team led by the incomparable marathon maestro Eliud Kipchoge will be looking to make a strong impact as the eagerly anticipated fall road running season bursts into action in the coming weeks. Berlin, September 16 Eliud has unquestionably proved the world’s pre-eminent marathon runner of his...
Australia's Brooke Stratton has won the women's long jump at the ISTAF meeting in Berlin with a jump of 6.71m. In other Aussie highlights, Genevieve Lacaze was third with 9:23.69 in 3,000 m Steeplechase with a season best time. Colleen Quigley of the US took the 3,000 m Steeplechase win in...
1/08/2018 AG Memorial Van Damme Bruxelles (Boudewijnstadion), 30/08/2018 - 31/08/2018 Men's results 100 Metres - Men - Diamond Discipline Wind: -0.3 m/s 1 Coleman , Christian USA 9.79 2 Baker , Ronnie USA 9.93 3 Blake , Yohan JAM 9.94 4 Prescod , Reece GBR 9.99 5 Simbine , Akani RSA 10.03 6 Rodgers , Michael USA 10.16 7...
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Selemon Barega of Ethiopia notched the 4th fastest 5000 meters ever in Brussels a Diamond League Record. WL, WJR, DLR, 4th fastest all time, 8 people under 13 minutes and Ethiopian clean sweep.
2018 IAAF Diamond League finals -Weltklasse Zürich Zürich (Letzigrund), 29/08/2018 - 30/08/2018 Men's results 200 Metres - Men - Diamond Discipline Wind: -0.2 m/s 1 Lyles , Noah USA 19.67 2 Guliyev , Ramil TUR 19.98 3 Richards , Jereem TTO 20.04 4 Brown , Aaron CAN 20.14 5 Quiñónez , Alex ECU 20.34 6 Wilson , Alex...
Eleven European Champions will return to Berlin for Germany’s major athletics meeting on Sunday: The ISTAF will see its 77th edition in the Olympic Stadium, which was the venue of the continental championships earlier in August. An athlete who produced the stand-out performance at the ISTAF a year ago...
Australians in the Asia/Pacific team for the IAAF Continental Cup in Ostrava The IAAF Continental Cup is a two-day team event in the Czech Republic on 8 and 9 September, with 26 Australian athletes selected to the team. MEN: 1500m Ryan Gregson (VIC, Nic Bideau) 3000m Stewart McSweyn (TAS, Nic Bideau) ...
Having a famous elder brother presents challenges, especially the initiative to get out from under the lengthy shadow cast by his reputation. And, so it is that Kenya’s John Korir is bound and determined to make a name for himself in marathon running. The 22-year-old will line up at the...
Wednesday 29 August More than 15,000 athletes have registered to compete at this year’s Pan Pacific Masters Games on the Gold Coast, setting a new record for the event and helping to cement the legacy of the Commonwealth Games. Assistant Tourism Industry Development Minister Meaghan Scanlon said athlete numbers were up...