Rīga, Latvia - Sebastian Coe, a renowned Olympic champion, ran a mile from the Latvian National Art Museum to the Freedom Monument on March 9th as part of a promotional drive for the World Road Running Championships scheduled to take place in Rīga later this year. Coe expressed his excitement about the event, stating that Rīga would make history in world athletics by hosting the World Road Running Championships. He declared that the city would become the road running capital of the world and encouraged everyone to participate in the championships. Unlike other tournaments that are exclusively reserved for elite athletes, Coe emphasized that the event is open to all participants.
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The Chemist Warehouse Sydney Track Classic, scheduled for Saturday night at Sydney Olympic Park, is set to showcase Australian athletics as the country's top athletes compete. Sprints will be the main event of the night, with Fred Kerley of the US bidding farewell to Australia and aiming to break the record for the fastest time ever run on Australian soil over 400m. Reigning 100m world champion Rohan Browning will also be in action, along with Naa Anang, competing against kiwi rivals Eddie Osei-Nketia and Zoe Hobbs in the Men’s and Women’s 100m. The Australian 3000m Championships will see athletes including global medallist Jessica Hull and Olympic medallists Nicola Olyslagers and Ashley Moloney competing. The event is expected to attract a large crowd, with a host of other races and events also scheduled.
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Brisbane, Australia; March 23, 2023 - All roads lead to Brisbane for the business end of the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Summer Series, with Saturday’s Brisbane Track Classic, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver Level Meet, attracting stellar fields less than a week before the 100th edition of the Australian Track and Field Championships.
New Zealand long-distance runner Zane Robertson has been banned from competing for eight years after testing positive for a prohibited substance and tampering with the doping control process, according to the Sports Tribunal. Robertson, who won bronze for New Zealand at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and participated in the last two Olympics, was found to have taken Erythropoietin (EPO), a banned substance, and tampered with the doping control process.
On Thursday, the Barkley Marathons in Morgan County saw three runners cross the finish line. Keith Dunn, who has provided live coverage for the event for many years, confirmed that Aurélien Sanchez, John Kelly, and Karel Sabbe completed the 2023 "world's toughest trail race" in less than 60 hours.
