By David Monti, @d9monti
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SOUTH SHIELDS, ENGLAND (11-Sep) -- Four-time Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah of Great Britain became the first-ever athlete to win the Great North Run half-marathon three years in a row, defeating American Dathan Ritzenhein by eight seconds after a...
In news from America and France.
Australian 1500m champion, Luke Mathews, has finished 4th in a 1500m race in Nancy, France. The run missed the 1500m world champs qualifing time by .03 seconds. Given his victory at the Australian championships, Luke is guaranteed a start in Doha if he can...
Awards for Eliud Kipchoge, Jemima Sumgong and Haile Gebrselassie
Awards to the Olympic Marathon Champions Eliud Kipchoge and Jemima Sumgong as well as the former world record holder Haile Gebrselassie were the crowning moments of the AIMS gala in Athens, the birth place of the Marathon, on Friday evening. While...
Bolt and Ayana crowned 2016 World Athletes of the Year
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2016, held at Sporting Monte Carlo on Friday (2).
Bolt, who won the award five times between...
Highlights from a hugely exciting day in Edinburgh, as Great Britain, USA and Europe battled it out to be this year's Great Edinburgh XCountry champions!
-Courtesy of GreatRunTV
A fundamental pillar of the IAAF Reforms approved in December 2016 was the need for an independent panel of experts to oversee and assess the eligibility of new and existing officials being put forward for, or continuing to serve in, IAAF roles.
The panellists are required to be independent of...
Entries Open for 2017 Dryland Traverse
Dryland Event Management’s only event to bear the Dryland name, the Dryland Traverse Adventure Trail Run, has garnered a reputation as a challenging but highly enjoyable event – both on and off the trails. In 2017 the Dryland Traverse will take place from the...
Deribe Robi eyes 2:05 to 2:06 time in Vienna
Ten runners feature personal bests of sub 2:10 in what is likely the best ever men’s elite field in the history of the Vienna City Marathon. Depending on weather conditions organisers hope for a winning time of 2:06or may be a...
Legendary Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman OAM became the sixth official Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Ambassador in Brisbane today.
The announcement was made by Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) Chairman, Peter Beattie AC and Premier of Queensland, the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP at a public event in...
Hamish Grey has been appointed the new Chief Executive of Athletics New Zealand, replacing Linda Hamersley who departs in September.
Announcing the appointment, the Athletics NZ Board Chair, Annette Purvis said, “After an extensive search I am delighted to announce the appointment of Hamish Grey to Chief Executive of Athletics...
