After weeks of intense excitement on social media, the 2024 Barkley Marathons officially began at 5:17 a.m. on Wednesday, commemorated by the recognizable conch shell blowing by the race's mysterious founder, Gary Cantrell, better known as Laz. Nestled in the untamed beauty of Frozen Head State Park close to Wartburg, Tennessee, this race has a rich history dating back to 1986. It was inspired by the incredible prison escape of James Earl Ray, who was convicted of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s murder, from the now-closed Brushy Mountain penitentiary.
Brisbane, Australia - Momentum is building towards the business end of the 100th edition of the Australian Track and Field Championships, with athletes set to go head-to-head in the highly anticipated finals on Saturday and Sunday at the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre in Brisbane.
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The Australian Para-athletics Team has cemented itself as a world leader on the track and field after scooping up another three medals on the final day of the World Para-Athletics Championships in London.
Team Australia will now return home with a medal haul of 11 gold, 9 silver and 8...
MONACO — Beneath the twilight canopy of Stade Louis II, the world’s finest track athletes converged for a night of high-stakes brilliance at the Monaco Diamond League. What unfolded was not just a meet — but a masterclass in resilience, renewal, and raw speed. From Noah Lyles’ authoritative return...
USA's Christian Coleman has just run 60 meters in 6.37 seconds evidently breaking the world record formerly held by fellow American Maurice Greene set at 6.39 in February 1998. Coleman broke the 20-year-old record at the Clemson Invitational in South Carolina. The 21-year-old world 4x100m silver medallist has a PB...
An Australian 800m record of 1:58.78 by Melbournian Catriona Bisset has led the results of 23 Australian performances at the London Diamond League.
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) has announced the Australian Celebration Communities that the Queen’s Baton will visit and called for thousands of local legends to carry the Baton across Australia in the lead up to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018).
With only eight days...
Athletics NZ weekly round-up 28 November
By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ
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Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium – 26 November 2016
Olivia McTaggart added a further eight centimetres to her recent New Zealand under 17 pole vault record with a world class clearance of 4.30m. This makes her the top 16 year old...
StatsCentral – All Roads Lead to Rio (International Update – Rome and Kawasaki)
Tallent wins Silver: Aussie Walks Wrap
Karimi, Cherono Complete Kenyan Sweep At Volkswagen Prague Marathon
Complete Kawasaki IWC Results
Kenya to name marathon Olympics team next week
Birkinhead's 10-Point Guide To Great Shot Putting
Sir Craig Reedie wants drug-cheat sponsorship money for...
Melbourne, Australia; 10 January 2024 - The Seven Network, Australia’s most watched broadcast and digital network, will become the home of Australian athletics once again, with Athletics Australia and Seven today announcing the continuation of its partnership for the 2024 Chemist Warehouse Summer Season.
