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Ticket packages for the widely anticipated IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 are now on sale to fans and families across the world, with seat prices starting from as little as $21.95 AUD for the event to be staged in Qatar between September 27 – October 6, 2019. The exciting announcement was...
New South Welshman Ed Trippas has pulled off a last second miracle, posting an Olympic 3000m steeplechase qualifier, on the final day of the Olympic qualification window. Ed produced the run of his life, to clock 8:19.60 to launch himself to number 3 on the Australian all-time list, well inside the Olympic qualifying time of 8:22.00.
Kenyan world record marathon runner, Brigid Kosgei, has won the 2020 London Marathon.“The weather is not good,” Kosgei told Gabby Logan on the BBC. “We haven’t had much time to prepare ... I had some struggles out there.”Kosgei’s winning time was 2:18.28.  In 2019 Kosgei shocked the running world, when she broke Paula Radcliffe's marathon world record, clocking 2:14:04 in Chicago. Her time in London, just over four minutes off her mark, but given the bad weather and interrupted preparation, it's an amazing time.
Stewart McSweyn has made history by becoming the first Australian to break the 3:30 barrier for the 1500m at the Monaco Diamond League. He has done what huge names such as Ryan Gregson, Simon Doyle and Craig Mottram could not, break 3:30 for 1500m. McSweyn clocked 3:29.51 to smash his own PB by a second and break Nick Willis's Oceania record (3:29.66)
Once again, ultrarunner extraordinaire Courtney Dauwalter demonstrated her exceptional capabilities in the women's race, kicking off the year with a triumphant performance at The North Face Transgrancanaria in the Canary Islands. Following her extraordinary 2023 accomplishments with wins at Western States 100, Hardrock 100, and UTMB, Dauwalter successfully defended her title in the 126km Classic with an impressive display of skill and endurance.
The finals are set for the 2017 Leonora Golden Gift, aka Australia's richest mile. Last night saw some of Australia's top middle distance runners charge down the main street of Leonora, Western Australia in search of fast times and or a top 3 finish in order to make today's...
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By Brett Davies It has been an eventful weekend's action at the newly-upgraded state-of-the-art stadium in Eugene Oregon, where the world's greatest athletes were on show for the annual Prefontaine Classic. After being cancelled last year, the event's return was magnificent. Experience the perfect blend of agility and support with...
Mary Moraa will grace the renowned Diamond League meeting in Brussels, Belgium, this upcoming Friday, fresh off her recent triumph in the women's 800m competition in Budapest, Hungary. The 'Dancing Queen,' as Moraa is affectionately known, seeks to continue her unbroken winning streak in the center of Belgium's city.