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Two Australians were in action on the final day of competition at the IAAF World Indoor Championships. It may have been freezing outside thanks to the European cold snap, but the pole vault competition inside Arena Birmingham was hot with over three hours of nail-biting tactics playing out in the...
CGF Statement on the passing of Sir Roger Bannister   The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Sir Roger Bannister at the age of 88 at his home in Oxfordshire, England. Mr. Bannister was the first athlete to run a sub-four minute mile – in...
By Steven Mills, @trackside2018 (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (03-Mar) -- Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba joined the pantheon of all-time greats across the sport, becoming just the fourth athlete in history to win five individual titles in the history of the IAAF World Indoor Championships. Dibaba is still...
Tom Walsh has confirmed his place on the top of the shot putting world after retaining his World Indoor Championships title with a masterclass at the 2018 Indoor Championships in Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday morning (NZ time). The Kiwi threw 22.13m twice in the early rounds and then with...
Training doesn’t just have to take place on a track. If you’re hoping to take your running game to new levels, you may wish to start running in the city too. While urban running is a fun and engaging pastime, it can also be a dangerous one. Keep yourself...
By Steven Mills, @trackside2018 (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (02-Mar) -- With four athletes qualifying by right plus four non-automatic spots across the two heats, the qualifying conditions for the 3000m final were benign on the second day of the IAAF World Indoor Championships here. In...
In this week's show brought to you by Runnerstribe.com and New Balance, Brad’s marathon training wraps up as he heads off to Lake Biwa in Japan, he is sorting out his niggles with a last-minute injection of volume, ticking the legs over the rollercoaster of emotions with some last...
By Steven Mills, @Trackside2018 (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (01-Mar) -- Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia became the third athlete to win the women’s 3000m title at the IAAF World Indoor Championships on at least three occasions in an exciting climax to the first day which had...
Commonwealth Games Australia has announced 44 names additional names to complete the athletics squad for Gold Coast 2018. This brings the total number of athletics representatives to 109, the second-largest team in history following Melbourne in 2006. Australian Team Chef de Mission Steve Moneghetti congratulated the new members and reiterated the...
The IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 gets under way on Thursday 1 March as more 600 athletes from more than 140 countries descend on the British Midlands. Here are some of the ways you can follow all the action from the 17th edition of the IAAF's second largest event. Television As part...