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The first national track and field champions of 2022 have been crowned, with Rose Davies and Jack Rayner clinching the Australian 10,000m titles tonight.
Jon Rankin's story is movie worthy stuff. On April 9, 2005, he became the 17th African American in history to run a sub 4-minute mile. After graduating from UCLA, he was sponsored by Nike and trained and raced in the US and Europe in preparation for the 2008 Olympics, eventually earning an alternate spot in the 1500 meters.
Mo Farah has withdrawn from The Vitality Big Half 2020 due to a minor Achilles injury sustained in training. Farah has won the event on the past two occasions and had been looking forward to racing another distance running great, Kenenisa Bekele (ETH), at this year’s race on Sunday 1 March.
In a stunning demonstration of athletic prowess, Workenesh Edesa shattered the course record at the Osaka Women’s Marathon, claiming victory in the World Athletics Platinum Label road race with a remarkable time of 2:18:51 on Sunday (28).
Genevieve Gregson put in a Captain’s performance to inspire the rest of the Australian team and secure her place in the 3000m steeplechase IAAF World Championships final. Running a season’s best and Tokyo Olympic qualifying time of 9:27.74, Gregson said “It wasn’t the cleanest race I’ve ever done, I’d like...
The sun is shining in London (GBR) once more, with Jess Trengove (SA) crossing a stunning ninth place in the women’s marathon on day three of the 2017 IAAF World Championships. Stopping the clock at 2:28:59, the fastest ever by an Australian woman at the world titles, the performance is also the best...
Camille Buscomb has been added to the Athletics NZ team for the 2017 London World Championships. Her addition comes following a stunning run of 31:45.02 over 10,000m in Stanford, California on Sunday. The time is 30 seconds under the London qualifying mark and a personal best by 41 seconds for the...
Courtney Dauwalter, an icon in the ultrarunning world, etched a unique and heartwarming chapter into her illustrious career by achieving a memorable feat—completing the challenging 100km Javelina Jundred alongside her 66-year-old mother, Tracy Dauwalter.
Francine Niyonsaba broke the world 2000m record at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial, clocking 5:21.56* at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Zagreb on Tuesday (14). Buy now from the Runner’s Tribe shop The Burundian, who last week won the Wanda Diamond League title at 5000m, followed the pacemakers for...
Six World Indoor Championships medals will be reallocated during ceremonies at the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 on Friday and Saturday 2-3 March. These upgrades follow the disqualification of the results of the original medallists after their sanction for anti-doping rule violations. Among those receiving their reallocated medals is Tianna Bartoletta of the...
                   

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