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Australia's next big thing over 1500m has surfaced, cementing his reptutation forged during a stellar junior career. 
Tested for over 11,000 miles, the UA Flow Velociti Wind is the latest chapter in running innovation with a disruptive design and all-in-one cushioning system that eliminates the rubber outsole. What is the flow state? The feeling you get when you could keep running for miles. The feeling of wanting to keep going one more mile - because you feel so good. The feeling of light, effortless speed. The feeling of the wind at your back. Every runner is searching for that flow state.
The second and final day of the 212th IAAF Council Meeting, chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe, was held today (26) at Le Meridien hotel, Monaco. IAAF World Indoor Championships 2020 Following three passionate and technically high level presentations made by all three candidates, the Chinese city of Nanjing was awarded the...
Carley Thomas (NSW) has run a fantastic tactical race and huge personal best of 2:01.13 to win silver in the 800 metres at the . Thomas went out hard from lane eight and after coming out of the stagger was tucked in nicely in second through 200m. She held her position...
Australian Bill Chaffey returned to the podium of the Wheelchair Marathon Australian Paralympian Bill Chaffey (AUS/NSW) has made a triumphant return to the Gold Coast Marathon, taking out the Wheelchair Marathon, while golden girl Madison de Rozario (AUS/NSW) continued her love affair with the Gold Coast. Chaffey had been an annual...
The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of 14 Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2019 under competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended. The application process for athletes seeking neutral status...
Castor Semenya is free to run the 800m without having to take medication to depress her natural testosterone levels, after the Swiss supreme federal court ordered the IAAF to suspend its testosterone regulations for her with immediate effect. The surprise news – which completely blindsided athletics’ governing body – means that the Olympic champion can compete in distances ranging from 400m to a mile without medication until at least 25 June. However, for now it applies only to the South African and not other athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD).
2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial - Women's field events preview In the second of our series of previews of the 2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial at Carrara Stadium, February 15-18 we shine the spotlight on the women’s field events. Follow the championships online using the #AthleticsGold and #ThisIsAthletics As each year...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom, with David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved LOUISVILLE, KY (20-Nov) -- Martin Hehir, Coach Chris Fox, and the rest of the Syracuse Orange men's team enter tomorrow's NCAA Cross Country National Championships here feeling self-assured. They possess not a cocky swagger nor...
This year’s Vienna City Marathon will form a unique bond with the classic music Austria’s capital stands for. Celebrating Johann Strauss’ 200th birthday his Danube Waltz will be played before the start of the race. While the music will be soft and flattering once the runners get on their...