The Rio Olympic silver medallist, Jared Tallent (SA), has today withdrawn from the men’s 50km walk at the 2017 IAAF World Championships due to a hamstring injury. Tallent is a three-time medallist at the world titles, and offered the following comments: “2017 has been a remarkable year for me. On the one hand,...
Kurtis Marschall (SA) is now among the best vaulters in the world after placing 7th in the men’s pole vault final at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London (GBR). Determined to not simply be an athlete who made up the numbers, Marschall’s strong performance sees him become the first Team...
Isaac Makwala (BOT) has been withdrawn by the IAAF Medical Delegate – click here – from tonight’s 400m final after the athlete was diagnosed with an infectious disease on Monday. As per UK health regulations, it was requested that he be quarantined in his room for 48 hours, a period which ends at...
Live Results, Day 5 - IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017 London DAY 5 COMPLETE Latest results are at the top of the page 400 METRES MEN FINAL POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK REACTION TIME 1 1282 Wayde VAN NIEKERK RSA 43.98 0.157 2 667 Steven GARDINER BAH 44.41 0.188 3 1266 Abdalelah HAROUN QAT 44.48 SB 0.190 4 712 Baboloki THEBE BOT 44.66 0.182 5 1071 Nathon ALLEN JAM 44.88 0.158 6 1084 Demish GAYE JAM 45.04 0.179 7 1413 Fred KERLEY USA 45.23 0.142 708 Isaac MAKWALA BOT DNS Startlist - 400 METRES MEN FINAL ORDER / LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY SB 2017 PB 2 1413 Fred KERLEY USA 43.70 43.70 3 1266 Abdalelah HAROUN QAT 44.64 44.27 4 667 Steven GARDINER BAH 43.89 43.89 5 1071 Nathon ALLEN JAM 44.19 44.19 6 1282 Wayde VAN NIEKERK RSA 43.62 43.03 7 708 Isaac MAKWALA BOT 43.84 43.72 8 1084 Demish GAYE JAM 44.55 44.55 9 712 Baboloki THEBE BOT 44.02 44.02 News: IAAF deny Isaac Makwala entry to London Stadium as athlete attempted to turn up...
Tom Walsh joins Beatrice Faumuina and Dame Valerie Adams as world champions Tom Walsh achieved his goal by winning the World shot put title with a consistent series of throws culminating with his final effort of 22.03m. It was a delighted Walsh who...
Athletics Australia is saddened to confirm the passing of Olympic legend, Betty Cuthbert, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. An icon of athletics in Australia and around the world, Betty shot to fame at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games, winning gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. She went on...
Tom Walsh has surged to the top of the shot put world with victory at the IAAF World Championships in London. The Timaru athlete was always in control of the competition from his first attempt of 21.38m and although pushed back to second momentarily, regained the lead with a 21.64...
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...
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By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved LONDON (06-Aug) -- For the first time ever the IAAF World Championships marathons were held on the same day in back-to-back fashion, with the men running in the morning and the women in the afternoon. The results were also...
