There is a new 800m contender in town, and he has been flying under the radar. Hailing from Sydney, and coached by the well-known Ben Liddy, Jye Perrott’s stock is rallying hard. The smooth flowing Perrott is backed by James Templeton, the famous manager who looks after Peter Bol...
Athletics Australia in partnership with the Victorian Government will honour Peter Norman’s legacy as an athlete and advocate for human rights by building and erecting a bronze statue at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne.
Peter Norman won a silver medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics and his time of 20.06 seconds...
The IAAF Special Congress delivered a 95% vote in favour of a resolution for constitutional reform which will be delivered in two stages, 1 January 2017 and 1 January 2019, issuing in a new era of transparent and accountable sports administration.
In his opening address, IAAF President Sebastian Coe had...
In a rough final, Bisset pushed through a number of knocks and checks in the final lap to dash clear in the straight to win in 2:01.20 ahead of Christine Hering (GER) in 2:01.87 and Docus Ajok of Uganda in 2:02.31.
Fellow Australian Morgan Mitchell finished 8th in 2:04.19.
Frankfurt adds Paris winner Cybrian Kotut to elite field
Reigning Paris Marathon Champion Cybrian Kotut is among a group of athletes added to the elite field of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on 30th October. Last year’s women’s runner-up Dinknesh Mekash Tefera of Ethiopia has also recently joined the field for...
Catriona Bisset has broken her own Australian 800m record, clocking 1:58.09 in Poland. Her time is the third fastest in the world this year. Bisset is now widely considered a serious threat for a podium finish at the Tokyo Olympics.
Complete Zürich Diamond League Results
01/09/2016
Weltklasse Zürich
Zürich (Letzigrund), 01/09/2016
Men's results
100 Metres - Men Wind: +0.4 m/s
Pts
1 Powell , Asafa JAM 9.94 20
2 Simbine , Akani RSA 9.99 12
3 Meité , Ben Youssef CIV 9.99 8
4 Collins , Kim SKN 10.10 6
5 Gemili , Adam GBR 10.11 4
6 McLeod , Omar ...
Alberto Salazar, the previously Nike backed US based coach who took Mo Farah to four Olympic gold medals and six world titles, has lost his appeal. Salazar was banned for a series of doping violations, read more on the violations HERE.
Steeplechaser Matthew Clarke, is off to his first Olympics.
Clarke dropped a bomb a few weeks ago when he managed a 10 second PB to get within 0.62 seconds of the Olympic Qualifying time of 8:22.00. Clarke clocked 8.22.62 in Townsville, oh so close to the Olympic standard.
By David Monti, @d9monti
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LONDON (04-Aug) -- With the deafening roar of over 60,000 spectators as a backdrop, Britain's Mo Farah delivered the goods at London Stadium yet again, beating back a concerted challenge from Africa's best to win his third straight world...
