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Arne Gabius to run Mainova Frankfurt Marathon Arne Gabius is returning to the scene of his greatest triumph on October 29. Two years after his fantastic run to break the German record with 2:08:33, the 36-year-old will return to the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon. “I have great memories of this race and...
Caster Semenya sets sights on 600 m at ISTAF Eight athletes who won gold medals at the World Championships in London at the beginning of August will be in action at the ISTAF meeting in Berlin’s Olympic stadium this coming Sunday. Among them will be South Africa’s World 800m champion Caster...
Runner’s Tribe Launches ‘Athletepreneur’ Runner’s Tribe is pumped to announce the launch of our new ‘Athletepreneur’ initiative. This section on Runner's Tribe will provide elite athletes from around the globe with the opportunity to earn an income from their talents and in time will hopefully help bridge the pay gap, to some...
The Queen’s Baton has spent the past five days in The Queen’s backyard, touring England, the first stop of the Europe region. Since Her Majesty placed Her message into the Baton at Buckingham Palace on 13 March, it has traveled to 39 Commonwealth nations/territories, inspiring community pride and exciting people about...
Müller Grand Prix Birmingham Birmingham (Alexander Stadium), 20/08/2017 Women's results 100 Metres - Women Heats Heat 1 Wind: +0.8 m/s 1 Thompson , Elaine JAM 10.97 Q 2 Asher-Smith , Dina GBR 11.13 Q 3 Okagbare-Ighoteguonor , Blessing NGR 11.18 Q 4 Williams , Christania JAM 11.23 5 Morrison , Natasha JAM 11.24 6 Pearson , Sally...
By Chris Lotsbom, @chrislotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved FALMOUTH, MA, USA (20-Aug) -- This morning, Stephen Sambu faced the daunting task of winning his fourth consecutive New Balance Falmouth Road Race, something no man had ever done before. Dictating the race and dealing with a stubborn Leonard...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved FALMOUTH, MA, USA (19-Aug) -- Craig Engels of the Nike Oregon Project earned his first victory as a professional here at the Aetna Falmouth Mile, while Brooks Beast Hannah Fields snagged a personal best of 4:28.32 in a tight...
The second AIMS (Association of International Marathons and Distance Races) Children’s Series race of 2017 was held on 27 July in the city of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, approximately 350km north of Baghdad. This is the first time the AIMS Children’s Series has ever...
Star-studded Javelin duel in prospect with Olympic champion Röhler versus World champion Vetter The Olympic champion against the World champion, that’s the scenario for a big showdown at the 76th ISTAF meeting on August 27. The Olympic champion Thomas Röhler and the World champion Johannes Vetter will strive for javelin supremacy...
IAAF World Championships London 2017 - the most compelling and competitive championships of all time Speaking ahead of the final evening session on Sunday (13), IAAF President Sebastian Coe described the IAAF World Championships London 2017 as the most competitive and compelling World Championships of all time. “I can’t remember a time when...