Usain Bolt led his All-Stars to victory in the inaugural Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne series by winning two events, including the relay finale, at Lakeside Stadium in front of a sell-out crowd on Saturday night.
He declared the fresh concept and take on track and field a brilliant success after...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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NEW YORK (10-Feb) -- On Thursday, a winter storm steamrolled through the northeast corridor, dropping nearly a foot of snow on New York City. The 12-hour storm left flights cancelled and businesses and schools closed. With the NYRR Millrose...
Peres Jepchirchir broke the world record* in the women's half marathon today, clocking 1:05:06 at the RAK Half half marathon in Ras al-Khaimah, UAE.
The 23-year-old Kenyan, who won the world title over the distance in 2016, knocked three seconds from the previous record set by her compatriot Florence Kiplagat...
Bolt plucks 150m Power Play for Nitro finale
Usain Bolt put pressure on himself to run the 150m on Saturday night in the final of the Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne series at Lakeside Stadium after drawing the event as the Bolt All-Stars’ power play for the grand finale.
The stage is...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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NEW YORK (09-Feb) -- Coming down the homestretch of the Olympic 1500m final in Rio de Janeiro, neither Shannon Rowbury nor Sifan Hassan would give an inch. Both fought valiantly to the bitter end, each missing out on a...
The Bolt All-Stars have won the second round of Coles Nitro Athletics Melbourne at Lakeside Stadium on Thursday night following a lengthy delay and review of a drama-filled final 4x100m event.
Usain Bolt helped his team to victory in the mixed 4x100m relay in the last event of the night...
Kiwi pole vaulting sensation Eliza McCartney will be highlighting the 2017 International Athletics Series in New Zealand this summer with competitions in Central Auckland and on the North Shore.
Vertical Pursuit, an event at Britomart in the heart of Auckland’s CBD supported by Les Mills on Wednesday 22 February and...
World 1500m champion Genzebe Dibaba added to her growing list of record-breaking achievements by breaking the world 2000m record* at the Miting Internacional de Catalunya in the Spanish city of Sabadell on Tuesday (7).
The three-time world indoor champion overtook the pacemaker just before the half-way mark, which was reached...
Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? | David Epstein
When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way. Yet as David Epstein points out in this delightfully counter-intuitive talk, we might want to lay...
The 208th IAAF Council Meeting chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe was held today (6) at the Riviera Marriott Hotel, Cap d’Ail, France.
Transfer of allegiance
Following a proposal by Sebastian Coe, Council has today frozen all new transfers of allegiance in athletics by exercising its powers under the Constitution to...
