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Olympic champion Noah Lyles will face Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson in the men’s 100m at the Diamond League meet in Chorzow on Saturday. The race is a rematch of their 2024 Olympic final in Paris, where Lyles won by five-thousandths of a second. Thompson, who missed the 2023 world championships, ran...
Less than two weeks after his 17th birthday, Myers clocked 3:36.10 over 1500m in Pfungstadt, Germany, to better Ryan Gregson's 3:37.24 Australian Under 20 record.  Myers also broke his own U18 Australian record in the process (3:38.02).
A momentous event in the world of endurance running is set to take place in Chamonix, France, this August - the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB). Known worldwide for its exhilarating challenges, this remarkable week-long affair draws nearly 10,000 spirited runners from all corners of the globe, vying to test their mettle in seven distinct races that exemplify human determination and resilience.
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, ORE. (26-May) -- Heading into the second to last water barrier of the 3000m steeplechase here tonight on the first day of the 42nd Prefontaine Classic, 18 year-old Celphine Chespol was battling with reigning Olympic champion and world...
In a landmark event for the World Athletics Indoor Tour, a constellation of athletic luminaries, including world pole vault record-holder Mondo Duplantis, two-time world indoor 60m hurdles champion Nia Ali, world mile champion Diribe Welteji, and Olympic 200m champion Andre De Grasse, are gearing up to kickstart their 2024 campaigns at the Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes.
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved BOSTON (16-May) -- The visual is captivating: imagine Olympic medalists in full sprint coming down one of the busiest streets in all of Boston, the vibrant Boston Public Garden on one side and the iconic Boston Common on the...
The Margaret River Ultra Marathon is happening this Saturday 17 October with a record 1,300 participants set to test their physical limits in one of Australia’s only ultra-marathon events for 2020.
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved VALENCIA (23-Mar) -- After turning 43 last December, two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat did not think he would make another appearance at an IAAF World Championships.  Beginning with the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2001, Lagat had qualified...
Jessica Stenson is now the fastest Australian woman to ever run a marathon. On Sunday in Valencia, the 38-year-old Commonwealth Games champion crossed the line in 2:21:25, taking nine seconds off Sinead Diver's national record of 2:21:34 that had stood since 2021. It was a performance defined by control, precision,...
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