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Video: Ryan Gregson's Season Best - Men's 1500m IAAF Diamond League Doha 2017 Results 1500M MEN 05 May 2017 19:14 Splits Download (PDF) RankNameResult Q Pts.Q Rank 1 KEN MANANGOI, Elijah Motonei 3:31.90 WL 81 2 KEN KIPLAGAT, Silas 3:32.23 SB 72 3 KEN BIRGEN, Bethwell 3:32.27 SB 63 4 KEN KIBET, Vincent 3:32.66 SB 54 5 KEN CHERUIYOT,...
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Replay: Nike's Breaking2 sub-two-hour marathon attempt The BREAKING2 run will take place in Monza, Italy on Saturday morning when Eliud Kipchoge, Lelisa Desisa and Zersenay Tadese will all attempt to do what no runner has ever done before: run a complete marathon in under 2 hours. All three racers will...
Japanese runners-scored a double at the 53rd running of the Rotorua Marathon, taking out both the men's and women's races on Saturday morning. Saeki Makino won the men's race in 2:21:58, the fastest winning time in the race since 2001, while compatriot Yuki Ogawa took out the women's race in...
Ryan Gregson (Vic) and Patrick Tiernan (Qld) are London 2017 bound after ensuring their automatic selection in the men’s 1500m and men’s 10,000m respectively on a big day for Australian athletics across the globe. Stopping the clock in a season best 3:34.56 behind winner Elijah Managoi (KEN, 3:31.90) at the...
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Replay: Nike's Breaking2 sub-two-hour marathon attempt The BREAKING2 run will take place in Monza, Italy on Saturday morning when Eliud Kipchoge, Lelisa Desisa and Zersenay Tadese will all attempt to do what no runner has ever done before: run a complete marathon in under 2 hours. All three racers will...
Record-Holders, Olympic Finalists to Clash at Medtronic TC 1 Mile on May 11 Minneapolis Riverfront Course to Host More than 2,500 Runners St. Paul, Minn. – May 4, 2017 – Medtronic TC 1 Mile record-holder Ben Blankenship, a 2016 Olympian from Stillwater, Minnesota, and the man whose mark he eclipsed last...
Uganda’s youngster Robert Chemonges is the winner of the 15th METRO Marathon Duesseldorf with a personal best. The 19-year-old clocked a fine 2:10:31 in windy conditions, which should secure qualification for the World Championships’ marathon in London this summer. Norway’s Weldu Gebretsadik took second with 2:11:16 and also qualified...
The 2017 IAAF Diamond League starts next week and the traditional opening meeting in Doha has assembled some of the sport’s top stars to get proceedings underway for the eighth year of the series. The IAAF is also happy to announce the return of the Fantasy Diamond League. As in previous...
Josphat Ndambiri goes for course record in Duesseldorf Returning to the marathon after injury problems Kenya’s Josphat Ndambiri hopes to reignite his career in Sunday’s METRO Marathon Duesseldorf. Speaking at a press conference today the 32 year-old former Fukuoka Marathon champion said that he intends to attack the course record...
Third marathon, third personal best and a first victory: Nancy Kiprop had every reason to celebrate at the Vienna City Marathon. The Kenyan took the 34th edition of the Vienna City Marathon on Sunday and clocked the second fastest time ever in the events’ history. Nancy Kiprop improved to...