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$3.2 million prize money for Finals of 2017 IAAF Diamond League In a major restructure, the IAAF Diamond League has adopted a championship style model with the finalists competing for a prize pool of $3.2 million. From next season, athletes will earn points in the first 12 IAAF Diamond League meetings...
Anne Garrett’s Remarkable Story A Column By Ryan Nelson from the USA for Runner's Tribe Every once in a great while, humanity gets reminded that age is really nothing more than a state of mind. When challenged or motivated, we are all capable of doing amazing things well into our seventies...
NITRO ATHLETICS MEDIA RELEASE: Team Australia Squad of 42 confirmed for revolutionary event series Rio 2016 Olympians Michelle Jenneke (NSW), Cedric Dubler (Qld), Ella Nelson (NSW), Kurtis Marschall (SA), Ryan Gregson (Vic) and Genevieve LaCaze (Vic) are among the 42-strong Team Australia Squad for Nitro Athletics Melbourne confirmed by Athletics...
Zatopek:10 2016 Distance Preview Event Date: Thursday 8th December, 2016 Start Time: 6.30pm (Gates open 5.00pm) Venue: Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park Written by Grace Kalac - Runner's Tribe Zatopek10 Men Open 10,000m: 8.55pm This year’s men’s race is arguably one of the most competitive Zatopek:10 fields to date, headlined by Brett Robinson, Patrick Tiernan and...
Athletics NZ weekly round-up 5 December  By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ AUCKLAND           New Zealand Secondary Schools Track & Field Championships, Douglas Track and Field, The Trusts Arena, Henderson – 2/4 December 2016 Nick Moulai highlighted the second day of competition with a New Zealand under 17 3000m record of 8:16.77, cutting a substantial...
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2016 Zatopek Promo: Video by Athletics Victoria @athsvic  Athletics Victoria is pleased to present the 56th edition of Zatopek:10 on Thursday 8th December, 2016 at Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park. A celebration of Athletics featuring the Australian 10,000m Championships and the Victorian State Championships supported by our friends at Little Athletics Victoria and Athletics...
OAKLEY, CLINGER RUN AWAY WITH TITLES AT NXN CHAMPIONSHIPS ***Team titles go to Fayetteville-Manlius (NY) and Bozeman (MT)*** By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (03-Dec) -- Colorado's Brie Oakley put down the hammer at the Nike Cross Nationals championships for high school harriers, dominating the girls field...
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...
ASICS and the IAAF are delighted to announce a new multiple-year partnership with ASICS becoming the latest addition to the prestigious group of Official IAAF Partners. As Official IAAF Partner, ASICS will be present at and involved in all IAAF World Athletics Series events including the 2017 IAAF World Championships...
Bolt and Ayana crowned 2016 World Athletes of the Year Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2016, held at Sporting Monte Carlo on Friday (2). Bolt, who won the award five times between...