Standing tall for clean athletes - IAAF Council Meeting, day 2
Trust, integrity and protecting clean athletes were the focus of the IAAF’s 207th Council Meeting ahead of a Special Congress to approve revolutionary reforms on Saturday 3 December.
In his opening remarks to Council, IAAF President Sebastian Coe said: “now...
The first of the two-day 207th IAAF Council meeting was held today in the Fairmont Hotel chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe.
IAAF WORLD ATHLETICS SERIES – HOST CITY
Council awarded the 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships to Taicang, China.
The original hosts of the 2018 edition of these championships...
IAAF Media Release
The IAAF has today launched a secure online portal in six languages that can be used to report doping, the latest weapon in its fight against cheating in sport.
The IAAF operates the most universal and comprehensive anti-doping programme among global sports federations. With more than 80 nationalities...
Athletics NZ weekly round-up 28 November
By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ
AUCKLAND
Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium – 26 November 2016
Olivia McTaggart added a further eight centimetres to her recent New Zealand under 17 pole vault record with a world class clearance of 4.30m. This makes her the top 16 year old...
Viewer discretion is advised
James Corden challenges the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, to a rap battle, and nothing is off the table.
Each week night, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN throws the ultimate late night after party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts,...
New Zealand confirms participation in Australian Nitro Athletics Series
By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ
In the Trans-Tasman rivalry at the Rio Olympic Games, New Zealand came out on top of Australia on the athletics medal table. Kiwis walked away from Rio with four medals (one silver, three bronze) while the Aussies managed...
TRUE, SISSON WIN 80TH MANCHESTER ROAD RACE
By David Monti, @d9monti
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
MANCHESTER, CT (24-Nov) -- While their respective track seasons did not get them to the Rio Olympics, both Ben True and Emily Sisson continued to command respect on the roads this year, winning...
The following world records have recently been ratified…
World record
Women's 3000m steeplechase: 8:52.78 Ruth Jebet (BRN) Paris St Denis 27 Aug 2016
Previous: 8:58.81 Gulnara Galkina (RUS) Beijing 17 Aug 2008
World U20 records
Women’s 400m hurdles: 54.15 Sydney McLaughlin (USA) Eugene 10 Jul 2016
Previous: 54.40 Wang Xing (CHN) Nanjing 21 Oct 2005
Men’s...
COMPELLING RACE ON TAP FOR MANCHESTER TOMORROW
By David Monti, @d9monti
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
(23-Nov) -- Tomorrow's 80th edition of the Manchester Road Race in Manchester, Connecticut, will feature one of the event's best-ever elite fields, including 2016 American Olympic medalists, Galen Rupp and Paul Chelimo. Rupp,...
Man, Not Meme, Eli Moskowitz Recovering After NCAA XC Accident
By Chris Lotsbom, @chrislotsbom
(c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
(22-Nov) -- A mile and a half into last Saturday's NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, in Terre Haute, Ind., North Carolina State's Eli Moskowitz believed he was in great...
