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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...
The 12th episode of the current season of IAAF Inside Athletics is available to watch bellow and features an exclusive interview with USA’s two-time world indoor 60m hurdles champion Nia Ali. https://youtu.be/uNIW8zPfwn8 This episode of IAAF Inside Athletics is presented by Sweden's 2005 world high jump champion Kajsa Bergqvist.
Athletics NZ weekly round-up 21 November By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ AUCKLAND Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium – 19 November 2016 Fourteen year old Dominic Overend smashed the Auckland junior boys 14 100m hurdles record. The grandson of New Zealand 100 and 220 yards champion in 1967 Wayne Overend recorded 13.82 (+2.0) breaking...
Eliud Kipchoge said he remained unaffected by the pollution after running 59:44 minutes to take the win in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon. “I wanted to run in a city that is polluted and show people that there is no need to worry. The other day, someone told me that...
By Chris Lotsbom, @chrislotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved TERRE HAUTE, IND (19-Nov) -- The magic of the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course struck again here on a bone-chilling day, as Villanova's Patrick Tiernan and Missouri's Karissa Schweizer earned upset victories at the NCAA Division I Cross Country...
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