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The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) stated on Tuesday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had informed them that 14 of the country’s athletes have been suspected of doping during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Including those suspect of doping is Olympic high jump champion Anna Chicherova, after her coach Yevgeny Zagorulko told Russian news...
Complete Hengelo IWC Results (iaaf results service) 22/05/2016 AA Drink FBK-Games Hengelo (Blankers-Koen Stadion), 22/05/2016 Men's results 100 Metres - Men Final Wind: -0.4 m/s 1 Martina , Churandy NED 10.12 2 Safo-Antwi , Sean GHA 10.24 3 Gittens , Ramon BAR 10.24 4 Collins , Kim SKN 10.28 5 Batson , Deondre USA 10.31 6 Walker , Justin USA 10.39 7...
Complete Rabat Diamond League Results (iaaf results service) 22/05/2016 Meeting International Mohammed VI D'Athletisme de Rabat Rabat (Prince Moulay Abdellah), 22/05/2016 Men's results 200 Metres - Men Wind: +3.8 m/s Pts 1 Edward , Alonso PAN 20.07 10 2 Koffi , Hua Wilfried CIV 20.35 6 3 Hortelano , Bruno ESP 20.36 4 4 Herrera , José Carlos MEX 20.55...
Australia’s middle distance stars have shone brightly on the international circuit overnight, with Jenny Blundell (NSW), Ryan Gregson (Vic) and Luke Mathews (Vic) all qualifying for the Olympic Games in the 1500m. Competing at the IAAF World Challenge in Beijing (CHN), Blundell was the first to stake her claim for...
IAAF World Challenge Beijing, CHN On the 1st May Linden Hall smashed her PB in the women's 1500m with an extraordinary 4.04.47 win in Palo Alto, USA. Less than three weeks later we have seen yet another jaw dropping performance in the women's 1500m, this time from 22 year-old Jenny Blundell. Competing...
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...
Excitement Continues to Build: 57 Days to Go! In May we have already seen the super efforts from Linden Hall (4.04.47 PB and OQ in the 1500m) and Josh Robinson (85.11m PB and OQ in the javelin), not to mention the fantastic performances from Jared Tallent and Dane-Bird Smith in...
Robinson throws his way to Rio 2016, as Samuels & Lapierre deliver podium finishes in Shanghai It has been a big day for Australian athletics, with Joshua Robinson (Qld) staking his claim for Rio 2016 selection in Perth (WA), as Dani Samuels (NSW) and Fabrice Lapierre (NSW) delivered podium finishes...
Complete Shanghai Diamond League Results IAAF Diamond League Shanghai Shanghai, 14/05/2016 Men's results 100 Metres - Men Race 1 Wind: -0.7 m/s 1 Tang , Xingqiang CHN 10.30 2 Xu , Haiyang CHN 10.40 3 Andrews , Nicholas AUS 10.51 4 Slowikowski , Przemyslaw POL 10.51 5 Ma , Jianliang CHN 10.54 6 Wu , Zhiqiang CHN 10.59 7 Grzeskowiak...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (14-May) -- Lucas Rotich entered today's UAE Healthy Kidney 10-K with extra motivation to win and make his family proud. For the first time since his newborn son Carson was born two weeks ago, the Kenyan marathoner...