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Timeline 9 November 2015: WADA’s Independent Commission delivered its first report related to their investigations into corruption and manipulation of the anti-doping process concerning the IAAF and Russia. 13 November 2015: IAAF Council provisionally suspended the Russian Member Federation (RUSAF). 17 November 2015: The composition of the IAAF inspection team (IAAF Taskforce)...
Two broad allegations have been made by the BBC. Both are based on flawed assumptions that IAAF President Sebastian Coe strongly refutes. The allegations and responses are below. Allegation 1: That Seb Coe was aware of the detailed allegations of corruption within the IAAF made by the Shobukhovas that sparked...
Australian ATHLETE UPDATE: Hills set to steeple in Stockholm Buoyed by a season best run, Madeline Hills (NSW) is back on track in the women’s 3000m steeplechase today as she continues her preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Competing at Round 8 of the IAAF Diamond League in Stockholm alongside seven...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (11-June) -- Looking like the supreme world-class marathoner that she is, Kenya's Jemima Sumgong took the 45th NYRR New York Mini 10-K with ease in Central Park, scoring the win in a brisk 31:26. Breaking away from American Aliphine...
Luke Mathews (Vic) has won his first ever race on the international circuit in Oslo (NOR) this morning, with the 20-year-old clocking 3:37.99 to take out the men’s 1500m. Not to be outdone, Mathews’ was joined on the green and gold highlights reel by Genevieve LaCaze(Vic), who ran a 3000m...
(iaaf results service) 05/06/2016 Birmingham Diamond League Birmingham (Alexander), GBR, 05/06/2016 Men's results 100 Metres - Men                                              Wind: -0.8 m/s 1 Collins , Kim                    SKN      10.11 2 Rodgers , Mike                   USA      10.11 3 Ujah , Chijindu                  GBR      10.12 4 McLean , Sean                    USA      10.24 5 Young , Isiah                    USA      10.25 6 Gemili , Adam                    GBR      10.29 Brown , Aaron                    CAN         DQ Martina...
A new training regime has earned WA middle distance star Peter Bol his first win at the Leonora Golden Gift and bolstered his chances of being selected for the Rio Olympics. Nagmeldin Peter Bol left his family in Perth and moved to a new coach in Melbourne six months ago....
Australia's richest mile, The Leonora Golden Gift elite men's and women's finals are both set to be highly contested titles today in Leonora, Western Australia. Despite the wet conditions the Leonora crowd came out in force last night to witness some of Australia's best middle distance runners battle it out...
35 Days and Counting We are closing in the all important final deadline for Olympic selection, being July 11, and we are still hopeful of sending 60 individual athletes to Rio. At present the likely number would be 56, after the recent additions of Matt Denny (discus), Josh Robinson (javelin)...
As the nation marks Reconciliation Week, Athletics Australia is delighted to confirm its intention to develop an organisational Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Celebrating the important contribution that Indigenous athletes, coaches, officials and fans have had, and continue to have, on the sport of athletics, Athletics Australia’s RAP will formalise our...