Morgan Mitchell (Vic) has run a huge women’s 400m personal best on Diamond League debut this evening, after the day began outstandingly with Melissa Breen (ACT) ensuring her nomination for Rio 2016 in the women’s 100m in Townsville (Qld).
Bringing to a crescendo an impressive day of green and gold...
London 2012 Olympic finalist Steven Solomon (NSW) will return to the track in Townsville (Qld) this weekend as he continues his push for Olympic Games nomination in the men’s 400m.
On the hunt for the Rio 2016 standard of 45.40, the 23-year-old’s start follows a training camp on the Gold...
Wednesday 1 June
The 2016 Gold Coast Airport Marathon will welcome one of the fastest international elite fields in Australian marathon history headlined by the return of last year’s winner and Australian all comers record holder Kenneth Mungara on Sunday 3 July.
The 42-year-old Kenyan shaved 32 seconds off the previous...
Olympic Veteran Again Eyes Line Honours In Leonora
Veteran Olympian runner Jeff Riseley will lead the cream of Australia’s track athletes to battle it out for line honours at this year’s Leonora Golden Gift Elite Mile.
One of Australia's best ever distance runners and a multiple winner of past Leonora Elite Mile...
Hall's Amazing Rise to International Stardom
It's hard not to get a little carried away with the success of Linden Hall over the last 4 weeks. Her latest performance at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene (4.01.78) had to be seen to be believed. Not only did she run a controlled...
The meteoric rise of middle distance charge, Linden Hall (Vic), has continued at Round 4 of the IAAF Diamond League in Eugene (USA) this morning, with the 24-year-old clocking a stunning Rio 2016 standard of 4:01.78 in the women’s 1500m.
A personal best by more than three seconds and less...
Prefontaine Classic Diamond League 2016 Saturday ResultsEugene (Hayward Field), OR, 28/05/2016
Men's results
100 Metres - Men Wind: +2.6 m/s
1 Gatlin , Justin USA 9.88 10
2 Powell , Asafa JAM 9.94 6
3 Gay , Tyson USA 9.98 4
4 Rodgers , Mike USA 9.99 3
5 Ogunode , Femi QAT 10.02 2
6 Webb...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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EUGENE, Ore. (27-May) -- In 2012 Asbel Kiprop came here to race the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic. He was the reigning Olympic and world 1500m champion and he prevailed over 18 other top milers in a world-leading...
Men’s Hammer
Pawel Fajdek of Poland wins the men’s hammer throw with a throw of 263 feet, 4 inches. Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan is second (256-3) and Wojciech Nowicki of Poland is third (252-2).
Women’s 800 Meters
Alysia Montano wins the women’s 800, a race featuring 10 Americans, in 2:00.78. Kate Grace...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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EUGENE, ORE. (27-May) -- Coming into tonight's Distance Night at Hayward, the first session of the two-day Prefontaine Classic, double Olympic champion Mo Farah hadn't lost a 10,000m race since 2011. That streak included his Olympic title in London...
