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McCartney opens European campaign in Rome Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics in a result that surprised many, but this year in Europe she will be competing as one of the stars. The 20 year old Oceania and New Zealand record holder kicks off her 2017...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, Ore., USA (08-Jun) -- It's been just about eleven months since Craig Engels had a meet for the ages at the U.S. Olympic Trials here at Hayward Field, finishing fourth in the 800m and fifth in the 1500m...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved EUGENE, Ore., USA (09-Jun) -- When Allie Ostrander ventured into the steeplechase this year, some pundits questioned the decision. The injury-prone redshirt freshman at Boise State had always been more of a 5000m runner who was particularly good at...
Further to today’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concerning the Athletics programme of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games the IAAF’s comment is as follows. MIXED RELAYS The IAAF is delighted that the IOC would like to include a Mixed 4x400m Relay in the Athletics programme of the Tokyo 2020...
US-based three-time Olympian Lee Troop will come out of retirement when he returns to Australia to race the Gold Coast Airport Marathon in honour of his dad Joe who recently overcame brain cancer. Troop, who ended his elite career in 2014, will run alongside Joe in the Southern Cross University...
Eliza McCartney
Eliza McCartney suffered a rare bad day in her second Diamond League meeting of 2017, failing to clear a height, after finishing third the previous week in Rome. Starting at 4.55m, the 20 year old from Devonport had three misses, resulting in an early exit from the third Diamond League...
By David Monti, @d9mon (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (15-Jun) -- After running the fastest debut marathon ever by an American woman at the Boston Marathon last April (2:23:00), Jordan Hasay will return to competition at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on July 4th in Atlanta.  There she...
Results - IAAF Stockholm Diamond League 2017 Men's 100m Men's 1500m Men's 110m hurdles Women's 200m Men's steeplechase Men's 400m Women's 3000m Men's 400m hurdles Women's 800m
Men’s 100m: Andre de Grasse 9.69 Men’s 1500m: World Lead for Cheruiyot Men’s 400: Steven Gardiner Strides away for the win Men’s 110 Hurdles: Orlando Ortega Wins Men’s 400m Hurdles: Karsten Warholm takes win Women’s Discus: Yaimi Perez in form Men’s Long Jump: Luvo Manyonga Wins http://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/results-stockholm-diamond-league/
Rachel Tallent (Vic) has been added to Team Australia for the IAAF World Championships, asGeorgia Griffith (Vic) continued her rapid rise in the women’s 1500m on a big weekend of athletics. Set to join Beki Smith (NSW) and Regan Lamble (Vic), Tallent’s confirmation in the women’s 20km walk ensures a...