Athletics Australia Chief Executive Officer, Phil Jones, has spoken firmly in the wake of the release of the second World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Independent Commission Report. “The WADA Independent Commission Report issued today alleges a damning level of corruption at the highest level of the IAAF. The absence of a robust,...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (14-Feb) -- With a month to go before the USA Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles, defending champions Meb Keflezighi and Shalane Flanagan are leaving nothing to chance in their training, despite being the fastest qualifiers for the February...
MUNICH // A World Anti-Doping Agency report said Thursday that corruption was “embedded” at the world athletics body piling pressure on its new leader Sebastian Coe. IAAF leaders must have been aware of the full extent of doping in Russia but did nothing to stop it, and the track and...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (13-Jan) -- The elite field for the 120th Boston Marathon, scheduled for Monday, April 18, boasts four former race champions and athletes representing 11 different nations, organizers announced today. John Hancock Financial, which is in its 31st year as...
By David Monti (c) 2016 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (12-Jan) -- With a snappy 16:14 split from 35 to 40 kilometers, Ethiopia's Tigist Tufa became the surprise winner of last April's Virgin Money London Marathon, defeating pre-race favorite and two-time London champion Mary Keitany of Kenya by 18 seconds. ...
https://soundcloud.com/nzherald/nick-willis-im-training-harder-than-ever New Zealand's Nick Willis talks to Brenton Vannisselroy about his training ahead of the 2016 season.
NSW Club Championships - Rubie, Clarke Ready for Rio There are two athletes in Sydney who are absolutely flying in early season competition, and both will be excited to know that the Rio Olympics are only 207 days away. Anneliese Rubie (who already has an Olympic Qualifier in the 400m)...
Pearson string snapped. Tallent and Samuels roll on | By Len Johnson The fall that wrecked Sally Pearson’s 2015 world championships campaign also snapped an eight-year string in the annual top-10 rankings of Track & Field News magazine. Flattered by many imitators, T&FN’s annual rankings remain the most authoritative measurement of...
Athletics Australia is delighted to confirm the first athletes selected by the Australian Olympic Committee to compete for Australia in the Australian Olympic Team for Rio 2016. The selections, including two distance runners and three walkers, were confirmed after receiving nominations from Athletics Australia. Eloise Wellings (NSW) and David McNeill (Vic)...
Big Month of Track and Field Another month has past and we were again treated to some magical moments from our top Australian track and field stars. First we had some fantastic performances from our junior athletes at the Australian All Schools Championships, which included an Australian Youth record in the...
