***Ten Facts You May Not Know About "Marathon Meb"***
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
NEW YORK (29-Oct) -- Meb Keflezighi has always had an extra special spot in his heart for the TCS New York City Marathon. It's where his marathon career began back in...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
NEW YORK (29-Oct) -- With a sly grin and shift of his eyes, defending TCS New York City Marathon champion Wilson Kipsang sent a warning to his challengers: you better watch out. Speaking here steps from the race's finish...
Madison de Rozario (WA) is world champion for the first time, after storming past the race leader in the closing stages to win GOLD in the T53 wheelchair 800m at the IPC Athletics World Championships.
Positioned amongst the pack as athletes approached the final bend, de Rozario gutsily moved off...
‘The White Tiger’, Chad Perris (WA), has won SILVER in the T13 visually impaired 200m to bolster the trophy cabinet of the Australian Flame at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha (QAT).
Smashing his own personal best and the national record by almost half a second to cross in...
Arne Gabius breaks German record with 2:08:33,
Ethiopians Sisay Lemma and Gulume Tollesa celebrate double win in Frankfurt
After 27 years of waiting, there’s a new name on the German marathon record as Arne Gabius returned in triumph to the scene of his debut at the distance last year and ran...
The green and gold are toasting another two world champions at Doha 2015 today, after Scott Reardon (NSW) and Angela Ballard (NSW) delivered at the IPC Athletics World Championships to bring the Australian Flame gold medal tally to six.
The fastest qualifier coming into the final after a blistering qualifying...
“My ability is bigger than my disability.”
It’s a mantra that 14-year-old Isis Holt (Vic) lives her life by and it has been rewarded at the IPC Athletics World Championships, with the sprint sensation clocking a world record of 28.57 (w: +1.5) to win GOLD in the T35 200m for...
The Australian Flame boast a third GOLD medal from the IPC Athletics World Championships after Carlee Beattie (Qld) soared to the top of the podium in the T47 long jump for athletes with arm deficiencies.
Opening her account with the her winning mark of 5.75m (w: +1.9), which doubled as...
Championship record breaking performances by Angela Ballard (NSW) and Todd Hodgetts(Tas) have delivered the Australian Flame double GOLD on day one of the IPC Athletics World Championships, as Michael Roeger (SA) won BRONZE.
Lining up for the round-of-eight after blitzing the field to win her heat, Ballard, who won four...
Athletics Australia President, David Grace QC, has extended his congratulations to the family of late marathon runner Kerryn McCann and 4x400m relay runners John Steffensen, Clinton Hill, Mark Ormrod and Patrick Dwyer after their inspiring results were added to an honour roll of iconic sporting moments at the Sport...
