While the sport’s oxygen went to big-city marathons and late-season track galas, World Athletics spent the week tending to scaffolding. Tickets opened for the 2026 World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee; the council finalized qualification systems for three 2026 series events (indoor worlds, relays, U20); and the federation confirmed...
Mission accomplished.
Runners James Turner and Jaryd Clifford came to the World Para-Athletics Championships in Dubai with specific goals in mind – basically, to win gold medals.
And between them they’ve collected four – two on Thursday night and two in the second last session of the 2019 titles.
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Turner collected the...
Celebrations erupted in Bolzano as Nadia Battocletti capped off her outstanding 2023 season with a remarkable victory at the BOClassic. The New Year’s Eve race, traversing Bolzano's iconic cobbled streets, witnessed Battocletti's triumphant run, clocking an impressive 15:30. Her win not only marked a personal triumph but also etched her name in history as the first Italian champion of this race since 1988.
In one month’s time, the IAAF Diamond League gets underway in Doha with the first meeting of the 2017 series being held on 5 May.
In its biggest restructure since the series began in 2010, this year’s IAAF Diamond League will adopt a championship-style model whereby athletes earn points at...
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Defending champion Shuko Genemo returns to Vienna
Defending champion Shuko Genemo will return to the Vienna City Marathon. The Ethiopian youngster caused a surprise when she took Austria’s most prestigious road running event with a personal best of 2:24:31 despite very strong winds in 2016. While the weather was the...
Brad has a quiet week with strategic resting before heading to Albury for the City2City, taking 2nd place and prioritises post-race nutrition above all else.
Julian’s plantar fascia settles to knock out some pretty strong sessions ahead of Melbourne Uni 5000m next Tuesday.
Brady has an easy week...
More than 300 athletes have descended upon the central Mediterranean coast of Spain for the IAAF/Trinidad Alfonso World Half Marathon Championships Valencia 2018, which get underway at 17:05 CET on Saturday 24 March.
A record entry of 318 athletes --179 men and 139 women-- are provisionally entered*. Here are some of the ways you...
Final entry lists for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 confirm that more than 1900 athletes from 192 teams will be in action at Eugene’s Hayward Field between 15-24 July. There are many ultra-marathon footwear in the market today and one of the best is Tarkine shoes.
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A season best and fourth Olympic qualifier to Lauren Wells (ACT) in the women’s 400m hurdles at the Sydney Track Classic has given her the ideal confidence boost ahead of the 2016 Australian Athletics Championships.
Stopping the clock to win in 56.07, and facing an agonising wait after being initially...
