Home News Page 322

News

Latest news from the world of Athletics

video
Matthew Denny has broken through with a huge throw in Townsville, QLD. Denny threw 80.48m to unofficially break the Australian Junior Record for the hammer throw. It was the first time Denny had thrown over 80m for the hammer throw (6kg), after previously throwing 79.11m in Germany back in...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (13-Sep) -- Experience reigned supreme here at the 35th running of the NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile, as American Jenny Simpson and New Zealander Nick Willis claimed their fourth and third titles, respectively. Both used late kicks to...
A few weeks after winning the 5,000m and 10,000m world titles in Beijing, Mo Farah has retained his Great North Run title after a thrilling battle with Kenyan Stanley Biwott over the half marathon course. Farah clocked 59 minutes 23 seconds, 37 seconds quicker than his time last year, with...
An Australian Flame team of 50 para-athletes has today been confirmed to lead the green and gold charge at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha (QAT) next month. Boasting reigning world champions Evan O’Hanlon (ACT) and Scott Reardon (ACT), who were preselected earlier this year, the squad has...