Letsile Tebogo of Botswana set a new record in the 300m race on Saturday, February 17, at the Simbine Curro Classic Shoot-Out in Pretoria, South Africa. It was an incredible feat of performance.
The 39-year-old Kenyan runner Sarah Chepchirchir has been suspended for eight years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for her second anti-doping rule violation. She was previously banned from 2019 until 2023.
Uganda's accomplished runner, Joshua Cheptegei, the reigning Olympic 5,000m champion and record holder for 5,000m and 10,000m, is eagerly anticipating the Belfast 5km and Mile Road Race on June 9th. This event is strategically placed as his ultimate competition before defending his title at the upcoming Paris Games.
18-year-old Claudia Hollingsworth was patient but perfect in the Women’s 800m at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne last night, executing a flawless final lap to shatter her second consecutive Australian Under 20 record in the space of a week and clock 1:59.81 – torching a field of Australian and international talent.
Australia’s middle distance talent reigned supreme at the Maurie Plant Meet - Melbourne tonight, with Olympic finalist Stewart McSweyn outkicking former 1500m world champ Jake Wightman.
Melbourne, Australia; 13 February 2024: Just two sleeps remain until Australia’s biggest one-day athletics meeting erupts at Lakeside Stadium, as the highly anticipated Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne sets the scene for homegrown heroes led by Torrie Lewis and a star-studded cast of international challengers featuring 2022 world champion Jake Wightman and athletics prodigy Sasha Zhoya.
The Millrose Games' elite programme kicked off with a bang as Devynne Charlton set a breathtaking world record in the 60m hurdles, clocking an impressive 7.67 at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in New York on Sunday.
After a two-hour delay caused by unexpected precipitation on the course, the much-anticipated Black Canyon 100K in Phoenix, Arizona, went off without a hitch on Saturday. Both the men's and women's competition had an outstanding roster of athletes. In an incredible time of seven hours, thirty minutes, and eighteen seconds, 2020 champion Hayden Hawks made a victorious comeback to the ultra-trail circuit, setting a new course record by two and a half minutes.
Stian Angermund, the current world short-course trail running champion hailing from Norway, is facing a doping controversy following a positive test for the diuretic chlorthalidone after his triumph at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc's OCC event in August last year. Despite the setback, Angermund steadfastly proclaims his innocence, expressing confusion and disbelief regarding the doping allegations.
In a heart-breaking turn of events, the running community mourns the loss of Kelvin Kiptum, the 24-year-old Kenyan marathon sensation, whose untimely death has been confirmed by his family. The tragic incident unfolded in a fatal traffic accident on the Eldoret-Kaptagat road in Kenya, claiming not only Kiptum's life but also that of his coach, Rwanda's Gervais Hakizimana.
