On a sunny Sunday afternoon, Scotsman Josh Kerr of the Brooks Beasts Track Club set a new standard in American road racing. Kerr, the Olympic 1500m silver medalist, claimed victory at the 43rd New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile with an impressive time of 3:44.3, breaking Sydney Maree’s long-standing record from 1981 of 3:47.52.
In the 1500 meters at the Zurich Diamond League, Nuguse caught up to Ingebrigtsen with 150 meters remaining and surged past him in the final stretch, winning in a time of 3:29.21. Ingebrigtsen followed closely, finishing second in 3:29.52, with Cole Hocker rounding out the top three at 3:30.46.
On the eve of the big Weltklasse Wanda Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Wednesday night (4), there could only be one winner of the highlight 100m head-to-head when the starting gun fired following all of the pre-race drama in front of the crowded Letzigrund Stadion grandstand.
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Rebecca Cheptegei, an Olympic marathon runner from Uganda, is in a life-threatening condition after a brutal attack by her boyfriend, who allegedly set her on fire by pouring petrol over her.
Kenyan middle-distance runner Mary Moraa delivered a stellar performance at the ISTAF in Berlin, breaking the world record in the 600 meters. Competing in front of 40,500 spectators at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, Moraa clocked a stunning time of 1:21.63, surpassing the previous best by 14 hundredths of a second.
Parvej Khan, a rising star in middle-distance running who recently gained attention for his performances in American collegiate athletics, has tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO), a banned substance. The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has placed Khan under provisional suspension, effective August 28.
Lima, Peru; 29 August, 2024 - Inspired by Olympic champion Nina Kennedy, South Australian pole vaulter Tryphena Hewett has secured Australia’s fourth medal at the 2024 World Athletics Under 20 Championships with a breakthrough bronze as Olympic semi-finalists Torrie Lewis, Peyton Craig and Claudia Hollingsworth bolted to victories in their respective semi-finals.
Australia’s Delta Amidzovski has leapt into the history books at the 2024 World Athletics Under 20 Championships in Lima, securing gold and the nation’s first global women’s long jump medal at the Under 20 level or above, while Marley Raikiwasa launched to bronze in the Discus Throw on Day Two.
Lima, Peru; 27 August, 2024 - Australia's rising sprint stars have opened their account at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Lima with gold, as the Mixed 4x400m relay team secured the nation's first relay victory in 26 years, while Aleksandra Stoilova becomes the first Australian since Sally Pearson to contest the Women's 100m final at the prestigious meet.
Olympic 5000m champion Beatrice Chebet, former 800m Wanda Diamond League champion Mary Moraa, and 400m hurdles silver medallist Karsten Warholm are set to showcase their talents at the upcoming Weltklasse Zurich meet, the second-to-last event in this year’s Wanda Diamond League series.
