By Len Johnson
The drama continued at Budapest’s national athletics centre on day five of the world championships as Australia’s Nina Kennedy went clearance for clearance with world and Olympic champion Katie Moon in the pole vault, sharing the gold medal, and in an even bigger sensation Josh Kerr eclipsed...
By Brett Davies
This week – on the 21st of November – Irish distance legend Eamonn Coghlan turned 70. In honour of the occasion, we take a look back at Coghlan’s rise to the top, then look at his greatest performances. We will then look at his career post-athletics and...
Athletics NZ weekly round-up 31 Oct 2016
By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ
ASB Auckland Marathon and Half Marathon – 30 October 2016
Oska Inkster-Baynes put eight months of planning and training for an assault on the Auckland marathon title on the line with an outstanding display of front running to win by six...
Mary Moraa will grace the renowned Diamond League meeting in Brussels, Belgium, this upcoming Friday, fresh off her recent triumph in the women's 800m competition in Budapest, Hungary. The 'Dancing Queen,' as Moraa is affectionately known, seeks to continue her unbroken winning streak in the center of Belgium's city.
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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HONOLULU, HI, USA (08-Dec) -- It's been nearly four months since Feyisa Lilesa crossed the finish line in Rio de Janeiro with his wrists crossed in an 'X' above his head, silently protesting after earning the Olympic Marathon silver...
Zhang to face Bondarenko at Shanghai Diamond League
China’s very own maverick high jump hero Zhang Guowei is set to star at the 2016 Shanghai Diamond League meeting on 14 May where he will come face-to-face with Bohdan Bondarenko, the man he matched height-for-height at the Beijing World Championships last...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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BOSTON (15-Apr) -- In an Olympic year which began with the painful disappointment of missing the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon last February, things nearly got even worse for marathoner Sarah Crouch.
After running the United Airlines NYC Half on...
***Jenkins Upsets Centrowitz in Men's Race***
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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Simpson Takes Home Record Fifth New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile Title
NEW YORK (03-Sep) -- A pair of scintillating races captured thousands of spectators' attention here at the 2016 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, with...
In an historic morning for Australian race walking, Claire Tallent (SA) displayed career-defining grit and determination in difficult conditions. Bouncing back from a heartbreaking disqualification on the Gold Coast mere weeks ago, Tallent’s tenacity was rewarded with a World Race Walking Team Championships bronze medal.
Setting a new personal best...
American Olympic champion Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized the high jump with a technique known as the Fosbury Flop, has passed away at the age of 76. Ray Schulte, his former agent, announced the news on Monday via Instagram. According to Schulte, Fosbury passed away peacefully in his sleep after a short battle with lymphoma recurrence.
