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FIJI Oceania Area Championships, Suva – 28 June/1 July 2017 New Zealand athletes won 34 titles at the Oceania Championships in Suva and a total of 74 medals across the six age grades and Para events. 28 June: Samuel Gouverneur 400m 50.35 (1H2), Conor McGiven 400m 51.24 (5H2), Samuel King 400m 51.64...
The Mayor of Berlin Michael Müller and his Social Democratic Party, who currently form a governing coalition with two other left wing parties in the German capital, continue with their plans to transform the Berlin Olympic Stadium into a pure football arena. Cooperating with local first division club Hertha...
By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2017 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (06-Jul) -- The first Track Town Summer Series Final at Icahn Stadium here delivered a terrific fan experience, punctuated by compelling middle distance races which featured dramatic stretch runs and fast times. A crowd of 3800, many...
Australian Athlete Update Personal bests were produced by each of the five Australian athletes who competed at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne (SUI). The best placing went to javelin thrower Kathryn Mitchell (Vic) who launched her fifth attempt 66.12m, setting a career best and capping off a quality series of throwing...
In stunning clear winter conditions Kevin Batt won the sixth Real Insurance Sydney Harbour 10k in 29:32 ahead of fellow competitor, Michael Shelley who finished in second place in 29:34. Third place was taken out by Brad Milosevic in 29:45. Cassie Fien led the women's field in 33:38, followed by...
Müller Anniversary Games London (Olympic Stadium), 09/07/2017 Men's results 100 Metres - Men Wind: +0.3 m/s 1 Ujah , Chijindu GBR 10.02 2 Dasaolu , James GBR 10.06 3 Young , Isiah USA 10.07 4 Aikines-Aryeetey , Harry GBR 10.16 5 Collins , Kim SKN 10.20 6 Carnes , Brandon USA 10.22 7 Kilty , Richard GBR 10.23 8 Lee...
Victory was the theme of the day, as two more Australians were crowned world champions, and another two earned themselves silver and bronze on day four of the World Para-Athletics Championships in London. Scott Reardon (NSW) proved he is the undisputed king of the track in the 100m T42, after claiming...
UNITED KINGDOM World Para Athletics Championships, London – 14/23 July 2017 New Zealand struck its first medal of the 2017 Para Athletics World Championships in London on Sunday morning NZ time, with Holly Robinson firing her javelin out to 42.41m, finishing a close second to Great Britain's Hollie Arnold who threw 43.02m. The...
The elite field for the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on September 24 has grown in star quality even more with the announcement that the man who broke the world record there in 2013, Wilson Kipsang, will join his fellow Kenyan and current world number one Eliud Kipchoge on the start line....
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The IAAF is considering erasing all T&F world records set before 2005. In today's vlog Nick discusses why this idea is so dumb. ► Subscribe to Nick's Channel Here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeXJ... Nick Symmonds is a two-time Olympian and a serial entrepreneur. He is the founder and president of Nick Symmonds, LLC and...