Kenya’s Emmaculate Anyango Achol, one of the fastest women in history over 10 kilometers, has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned substances.
Faith Chepkoech, a 21-year-old emerging talent in Kenyan athletics, has received a three-year ban from the World Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after admitting to the use of prohibited substances. This sanction highlights a troubling trend of doping cases in Kenya, where a growing number of athletes have been barred from international competition.
Jack Rowe and Eilish McColgan displayed dominant performances to claim the top spots in their respective races at the Vitality London 10,000 on September 22. Meanwhile, Paralympic legend David Weir celebrated yet another victory in the men’s wheelchair race following his return from the Paris Paralympics.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is delighted to learn today that Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) has received the government support it requires to proceed with its innovative proposal to host the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2026.
After surgery for appendicitis, marathoner Molly Seidel is gradually returning to her routine while focusing on long-term goals.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway’s track sensation, faced a tough debut at the Copenhagen Half Marathon, finishing 34th with a time of 1:03:13. Just days after securing victory in the Diamond League 1,500m final, the 23-year-old attempted his first half marathon but encountered difficulties adjusting to the longer distance.
Rebecca Cheptegei, a Ugandan Olympic marathoner, was brutally attacked by her ex-boyfriend, who has since died from the injuries he sustained during the incident, a Kenyan hospital official confirmed.
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.
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.
The men’s elite field for the 50th edition of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON race comes with a change that reflects the recent development at the very top of elite marathon racing. It will be the first time since 2014 that you will not find the name of either Eliud Kipchoge or Kenenisa Bekele on the start list of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. However the Elite Race Director of the marathon where most world records (13) were broken, Mark Milde, can be confident that not so much will change regarding the outcome. Although world-records will not be the target on 29th September, the jubilee race could well deliver extraordinary fast times yet again.
