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Athletics News For Wednesday, 1 June 2016
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Global Running Day 2016: Million Kid Run - Quest to get kids moving
Joshua Robinson qualifies for Rio Olympics with 85,11m (279′ 2″) PB
IAAF Newsletter #173 Available For Download
Seven talking points from the IPC...
Run School: Stop Thinking So Short Term
RT’s Run School featuring Mark Blomeley. Mark is a strength and conditioning coach with over 10 years experience in the sports and fitness industry. Currently in Brisbane, he is a specialist strength and conditioning coach for runners from international...
Olympic Veteran Again Eyes Line Honours In Leonora
Olympic Veteran Again Eyes Line Honours In Leonora
Veteran Olympian runner Jeff Riseley will lead the cream of Australia’s track athletes to battle it out for line honours at this year’s Leonora Golden Gift Elite Mile.
One of Australia's best ever...
Latest World Athletics News For Monday, 30 May 2016
Aussie Road to Rio Update - Hall, Denny Superb
Kendra Harrison runs second-quickest hurdles sprint ever
Transgender row shows athletics has got its priorities all wrong
Prefontaine Classic Diamond League 2016 Results, Articles, Links
Farah to focus on racing, not Zika
Kiprono, Jepkosgei Win Edinburgh...
DSUF Podcast with Craig Burns and John Steffensen
DSUF Podcast with Craig Burns and John Steffensen
There is something really special about a young person achieving a remarkable goal, or performing at a high level, or becoming really successful about something they are passionate about. It is this...
Road to Rio Update – Hall, Denny Superb
Hall's Amazing Rise to International Stardom
It's hard not to get a little carried away with the success of Linden Hall over the last 4 weeks. Her latest performance at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene (4.01.78) had to be seen...
Linden Hall makes 1500m statement at IAAF Diamond League in Eugene
The meteoric rise of middle distance charge, Linden Hall (Vic), has continued at Round 4 of the IAAF Diamond League in Eugene (USA) this morning, with the 24-year-old clocking a stunning Rio 2016 standard of 4:01.78 in the women’s...
Prefontaine Classic Diamond League 2016 Saturday Results
Prefontaine Classic Diamond League 2016 Saturday ResultsEugene (Hayward Field), OR, 28/05/2016
Men's results
100 Metres - Men Wind: +2.6 m/s
1 Gatlin , Justin USA 9.88 10
2 Powell , Asafa JAM 9.94 6
3 Gay , Tyson USA 9.98 4
4 Rodgers , Mike...
Kiprop Snags Fourth Bowerman Mile Win at Pre Classic
By David Monti, @d9monti
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EUGENE, Ore. (27-May) -- In 2012 Asbel Kiprop came here to race the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic. He was the reigning Olympic and world 1500m champion and...