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Christopher Kelsall

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Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.

Yuriy Ganus warns that his personal safety may be at stake

© Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Director-General of the Russian Anti-Doping Authority (RUSADA) Yuriy Ganus warned that if something happens to him, it will be foul play and not suicide. Ganus made the warning after he and examined a review...

Sebastian Coe becomes IOC member; Thomas Bach announces re-election as president

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© Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach has announced that he will run for re-election at next year's 137th IOC Session. He has been the president since 2013. The anticipated announcement...

Australian athletes in the news: Breen retires, Pearson delivers baby girl

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© Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Sprinter Melissa Breen is hanging up the spikes, after a long and successful career. The 100-metre Australian record holder competed in two Olympic Games as well as three Commonwealth Games. She won four international...

Erin Teschuk interview, July 15, 2020

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© Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Erin Teschuk ran a 3,000m time trial in the time of 9:24 (hand-timed) at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence PISE in Victoria, BC. She is a 3,000m steeplechase specialist and will be...

Vaughn Taylor interview July 15, 2020

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© Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Vaughn Taylor ran a 600m time trial at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence (PISE) track on Wednesday, July 15 in the time of 1:20, hand-timed. The Regina native will be time trialling the...

Athletics Canada West Hub athletes race well in the heat

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© Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated With the athletics calendar decimated due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many athletes are getting in virtual races and time trial efforts to reach a peak and keep interested in their sport while waiting...

Covid-19 News: IOC doles out $100-million; several marathons cancelled, two remain standing

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© Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday, that the IOC has provided $100-million in support to National Olympic Committees (NOCs). The money has gone to support the...

The Liz McColgan Interview

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© Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Liz McColgan is one of Scotland’s (and the UK’s) all-time great distance runners. During the 1980-90s era, she dominated many events and demonstrated great range, running well from 1500-metres (4:01.38) to the marathon...

Mexican racewalker María Guadalupe González Romero banned four years

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© Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated María Guadalupe González Romero lost her Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) drug ban appeal and was further charged this time with submitting false evidence. The 31-year-old Mexican race walker tested positive for trenbolone...

Russian doping crisis continues unabated

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© Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The chaos in Russian athletes continues, unabated—It seems to be their life. The latest is the resignation of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) President Yevgeny Yurchenko after just six months on the job. The...
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