Christopher Kelsall
Olympic silver medallist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan provisionally suspended for suspected blood...
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Olympic silver medallist race walker, Koki Ikeda, of Japan has been provisionally suspended for suspected blood doping. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) made the announcement on Friday, November 1.
The now 26-year-old...
Laura Muir set to receive 2025 European Indoor medal this weekend
Laura Muir is set to receive her latest international medal in a field in Fife tomorrow – nine years after the race took place.
Working with partners at European Athletics, UK Athletics are grateful to Scottish Athletics for staging a...
Ethiopians target records in Istanbul, Ruth Jebet and Sharon Cherop among women’s favourites
The men's course record will be the target at the Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Marathon on Sunday and possibly the Turkish Allcomers' record could go as well. Abebe Negewo of Ethiopia and Kenya's Kenneth Kipkemoi head a strong elite...
Tony Marra interview: Director and star of Billy Runs Boston?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2qE8TYrsz0
Tony Marra of Toronto is the director, producer and star of the indie film Billy Runs Boston? Marra toured Canada, starting in Toronto and ending in Toronto. He will also screen the movie in each province and territory of...
Ethiopian, Tsehay Gemechu, suspended for anti-doping rule violation
Ethiopian marathon runner, Tsehay Gemechu, has been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for an anti-doping rule violation.
The 25-year-old has a marathon personal best of 2:16:56 from the 2023 Tokyo Marathon where she finished in second place. She...
Hilary Stellingwerff named Western Conference Coach of the Year, Vikes win cross country title
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Victoria's Hilary Stellingwerff was named Canada West women’s coach of the year as her University of Victoria Vikes won the Western Conference cross-country championship on Sunday in Camrose, Alta.
It was the 16th...
Opinion: In competition drug testing may not work, is it a wasted effort?
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Amby Burfoot wrote an opinion piece over at Marathon Handbook about how there have been no positive drug tests at the Olympic Games, World Athletics Championships and Marathon Majors. Yet, athletes who...
Two found guilty in murder of former Kenyan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat
Eldoret High Court found two men guilty for the murder of Ugandan steeplechase athlete Benjamin Kiplagat. The courts used closed circuit TV to try the murders from their crime of December 31, 2024. The course used forensic evidence to...
Frankfurt Marathon post-race video: Feysa smashes course record, Biwott wins in debut
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Taking the 41st Mainova Frankfurt Marathon with a superb course record. The 25-year-old Ethiopian ran 2:17:25 and improved the former women's record by 1:45. Hawi Feysa clocked the 12th fastest time this year worldwide. There was a surprise winner...
Yomif Kejelcha breaks half-marathon record by one second in Valencia
"For the want of a nail."— George Herbert, an aphorism from 1640.
And for the want of a second, Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha squeezed every second out of the Valencia Half Marathon on Sunday. In so doing, he managed to break...