Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Samuel Naibei Kiplimo and Caroline Jepchirchir win the inaugural Iten International Marathon
The so-named international race turned out to be not so international as domestic athletes swept the podiums at the inaugural, Iten International Marathon. Samuel Naibei and Caroline Jepchirchir won in the times of 2:08:43 and 2:28:33, respectively.
Finishing in...
Kenyan Lani Kiplagat Rutto and Ethiopia’s Alemtsehay Kasegn won the Taipei Marathon
Kenya’s Lani Kiplagat Rutto and Ethiopia’s Alemtsehay Kasegn won the 2022 Taipei Marathon on Sunday, December 18 in the times of 2:09:42 and 2:25:55, respectively.
Lani Kiplagat Rutto of Kenya and Alemtsehay Asefa Kasegn of Ethiopia won the men and...
Leonard Barsoton, Desi Jisa set course records at Tata Steel Kolkata 25K
The seventh edition of the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K saw Kenya’s Leonard Barsoton and Bahrain’s Desi Jisa win with new course records on a nippy Sunday morning.Barsoton, the 2017 world cross-country silver medallist, defended his title in the time...
Irishman Sean Tobin sets course record and wins 17th annual Antarctic Ice Marathon
More than 60 competitors took off from Union Station, Antarctica to race the 2022 Antarctic Ice Marathon. The race was won by Sean Tobin of Ireland in a continental record of 2:53:33. Becca Pizzi, from the United States, won...
Indoor 600m news: Keely Hodgkinson going for record, and Oliver Desmeules breaks U23 record
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Keely Hodgkinson
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson will be seeking her coach's British 600m record of 1:25.81 next month at the Manchester World Indoor Tour Bronze meeting.
Throwback to when @keelyhodgkinson broke the British Indoor...
Kiprotich and Chesang book tickets to Bathurst in winning Ugandan Cross Country Championships
On Saturday, Stella Chesang capped her comeback year well with a win as did 19-year-old Martin Kiprotich Magengo at the Ugandan Cross Country Championships.
Stella Chesang put a fitting end to her comeback year while teenager Martin Kiprotich Magengo announced...
American sprinter Randolph Ross suspended for whereabouts failures and altering emails
American sprinter Randolph Ross has been suspended for three years for tampering with emails and for three Whereabouts Failures in a 12-month period. Missing three doping tests in 12 months is equal to a positive doping test.The Athletics Integrity...
Albanian long jumper, federation’s president and general secretary suspended
Albanian long jumper Izmir Smajlaj, Albanian track federation president Gjegj Ruli, and its general secretary Nikolin Dionisi are accused of submitting false information for Smajlaj to gain entry to the Tokyo Olympic Games. The trio may face bans.
The Athletics Integrity Unit...
Two-time Olympic gold medallist David Rudisha survives plane crash in Kenya
© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics IllustratedTwo-time Olympic gold medallist David Rudisha was involved in a plane crash and survived. His plane took after attending the Annual Masai Olympics event at Kimana Wildlife Sanctuary.Kenya Masters Athletics chairman Stephen Ole...
GB and NI top the medal table at 2022 European Cross Country Championships, Ingebrigtsen...
While the unstoppable Norweigan Jacob Ingebrigtsen won the 2022 European Cross Country Championships, it is of course a team event.
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal retained her SPAR European Cross Country Championships senior women’s title in Piemonte-La Mandria Park in Turin,...
