Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
World Athletics promises Tokyo that the city will host all medal events at World...
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Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, has promised the organizers of the Tokyo World Athletics Championships that they will host all medal events.
During the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games hosted in 2021, there...
Squamish 50 to host 2023/24 Canadian Mountain & Trail Running Championships
The 2023 and 2024 Canadian Mountain & Trail Running Championship will take place in Squamish BC, under the umbrella of the Squamish 50 race weekend, Athletics Canada announced this week.
BREAKING: Athletics Canada to partner with Gary Robbins and the Squamish...
World champion Jake Wightman lines up for Birmingham World Indoor Tour final
With 100 days to go until the Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final, world 1500m champion Jake Wightman (coach: Geoff Wightman, club: Edinburgh) has confirmed he will race at the Utilita Arena on Saturday 25 February 2023.
Wightman has enjoyed a...
The International Paralympic Committee vote to suspend Russia and Belarus immediately
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The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) voted to ban, with immediate effect, the national paralympic committees of Russia and Belarus.
The vote happened during an Extraordinary General Assembly, held in Berlin, Germany.
“As a democratic,...
Video: Hellen Obiri runs a marathon
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Hellen Obiri is the only woman in history to win a world title in indoor track, outdoor track, and cross country—having raced in 1500m, 5000m, and 10,000m events. The two-time 5000m world champion and two-time Olympic silver medallist is already...
Russian Athletics Federation confused in thinking that there is any chance of reinstatement in...
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The sports director of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), Yuri Borzakovsk,y harbours hope of a Russian reinstatement to international competition at the World Athletics Council meeting on November 29 and 30.
Borzakovsky told...
World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year finalists announced
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Between fan voting over social media, the World Athletics Council, and the World Athletics Family, the list of top male athletes has been pared down from 10 to five.
Unlike the women's five...
World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year narrowed down to five
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, Nigeria's Tobi Amusan, American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Peru's Kimberly Garcia, and Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas are the five finalists for the World Athletics Female Athlete of the Year.
Fraser-Pryce known...
Should Sharon Lokedi have been drug tested leading up to the New York City...
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Kenyan Sharon Lokedi was not tested for performance-enhancing drugs leading up to the 2022 New York City Marathon that she won in surprise fashion on Sunday, November 6. Lokedi won the race...
First-ever Damascus Marathon completed peacefully in the holy city, amid war
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While in some parts of the world, November 11 is a recognized holiday to mark the end of WW1, the most deadly war in modern history. And now the day has taken...
