Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
World Athletics adds five more athletes to Team Canada for World Championships
Five Canadian athletes received a late invitation by World Athletics to the 2022 World Championship in Eugene, Oregon from July 15 to 24. Team Canada now comprises 59 total athletes: 34 women and 25 men. Below are the five athletes...
Eliud Kipchoge all set for Berlin return, where he set the world record at...
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who holds the world record in the marathon at 2:01:39 is all set to return to the course that has garnered 11 of the top 24 performances of all time. The race holds many cherished memories...
Marco Arop’s 1:43.61 a great sign for Team Canada leading into Eugene World Athletics...
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Marco Arop seems to be peaking at the right time. The Canadian ran a 1:43.61 performance in his hometown of Edmonton at Foote Field during the National Track Tour.
The 23-year-old ran...
Eilish McColgan decides on the 2022 London Marathon for her debut
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As discussed with Eilish McColgan in July of 2019, the Scottish runner will be moving up to the marathon from her specialty the 5,000-metre distance. During the interview, she told Athletics Illustrated that she...
World Half Marathon Championships in Yangzhou cancelled
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The 2022 World Half Marathon Championships that were scheduled to run in Yangzhou, China have been cancelled. World Athletics announced Tuesday that the event has been cancelled due to the COVID fallout.
In...
“89 athletes and coaches have died during the Russian invasion,” Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting in Kyiv that was attended by the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, President Sergey Bubka, and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. Zelenskyy told...
Thirty-five sport ministers call on international federations to suspend members from Russia and Belarus
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Due to the illegal attack on Ukraine, 35 sport ministers have called on international federations to suspend members from Russia and Belarus.
Norway, United Kingdom, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea,...
Neeraj Chopra appears ready to medal in Eugene
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Neeraj Chopra, the toast of Indian athletics, and the Tokyo Olympic javelin gold medallist appears ready to medal in Eugene, Oregon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
In June he twice improved...
Russian invasion fallout: funding Ukrainian athletes and the Brittney Griner situation
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The Athletics Ukraine Fund
The World Athletics and the International Athletics Federation created the Athletics Ukraine Fund. The fund is used to support the Ukrainian delegation’s attendance and their travels to...
Canadian Mitton and Swede Duplantis on form leading into World Athletics Championships
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Sarah Mitton
Sarah Mitton who owns the Canadian shot put record at 20.33 metres from her performance at the Canadian Championships and World Athletics Trials last week in Langley, BC, flew to Stockholm,...
