Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Tokyo Olympians Warner, Crew, Butterworth, Hawthorn, Yee, and Bruchet in action Tuesday in Vancouver
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Damian Warner — Olympic gold medallist
The Harry Jerome Track Classic at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC (Greater Vancouver) on Tuesday features several Olympians. Canadian Tokyo Olympians competing include Olympic gold medallist Damian...
What’s in a name? Ricky Lightfoot wins Man versus Horse race, as first human...
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British runner Ricky Lightfoot won the Man vs., Horse "marathon" on Saturday. The race requires athletes to...
Sha’Carri Richardson shines and Devon Allen runs the third-fastest 110m hurdles of all-time
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The USATF New York Grand Prix took place Sunday at Icahn Stadium in Manhattan, New York, and some stars came out to shine.
As expected, Noah Lyles won the 200-metre event in a season's...
Katelyn Tuohy of North Carolina State takes NCAA 5000m win in 15:18.39
Katelyn Tuohy, a North Carolina State University athlete ran to an impressive win at the NCAA Championships in the 5000m event. It is the first NCAA title for the Wolfpack athlete. She clocked a finish time of 15:18.39. Florida’s...
Portland Track Festival, a wet affair for athletes trying to gain World Championships standard
© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated The Portland Track Festival took place over the weekend. The watercooler conversation Monday morning will likely be about how well the athletes ran in a rain storm. It was a stark contrast...
Meeting de Paris: The new blue wave ready to battle the world’s elite middle-distance...
Since the start of the summer, the tricolour middle-distance runners have become accustomed to posting a series of stand-out performances thanks to experienced athletes like Jimmy Gressier, Alice Finot, and Benjamin Robert heading the peloton. The first absolutely dominated the European 10,000m Cup in...
Six days, three meets for Canadian women to qualify for World Championships in the...
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Canadian women who want to qualify in the 800-metre event for the 2022 World Athletics Championships happening next month in Eugene, Oregon will need to run sub-1:59.50. Additionally, they will need to...
Russian Olympic gold medallist pens open letter to IOC President Thomas Bach; misunderstands tactics
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Russian, Maria Lasitskene, the Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist in the high jump, penned an open letter to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. In that letter, she completely missed the point...
Sasha Gollish re-writing the Canadian masters record book
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Toronto, Ontario's Sasha Gollish broke the Canadian 40-plus age-group record in the 1500-metre distance event Sunday at the La Classique d’athlétisme de Montréal. She finished second in the race that saw Simone...
Ferdinand Omanyala wins first African 100m title for Kenya in 32 years
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Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala served notice to North American and Jamaican sprinters that he is ready for the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
Omanyala won the first African 100-metre sprint title in 32 years...
