Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Zurich Diamond League start lists released for Wednesday and Thursday’s elite level action
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The Zurich Diamond League meet happening Wednesday and Thursday is the finale of the 13-meet series and a re-match of sorts for many Olympics medallists. Apparently, all Tokyo Olympic gold medallists will...
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Andre de Grasse win in Chorsaw, Poland
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Canadian Andre De Grasse both won their respective races at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial meet in Chorzow, Poland on Sunday.
Fraser-Pryce clocked a time of 10.81. It was a...
Canadian, Nate Reich, takes gold in Tokyo Paralympic Games 1500m
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Nate Riech earned Paralympic gold on Saturday in the 1500m event. His performance made for a dominating win recording a Paralympic record of 3:58.92 in the T38 category.
"I felt like I...
Zurich’s two-day finale meet to feature all Diamond League champions and out-of-stadium racing
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For the first time in Diamond League history, the finale will take place in one city over a two-day span. The meet is happening on September 8 and 9 and will feature...
Brussels Diamond League meet: Lovisa Lindh qualifies for Worlds, Niyonsaba, and Mboma win
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Lovisa Lindh of Sweden was left off the national team that competed at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She was world-ranked in the 800m event high enough to warrant the nod from the...
How to watch the Brussels Diamond League meet on Friday, August 3
From the Wanda Diamond LeagueThe world's best athletes descend on Brussels this week for the last Wanda Diamond League meeting before the final in Zurich next week. While many have already qualified for next week's Diamond League Final in Zurich,...
The Lovisa Lindh interview: The sting of being left off Team Sweden at Tokyo...
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Lovisa Lindh is a Swedish 800-metre runner who competed in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and earned bronze at the European Championships earlier that year. The 30-year-old is a nine-time national champion,...
Shelby Houlihan’s next step: Appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal
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Upon the release of the 44-page full report from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), on American runner, Shelby Houlihan's four-year suspension and appeal (to the CAS), her next course of action...
National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine under attack as Malaysian shot putter disqualified
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The National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine protested the gold medal performance by Malaysian shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli because he showed up three minutes late for the competition. An appeal was launched,...
Nagoya Women’s Marathon to host up to 22,000 athletes on March 13, 2022
Nagoya Women's Marathon
The Nagoya Women’s Marathon has announced its plan to hold the 2022 Nagoya Women’s Marathon with up to 22,000 participants. This is the same scale as before the Covid-19 pandemic was declared.
Launched in 2012, the Nagoya Women’s...
