Christopher Kelsall

© Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated In an embarrassing blow to Russian athletics “attempt” to clean up their sporting image, race-walker Tatyana Akulinushkina has received a four-year ban for doping, starting March 1st 2015; her second doping sanction. She...

Bohdan Bondarenko will renew his high jump rivalry with Mutaz Essa Barshim at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting on Sunday 17 May, the second stop on this year’s IAAF Diamond League calendar. The reigning world and European champion is a...

Global Sports Communication Running legend Haile Gebrselassie announced his retirement from competitive running at the Great Manchester Run today where he ran his last competitive race. Haile Gebrselassie chose the Great Manchester Run for his last race as he always...

Sutume Kebede breaks Ethiopian 25 k record in BIG 25 Berlin, Abraham Cheroben defends with a world lead Ethiopia’s newcomer Sutume Asefa Kebede produced a stunning performance in the BIG 25 Berlin on Sunday. The 21 year-old stormed away after...

            Subject to change Preliminary Start list subject to change as of May 8 -6PM Men Event Name Country 2015 SB PB 200m M Wallace Spearmon'84 USA 20.64r 19.65 Jeremy Dodson'87 Samoa 20.59(0.6) 20.27(1.6) Gavin Smellie'86 CAN 20.84(0.9) 20.45(0.4) Dontae Richards-Kwok'89 CAN 10.78(0.9) 20.74(0.9) Gerald Phiri'88 Zambia 10.17(1.5) 10.03 Curtis King'88 USA 21.18(1.4) 21.07(1.2) Rohan Stewart'90 CAN 21.61(0.2) 21.20(0.6) 200m NAT Tremaine Harris'92 CAN 20.22(-0.5) Bismark Boatang'92 CAN '21.24(0.2) 21.24(0.2) Dushane Ferrier'90 CAN '21.26(-0.1 21.26(-0.1) Andre Ford'95 CAN 21.82I '21.90(1.3) 400m M Jeremy Wariner'84 USA 45.98 43.45 Latoy Williams'88 BAH 45.79 44.73 Josh Mance'92 USA 46.98 44.83 Patrick Feeney'91 USA 45.51 45.51 Frankie Wright'85 USA 21.52(1.1) 46.24 Nathan George'94 CAN 47.37 46.69 Michael Aono'98 CAN 46.96 46.96 800m M Boris Berian'92 USA 1:45.3 1:45.3 Anthony Romaniw'91 CAN 1:49.0 1:45.7 Alex Ullman'92 CAN 1:49.5 1:47.7 800m...

© Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated Justyn Knight interviews and articles

© Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated Lindsey Scherf Interview (short version) Lindsey Scherf competed in the NCAA. She travelled to Victoria, BC in attempt to win the TC10K road race. In this interview, she talks about competing on the roads...

by Paul Gains Three decades ago, the East African domination of marathon running began with both quality and quantity of great runners increasing exponentially. It can also be said they have shifted the goal posts when it comes to frequency...

© Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated Natasha Wodak interviews and stories

Another major Berlin road race renowned for its super fast times will be started this Sunday: The BIG 25 Berlin is the event which helds the two current 25 k world records. Dennis Kimetto ran 1:11:18 in 2012 while...