Two more Cheating Athletes declared by Athletics Integrity Unit
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The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced through press releases that two more athletes have been disciplined: one...
Olympic Champion, Dana Zátopková dies at age 97
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Dana Zátopková, widow of the legendary Emil Zatopek has died at the age of 97.
She earned gold at...
Boston and London Marathon rescheduled; others cancelled
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The fall of 2020 may pan out to be the busiest and most competitive marathon season in history...
High Maintenance Russian Athletics Federation gets more Hand-holding from World Athletics
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The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) continues to find itself on the wrong side of world governing bodies. In...
COVID-19: Many Races Cancelled; Some May Go on as Scheduled
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Almost all large marathon and road race events have been postponed or cancelled for the spring of 2020...
Adams shores up Top-Three for Australian men’s Toyko Olympic Marathon team
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Liam Adams of Melbourne, Australia qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games in the marathon by running 2:10:48 and...
COVID-19 update Tuesday, March 10: Italian Olympic Committee Suspends All Sports
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On Tuesday, March 10, there are more postponements and cancellations due to concern over the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Italian...
COVID-19 update: Barcelona Marathon postponed
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The Barcelona Marathon that was scheduled to run on Sunday, March 15, is now postponed to October.
This comes...
International Women’s Day: The International Olympic Committee honour six women
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To honour International Women’s Day, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the winners of the Women and Sports...
Sally Kipyego’s US Marathon Trials was a controlled third place finish; more to come...
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The US Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta, GA provided a few surprise moments. Des Linden, a fan favourite,...
