Russia has never been fully and properly banned; the cheating and corruption continues
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The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has been banned from international competition since November 2015 due to systematic...
Japanese writer and agent Sunichi Kobayashi has died
© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Japanese writer and agent Sunichi Kobayashi, who brought African running to Japan and then the world died...
World Athletics adjusts rules for height of track spikes
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World Athletics has changed the maximum allowable height for track spikes down to 20mm from the previous 25mm....
Sifan Hassan earns Dutch Sportswoman of the Year, Alberto Salazar lifetime ban upheld by...
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Sportswoman of the Year
Sifan Hassan, the Ethiopian-Dutch athlete who represents the Netherlands nearly pulled off the Zatopek-triple...
Diamond League adds Shenzhen, Radcliffe supports Kenya, Omanyala asks Athletics Kenya for more meets
The Diamond League series has added Shenzhen as a second Chinese location for 2022.
Shanghai is the other location.
The two events go on...
English-Italian sprinterAntonio Infantino suspended for doping violation
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English-Italian sprinter Antonio Infantino has been suspended for the “presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites...
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics should be cancelled over China’s apparent human rights issues
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The Government of China is accused of human rights abuses against the Uyghurs people. Media around the...
Russians continue to dope; Russian Triathlon Federation and Tokyo Olympians banned
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Although not a part of athletics, the fact that World Triathlon has found a significant number of...
American sprint coach Rana Reider is alleged to have had an affair with an...
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American sprint coach Rana Reider, who allegedly has multiple complaints against him, allegedly had an affair with...
Glasgow, Lima awarded world indoor championships, BBC agrees to five-year extension
© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated World Athletics Council announced Wednesday that Glasgow has been awarded the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships (WIC)....
