Two athletes’ doping-related cases were heard and suspensions were handed down
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Twenty-seven-year-old recreational runner Patricia Alvarez of Oviedo, Spain, was provisionally suspended in December 2025 for a doping-related...
London calling: For world champions Nicola Olyslagers and Cordell Tinch
It was December 1979 when The Clash released their landmark song "London Calling." This was 17 and 13 years before Nicola Olyslagers and Cordell...
Diamond League: Will Faith Kipyegon approach Beatrice Chebet’s world record in 2026?
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Faith Kipyegon opened her 2026 outdoor season Saturday with a performance that raised the question of whether...
African Athletics Championships: A farce of chaos and attempted damage control
The 2026 African Athletics Championships opened in the capital of Ghana, Accra, with world record holder Tobi Amusan headlining the start lists. Day 1...
Sabastian Sawe’s coach, Claudio Berardelli, was associated with at least five athletes suspended for...
Updated: May 16, 2026, 810 AM PST
Editor’s note: The three primary athletes referenced below were coached by Claudio Berardelli while he worked for Rosa...
Kenyan Hillary Kipchirchir Chepkwony has been suspended four years for doping
Hillary Kipchirchir Chepkwony had 17 blood samples taken between September 2022 and January 2025. It was found that his samples, numbers 14 and 15,...
World Athletics removing the marathon event from the World Athletics Championships
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World Athletics is removing the marathon from the World Athletics Championships. A World Athletics spokesperson told CBC...
Kenyan Kibiwott Kandie faces further charges for tampering
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Kibiwott Kandie, the Kenyan distance phenom, was charged in 2025 by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for...
Caught doping: Bo Ling from China and Mosisa Siyoum of Ethiopia provisionally suspended
According to the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Bo Ling from China and Mosisa Siyoum of Ethiopia provisionally suspended for doping.
The athletes tested positive...
Elite 11-year-olds run a 1:20:14 half-marathon and a 17:23 5K
There are advantages to being a pre-teen. An incredible lightness of being, the bliss of unbridled enthusiasm and potential physical literacy to leverage a...
