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...
Novuna GB & NI team announced for the European Off-Road Running Championships in Slovenia
UK Athletics has confirmed the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the Trail, Up-and-Down, and Uphill events at the European Off-Road Running...
World Athletics Kids’ Athletics Day is in its fifth year and continues to grow
It's the merry month of May, therefore, closing in on the end of the school year for children in the Northern Hemisphere. Late May...
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...
Book review: The Long Run and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool
Title: The Long Run and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool
Author: Martin Dugard
Publisher: Dutton. Penguin Randomhouse LLC
Published: 2026
Pages: 296
ISBN: 9798217178483 (Hardcover)ISBN: 9798217178940 (ebook)
The review
The Long Run and...
World Athletics broke its own rule around the Adidas shoe worn by Sabastian Sawe
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Updated: May 12, 2026 (see below)
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe told BBC Sport Africa that the organization will...
Global parks challenge launched: Summer-long run event integrated with Strava
A global summer parks challenge has been launched for runners with Strava accounts.
The event provides weekly and summer‑long challenges, pitting runners against other park‑running...
Fujiwara Kosuke and Mikky Keetels win BMO Vancouver Marathon
The 2026 Vancouver Marathon was won by Japan's Fujiwara Kosuke in 2:22:02 and Dutch athlete Mikky Keetels in 2:33:01, respectively.
Sunday brought warm temperatures, but...
Max Turek and Natasha Wodak win BMO Vancouver Half Marathon, Wodak sets record
Natasha Wodak of North Vancouver finished the BMO Vancouver Half Marathon in a new course record of one-hour and 12 minutes and one second...
Ethiopian Challa Gossa and Kenyan Stacy Ndiwa deny defending champions in Cali
Challa Gossa and Stacy Ndiwa spent Sunday morning in Cali doing what altitude, humidity, and defending champions could not: they took control of two...
