Person of the Week for the week of October 5, 2020: Tristan Woodfine
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The Athletics Illustrated Person of the Week honours for the week ofOctober 5, 2020, goes to Canadian runner...
Entertaining London Marathon offered a few surprises: Kosgei wins, Kipchoge finishes eighth
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The 2020 London Marathon had nearly everything. Eliud Kipchoge, the world's fastest man in the marathon, proved he...
Book Review: The Russian Affair: The True Story of the Couple who Uncovered the...
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Title: The Russian Affair: The True Story of the Couple who Uncovered the Greatest Sporting ScandalAuthor: David WalshPublisher:...
The great Kenya-Ethiopia battle in London didn’t die with Bekele’s withdrawal, Geremew is a...
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Mosinet Geremew ran the London Marathon in the time of 2:02:55 in 2019. Sunday, he will take on...
Caster Semenya to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to compete again
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Caster Semenya's lawyer Gregory Nott said that he is preparing to challenge rules which prevent the South African...
Kenenisa Bekele withdraws from London Marathon
The world was eagerly anticipating a ‘battle royale’ between the world’s two fastest marathon runners at the Virgin Money London Marathon this Sunday. Kenenisa...
Latest prohibited list published by World Anti-Doping Agency includes certain recreational drugs
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To keep up with the ever-evolving world of cheating, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) executive committee published a...
Athens Marathon cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
The Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS) announced today that the 2020 Athens Marathon is cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The event was scheduled for Saturday...
Hippopotamus attacks Kenyan runner Edwin Mokua
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Doping Control Officers (DCOs) are not disguising themselves as hippopotamus's yet - that may be something to come...
Warning system at Virgin London Marathon detects when social distancing is breached
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A warning system in wearable technology is featured at the 2020 London Marathon to detect social distancing failures.
The...
