Busy Canadian road and track schedule for spring and summer 2023
The road and track & field schedule in Canada looks busy for spring and summer of 2023. Domestically, there is plenty of competition to...
Phyllis Francis Leads Olympic-Sized Pre Classic Women’s 400
Prefontaine Classic
World champion Phyllis Francis will recognize every other runner in the Prefontaine Classic women’s 400 – she’s been on the podium with each of them.
Francis...
Is Rita Jeptoo Cornered or Is Athletics Kenya Playing Softball?
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Rita Jeptoo, the Kenyan marathon runner who was caught testing positive for the banned blood booster, EPO, emerged...
Tirunesh Dibaba set to compete in the NN Mission Marathon Hamburg
Press release - NN Running Team
Tirunesh Dibaba, one of the greatest female distance runners of all-time, will feature at the elite women’s field at...
Russian athletics head coach resigns after recent doping revelations
The head coach of Russian athletics, Valentin Maslakov, has offered to step down in a letter of resignation. The 70-year-old has been involved in...
Athletics Canada names 2021 Pan American Race Walking Cup team
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the team that will represent Canada at the 2021 Pan American Race Walking Cup. The two-day, biennial event will take...
Jack Mullaney named new HOKA NAZ Elite head coach
HOKA Northern Arizona Elite announced today that the team has hired Jack Mullaney as its new head coach. Mullaney, the assistant coach at the...
Run The Track half-marathon in Shanghai rang in the New Year with 6,000 participants
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The Run The Track, a half-marathon that opens the Shanghai International Circuit, known as the Formula One's Chinese...
Peres Jepchirchir runs world 10k lead to win women’s title, Daniel Chebii confirms Kenyan...
By Andy Edwards
Peres Jepchirchir gave ample proof of her status as a rising star among the distance events by running 30:55, the fastest time...
42 athletes offered membership to British Athletics Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP)
British Athletics
42 athletes have been offered membership to join the British Athletics Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2021/22.
The WCP is UK Sport’s...