Monaco Diamond League: Emmanuel Wanyonyi takes the 1000m world record
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There was a showdown in Monaco on Friday as Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Englishman Jake Wightman duked...
Russia launches appeal against World Athletics’ ban due to Ukraine war in Russia
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The All-Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in...
The aerobic engine: Why today’s trendy training systems aren’t as new as you think
To quote Robert Johnson of Let’s Run at www.letsrun.com, “The average runner does not run enough. They also do not sleep enough. Focus on...
7 year suspension effectively ends Kibiwott Kandie’s career
As previously published at Athletics Illustrated, Kenyan long-distance runner Kibiwott Kandie was suspended for doping and was to face further charges related to tampering.
Former...
Femke Broeders-Bol wows home crowd in Hengelo with an 800m personal best
There is no place like home for Femke Broeders-Bol. Or as she put it, "There is nothing like home love."
For that, the Fanny Bankers-Koen...
WADA and USADA at it again: Tygart pushed back on the global authority
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) continue to clash over how doping control should be governed.
USADA chief executive...
Former American middle-distance runner Jenny Simpson collapsed during run and taken to hospital with...
American middle-distance athlete, Jenny Simpson, was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night after collapsing at the Sir Walter Miler in Raleigh, NC. She was pacing...
Ireland recently suffered the passing of two great athletes: Ó Lionáird and O’Reilly
The Irish athletics community has suffered a couple of blows recently with the deaths of former middle-distance runner Ciarán Ó Lionáird and 1988 Seoul...
Doris Lemngole was disqualified from NCAA Championships 5000m for stepping off the track
Doris Lemngole, representing Alabama during the NCAA Championships 5000 metres, was in the winning position when she stepped off the track and over the...
Ethiopian great Gudaf Tsegay suspended for doping
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay a four-month suspension following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). The decorated two-time World Champion...
