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...
Oslo Diamond League: Lutkenhaus steals the show, Wanyonyi feels the breeze of a new...
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In October 1975, the English rock band Queen released Bohemian Rhapsody, written by Freddie Mercury; it has...
NCAA recruiting has been uprooted, and nobody told the families
A mother and her daughter joined me on a video call a few weeks ago. They’re the kind of people who show up on...
Will American 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus one day run faster than David Rudisha of Kenya?
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Kenyan David Rudisha currently holds the world record in the 800 metre event at 1:40.91, set in...
Audrey Werro takes down Keely Hodgkinson in the Stockholm Diamond League meet
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson ran a personal best and improved the UK record, with her first outdoor 800 metre race of the season in...
Agnes Ngetich won the New York Mini 10K in a new course record 30:07
Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich continued her steady march through the global road‑running circuit on Sunday, winning the New York Mini 10K in a commanding 30:07,...
