Athletics Illustrated

When the Dubai Marathon made its debut at the turn of the 21st century, the city was still only a few square kilometres around the original centuries-old Arabian trading settlement of Dubai Creek. And the first marathon had fewer...

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated The 2026 London Marathon organizers have assembled one of, if not the deepest, marathon fields outside of an Olympics or World Championships. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe, with his 2:02:05 personal best, is the...

German discus throwers, Henrik Janssen and Steven Richter, along with French middle-distance runner, Aurore Fleury, have been suspended for breaching the World Athletics Integrity Code and Manipulation of Competition. An Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) press release named the three...

Global Sports Communication is proud to announce that reigning Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan will headline the TCS London Marathon on 26 April 2026. Victorious there on her marathon debut in 2023, Hassan has since established herself as one of...

Two more Kenyan athletes have been suspended for doping by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Brian Limo and Matthew Samperu. Matthew Samperu tested positive for testosterone. The AIU has provisionally suspended Mathew Samperu (Kenya) for Presence/Use of a Prohibited...

The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World 50K Running Championships has been selected with the stated aim of achieving individual and team medal success. There was no official trial for the event, so athletes were selected...

There is much anticipation about Dutch athlete Femke Bol moving up from the 400 metre and 400 metre hurdles events to the 800m. It has been announced that on February 8, two weeks before her 26th birthday, she will...

Double Olympic gold medallist Soufiane El Bakkali has joined the Swiss brand On to collaborate on performance innovation, while continuing to pursue his international racing career. The Moroccan steeplechase international has been added to the On brand roster of...

Ugandan athlete Stella Chesang won the Osaka Women's Marathon on Sunday, clocking in a 2:19:31 performance. Chesang ran with Ethiopians Workenesh Edesa, Bedatu Hirpa, Japan’s Mizuki Matsuda, Mao Uesugi, Nanaka Izawa and marathon debutante Mikuni Yada through 5km in...

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Interviews with the two winners of the 2026 Cobble Hill 10K, the second race of the Vancouver Island Race Series: Louis Maruk and Alison Mcpherson. They won in 30:24 and 35:44PB, respectively....