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- [International Testing Agency launches TUE dashboard](https://athleticsillustrated.com/international-testing-agency-launches-tue-dashboard/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated The International Testing Agency (ITA) took a step toward greater transparency in March 2026 by launching its first public Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) dashboard. The dashboard provides a unique insight into how frequently athletes request permission to use otherwise prohibited medications. View this post on Instagram A post International Testing Agency launches TUE dashboard
- [Women's 800 metre world record watch: Is 2026 the season?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/womens-800-metre-world-record-watch-is-2026-the-season/) - Former Czechoslovakian (Czech Republic) middle-distance runner Jarmila Kratochvílová holds the current 800 metre world record at 1:53.28. She set the time on July 26, 1983, in Munich, Germany. Coming up on 43 years, it is the oldest record on the books, and until recently, it seemed as though it would not be broken in our Women's 800 metre world record watch: Is 2026 the season for Hodgkinson and Werro?
- [Prefontaine Classic: Complete results, surprise wins and a dethroning of Kipyegon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/prefontaine-classic-complete-results-surprise-wins-and-a-dethroning-of-kipyegon/) - The 2026 Prefontaine Classic provided some surprises over the July 4 weekend in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field. The women's 100 metre dash was the first surprise, with American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden taking the win over Sha'Carri Richardson and Adaijah Hodge from the British Virgin Islands. They finished in 10.78, 10.79 and 10.80, respectively. Keely Hodgkinson Prefontaine Classic: Complete results, surprise wins and a dethroning of Kipyegon
- [London Athletics Meet and Prefontaine Classic continue to stack fields](https://athleticsillustrated.com/london-athletics-meet-and-prefontaine-classic-continue-to-stack-fields/) - Three more big names are heading to the Novuna London Athletics Meet, with a trio of home favourites joining the world-class line-up at London Stadium on 18 July. World champion Jake Wightman, European champion Laura Muir and World indoor champion Jeremiah Azu will take on some of the world's best athletes in front of a London Athletics Meet and Prefontaine Classic continue to stack fields
- [Great Ethiopian Run and Uganda's Rwenzori Marathon strengthen East Africa's cross-border running movement](https://athleticsillustrated.com/great-ethiopian-run-and-ugandas-rwenzori-marathon-strengthen-east-africas-cross-border-running-movement/) - A Ugandan proverb highlights the importance of relationships with the phrase, "Mountains never meet, but people do." Following that advice, East Africa's road-running landscape is becoming increasingly collaborative. The Great Ethiopian Run (GER) is encouraging Ethiopian runners to participate in Uganda's Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon, a move that reflects growing cooperation among some of the Great Ethiopian Run and Uganda's Rwenzori Marathon strengthen East Africa's cross-border running movement
- [Eliud Kipchoge heads to Brazil for second stop of his marathon World Tour: NB42K Porto Alegre Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/eliud-kipchoge-heads-to-brazil-for-second-stop-of-his-marathon-world-tour-nb42k-porto-alegre-marathon/) - On July 12, Eliud Kipchoge will toe the line at the NB42K Porto Alegre Marathon — the second chapter in his globe‑circling venture, Eliud’s Running World — a project that blends competition, community outreach, and Kipchoge’s trademark philosophy that running is humanity’s shared language. After opening the tour in Cape Town, the world’s most decorated Eliud Kipchoge heads to Brazil for second stop of his marathon World Tour: NB42K Porto Alegre Marathon
- [Prefontaine Classic: How to watch and entry lists for the 51st event on July 3 and 4](https://athleticsillustrated.com/prefontaine-classic-how-to-watch-and-entry-lists-for-the-51st-event-on-july-3-and-4/) - The 2026 Prefontaine Classic, taking place in Eugene, Oregon, at Hayward Field on July 3–4, is the ninth stop of the Wanda Diamond League season. The meeting will be held over two days for the first time. The 51st edition will coincide with the United States' Fourth of July celebrations and feature many of the Prefontaine Classic: How to watch and entry lists for the 51st event on July 3 and 4
- [UK Athletics announces U18 team for Rieti European Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/uk-athletics-announces-u18-team-for-rieti-european-championships/) - UK Athletics has announced the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team for the fifth edition of the European Athletics U18 Championships, which will take place in Rieti from 16–19 July. These championships will allow young athletes to showcase their talents against some of the best emerging athletes from across Europe. This UK Athletics announces U18 team for Rieti European Championships
- [Doping ban: Refugee team member Dominic Lokolong Atiol banned 8 years for doping and tampering](https://athleticsillustrated.com/doping-ban-refugee-team-member-dominic-lokolong-atiol-banned-8-years-for-doping-and-tampering/) - In February 2024, refugee team member Dominic Lokolong Atiol from South Sudan tested positive for trimetazadine in an out-of-competition test in Eldoret, Kenya. Atiol claimed that he received several injections in December 2023 and January 2024, as well as tablets prescribed by a physician. While he provided some sort of documentation to the Athletics Integrity Doping ban: Refugee team member Dominic Lokolong Atiol banned 8 years for doping and tampering
- [Gabby Thomas is in form and will compete at the Novuna London Athletics Meet](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gabby-thomas-is-in-form-and-will-compete-at-the-novuna-london-athletics-meet/) - Gabby Thomas, the Olympic 200‑metre champion, will race at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday, July 18. A triple gold medallist at Paris 2024 in the 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m relays, the 29‑year‑old owns a 200m personal best of 21.60, set in Eugene in 2023, which is the fourth‑fastest performance in history. Thomas, the Gabby Thomas is in form and will compete at the Novuna London Athletics Meet
- [Ben Preisner and Natasha Wodak win the Vancouver Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ben-preisner-and-natasha-wodak-win-the-vancouver-half-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Sunday, the Vancouver Half Marathon had a few of Western Canada's top distance runners take on the event. They include Olympic marathon runner (2020) Ben Preisner from Milton, Ontario, claiming his fourth Vancouver Half Marathon men's title in a time of one hour and six minutes and 43 Ben Preisner and Natasha Wodak win the Vancouver Half Marathon
- [Western States 100 mile results: Bouillard and Lichter win, break records](https://athleticsillustrated.com/western-states-100-mile-results-bouillard-and-lichter-win-break-records/) - The 2026 Western States 100 delivered one of the fastest editions in event history, with both the men’s and women’s champions rewriting the record books. France’s Vincent Bouillard stormed to victory in 13:46:15, while Jennifer Lichter of Missoula, Montana, shattered the women’s course record in 15:28:05. Men’s race Bouillard, 32, from Annecy, France, ran a Western States 100 mile results: Bouillard and Lichter win, break records
- [Diamond League: Outstanding 800 metre performances at La Ville Lumiere's Stade Charléty on Sunday](https://athleticsillustrated.com/diamond-league-outstanding-800-metre-performances-at-la-ville-lumieres-stade-charlety-on-sunday/) - At the 2026 Paris Diamond League meet on Sunday, June 28, there were several extraordinary performances. Last week, parts of Europe, including Paris, suffered under the effects of a heat dome, causing temperatures to rise to well over 40 °C. Authorities were considering cancelling or postponing the event; however, temperatures began to cool by the
- [Woldu and Kimaiyo take the honours in hot conditions at thetRUNsylvania International 10K Cluj](https://athleticsillustrated.com/woldu-and-kimaiyo-take-the-honours-in-hot-conditions-at-the-trunsylvania-international-10k-cluj/) - Hot conditions blunt times but not competition at tRUNsylvania International 10K Cluj French marathon record holder Mekdes Woldu and emerging Kenyan talent Cyrus Kimaiyo claimed convincing victories at the tRUNsylvania International 10K Cluj, powered by Joma, on Sunday, prevailing in challenging summer conditions in Romania’s second city. Woldu won the women’s race in 32:21 after Woldu and Kimaiyo take the honours in hot conditions at the tRUNsylvania International 10K Cluj
- [Vladimir Putin brings the Russian Anti-Doping Agency closer in alignment with the World Anti-Doping Agency](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vladimir-putin-brings-the-russian-anti-doping-agency-closer-in-alignment-with-the-world-anti-doping-agency/) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation bringing the country's anti-doping framework into closer alignment with international standards established by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The legislation formally establishes the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) within the country's physical culture and sport system and requires the organization to comply with the WADA Code. Under the law, Vladimir Putin brings the Russian Anti-Doping Agency closer in alignment with the World Anti-Doping Agency
- [The aerobic engine: Why today’s trendy training systems aren’t as new as you think](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-aerobic-engine-why-todays-trendy-training-systems-arent-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 that – not weights,” this is correct and not a revelation. He appears to have written the article advising those who believe that lifting weights is important for a distance runner’s The aerobic engine: Why today’s trendy training systems aren’t as new as you think
- [Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sanctions over 80 Russian athletes](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-sanctions-over-80-russian-athletes/) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sanctions over 80 Russian athletes and officials. Zelenskyy issued the decree banning Russians from entering Ukrainian territory for 50 years. This is in response to Russia’s illegal attack on Ukraine. Russian Olympic champions have been punished, including international goaltender Igor Akinfeev, ice dancer Nikita Katsalapov, biathlete Svetlana Ishmouratova and gymnast Svetlana
- [London Diamond League meet has sold 33,000 tickets with three months to go](https://athleticsillustrated.com/london-diamond-league-meet-has-sold-33000-tickets-with-three-months-to-go/) - With three months to go, London Stadium, home to the London Diamond League meet has already sold 33,000 for this prestigious fixture on Sunday, July 23. The stadium will welcome the very best athletes from around the world in what will be the biggest one-day athletics spectacular of the year. With tickets starting at just £23
- [British athletes selected for the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/british-athletes-selected-for-the-2023-world-mountain-and-trail-running-championships/) - Several trail athletes have been selected to compete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck-Stubia, Austria on 6-10 June 2023. In the first wave of selections, eight athletes have been selected to represent the country in the long trail race, while four athletes have been pre-selected
- [Backlash begins over decision by World Athletics to protect women's category in sport](https://athleticsillustrated.com/backlash-begins-over-decision-by-world-athletics-to-protect-womens-category-in-sport/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated The expected backlash over the decision by World Athletics to protect the women's category in sport begins. While the majority of responses to the World Atheltics Council press conference earlier this week were positive, especially by biological females, the transgender and similarly athletes with Differences in Sexual Development
- [Russian and Chinese presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping support Russian athletes in the Olympic Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/russian-and-chinese-presidents-vladimir-putin-and-xi-jinping-support-russian-athletes-in-the-olympic-games/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Russian and Chinese presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping made it publicly known that they support Russian athletes in the Olympic Games. For Paris, they are seeking to have them compete as independents. Putin called western nations out for politicising the Olympics. Meanwhile, they condemned western nations accusing
- [World Athletics Council bans transgender athletes, reinstates Russia and Belarus](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-athletics-council-bans-transgender-athletes-reinstates-russia-and-belarus/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated World Athletics president Sebastian Coe chaired the 380th World Athletics Council press conference on Thursday, March 23. During the conference, he addressed two important matters in the sport of athletics, status of transgender athletes in women's sports and the Russia and Belarus doping ban. Transgender and differences of
- [Hellen Obiri and Jacob Kiplimo take the New York City Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/hellen-obiri-and-jacob-kiplimo-take-the-new-york-city-half-marathon/) - For Kenyan Hellen Obiri of Kenya and Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo it was a winning day in their New York City Half Marathon debutes. winning in 1:07:21 and 1:01:31, respectively. FACT: Ugandan long distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has won the 2023 New York City Half Marathon.Meanwhile, Kenya's Hellen Obiri has won the women's race. pic.twitter.com/ldHeY6ohWa— Facts
- [Global pressure from sport increases as demands for Russia's Olympic ban to continue](https://athleticsillustrated.com/pressure-from-the-world-of-sport-increases-as-demands-for-russias-olympic-ban-to-continue/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Apparently all Ukrainian Olympic sports federations are signing a document Thursday, March 9 that will be addressed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The request is for the IOC to uphold its ban of Russia and Belarus from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The signing will place at
- [Gidey collapses with lead in-hand, Chebet and Kiplimo for the wins](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gidey-collapses-with-lead-in-hand-chebet-and-kiplimo-for-the-wins/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated The World Cross Country Championships run Saturday in Bathurst, Australia provided a dramatic stage for some of the best middle and long distance athletes of all time to gather. They came, they raced and they meted out their efforts to an exacting standard so to win or finish
- [Jazmin Sawyers and Keely Hodgkinson win European Indoor Championships gold](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jazmin-sawyers-and-keely-hodgkinson-win-european-indoor-championships-gold/) - Defending champion Keely Hodgkinson (coach: Trevor Painter; club: Leigh) and team captain Jazmin Sawyers (Aston Moore; City of Stoke) both delivered truly sensational gold medals on the final night of the European Indoor Championships as the British team finished with a superb six medals overall in Istanbul. A matter of minutes between each other, Hodgkinson
- [Russian six approved to compete but war keeps them out of international competition](https://athleticsillustrated.com/russian-six-approved-to-compete-but-war-keeps-them-out-of-international-competition/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Six Russian athletes have had their applications approved to partake in international competition, however, they are still not permitted due to the illegal invasion by Russian into Ukraine. None of them are Olympians. Nikita Anishchenkov and Nikita Kurbanov who are high jumpers, and long jumpers Artem Chermoshanskiy and
- [Olympic bronze medallist Josh Kerr to race 1500m the World Indoor Tour Final in Birmingham](https://athleticsillustrated.com/olympic-bronze-medallist-josh-kerr-to-race-1500m-the-world-indoor-tour-final-in-birmingham/) - Josh Kerr (coach: Danny Mackey, club: Edinburgh AC), the Olympic bronze medallist, will race in the men’s 1500m at the World Indoor Tour Final at the Utilita Arena, Birmingham on Saturday 25 February. The Scottish athlete won 1500m bronze in Tokyo at the 2020 Olympic Games and last summer he finished in fifth position in
- [Bahamian Mullings improves national indoor heptathlon record with 5 of 7 events recording personal bests](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bahamian-mullings-improves-national-indoor-heptathlon-record-with-5-of-7-events-recording-personal-bests/) - Ken Mullings, a Bahamian heptathlete improved upon his own national record in the men’s indoor heptathlon at the Illini Challenge on Saturday. The Illini Challenge takes place at the University of Illinois Armory in Champaign, Illinois. Mullings accomplished a 5,933-point performance after completing the seven disciplines to smash his own record of 5,678 points, which
- [Asher-Smith and Neita Confirmed for 60m at Birmingham World Indoor Tour final](https://athleticsillustrated.com/asher-smith-and-neita-confirmed-for-60m-at-birmingham-world-indoor-tour-final/) - British record holder Dina Asher-Smith (coach: John Blackie, club: Blackheath & Bromley) and Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers) will race over 60m at the Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final at the Utilita Arena on Saturday 25 February in what will be a must-watch race on a day of world-class athletics. Both athletes have shown
- [Kenyan Betty Wilson Lempus banned five years for doping and tampering](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-betty-wilson-lempus-banned-five-years-for-doping-and-tampering/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Kenya has suffered yet another doping ban by one of its athletes in Betty Wilson Lempus. The marathon runner tested positive in September 2022 for triamcinolone acetonide. Lempus was first charged with tampering or attempted tampering with part of the doping control process, including obstructing or delaying the
- [Global news: Russia given deadline, half-marathon record in Italy, Nagoya's elite field is deep](https://athleticsillustrated.com/global-news-russia-given-deadline-half-marathon-record-in-italy-nagoyas-elite-field-is-deep/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Russian deadline looming According to Inside the Games, the Russian Athletics Federation has been given until March 18 to pay a portion of a fine that they apparently owe World Athletics. If they don't pay, their reinstatement to international competition is at risk. Where have we heard this
- [Solen Wood interview: winner of 2023 Cobble Hill 10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/solen-wood-interview-winner-of-2023-cobble-hill-10k/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Solen Wood is a 21-year-old athlete with Triathlon Canada. He won the 2023 Cobble Hill 10K in a personal best and event record 30:47 bettering the old record of 31:11 by Steve Osaduik from 2008 on a slightly different course. Wood will attempt to make Team Canada for
- [Olympic bronze medallist Holly Bradshaw to return to action at Müller Birmingham Diamond League](https://athleticsillustrated.com/olympic-bronze-medallist-holly-bradshaw-to-return-to-action-at-muller-birmingham-diamond-league/) - Olympic pole vault bronze medallist Holly Bradshaw (GBR) will open her 2022 Wanda Diamond League campaign at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday 21 May. The 2013 European indoor champion - a former world indoor and European Championships bronze medallist - jumped a British record height of 4.90m in June
- [South Africa to lose relay World's gold due to doping ban to Thando Dlodlo](https://athleticsillustrated.com/south-africa-to-lose-relay-worlds-gold-due-to-doping-ban-to-thando-dlodlo/) - Twenty-three-year-old sprinter Thando Dlodlo tested positive for testosterone and "related compounds" in April of 2021, at the South African championships which took place in Pretoria. SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (Saids) confirmed the infraction and ban. Dlodlo and teammates, Akani Simbine, Tlotliso Gift Leotlela, and Clarence Munyai will lose the gold medals they won competing
- [Legendary Australian miler John Landy has died aged 91](https://athleticsillustrated.com/legendary-australian-miler-john-landy-has-died-aged-91/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated "Nobody remembers the guy who came second, but the guy who came second." - Bobby Unser John Landy, the former mile and 1500m world record holder did finish first often. The legendary Australian miler died at age 91 on Thursday, February 24, 2022. He is famous for being
- [American, Canadian, and Australian 10,000m records smashed in California](https://athleticsillustrated.com/american-canadian-and-australian-10000m-records-smashed-in-california/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated American Grant Fisher, Canadian Mo Ahmed, and Australian Jack Rayner smashed their respective national 10,000m records at The TEN on Friday in San Juan Capistrano, CA. Fisher took out Galen Rupp's American record with a stunning 26:33.84 performance. It was the second record of Rupp's that Fisher has
- [Jacob Kiplimo and Girmawit Gebrzihair set course records in half marathon wins](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jacob-kiplimo-and-girmawit-gebrzihair-set-course-records-in-half-marathon-wins/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Ethiopia’s Girmawit Gebrzihair won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon on Saturday. They also ran to course records finishing in the time of 57:56 and 64:14 respectively. Men's race Kiplimo's goal was the world record of 57:31, which he set on the Lisbon course
- [Athing Mu, Nick Willis to tackle mile at 114th Millrose Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athing-mu-nick-willis-to-tackle-mile-at-114th-millrose-games/) - The 114th Millrose Games taking place on mostly Saturday, Jan. 29 at New York's Armory Track, as usual, will be a very exciting indoor track and field meet. One of the more interesting races will be the men's 800m. The race features Kenyan Michael Saruni who owns a best of 1:43.98. Saruni set the Kenyan
- [Millrose Games sets the tone for the season, especially in the men's 3000m](https://athleticsillustrated.com/millrose-games-sets-the-tone-for-the-season-especially-in-the-mens-3000m/) - Elle Purrier St. Pierre defended her Millrose Games title but did not threaten her indoor American record in the women’s Wanamaker Mile, running 4:19.30 to put away Josette Norris on the final lap. The biggest question of the race — how fast could Olympic 800-meter champion Athing Mu run — went unanswered, as Mu ran with the leaders for seven
- [English-Italian sprinterAntonio Infantino suspended for doping violation](https://athleticsillustrated.com/english-italian-sprinterantonio-infantino-suspended-for-doping-violation/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated English-Italian sprinter Antonio Infantino has been suspended for the “presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in an athlete’s sample.” The Italian Athletics Federation made the announcement Thursday that he is suspended. #Italian-British #sprinter Antonio Infantino, who competed for Italy in the 200m at the
- [Diamond League adds Shenzhen, Radcliffe supports Kenya, Omanyala asks Athletics Kenya for more meets](https://athleticsillustrated.com/diamond-league-adds-shenzhen-radcliffe-supports-kenya-omanyala-asks-athletics-kenya-for-more-meets/) - The Diamond League series has added Shenzhen as a second Chinese location for 2022. Shanghai is the other location. The two events go on July, 30 and Aug. 6, 2022. Shanghai was cancelled in 2021 due to the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/LfLRGpS3UE— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) December 21, 2021 The series starts in Doha, Qatar on May
- [Three marathons happening on Sunday, December 5: Valencia, Fukuoka and Sacramento](https://athleticsillustrated.com/three-marathons-happening-on-sunday-december-5-valencia-fukuoka-and-sacramento/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated The end of the 2021 marathon season is nigh upon us and on Sunday, December 5 there will be three races to follow: Valencia, Fukuoka and Sacramento. California International Marathon While the California International Marathon (CIM) is a point-to-point, and net downhill race, runners love to challenge their
- [Papa Massata Diack goes after FIFA, Nike, WADA, Radcliffe, Coe, Davies, Reedie, over Twitter](https://athleticsillustrated.com/papa-massatta-diack-goes-after-nike-wada-radcliffe-coe-davies-reedie-over-twitter/) - Papa Massata Diack is the son of Lamine Diack who for 16 years was the head of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) now named World Athletics. Prior to that, he was the Mayor of Dakar and a world-class long jumper. At one point he was the coach of the Senegal national football team.
- [World champion, Jake Wightman wins 5K Dulwich parkrun in London](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-champion-jake-wightman-wins-5k-dulwich-parkrun-in-london/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Possibly inspired by Melissa Courtney-Bryant who broke the women’s global parkrun 5K record with her 15 minutes and 31 seconds performance in Dorset, Wales on December 24, world champion Jake Wightman raced another local 5K. And of course, he won. Wightman took in the Dulwich parkrun and finished
- [A busy Lord Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, to visit Kenya](https://athleticsillustrated.com/lord-sebastian-coe-president-of-world-athletics-to-visit-kenya/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Lord Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, is in Kenya starting today on a semi-official visit-slash-holiday. Coe will address the media on a number of issues. No doubt, he will talk about doping and the $5 million dollar per year investment into fighting doping in the beleaguered country.
- [Great Britain & Northern Ireland select team for 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin](https://athleticsillustrated.com/great-britain-northern-ireland-select-team-for-2022-european-cross-country-championships-in-turin/) - A team of 40 will represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin, Italy on Sunday 11 December. Trial winners Jess Warner-Judd (coach: Mick Judd, club: Blackburn) and Emile Cairess (Renato Canova, Leeds City) lead the senior teams heading to the Championships in just under two weeks’ time,
- [Forbes Magazine naming Alica Schmidt World Sexiest Athlete does little for the sport](https://athleticsillustrated.com/forbes-magazine-naming-alica-schmidt-world-sexiest-athlete-does-little-for-the-sexism-issue-in-sport/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Forbes Magazine named German sprinter Alica Schmidt the "World Sexiest Athlete," as did the pejorative Australian magazine named Busted Coverage — it's yellow journalism. In a sport where performance is measured on pure speed or racing effort and tactics, the ranking based on looks sets the sport back
- [Connor Black and Julie-Anne Staehli win Canadian Cross Country Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/connor-black-and-julie-anne-staehli-win-canadian-cross-country-championships/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Connor Black and Julie-Anne Staehli won the 2022 Canadian Cross Country Championships at Mooney's Bay on the Rideau River in Ottawa, Ontario on Saturday. The championships help Athletics Canada choose a team to go to the World Cross Country Championships taking place in Bathurst, Australia on February 18,
- [Russian Athletics Federation confused in thinking that there is any chance of reinstatement in 2022 or 2023](https://athleticsillustrated.com/russian-athletics-federation-confused-in-thinking-that-there-is-any-chance-of-reinstatement-in-2022-or-2023/) - Russian Athletics Federation confused in thinking that there is any chance of reinstatement in 2022 or 2023
- [World champion Jake Wightman lines up for Birmingham World Indoor Tour final](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-champion-jake-wightman-lines-up-for-birmingham-world-indoor-tour-final/) - With 100 days to go until the Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final, world 1500m champion Jake Wightman (coach: Geoff Wightman, club: Edinburgh) has confirmed he will race at the Utilita Arena on Saturday 25 February 2023. Wightman has enjoyed a landmark 2022 track season as he added European 800m silver and Commonwealth 1500m bronze to
- [World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year finalists announced](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-athletics-male-athlete-of-the-year-finalists-announced/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Between fan voting over social media, the World Athletics Council, and the World Athletics Family, the list of top male athletes has been pared down from 10 to five. Unlike the women's five finalists published yesterday, the list for the men includes middle-distance and long-distance candidates for the
- [Canada to send 17 to World Mountain & Trail Running Championships, provincial cross-country championship on tap](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canada-to-send-17-to-world-mountain-trail-running-championships-provincial-cross-country-championship-on-tap/) - From Athletics Canada A team of six women and 11 men are set to represent Canada at the first-ever World Mountain & Trail Running Championships this weekend, from Nov 3 to 6 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It’s that time of year: #ACXC22 registration is OPEN!👟🔥🇨🇦Mooney’s Bay, Ottawa is ready to welcome the nation’s best cross-country
- [Marathon turns to cross-country season as fall turns to winter, various national championships on tap](https://athleticsillustrated.com/marathon-turns-to-cross-country-season-as-fall-turns-to-winter-various-national-championships-on-tap/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated USATF Winter Championships The USATF National Club Cross Country Championships will be taking place in San Francisco on Saturday, December 10 in Golden Gate Park. Five races will be contested: masters women 6K, masters men 60+ 8K, masters men (40-59) 10K, open women 6K, and open men 10K.This
- [Former Huntington University coach accused of sex with athletes and potential doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/former-huntington-university-coach-accused-of-sex-with-athletes-and-potential-doping/) - Allegations and a civil suit against Nick Johnson, former Huntington University coach, were launched accusing him of having sex and raping at least two of his athletes. He is also accused of luring to take a teen across state lines (for the purpose of sex). Due to what the athletes believe to be forced doping
- [Crisis: Russian Olympic Committee member flees, Japanese exec. charged with bribery, Kenyan athletes banned](https://athleticsillustrated.com/crisis-russian-olympic-committee-member-flees-japanese-exec-charged-with-bribery-kenyan-athletes-banned/) - Russian flees Anastasia Davydova, the secretary general of the Russian Olympic Committee has fled Russia according to Russian news agency TASS. Davydova is a five-time Olympic gold medallist. The artistic swimming coach has no plans to return to Russia and has fled due to the drafting of thousands of civilians into the illegal incursion into
- [Epic Kenyan, Ethiopian battle for the women's London Marathon win](https://athleticsillustrated.com/big-kenyan-ethiopian-battle-for-the-womens-london-marathon-win/) - Joyciline Jepkosgei The London Marathon win will come from one of four women: Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei or Judith Korir or Ethiopia's Degitu Azimeraw or Yalemzerf Yehualaw. They are not in contention because of the number of withdrawals due to injury, but because of their resumes. Jepkosgei brings a 2:17:43 best to the line and Korir
- [Nicholas Kipkorir smashed the Brasov 10km record by nearly two minutes](https://athleticsillustrated.com/nicholas-kipkorir-smashed-the-brasov-10km-record-by-nearly-two-minutes/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyan Nicholas Kipkorir won the Brasov 10km in a new course record time of 26:51. The performance places him in fifth in the world all-time rankings. The 23-year-old smashed the Brasov Running Festival course record of 28:40 from last year which also stood as the fastest time on
- [Bruce, Simbassa win USATF 10K Road Championships and $10,000 at Great Cow Harbor 10K Run](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bruce-simbassa-win-usatf-10k-road-championships-10000-at-great-cow-harbor-10k-run/) - It takes a team! Congrats on the U.S. 10K title, @Steph_Rothstein & @NAZ_Elite! 31:52 course record this morning at the #CowHarbor10K 💰 📸 for @CitiusMag pic.twitter.com/Nkh97y7k0s— Johnny Zhang Photography (@jzsnapz) September 17, 2022 Stephanie Bruce won the Great Cow Harbor 10K Saturday in the time of 31:52 to break the course record. It was her second
- [Yihunilign Adane carrying Ethiopian hopes at TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/yihunilign-adane-carrying-ethiopian-hopes-at-tcs-toronto-waterfront-marathon/) - By Paul Gains When Yihunilign Adane lines up against some of the world’s best marathoners at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 16th it will be with all the confidence of a man on a mission. He will also be carrying his country’s hopes.Taking top honours in the 2022 Barcelona Marathon in a personal
- [Toronto's Oasis ZooRun to raise funds for tigers](https://athleticsillustrated.com/torontos-oasis-zoo-run-to-raise-funds-for-tigers/) - It's on. Meaning road racing season starts in earnest this Saturday the 17th in Toronto. The Canada Running Series (CRS) will host the Oasis ZooRun in the in-person format for the first time since 2019. The pandemic is not over, perhaps it will never be over, but people want to race, and apparently, the animals
- [World record holder Jacob Kiplimo to race the 2022 Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-record-holder-jacob-kiplimo-to-race-the-2022-vedanta-delhi-half-marathon/) - Sunday, October 16 will be a busy day in road racing as the Amsterdam and Toronto Marathon takes to the streets of their respective cities, as does the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon. There is a half dozen more marathons that day around North America — it's marathon season.Not to be left out is Uganda’s world
- [World Athletics flush with cash according to Inside the Games article](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-athletics-flush-with-cash-according-to-inside-the-games-article/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated World Athletics (WA), the governing body of the sport of athletics is apparently flush with cash according to an Inside the Games article. The article states that reported revenue for the out-of-sequence Olympic year of 2021 bounded ahead to $82.9 million (£71.5 million/€82.6 million), from $44.3 million (£38.2
- [Wightman and Hodgkinson progress on day four at European Championships in Munich](https://athleticsillustrated.com/wightman-and-hodgkinson-progress-on-day-four-at-european-championships-in-munich/) - There were mixed fortunes for Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s athletes at the European Athletics Championships in Munich on Thursday morning. Underlining the current quality of British middle-distance running, GB & NI’s 800m contingent delivered an impressive series of performances across the heats, ensuring a full complement of athletes will compete in Friday’s semi-finals. Kicking
- [American Alicia Monson runs a monster 3000m performance in Lausanne but pipped at line](https://athleticsillustrated.com/american-alicia-monson-runs-a-monster-3000m-performance-in-lausanne-but-pipped-at-line/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated American Alicia Monson ran a stunning 3,000-metre race at the Lausanne Diamond League meet Friday. She ran a new personal best time of 8:26.61 and was narrowly defeated at the line by Francine Niyonsaba who clocked an 8:26.00 performance. Niyonsaba holds nine national records for Burundi. The 29-year-old's personal best
- [Sprint times invalid at Islamic Solidarity Games  due to a technical glitch](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sprint-times-invalid-at-islamic-solidarity-games-due-to-a-technical-glitch/) - Sprint times that were posted during the first three days of the meet in Konya have been deemed invalid by authorities at the Islamic Solidarity Games due to a technical issue. It was revealed that a technical issue on the cabling of the starting system was discovered on August 11. Competition started on Aug. 8
- [Hudson-Smith stars as GB & NI takes first gold in Munich](https://athleticsillustrated.com/hudson-smith-stars-as-gb-ni-take-first-gold-in-munich/) - Matthew Hudson-Smith (coach: Gary Evans, club: Birchfield) gave Great Britain and Northern Ireland their first gold at the European Athletics Championships in Munich Wednesday as he retained his 400m title. Additionally, Alex Haydock-Wilson (Benke Blomkvist; Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow) secured bronze in the same race. A fourth-place finish for Victoria Ohuruogu (Christine Ohuruogu; Newham &
- [Australia goes 1-2 in decathlon at Commonwealth Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/australia-goes-1-2-in-decathlon-at-commonwealth-games/) - Australia has served up a decathlon double and another bronze at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as decathletes Daniel Golubovic and Cedric Dubler took silver and bronze as wheelchair racer Samuel Carter picked up bronze in the 1500m T53/54. Producing world-class results in ten events across two days is a mammoth task in itself. But
- [Anderson Peters, double javelin world champion, beaten and thrown off boat](https://athleticsillustrated.com/anderson-peters-double-javelin-world-champion-beaten-and-thrown-off-boat/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Anderson Peters from Grenada, who recently defended his javelin world championships title in Eugene, as well as taking silver during the Birmingham Commonwealth Games had a rude return home Friday. The 24-year-old had returned to Grenada, enjoyed a welcoming home ceremony, then was subsequently beaten by five men
- [Commonwealth Games Day 3: Canada wins two medals in five minutes](https://athleticsillustrated.com/commonwealth-games-day-3-canada-wins-two-medals-in-five-minutes/) - From Athletics Canada Mitton wins shot put, earns Canada its first athletics medal Sarah Mitton stepped inside the shotput circle for her sixth and final toss. She sat in third, trailing Maddison-Lee Wesche of New Zealand and Danniel Thomas-Dodd of Jamaica. The bronze medal spot is a good placing to occupy, unless, like Mitton, the
- [Devon Allen's false start at World Championships, a missed opportunity for the sport of athletics](https://athleticsillustrated.com/devon-allens-false-start-at-world-championships-a-missed-opportunity-for-the-sport-of-athletics/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Devon Allen's false start at the final of the 110-metre hurdles competition during the 2022 Eugene World Athletics Championships was bad for the sport of athletics. In April, he was signed by the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles as a wide receiver. Allen was signed as a 27-year-old
- [Kenyans sweep the 127th Boston Marathon: Obiri arrives, Chebet defends title](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyans-sweep-the-127th-boston-marathon-obiri-arrives-chebet-defends-title/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Evens Chebet of Kenya won the 127th Boston Marathon in the time of 2:05:54. Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medallist in the 5000m event, dominated in just her second marathon — into a slight headwind. She clocked a 2:21:38 performance. In November, she debuted at the New
- [Ethiopia, Kenya, Isreal, 1-2-3, Team USA with best performance in the women's marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopia-kenya-isreal-1-2-3-team-usa-with-best-performance-in-the-womens-marathon/) - .@SaraHall3 gestures to the crowd to make some noise about 13.5K into @WCHoregon22 Women’s Marathon. Hall (2:22:10) worked together with @emmajbates (2:23:18 PB) & @KeiraDAmato (2:23:34) during the race’s middle stages for the trio to finished 5-7–8 respectively. #wchoregon22 pic.twitter.com/hs8NIsPJC4— Michael Scott (@urimiscott) July 18, 2022 Gotytom Gebrseslase of Ethiopia won the women's marathon on
- [Cameraman impeded athletes on track during 3000m steeplechase men's final](https://athleticsillustrated.com/cameraman-impeded-athletes-on-track-during-3000m-steeplechase-mens-final/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated A cameraman shooting video stood on the track at Hayward Field in lane two like it was nobody's business. Oddly, he simply did not have the common sense to move out to lane five or completely off the track. Additionally, he was pointing the camera the wrong way,
- [Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake to captain GB & NI and in World Athletics Championships, full team list](https://athleticsillustrated.com/nethaneel-mitchell-blake-to-captain-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-in-world-athletics-championships/) - Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (coach: Ryan Freckleton, club: Newham and Essex Beagles) will captain the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022 which starts on Friday 15 July. A 4x100m relay 2017 world champion, Mitchell-Blake has been honoured with the role for the Championships. He booked his place at the Muller
- [Three Canadians de Grasse, Brown and Rogers advance after Day 1 of competition at Eugene 2022](https://athleticsillustrated.com/three-canadians-de-grasse-brown-and-rogers-advance-after-day-1-of-competition-at-eugene-2022/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated All spring Canadian sprint fans were concerned over the condition of Andre de Grasse due to apparent injury and a case of Covid. His performances were quite as competitive as he fans are accustomed to. On Day 1 of competition at the Eugene World Athletics Championships, he finished
- [Marco Arop's 1:43.61 a great sign for Team Canada leading into Eugene World Athletics Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/marco-arops-143-61-a-great-sign-for-team-canada-leading-into-eugene-world-athletics-championships/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Marco Arop seems to be peaking at the right time. The Canadian ran a 1:43.61 performance in his hometown of Edmonton at Foote Field during the National Track Tour. The 23-year-old ran the third-fastest 800-metre race in the world so far this year. The national record is 1:43.20
- [Christine Ohuruogu leads the way as stars progress on day one of the Müller UK Athletics Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/christine-ohuruogu-leads-the-way-as-stars-progress-on-day-one-of-the-muller-uk-athletics-championships/) - It was a busy day one of the Müller UK Athletics Championships at the Manchester Regional Arena as a number of athletes proved this is where it starts as they kickstarted their summer Championships campaigns at the leading fixture in the domestic track and field calendar. Wearing the red bib for 2022 UK lead, Victoria Ohuruogu (coach:
- [Eilish McColgan decides on the 2022 London Marathon for her debut](https://athleticsillustrated.com/eilish-mccolgan-decides-on-the-2022-london-marathon-for-her-debut/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated As discussed with Eilish McColgan in July of 2019, the Scottish runner will be moving up to the marathon from her specialty the 5,000-metre distance. During the interview, she told Athletics Illustrated that she will move up after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “I’ll definitely be looking to run a marathon
- [Shericka Jackson hot, Sha'Carri Richardson not so much at respective national championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/shericka-jackson-hot-shacarri-richardson-not-so-much-at-respective-national-championships/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Shericka Jackson, now number three all-time Shericka Jackson, a 27-year-old Jamaican from Kingston, recorded a 21.55-seconds 200m sprint to complete the 100m-200m double win during the Jamaican Championships. Her 200m performance is the third-fastest all time. Shericka Jackson is it! 21.55 in the 200m final, the fastest time
- [Portland Track Festival, a wet affair for athletes trying to gain World Championships standard](https://athleticsillustrated.com/portland-track-festival-a-wet-affair-for-athletes-trying-to-gain-world-championships-standard/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated The Portland Track Festival took place over the weekend. The watercooler conversation Monday morning will likely be about how well the athletes ran in a rain storm. It was a stark contrast to the 2021 USATF Trials where the extreme heat caused schedule alterations. One can only hope
- [Sha'Carri Richardson shines and Devon Allen runs the third-fastest 110m hurdles of all-time](https://athleticsillustrated.com/shacarri-richardson-shines-and-devon-allen-runs-the-third-fastest-110m-hurdles-of-all-time/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated The USATF New York Grand Prix took place Sunday at Icahn Stadium in Manhattan, New York, and some stars came out to shine. As expected, Noah Lyles won the 200-metre event in a season's best seconds 19.61 seconds. He made it look easy. Lyles was the only one in
- [Lagos, we have a problem: thirteen Nigerian athletes left at home apparently due to missed drug tests](https://athleticsillustrated.com/lagos-we-have-a-problem-thirteen-nigerian-athletes-left-at-home-apparently-due-to-missed-drug-tests/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Thirteen Nigerian athletes were left at home for allegedly missing doping tests, while the team heads to Mauritius to compete in the African Athletics Championships. The championships serve as a qualifying meet for this summer's World Athletics Championships happening in Eugene, Oregon starting July 15. An official of
- [British Mountain and Trail runners selected for July's European Off-Road Running Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/british-mountain-and-trail-runners-selected-for-julys-european-off-road-running-championships/) - The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team will be represented by 29 athletes for the European Off-Road Running Championships in La Palma, Spain on 1-3 July. For the first time at the European edition of the event, the mountain running and trail races will take place at the same event across three days of action
- [Allyson Felix begins farewell tour in Ostrava, finishes second](https://athleticsillustrated.com/allyson-felix-begins-farewell-tour-in-ostrava-finishes-second/) - American sprint legend Allyson Felix finished second in the women's 200m event at the 2022 Ostrava Golden Spike meet. She clocked a time of 22.78 seconds, half a second back of Niger's Aminatou Seyni who set a personal and national record of 22.21. The 36-year-old Felix owns a personal best of 21.69 which was set
- [Ben Flanagan and Natasha Wodak are "happy" with their 10K Championship titles](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ben-flanagan-and-natasha-wodak-are-happy-with-their-10k-championship-titles/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Ben Flanagan defended his Ottawa 10K title and national 10K road championship with a new road personal best of 28:39.5 on Saturday. The Kitchener, Ontario native led for most of the race, over stiff competition in Rory Linkletter, Luc Bruchet, and Thomas Fafard. The four went out hard
- [Records may fall at the Night of 10,000m PBs in London, UK](https://athleticsillustrated.com/records-may-fall-at-night-of-10000m-pbs-in-london-uk/) - Men's field © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated The Night of 10,000m PBs happening in London, UK on Saturday features 30 men who have run sub-29:00 in the final section alone. And there are 26 more who have run sub-30:00. At least 227 sub-elite and elite men will be racing, at least four of
- [Start lists go live for Müller Birmingham Diamond League and return of world-class athletics to Alexander Stadium](https://athleticsillustrated.com/start-lists-go-live-for-muller-birmingham-diamond-league-and-return-of-world-class-athletics-to-alexander-stadium/) - With four days to go until the Müller Birmingham Diamond League on Saturday 21 May, a host of global athletics stars – including several Olympic and Paralympic champions - are set to descend upon the newly renovated Alexander Stadium in Birmingham as start lists have gone live. Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM), triple gold medallist in Tokyo, Jamaican
- [Stratford-Upon-Avon's Pozzi to line up against reigning and former Olympic Champions Parchment and McLeod in Birmingham](https://athleticsillustrated.com/stratford-upon-avons-pozzi-to-line-up-against-reigning-and-former-olympic-champions-parchment-and-mcleod-in-birmingham/) - Former world indoor champion Andrew Pozzi (GBR) will line up against reigning Olympic champion Hansle Parchment (JAM) and former Olympic champion Omar McLeod (JAM) in the 110mH at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday 21 May. Pozzi, who won the global 60mH title in Birmingham in 2018, finished seventh in
- [Eilish McColgan wins and Mo Farah comes back in Vitality London 10k](https://athleticsillustrated.com/eilish-mccolgan-wins-and-mo-farah-comes-back-in-vitality-london-10k/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Men's race Since Mo Farah was knighted and arose Sir Mo Farah, some of the British press have treated him like royalty. For example, at least two major publications declared that Farah's career is in doubt over a road loss to an unknown club runner this morning. Reading
- [Deep elite fields for Boston; Edna Kiplagat thinks at 42 she can win the Boston Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/deep-elite-fields-for-boston-edna-kiplagat-thinks-at-42-she-can-win-the-boston-marathon/) - Deep elite fields for Boston; Edna Kiplagat thinks at 42 she can win the Boston Marathon
- [Cardiff Half Marathon: Welsh runner Cockram and World Athletics refugee program athlete Omar win](https://athleticsillustrated.com/cardiff-half-marathon-welsh-runner-cockram-and-world-athletics-refugee-program-athlete-owen-win/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Two years delayed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, Welsh native, Natasha Cockram, came home to win the Cardiff Half Marathon Sunday in the time of 70 minutes and 47 seconds, to improve on her own personal best by two minutes. Her previous best was from London last
- [Sexton, Coughler win Spring Run-Off in Toronto, Wong, Allison take Steveston Icebreaker 8K in Vancouver](https://athleticsillustrated.com/leslie-sexton-and-jeremy-coughler-win-under-armour-spring-run-off-in-toronto/) - Almost 3,500 runners raced the first (in-person) 2022 Canada Running Series event at the Under Armour Spring Run-Off in Toronto’s High Park Sunday morning. The excitement was palpable as the 45th edition took place after the two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. Both women’s and men’s winners had convincing victories, as they led from start
- [Ukrainian refugee Valentyna Veretska wins Jerusalem Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ukrainian-refugee-valentyna-veretska-wins-jerusalem-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics IllustratedUkrainian refugee, 31-year-old Valentyna Veretska, won the Jerusalem Marathon in the time two hours, 45 minutes, and 54 seconds. Because of the conflict between Russia - Ukraine conflict, she had not trained for nearly a month leading up to the race. Veretska and her 11-year-old daughter fled Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- [World champion Dina Asher-Smith to race 100m at Müller Birmingham Diamond League](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-champion-dina-asher-smith-to-race-100m-at-muller-birmingham-diamond-league/) - UK Athletics World and European champion Dina Asher-Smith will compete at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday, May 21. The two-time Olympic relay bronze medallist - British record holder over 100m (10.83) and 200m (21.88) - is the reigning world 200m champion and was the silver-medallist over 100m and 4
- [Rhonex Kipruto and Senbere Teferi win New York City Half Marathon, take course records](https://athleticsillustrated.com/rhonex-kipruto-and-senbere-teferi-win-new-york-city-half-marathon-take-course-records/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated The phrase, "Fortuna audaces iuvat" or one of its many English variations, "fortune favours the bold" may be applied to Sunday's New York City Half Marathon winners. Kenyan Rhonex Kipruto and Ethiopian Senbere Teferi, ran hard for the wins and set new course records along the way. The
- [Gabriela DeBues-Stafford breaks Canadian 5000m indoor record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gabriela-debues-stafford-breaks-canadian-5000m-indoor-record/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Less than a week after breaking the Canadian indoor 3000m record, Toronto's Gabriela DeBues-Stafford took down the Canadian indoor 5000m record. She clocked 14 minutes, 31.38 seconds to improve upon her own national record of 14:57.45 from 2019. The race took place at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
- [D'Amato, Hall, Linkletter break records at 2022 Houston Marathon and Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/damato-hall-linkletter-break-records-at-2022-houston-marathon-and-half-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Several records fell at the 2022 Houston Marathon and Half Marathon Sunday in what is typically the first marathon event of the new year. Keira D'Amato took down the American marathon record with her performance of 2:19:12, breaking Deena Kastor's 2:19:36, 2006 London Marathon performance. The 37-year-old mother of
- [Laura Muir targets 1000M world record at Müller Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham](https://athleticsillustrated.com/laura-muir-targets-1000m-world-record-at-muller-indoor-grand-prix-birmingham/) - Olympic 1500m silver medallist Laura Muir (GBR) will target the 1000m world indoor record at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix – a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting – at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Saturday 19 February. Muir, the 2018 world indoor 1500m silver medallist, is the European indoor 1000m record holder having
- [5K world records pending from Barcelona's Cursa dels Nassos on New Year's Eve](https://athleticsillustrated.com/5k-world-records-pending-from-barcelonas-cursa-dels-nassos-on-new-years-eve/) - © Copyright -2022 - Athletics Illustrated Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi and Ejegayehu Taye both broke the world 5K road records on Friday, December 31, while competing in the flat, point-to-point course at Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona. They ran 12:49 and 14:19 respectively.Aregawi broke Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei's world road record of 12:51 that was set in
- [Hammer thrower Jud Logan and triple jump legend Viktor Saneyev pass away](https://athleticsillustrated.com/hammer-thrower-jud-logan-and-triple-jump-legend-viktor-saneyev-pass-away/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Jud Logan *cover photo: On the right is Jud Logan, on the left is Kent State football coach Sean Lewis. Source: Twitter. Jud Logan, American hammer thrower and coach died of Covid-related pneumonia at age 62 on January 3. He was hospitalised on Christmas Eve. The four-time Olympian
- [Russians continue to dope; Russian Triathlon Federation and Tokyo Olympians banned](https://athleticsillustrated.com/russians-continue-to-dope-russian-triathlon-federation-and-tokyo-olympians-banned/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Although not a part of athletics, the fact that World Triathlon has found a significant number of doping cases in Russia is cause for alarm. For example, 124th-world-ranked Igor Polyanskiy was banned for three years and disqualified from the Tokyo Olympics in October after admitting to taking EPO.Former
- [Hicks and Keith win gold as British team earns eight medals at European Cross Country Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/hicks-and-keith-win-gold-as-british-team-earns-eight-medals-at-european-cross-country-championships/) - Media release Individual gold medals for Megan Keith (coach: Ross Cairns; club: Inverness) and Charles Hicks (Shaftesbury Barnet) and a second consecutive mixed relay title led the way as 40-strong British contingent topped the medal table at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships with five golds in Fingal-Dublin. Keith continued her stellar cross country form
- [Glasgow, Lima awarded world indoor championships, BBC agrees to five-year extension](https://athleticsillustrated.com/glasgow-lima-awarded-world-indoor-championships-bbc-agrees-to-five-year-extension/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated World Athletics Council announced Wednesday that Glasgow has been awarded the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships (WIC). The 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships have been awarded to Lima. Glasgow 2024 Glasgow hosted the 2019 European Indoor Championships in Emirates Arena, which is where the 2024 indoor meet will
- [Keira D’Amato and Conner Mantz win USATF Half Marathon Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/keira-damato-and-conner-mantz-win-usatf-half-marathon-championships/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Men's race Conner Mantz of Provo, UT won the USATF Half Marathon Championships Sunday in Hardeeville, SC. He won in the time of one hour and 55 seconds in his debut over the distance. Finishing second was Sam Chelanga in the time of 60:59, while Nico Montanez clocked
- [New winners at the 2021 Gunner Shaw Cross Country Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/new-winners-at-the-2021-gunner-shaw-cross-country-classic/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated The 37th annual Gunner Shaw 10K Cross Country Classic at Thetis Lake Park in Victoria, BC lived up to its name on Saturday. The so-called atmospheric rivers (weather systems) that have dumped massive amounts of rain on the west coast continued while the race was on. The iconic
- [Glasgow to host 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/glasgow-to-host-2024-world-athletics-indoor-championships/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated World Athletics has announced that Glasgow will host the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships. The meet will be held in the Emirates Arena. According to organizers, the event will be the biggest Indoor athletics championships of all time. Glasgow hosted the European Indoor Championships in 2019. Nicola Sturgeon,
- [The Warandecross in Tilburg, a qualifier for European Cross Country Championships goes Sunday](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-warandecross-in-tilburg-a-qualifier-for-european-cross-country-championships-goes-sunday/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated The Warandecross in Tilburg, Netherlands will be run Sunday, November 28. The meet is an important qualifier for the Fingal-Dublin, Ireland European Cross Country Championships happening on Dec. 12. The men In the senior men’s, Mike Foppen will be looking to defend his title after winning two years
- [West coast steeplechasers John Gay and Geneviève Lalonde win Canadian Cross Country Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/west-coast-steeplechasers-john-gay-and-genevieve-lalonde-win-canadian-cross-country-championships/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Vancouver's John Gay and Victoria's (hometown: Moncton, NB) Geneviève Lalonde won the 2021 Canadian Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Ottawa. Both are Tokyo Olympians, and both compete in the 3000m steeplechase. ICYMI: @lalongen won her third ACXC title in a row and @JohnGay96 remained undefeated since getting
- [Mike Chesire and Leslie Sexton win Philadelphia Marathon setting personal best times](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mike-chesire-and-leslie-sexton-win-philadelphia-marathon-setting-personal-best-times/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Mike Chesire from Coon Rapids, MN, and Leslie Sexton of Vancouver, BC won the Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday. Mike Chesire wins the #PhillyMarathon with a record breaking time! 2:13:27 Congrats! pic.twitter.com/kh5mL3WNE1— Katie Katro (@KatieKatro6abc) November 21, 2021 The 24-year-old Chesire stopped the clock at 2:13:27. Hometown runner Dylan
- [Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo breaks half-marathon world record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ugandas-jacob-kiplimo-breaks-half-marathon-world-record/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics IllustratedThe world half marathon champion Jacob Kiplimo won the Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday. He won by over two minutes and took one second off the previous record. He won in the time of 57:31. The previous record was held by Kenyan Kibiwott Kandie. Kiplimo was on pace for
- [Course and masters records set at First Half Marathon, 400 compete in the Hatley Castle 8K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/course-and-masters-records-set-at-first-half-marathon-400-compete-in-the-hatley-castle-8k/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated The men Vancouver's Luc Bruchet with Miles2Marathon and Prairie Inn Harrier, Natasha Wodak, set new course records at the First Half Marathon in Vancouver on Sunday. Bruchet clocked a finish time of one-hour, three minutes and 25 seconds, just six seconds ahead of Justin Kent from Surrey and
- [Athletics coach John Lees given lifetime ban](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-coach-john-lees-given-lifetime-ban/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Coach John Lees was handed a lifetime ban from the sport of athletics on Thursday. The ban was handed down for complaints found against him for inappropriate behavior toward his athletes. Lees received the life sentence while he was appealing his five-year ban that was handed down in
- [Kenya’s Benson Kipruto and Diana Kipyogei win 125th Boston Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyas-benson-kipruto-and-diana-kipyogei-win-125th-boston-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyans Benson Kipruto and Diana Kipyogei won the Boston Marathon - the first Boston to run in October in its 125-year history. Kipruto won in the time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 51 seconds, and Kipyogei clocked a 2:24:45 in Monday's race. Kipruto stayed with the lead pack
- [Several Asian marathons cancelled, World Athletics reveals Worlds marathon course in Eugene, OR](https://athleticsillustrated.com/several-asian-marathons-cancelled-world-athletics-reveals-worlds-marathon-course-in-eugene-or/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated The 2021 Shanghai Marathon has been indefinitely postponed, organisers announced on Wednesday. Apparently there is a resurgence of the coronavirus.China is battling a new wave of infections, this time it is the Delta variant that is causing more lockdown-like restrictions on large public gatherings. Shanghai marathon off as
- [Blessing Okagbare and Alberto Salazar appeals fail, both to serve out four-year bans](https://athleticsillustrated.com/blessing-okagbare-and-alberto-salazar-appeals-fail-both-to-serve-out-four-year-bans/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Blessing Okagbare Blessing Okagbare from Nigeria had appealled her four-year suspension, however, her B sample had resulted in another positive result. She will serve out her four-year doping ban. The sprinter tested positive for Human Growth Hormone during an out-of-competition test and was subsequently removed from the Tokyo
- [Seifu Tura and Ruth Chepngetich take Chicago Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/seifu-tura-and-ruth-chepngetich-take-chicago-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated It was hot and it was humid and of course, it was flat and fast. It's the Chicago Marathon after all. The good news is the wind didn't play havoc with the competitors as it has in the past.Ethiopian Seifu Tura and Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich took the Chicago Marathon Sunday, in the
- [Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Andre de Grasse win in Chorsaw, Poland](https://athleticsillustrated.com/shelly-ann-fraser-pryce-and-andre-de-grasse-win-in-chorsaw/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Canadian Andre De Grasse both won their respective races at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial meet in Chorzow, Poland on Sunday. Fraser-Pryce clocked a time of 10.81. It was a clear and decisive win over second-place finisher Switzerland's, Mujinga Kambundji, who finished in
- [The British dominate the 5th Avenue Mile in New York City](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-british-dominate-the-5th-avenue-mile-in-new-york-city/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated British athlete Jake Wightman won the 2021 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile Sunday in New York City in the time of 3:49.6. The performance represents a new personal best for the 27-year-old. It was a great result considering his previous best of 3:52.02 was run on the track
- [The Diamond League's Prefontaine Classic lived up to its name and the hype](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-diamond-leagues-prefontaine-classic-lived-up-to-its-name-and-the-hype/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Sha'Carri Richardson — a lightning rod for attention — stepped onto the line wearing a tiara. The American sprinter, who was suspended in 2021 for testing positive for cannabis and missed the Olympics, subsequently performed poorly or chose not to race. Saturday, she appeared to put most of
- [Hudson-Smith claims first Worlds medal in the 400m event on a big day for British Athletics](https://athleticsillustrated.com/matt-hudson-smith-claims-first-world-championships-medal-in-the-400m-event/) - Matt Hudson-Smith (coach: Gary Evans; club: Birchfield Harriers) impressively claimed his first individual World Athletics Championships medal, a bronze, in the men’s 400m, which kept the streak going for the British team in Oregon. Hudson-Smith, enjoying a fine season so far having broken the near 25-year-old British 400m record at the same venue back in
- [The Lovisa Lindh interview: The sting of being left off Team Sweden at Tokyo Olympic Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-lovisa-lindh-interview-being-left-off-team-sweden-at-tokyo-olympic-games/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Lovisa Lindh is a Swedish 800-metre runner who competed in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and earned bronze at the European Championships earlier that year. The 30-year-old is a nine-time national champion, five indoors and four outdoors. Lindh’s personal best is the national record at 1:58.77. She also
- [Ethiopian, Yalemzerf Yehualaw, breaks half-marathon world record at Antrim Coast Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopian-yalemzerf-yehualaw-breaks-half-marathon-world-record-at-antrim-coast-half-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Ethiopian, Yalemzerf Yehualaw, took down the world half-marathon record at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon Sunday, recording a one-hour, three-minute, and 43-second performance. She finished in ninth place overall. It is a stunning achievement for the 22-year-old who was representing the NN Running Team - the same team
- [Lausanne Diamond League meet Thursday, a star-studded affair](https://athleticsillustrated.com/lausanne-diamond-league-meet-thursday-a-star-studded-affair/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Tokyo Olympic gold medallists Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jacob Ingebrigtsen, and Karsten Warholm are just a few notable names featured to be competing Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland at the Athletissma meeting. Elaine Thompson-Herah Thompson-Herah has garnered much attention for running the fastest 100m performance since Florence Griffth-Joyner in 1988. Thompson-Herah
- [Sha'Carri Richardson last, Elaine Thompson-Herah first in near-record run](https://athleticsillustrated.com/shacarri-richardson-last-elaine-thompson-herah-first-in-near-record-run/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Jamaican, Elaine Thompson-Herah, clocked a near-world-record 100-metre run, finishing first in the time of 10.54 seconds, just .05 of a second off of Florence Griffith-Joyner's 33-year-old world record. Thompson-Herah set a Diamond League record and took significant time off of her personal best of 10.61, which she set
- [Lucy Murigi and Xavrier Chevrier win World Mountain Running World Cup race in Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in France](https://athleticsillustrated.com/lucy-murigi-and-xavrier-chevrier-win-world-mountain-running-world-cup-race-in-saint-gervais-les-bains-in-france/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyan Lucy Murigi won the third race of the 2021 World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) World Cup on Saturday. The race was held over the La Montee du Nid d'Aigle (Rise of the Eagle’s Nest) course on the side of Mont Blanc at Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains in France. Murigi is
- [Mixed results on Day 1 for Canada in Tokyo, Gay and Hughes move on; Bishop-Nriagu out after preliminary round](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mixed-results-for-canada-on-day-1-of-athletics-competition-bishop-nriagu-out-after-preliminary-round/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated One of Canada's medal hopes in athletics, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, who competes in the 800m event is out after the preliminary round competition. The 30-year-old, three-time Olympian was hampered with a hamstring injury. She finished fourth in her section in the time of 2:02.11, but 28th overall through all
- [Edward Faulds and Toby Makoyawo crowned European Athletics U20 champions](https://athleticsillustrated.com/edward-faulds-and-toby-makoyawo-crowned-european-athletics-u20-champions/) - UK Athletics Edward Faulds and Toby Makoyawo were crowned European Athletics U20 champions on day two in Tallinn, as Mary John and Joy Eze also sealed medals for the British team. Faulds [men’s 400m] and Makoyawo [100m] both secured their titles in personal best times, while Mary John won silver in the women’s 400m, and
- [Trio of relay gold medals for Great Britain and Northern Ireland on final day](https://athleticsillustrated.com/trio-of-relay-gold-medals-for-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-on-final-day/) - UK Athletics The British team wrapped up the European Athletics U20 Championships by winning a trio of relay medals in majestic fashion to end the event top of the medal table with 12 overall; six gold, one silver, and five bronze medals. The men’s 4x100m, women’s 4x100m, and men’s 4x400m relay teams triumphed in Tallinn
- [Monaco Diamond League offers stunning world-leading performances](https://athleticsillustrated.com/monaco-diamond-league-offers-stunning-world-leading-performances/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Women's 1500m To channel the great T.S. Elliot, this is the way the race ends, not with a whimper but with a bang. That is also how the race starts too, there was no whimper or noticeable fade in the women's 1500m for Faith Kipyegon. The defending Rio
- [Twenty-year-old, Oliver Dustin, an Olympic 800m medal threat for Great Britain allegedly tested positive for cocaine](https://athleticsillustrated.com/twenty-year-old-oliver-dustin-an-olympic-800m-medal-threat-for-great-britain-tests-positive-for-cocaine/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Twenty-year-old, Oliver Dustin, an Olympic 800m medal threat for Great Britain allegedly tested positive for cocaine in Nice, France. Dustin dropped jaws when he dusted Sebastian Coe’s British U23 record with a world-leading time of 1.43.82 on June 12th in Nice. Then two weeks later, he ran the
- [A further 43 athletes added to British team for European U20 Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/a-further-43-athletes-added-to-british-team-for-european-u20-championships/) - UK Athletics A further 43 athletes have been added to the British team for the European Athletics U20 Championships which will take place in Tallinn, Estonia between the 15-18 July, adding to the 22 athletes selected last month, bringing the team total size to 65. Among them are Charlie Carvell (coach: Stuart Hamilton, club: Telford) and Brodie
- [Stockholm Diamond League: Duplantis breaks meet record, seven women go sub-2 in the 800m](https://athleticsillustrated.com/stockholm-diamond-league-duplantis-breaks-meet-record-seven-women-go-sub-2-in-the-800m/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Mondo Duplantis Swede, Mondo Duplantis, broke the meet record at home during the Wanda Stockholm Diamond League meet on Sunday. Three days after improving the Bislett Games pole vault record to 6.01m and attempting a world record in Oslo, Duplantis repeated that performance in front of the home
- [Chelimo, Mu, McLaughlin, Hocker, and Lyles a thing of beauty at U.S.A. Olympic Trials](https://athleticsillustrated.com/chelimo-mu-mclaughlin-hocker-and-lyles-a-thing-of-beauty-at-u-s-a-olympic-trials/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Men's 5000m When Paul Chelimo speaks he still carries a Kenyan-Swahili accent, however, when he races, he is as brash as any American. Throughout the men's 5000m event, he gestured, trash talked and finger pointed to the win. He clocked a 13:26.82 on a very hot day, where
- [British Tokyo Olympic Trials on this weekend; your guide to Müller British Athletics Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/british-tokyo-olympic-trials-on-this-weekend-your-guide-to-muller-british-athletics-championships/) - UK Athletics Over 700 athletes will compete in Manchester this weekend, with the ultimate prize being a ticket to the Tokyo Olympic Games taking place in just a few weeks’ time. Of those confirmed, 35 reigning champions are set to defend their British titles at the three-day event starting from 14:30 today.This fan guide will
- [Sara Hall defends title at NY Mini 10K; Canadians run well at Harry Jerome Track Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sara-hall-defends-title-at-new-york-mini-10k-in-central-park/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Cover image credit: @JaneMonti1 Sara Hall defended her title at the New York Mini 10K on Saturday. She won in the time of 31:33. Hall ran with the lead pack for much of the race but took a commanding lead late to hold off the competition from Kenya.
- [Justyn Knight sought a win, not just a sub-13-minute performance](https://athleticsillustrated.com/justyn-knight-sought-a-win-not-just-a-sub-13-minute-performance/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics illustrated Canada's Justyn Knight was seeking a win, not necessarily a sub-13-minute performance, during the Florence Diamond League 5000m race where he finished fifth on Thursday. Knight did run a big personal best and became just the second Canadian to breach the 13-minute benchmark with a 12:51.93 performance. Finishing
- [Gabriela DeBues-Stafford sets new benchmark in the 800m distance](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gabriela-debues-stafford-sets-new-benchmark-in-the-800m-distance/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Gabriela DeBues-Stafford's 1:58.70 800m personal best from the Portland Track Festival on the weekend qualifies her for Canada's Olympic team. The Bowerman Track Club athlete is expected to compete in the 1500m distance in Tokyo. Finishing second was Sabrina Southerland who represents Oregon Track Club Elite. She finished
- [Former middle-distance runner Paul McMullen died in skiing accident at age 49](https://athleticsillustrated.com/former-middle-distance-runner-paul-mcmullen-died-in-skiing-accident-at-age-49/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Former middle-distance runner, Paul McMullen, died during a ski accident. Few other details are available about the 49-year-old Michigan native. His 1500m personal best was 3:33.89. He is originally from a town in Michigan called Cadillac. He went on to compete for Eastern Michigan University. While there he
- [Derartu Tulu elected as president of Ethiopian Athletics Federation](https://athleticsillustrated.com/derartu-tulu-elected-as-president-of-ethiopian-athletics-federation/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Derartu Tulu has been elected as president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation. She was serving as interim president since 2018, after taking over for Haile Gebrselassie, who had stepped down. She will now permanently hold the position. Tulu is a two-time Olympic 10,000-metre gold medallist from the 1992
- [Weekend wrap up of several socially-distanced road races from Spain to Kaduna to Canada](https://athleticsillustrated.com/weekend-wrap-up-of-several-socially-distanced-road-races-from-spain-to-kaduna-to-canada/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated From Spain to Kaduna to Canada, some notable performances took place this weekend. Spain's Fernando Carro ran his first serious race since the pandemic took hold. On Sunday, he clocked an impressive 27:46 in a 10K road race in Alcobendas (Madrid). The performance is faster than the national
- [Kipyegon runs fastest 1500m in 2020, Muir wins 800m, Ingebrigtsen controls field in 1500m in Ostrava](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kipyegon-runs-fastest-1500m-in-2020-muir-wins-800m-ingebrigtsen-controls-field-in-1500m-in-ostrava/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyan middle-distance runner, Faith Kipyegon, has gone three-for-three in the 1500m event so far this summer. Tuesday, she won in Ostrava, Czech Republic with a 2020 world-leading time of 3:59:05, which is a meet record. British athlete Laura Weightman finished in second place with a time of 4:01.96 and
- [Harry Aikines-Aryeetey wins 100-metre event at British Athletics Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/harry-aikines-aryeetey-wins-100-metre-event-at-british-athletics-championships/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated It was a Harry day at the 2020 Muller British Athletics Championships as Harry Aikines-Aryeetey won the national 100m title in the time of 10.35 seconds. Also at the meet, Harry Coppell took the British pole vault record at 5.85m. For Aikines-Aryeetey it was a season-best performance. This
- [Cool and windy conditions at Göteborg doesn't deter mid-d and 5,000m athletes](https://athleticsillustrated.com/cool-and-windy-conditions-at-goteborg-doesnt-deter-mid-d-and-5000m-athletes/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics illustrated Cool and windy conditions didn't slow middle-distance runners at the Göteborg Friidrott GP World Athletics Continental Tour meet on Saturday. Racing for just the second time since the Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships, Britain Daniel Rowden won the 800-metre event in a new personal best time of 1:44.74.
- [A record number of athletes disqualified from 2012 London Olympic Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/a-record-number-of-athletes-disqualified-from-2012-london-olympic-games/) - A record number of athletes have been disqualified from the 2012 London Olympics Games according to the Inside the Games article (Record number of London 2012 disqualifications shows justice been served, WADA President claims by Duncan Mackay, August 13, 2020). "A programme that saw more than two-thirds of 5,000 urine and blood samples taken at
- [World Athletics' four-year Strategic Plan: Grassroots engagement, cross-country in Winter Olympics](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-athletics-four-year-strategic-plan-grassroots-engagement-cross-country-in-winter-olympics/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated World Athletics has released a four-year Strategic Plan. The Plan is to grow the sport or in their words, "To use the power and accessibility of athletics and our athletes to create a healthier and fitter world." Grow the sport World Athletics plans to grow the sport from
- [Mixed reactions to new 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games qualification window](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mixed-reactions-to-new-2020-tokyo-olympic-games-qualification-window/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated It appears that World Athletics President Sebastian Coe can't please everyone with the decision to delay the qualification window for athletes wanting to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (2021). The reaction has been mixed among the athletes. Speaking to the Southern Star newspaper in West Cork,
- [Poll: Win a Guinness/Athletics Illustrated golf hat - Who is the most interviewed athlete at Athletics Illustrated? (Random draw from correct answers)](https://athleticsillustrated.com/poll-win-a-guinness-athletics-illustrated-golf-hat-who-is-the-most-interviewed-athlete-at-athletics-illustrated-random-draw-from-correct-answers/) - Win a golf hat from Guinness/AI. Name the most interviewed athlete by Athletics Illustrated. — AthleticsIllustrated (@AthIllustrated) April 17, 2020
- [Wallpaper Wednesdays is a thing; Athletics Canada supports postponement of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/wallpaper-wednesdays-is-a-thing-athletics-canada-supports-postponement-of-2020-tokyo-olympic-games/) - Wallpaper Wednesday is a thing. During the Covid-19 pandemic, athletes from across Canada have begun to share how they are staying connected to training by creating makeshift workout opportunities. Like Wallpaper Wednesdays, social distancing is now a thing and the move to support the more vulnerable in our society has made getting in regular workouts
- [Hofbauer and Pidhoresky crowned national champions and Olympic team members at Toronto](https://athleticsillustrated.com/hofbauer-and-pidhoresky-crowned-national-champions-and-olympic-team-members-at-toronto/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated ELATED FOR @DaynaPidhoresky !!!! Her day has finally come!!! Congrats to you and Josh!!!! https://t.co/nAXoq6cfNQ — Kendra Pomfret (@kpomfret800) October 20, 2019 Marathon runners Dayna Pidhoresky of Vancouver and Trevor Hofbauer of Calgary finished as first Canadians at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Sunday to qualify for the
- [Dynamic New Athletics makes exciting debut at European Games in Minsk](https://athleticsillustrated.com/dynamic-new-athletics-makes-exciting-debut-at-european-games-in-minsk/) - From Inside the Games The first public sighting of "Dynamic New Athletics" - the new format being debuted at the 2nd European Games - proved auspicious here today as it provided more than enough drama, suspense and surprise to keep a decent-sized crowd genuinely engaged through four two-hour mini-matches. It helped that the home side,
- [Ethiopia's world cross sweep usurped by Uganda and their dominating performance in the men's senior race](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopias-world-cross-sweep-usurped-by-uganda-and-their-dominating-performance-in-the-mens-senior-race/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated The 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place Saturday in Aarhus, Denmark reigning in a new era for cross-country with tougher courses and a more festival-like atmosphere. In the senior men’s race, Uganda dominated with finishers going 1, 2, 7 and 10. It was carnage. In a
- [Genevieve Lalonde breaks Canadian 3000m steeplechase record in Shanghai](https://athleticsillustrated.com/genevieve-lalonde-breaks-canadian-3000m-steeplechase-record-in-shanghai/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Genevieve Lalonde, originally of Moncton, New Brunswick, broke the national 3,000-metre steeplechase record on Saturday. Racing in the Diamond League Shanghai meet, she crossed the finish line in 9:29.82. The performance was good for seventh place in a world-class field.New 🇨🇦 record for @lalongen in the women’s 3000m
- [Marilyn Arsenault and Matt Noseworthy win Comox Valley Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/marilyn-arsenault-and-matt-noseworthy-win-comox-valley-half-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age. -Victor Hugo Sunday, the youthful Marilyn Arsenault won the Comox Valley Half Marathon. She crossed the finish line in the time of 1:21:17, good for seventh overall. At 51, she continues to run well
- [Sarah Inglis sets Canadian all-comers 5K record; John Gay sets BC record at St. Patrick's Day 5K in Vancouver](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sarah-inglis-sets-canadian-all-comers-5k-record-john-gay-sets-bc-record-at-st-patricks-day-5k-in-vancouver/) - Maurice Wilson/Christopher Kelsall The St Patrick’s Day 5K that takes place in Vancouver's Stanley Park lived up to its hype as Canada’s most competitive 5K race, despite the late withdrawal of several top entrants. Transplanted Scot, Sarah Inglis, broke the Canadian all-comers record that was set by Natasha Wodak at last year’s race. Saturday, Inglis
- [Athletics Canada Organizational Review](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-canada-organizational-review/) - For those who have an interest in what happens within Athletics Canada operationally, here is your chance to take a survey. Just remember, not unlike voting in elections, every vote - or in this case - every opinion matters. See Athletics Canada message copied from their website and the link to take the survey.
- [Cluj-Napoca set to host strongest international road race in city history](https://athleticsillustrated.com/cluj-napoca-set-to-host-strongest-international-road-race-in-city-history/) - Romania's second-largest city will stage the most significant international athletics event in its history on Sunday, June 28. This is when the tRUNsylvania International 10K Cluj, powered by Joma, takes over the streets of Cluj-Napoca. The World Athletics Elite Label race will unfold over a fast four-lap circuit through the city's historic core before finishing Cluj-Napoca set to host the strongest international road race in city's history
- [Tokyo Marathon 2027 charity (overseas) runners applications](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tokyo-marathon-2027-charity-overseas-runners-applications/) - The Tokyo Marathon is known for its fast course, elite international fields and that it is one of the seven (soon eight) Marathon Major events. Now the international charity application program is open. A fresh round of applications has opened for Tokyo Marathon 2027 charity runners and donors, and Kidsdoor has again been named an Tokyo Marathon 2027 charity (overseas) runners applications
- [7 year suspension effectively ends Kibiwott Kandie's career](https://athleticsillustrated.com/7-year-suspension-effectively-ends-kibiwott-kandies-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 half-marathon world record-holder and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, Kandie, has been hit with a severe seven-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). The 30-year-old admitted to two blatant Anti-Doping 7 year doping suspension effectively ends Kibiwott Kandie's career
- [Prefontaine Classic on July 4: 7 of the top-10 100m sprinters to line up](https://athleticsillustrated.com/prefontaine-classic-on-july-4-7-of-the-top-10-100m-sprinters-to-line-up/) - Some of the world's fastest sprinters battle it out in one of the most loaded Men’s 100m races of the year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nike Prefontaine Classic (@preclassic) Seven of the world's top 10. Eight Olympians. Nineteen World Championship medals. An average personal best of 9.83. The Prefontaine Classic Prefontaine Classic on July 4: 7 of the top-10 100m sprinters to line up
- [Team Canada: 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/team-canada-2026-glasgow-commonwealth-games/) - Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) and Athletics Canada announced the athletes who will represent Team Canada in Athletics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, taking place July 23 to August 2, 2026. These athletes join the 12 para athletes announced to the team in April and para athlete Claire Norek, who was added to the roster earlier this month.The athletes named today feature 13 Team Canada: 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
- [Complete results: 2026 Kenyan National Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials](https://athleticsillustrated.com/complete-results-2026-kenyan-national-championships-and-commonwealth-games-trials/) - Complete results: 2026 Kenyan National Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials
- [South African Johannes Lodewicus Munnik served notice of allegation for doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/south-african-johannes-lodewicus-munnik-served-notice-of-allegation-for-doping/) - South African distance runner Johannes Lodewicus Munnik has been served a notice of allegation that he tested positive for EPO, the red blood cell booster. The Athletics Integrity Unit announced the allegation over social media on Wednesday. The AIU has provisionally suspended Johannes Lodewicus Munnik (South Africa) for Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (EPO)Details here: South African Johannes Lodewicus Munnik served notice of allegation for doping
- [World-class runners to Prague: The Birell Grand Prix has announced the first names of elite runners](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-class-runners-to-prague-the-birell-grand-prix-has-announced-the-first-names-of-elite-runners/) - The Birell Prague Grand Prix 10K is shaping up to be an absolute burner this September, with RunCzech organizers dropping a powerhouse preliminary elite list today. Expect standard-setting depth as top-tier talent from Africa and South America converge on the notoriously fast Czech capital. Kwizera headlines men’s field Leading the charge is Burundi’s Rodrigue Kwizera. World-class runners to Prague: The Birell Grand Prix has announced the first names of elite runners
- [Max Burgin and Emmanuel Wanyonyi set for London Athletics Meet](https://athleticsillustrated.com/max-burgin-and-emmanuel-wanyonyi-set-for-london-athletics-meet/) - British middle-distance standout Max Burgin and Kenyan Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi are locked in for a highly anticipated men’s 800-metre rematch at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday, July 18. The dynamic duo, who put on a clinic at the London Stadium last summer, will face off at the 11th stop of the 2026 Britain's Max Burgin and Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi set for London Athletics Meet
- [Florence Diamond League boasts a super-elite line-up for Thursday, June 10](https://athleticsillustrated.com/florence-diamond-league-boasts-a-super-elite-line-up-for-thursday-june-10/) - Diamond League World record holders Joshua Cheptegei and Sifan Hassan, Diamond League champions Dina Asher-Smith and Tom Walsh and local hero Gianmarco Tamberi are among those who will feature in the third Wanda Diamond League meeting of the season in Florence next week. From 5000m world record holder Joshua Cheptegei to 100m title holder Dina
- [Sinead Diver age 44 and Malindi Elmore age 41 demonstrate that masters should be age 40-plus, not 35](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sinead-diver-age-44-and-malindi-elmore-age-41-prove-that-masters-should-be-age-40-plus-not-35/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Irish-born Australian, Sinead Diver, will be competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games in the marathon at the age of 44. It will be her debut at the Olympics. Her personal best is 2:24:11 from the 2019 running of the London Marathon where she finished eighth. Like many people
- [Gabriela DeBues-Stafford continues assault on Canadian record book](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gabriela-debues-stafford-continues-assault-on-canadian-record-book/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Gabriela DeBues-Stafford continues her assault on the Canadian record book, by bringing down the 3000m national record to an all-time record of 8:33.92. She ran the record at the Ocean Breeze Athletics Complex in New York at the New Balance Grand Prix. DeBues-Stafford took down Jessica O'Connell's record
- [Yousif named British captain for the 2021 World Athletics Relays, Asher-Smith confirmed for Gateshead](https://athleticsillustrated.com/rabah-yousif-named-british-team-captain-for-the-2021-world-athletics-relays/) - British Athletics On the eve of the World Athletics Relays, Rabah Yousif Bhkeit (coach: Carol Williams; club: Newham and Essex Beagles) has been named as captain of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. The Newham and Essex Beagles athlete is a vastly experienced 4x400m relay medallist, winning two world championship bronze medals during his
- [UK Athletics and Gateshead step in to host Müller Grand Prix at Gateshead Stadium May 23](https://athleticsillustrated.com/uk-athletics-and-gateshead-step-in-to-host-muller-grand-prix-at-gateshead-stadium-may-23/) - UK Athletics UK Athletics can confirm that it will host the Müller Grand Prix Gateshead on 23rd May at the Gateshead International Stadium. Rabat, which was due to host the opening Diamond League fixture on the same date, was no longer able to hold the event, and UK Athletics made the offer to the Diamond League
- [Knight lines up against world-class 400m hurdles field at Müller Birmingham Diamond League](https://athleticsillustrated.com/knight-lines-up-against-world-class-400m-hurdles-field-at-muller-birmingham-diamond-league/) - The world’s top one-lap hurdlers, including Jessie Knight (GBR), and Tokyo silver medallist, Dalilah Muhammad (USA), will do battle in the women’s 400m hurdles at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League, on Saturday 21 May, the second meeting of the 2022 Wanda Diamond League series. Briton’s Knight, fresh from a successful indoor season competing in the
- [Beth Potter should run another 5K to demonstrate fitness and a 5000m to qualify for Tokyo in that event](https://athleticsillustrated.com/beth-potter-should-run-another-5k-to-demonstrate-fitness-and-a-5000m-to-qualify-for-tokyo-in-that-event/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated As it is highly unlikely, due to several factors, that Beth Potter’s world's fastest 5k run will be ratified, the best move she can make is to attempt to repeat the performance. Quiet the doubters. She ran 14:41 in Barrowford, UK on Sunday. This is faster than the
- [Athletes with 148 Olympic or World Championship medals in action at Müller British Grand Prix](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletes-with-148-olympic-or-world-championship-medals-in-action-at-muller-british-grand-prix/) - UK Athletics More than half of the British team for this summer’s Olympics will fine-tune their preparations for the Tokyo Games by competing in the Müller British Grand Prix in Gateshead on Tuesday 13th July. Start lists have gone live for next week’s Wanda Diamond League in the North East of England and there is plenty
- [Katarina Johnson-Thompson returns to the Müller British Grand Prix in Gateshead](https://athleticsillustrated.com/katarina-johnson-thompson-returns-to-the-muller-british-grand-prix-in-gateshead/) - Uk Athletics Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Bertrand Valcin, Liverpool Harriers) will continue her comeback from injury when she takes on a world-class long jump line-up at the Müller British Grand Prix in Gateshead on Tuesday 13th July. The world heptathlon champion takes on world long jump gold medallist Malaika Mihambo of Germany plus fellow Tokyo-bound Britons Jazmin Sawyers (Lance Brauman,
- [Keni Harrison to race at the Müller British Grand Prix in Gateshead](https://athleticsillustrated.com/keni-harrison-to-race-at-the-muller-british-grand-prix-in-gateshead/) - UK Athletics Keni Harrison, the world record-holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, has joined the star-studded line-up for the Müller British Grand Prix at Gateshead International Stadium on Tuesday 13th July. The 28-year-old set the world record of 12.20 at the Anniversary Games in the London Stadium five years ago and she will travel to Gateshead
- [Trayvon Bromell lead world-class 100m line-up at the Müller British Grand Prix in Gateshead](https://athleticsillustrated.com/trayvon-bromell-lead-world-class-100m-line-up-at-the-muller-british-grand-prix-in-gateshead/) - UK Athletics Trayvon Bromell, the fastest man in the world this year, is part of a mouth-watering men’s 100m field at the Müller British Grand Prix in Gateshead on Tuesday 13th July. The 25-year-old holds the world-leading mark for 100m in 2021 with 9.76 and he recently won the US Olympic trials in style. But at
- [Competitor lists available for Müller British Athletics Marathon and 20K Walk Trials](https://athleticsillustrated.com/competitor-lists-available-for-muller-british-athletics-marathon-and-20k-walk-trials/) - Media release - British Athletics The competitor lists for the Müller British Athletics Marathon and 20km Walk Trials at Kew Gardens, London on Friday 26 March are now available to view. The event, which is the official trial for the marathon and 20km race walks for the Tokyo Olympic Games, will be streamed at britishathletics.org.uk Ben
- [Javelin star Johannes Vetter will throw at the Müller British Grand Prix in Gateshead](https://athleticsillustrated.com/javelin-star-johannes-vetter-will-throw-at-the-muller-british-grand-prix-in-gateshead/) - UK Athletics Johannes Vetter is the latest global track and field star to sign up to the Müller British Grand Prix and all eyes will be on whether he can break Jan Zelezny’s world javelin record at the Wanda Diamond League event in Gateshead on Tuesday 13th July. Zelezny’s mark of 98.48m was set 25 years
- [Ockenden and Rowe win in 3000m at British Athletics European selection trials](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ockenden-and-rowe-win-in-3000m-at-british-athletics-european-selection-trials/) - News release The British Athletics European Indoor Selection Trial event in Manchester saw 3000m victories for Verity Ockenden (coach: Tony Houchin; club: Swansea) and Jack Rowe (Tim Eglen; Aldershot Farnham & District) as both ran inside European Indoor qualifying standards again. Meanwhile, Jessie Knight (Marina Armstrong; Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow) and Lee Thompson (Sheffield
- [University of Birmingham to host the Müller British Athletics 10,000m Championships and European 10,000m Cup](https://athleticsillustrated.com/university-of-birmingham-to-host-the-muller-british-athletics-10000m-championships-and-european-10000m-cup/) - Press release - British Athletics British Athletics can confirm that the University of Birmingham Athletics Track has been chosen to host the 2021 Müller British Athletics 10,000m Championships and the European 10,000m Cup on Saturday 5 June. This follows the announcement in January that the Night of 10,000m PBs in Highgate – the original host of the
- [Webinar: Athletics in the eyes of the media, "creating greater connectivity with our athletes"](https://athleticsillustrated.com/webinar-athletics-in-the-eyes-of-the-media-creating-greater-connectivity-with-our-athletes/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated World Athletics continues in its effort to grow the sport and better engage the fans who follow. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic decimated the event calendar this year; just when the world governing body was making headway. However, the pandemic has produced some unintended consequences. “Our most important assets,
- [British athletes star in Continental Tour Meetings in Székesfehérvár and Bydgoszcz](https://athleticsillustrated.com/british-athletes-star-in-continental-tour-meetings-in-szekesfehervar-and-bydgoszcz/) - From British Athletics Four British athletes – Cameron Fillery, Elliot Giles, Jemma Reekie and Rabah Yousif triumphed in Bydgoszcz at the World Athletics Continental Tour bronze meeting. There was a commanding display from Jemma Reekie (Andy Young; Kilbarchan) in the women’s 1500m as she recorded another victory to add to her ever-growing list this season.
- [2021 European 10,000m Cup to take place in London June 5, 2021](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2021-european-10000m-cup-to-take-place-in-london-june-5-2021/) - British Athletics The 2021 European 10,000m Cup will return to Highgate, London on 5 June when Europe’s leading distance runners and Great Britain’s foremost club runners will toe the start-line for a full day of racing at the Parliament Hill Athletics Track. This will be the third time the European 10,000m Cup has been held
- [United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee launches fund Athlete Assistance Fund](https://athleticsillustrated.com/united-states-olympic-committee-launches-fund-athlete-assistance-fund/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Seventy-five per cent of American athletes have seen their earnings drop due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the social distancing protocols according to a survey by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC). The UUSOPC has since launched the Athlete Assistance Fund for athletes who are experiencing
- [Excitement grows for Muller British Champs, confirmations race in](https://athleticsillustrated.com/excitement-grows-for-muller-british-champs-confirmations-race-in/) - News Wire Over 200 athletes have confirmed their entry for the Müller British Athletics Championships with six weeks to go including World Championship silver medallist Shara Proctor (coach: Rana Reider; club: Birchfield Harriers) and world champions Stef Reid (Aston Moore; Charnwood) and Sabrina Fortune (Ian Robinson; Deeside). Following official invites being sent last week, the number of athletes confirmed
- [Dick Pound castigates U.S. Government in threat to defund World Anti-Doping Agency](https://athleticsillustrated.com/dick-pound-castigates-u-s-government-in-threat-to-defund-world-anti-doping-agency/) - Dick Pound lashes out at the White House’s Office for National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) report that the World Anti-Doping Agency should be defunded if serious reforms are not immediately undertaken
- [British Athletics join forces with Blue Peter to "Train your way to Tokyo"](https://athleticsillustrated.com/british-athletics-join-forces-with-blue-peter-to-train-your-way-to-tokyo/) - British Athletics British Athletics is joining forces with British Cycling and British Rowing and iconic BBC children’s television show Blue Peter to run, cycle and row the distance from Manchester to Tokyo in just 30 days. Officially launching today [May 28], the ‘Train Your Way to Tokyo’ challenge will see Blue Peter presenter Lindsey Russell
- [New York City Marathon cancelled, Muller British Athletics Championships with new dates](https://athleticsillustrated.com/new-york-city-marathon-cancelled-muller-british-athletics-championships-with-new-dates/) - The New York City Marathon has been cancelled. The biggest marathon in the world. Chicago seems to be the only fall marathon still hanging on to hope that it will run in some form. The fastest marathon in the world over the past decade is now cancelled, which is of course Berlin. More Diamond League
- [Lavillenie and Duplantis tie in Ultimate Garden Clash – Pole Vault Edition](https://athleticsillustrated.com/lavillenie-and-duplantis-tie-in-ultimate-garden-clash-pole-vault-edition/) - The #UltimateGardenClash was a test of stamina and endurance. See how they got on👇 📰:https://t.co/pvUZwMZgwF pic.twitter.com/0V9I21Uady — World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) May 3, 2020 France’s 2012 Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie and Sweden’s world record-holder Mondo Duplantis shared the honours in the inaugural Ultimate Garden Clash – Pole Vault Edition on Sunday (3), beating arch-rival Sam Kendricks
- [Person of the Week for the week of June 29, 2020: Sebastian Coe](https://athleticsillustrated.com/person-of-the-week-for-the-week-of-june-29-2020-sebastian-coe/) - “If you’re hanging by a thread on one or even two [missed tests], then my instinct would be to be sitting by my front door for that hour. You wouldn’t risk not being there. If they fall foul of this regularly they will be banned. I can’t put it in any blunter way.”
- [Person of the Week for April 27: Sebastian Coe](https://athleticsillustrated.com/person-of-the-week-for-april-27-sebastian-coe/) - The third Athletics Illustrated Person of the Week honour is awarded to Lord Sebastian Coe for the week of April 27, 2020. With the daunting and controversial decision to change the qualification window for the 2020 (2021) Tokyo Olympic Games, for better or for worse, he defended the new window for qualification on the overarching
- [Sebastian Coe penned letter to Thomas Bach to postpone 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sebastian-coe-penned-letter-to-thomas-bach-to-postpone-2020-tokyo-olympic-games/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics (WA) penned a letter to the president of the International Olympics Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach, to consider postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) says that they received the letter that was penned by Coe and written directly
- [Jhuma Khatun suspended four years by Athletics Integrity Unit](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jhuma-khatun-suspended-four-years-by-athletics-integrity-unit/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The AIU has banned Indian middle-distance runner Jhuma Khatun for four-years from 29 June 2018, for the Presence & Use of a Prohibited Substance, both violations of the @WorldAthletics Anti-Doping Rules. See the full decision here ⬇️https://t.co/cBkQOqSHT4#AIUNews#CleanSport pic.twitter.com/CrrY65xzoJ — Athletics Integrity Unit (@aiu_athletics) April 24, 2020 The Athletics
- [Former world champions O'Sullivan and McColgan among those to express support for CAS decision on Semenya case](https://athleticsillustrated.com/former-world-champions-osullivan-and-mccolgan-among-those-to-express-support-for-cas-decision-on-semenya-case/) - From Inside the Games Scotland’s Liz McColgan and Ireland’s Sonia O'Sullivan are among those to have expressed support for the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) controversial decision on the landmark case involving Caster Semenya and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). CAS announced yesterday that it had decided in favour of the IAAF,
- [World record holder David Rudisha anticipates a return to competition](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-record-holder-david-rudisha-anticipates-a-return-to-competition/) - From Inside the Games/Athletics Illustrated According to Inside the Games, Kenyan, David Rudisha, expects to return to competition next year. The 800-metre world record holder is attempting to come back from injury to earn a third Olympic title at Tokyo 2020. He will miss the IAAF World Championships in Doha later this month. He won
- [Gilbert Yegon challenges course record holder Dereje Tulu in Düsseldorf](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gilbert-yegon-challenges-course-record-holder-dereje-tulu-in-dusseldorf/) - The two fastest runners in the history of the METRO Marathon Düsseldorf will clash on Sunday when the race will see its 16th edition. Ethiopia’s Dereje Debele Tulu, who ran the current course record of 2:07:48 in 2013, will be challenged by Gilbert Yegon. The Kenyan was the winner of the METRO Marathon Düsseldorf a
- [Lyles and Coleman Ready to Clash in Pre Classic 200](https://athleticsillustrated.com/lyles-and-coleman-ready-to-clash-in-pre-classic-200/) - Prefontaine Classic Noah Lyles and Christian Coleman are ready for a fantastic 200 duel at the Prefontaine Classic. The 20-year-old Lyles has never lost an IAAF Diamond League race, and indoor 60-meter world-record holder Coleman was last year’s fastest American in the 200. The stellar field also includes reigning world champ Ramil Guliyev, U.S. champ Ameer Webb, and last year’s
- [BC High School Cross Country Championships: Jack Amos and Kendra Lewis expected to win](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bc-high-school-cross-country-championships-jack-amos-and-kendra-lewis-expected-to-win/) - All BCHSXC past race videos and post-race athlete interviews from 2014-2017. The British Columbia High School Cross Country Championships are taking place Saturday, Nov. 3 at Nanaimo's Beban Park and the forecast looks good and wet; cross-country conditions at their finest. Throughout the province, athletes who have qualified from 10 respective zone championships, will toe-the-line in
- [Connor Black and Brogan MacDougall win U Sport Cross Country nationals; Kozelj and Irvine lead UVic Vikes](https://athleticsillustrated.com/connor-black-and-brogan-macdougall-win-u-sport-cross-country-nationals-kozelj-and-irvine-lead-uvic-vikes/) - See results below where 2017 U Sport national cross country championships second-place finisher Connor Black, finishing second to Yves Sikubwabo in Victoria, BC won this year. The Calgary Dino led his team to a 75-point first-place team finish in Kingson, ON. Brogan MacDougall with Queens University won this year, her sister Branna finished third last year
- [Lindsay Carson interview from 2018 GoodLife Fitness Victoria 8K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/lindsay-carson-interview-from-2018-goodlife-fitness-victoria-8k/) - © Copyright - 2018 - Athletics Illustrated Lindsay Carson had a streak going of four consecutive wins at the GoodLife Fitness Victoria 8K. Sunday, Oct 7, training partner Sarah Inglis broke that streak. The two went 1-2. Here, Lindsay Carson talks about the race and her upcoming cross country season.
- [Joshua Cheptegei World Record 15K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/joshua-cheptegei-world-record-15k/) - Global Sports Communication Joshua Cheptegei won the 2018 NN Seven Hills Race in a new world record of 41-minutes and five seconds, taking eight seconds of the previous world record. Cheptegei took the lead in the beginning of the race. His pacers dropped off earlier than expected, so he had to run the second part
- [The Meeting HERCULIS EBS 2018  crowned best meeting in the world of 2018](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-meeting-herculis-ebs-2018-crowned-best-meeting-in-the-world-of-2018/) - The end of the track athletics season has seen the Herculis EBS Monaco meeting officially crowned best meeting in the world of 2018 according to the IAAF ranking. On 20 July 2018, spectators at the Louis II Stadium had the opportunity to witness a fine evening of athletics, governed by the rhythm set by international
- [Wilson Chebet and Betsy Saina complete strong Elite Field for Frankfurt](https://athleticsillustrated.com/wilson-chebet-and-betsy-saina-complete-strong-elite-field-for-frankfurt/) - The world-class Kenyan runners Wilson Chebet and Betsy Saina are the latest entries for the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on October 28. The addition of these top-flight athletes completes the elite field for this longstanding event, ensuring that a high-quality field will once again be on the start line beside the River Main on the last
- [Bowie and Thompson Top Fabulous Prefontaine Classic Women's 100](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bowie-and-thompson-top-fabulous-prefontaine-classic-womens-100/) - It will be gold vs. gold when the world’s best take the starting blocks in the women’s 100 meters at the Prefontaine Classic. Tori Bowie won the World Championships gold last year, but Rio gold medalist Elaine Thompson rebounded to win her second overall IAAF Diamond League Trophy. They have met three times in the
- [Meeting de Paris: Fans of field events can rub their hands in glee](https://athleticsillustrated.com/meeting-de-paris-fans-of-field-events-can-rub-their-hands-in-glee/) - Fans of field events can rub their hands in glee. The 2018 edition of the MEETING de PARIS, on Saturday 30 June at the Charléty Stadium, promises to be an historic vintage. Indeed, the jumping competitions will play host to the very best in world athletics. Three events are on the programme: men’s pole vault,
- [Russian athletes cleared by CAS remain barred from Pyeongchang 2018](https://athleticsillustrated.com/russian-athletes-cleared-by-cas-remain-barred-from-pyeongchang-2018/) - Although at this time none of the sports that are part of the Olympic Winter Games are governed under the definition of what the sport of athletics is, the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to bar Russian athletes that had been reinstated by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) transcends sports. In this case,
- [Sir Roger Bannister passed away at age 88](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sir-roger-bannister-passed-away-at-age-88/) - Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run the mile (1609m) under the four-minute barrier, has passed away; he was suffering from Parkinson’s disease, which was diagnosed in 2011. He was 88 years of age. The first mark under 4:00 was 3:59.4 set in London, UK at Iffley Road sports ground on May 6, 1954.
- [Lucy Smith smashes Canadian 5000m record for 50-plus](https://athleticsillustrated.com/lucy-smith-smashes-canadian-5000m-record-for-50-plus/) - From sister publication, Victoria Sports News Saanich’s Lucy Smith saw the schedule for the Christie-Phoenix Insurance Victoria Track Series, quickly checked what the Canadian record is for the 5,000m distance (5K on the track) and showed up at the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium Wednesday night with the goal to better it. She did, by
- [Valles, Meece Break School Records to Lead Bearcats at Notre Dame](https://athleticsillustrated.com/valles-meece-break-school-records-to-lead-bearcats-at-notre-dame/) - The University of Cincinnati track and field program sent a small contingent to the Notre Dame Invitational Saturday in South Bend, Ind., with Bearcats athletes recording two school records, eight total marks that rank in the program’s all-time Top 10 and won five individual events at the meet held inside the Loftus Sports Center. Among
- [The first ever professional running team: NN Running Team includes Eliud Kipchoge](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-first-ever-professional-running-team-nn-running-team-includes-eliud-kipchoge/) - NN Group and Global Sports Communication have launched a unique running partnership. Today, they are presenting the NN Running Team, the first professional running team in the world, bringing a new dimension to running. The Team The NN Running Team brings together the world’s top long-distance runners in a partnership of the world’s best athletes.
- [Canadian Track and Field Roundup to February 22, 2015](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadian-track-and-field-roundup-to-february-22-2015/) - @TheStraightDick US runner Maksim Korolev and Peru’s Gladys Tejeda produced dominating performances to take the senior titles at the Pan-American Cross Country Cup in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday the 22nd of February. The event happened at a circuit that is located adjacent to the Magdalena River, over a loop of 1.7km and in hot conditions.
- [Athletics Canada hates spinster cat ladies](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-canada-hates-spinster-cat-ladies/) - Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of Athletics Illustrated or affiliated online publications. @TheStraightReport Join the discussion>> © Copyright - 2016 - Athletics Illustrated Natasha Wodak of Vancouver is not only Canada’s all-time fastest runner in the
- [Race Age: A Photographic Exhibit by Angela Jimenez](https://athleticsillustrated.com/race-age-a-photographic-exhibit-by-angela-jimenez/) - “Racing Age,” an exhibit currently at United Photo Industries, in Dumbo, offers a look at elderly track-and-field athletes. From 2007 to 2009, Angela Jimenez, a former track athlete herself, photographed competitors older than seventy in meets across the United States and Italy. Jimenez told me that it was the fierceness of the competition that surprised her the most. “When I
- [Nick Symmonds to Play John-Boy Walton](https://athleticsillustrated.com/nick-symmonds-to-play-john-boy-walton/) - © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated @TheStraightDick American Olympic athlete Nick Symmonds is set to play John-Boy Walton in the un-anticipated biopic of Richard Earl Thomas’s life in film, stage and television. Thomas is most famous for playing the character John-Boy Walton Jr., in the CBS family series, The Waltons that aired primarily during
- [Seahawks Win: God Loves Defense, Hates Twitter](https://athleticsillustrated.com/god-loves-defence-hates-twitter/) - © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated @TheStraightDick - Mr. Straight is new to Twitter, come on, follow along! The Seattle Seahawks won their first ever Super Bowl today in East Rutherford, New Jersey against the nearly Godless Denver Broncos. The Seahawk’s faith in God propelled them to a lopsided victory by a score of
- [Russia Develops Gay Test In Time For Sochi Olympic Games: Administers The Hell Out Of It](https://athleticsillustrated.com/russia-develops-gay-test-in-time-for-sochi-olympic-games-administers-the-hell-out-of-it/) - © Copyright -2014 - Athletics Illustrated Russia administers an unfair amount of gay “doping” tests on Sochi Winter Olympic athletes, according to a French publication. Russia claims to have identified the mysterious gay gene. The publication reported that they believe that Russian drug testers are not administering standard doping tests, but disguised testing procedures that
- [Marathon Runner Pamela Anderson Unwittingly Funds Seal Hunt](https://athleticsillustrated.com/marathon-runner-pamela-anderson-unwittingly-funds-seal-hunt/) - Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Former marathon runner, Pamela Anderson, who also used to be extremely good looking, was caught off-guard by the people of Newfoundland and Labrador when she arrived bearing a gift of one million dollars. Her donation was intended to provide the opportunity for seal hunters to retire from the
- [Runner Alerts Police of Suicide Bomb Attempt by Black Widow Terrorist](https://athleticsillustrated.com/runner-alerts-police-of-suicide-bomb-attempt-by-black-widow-terrorist/) - © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated @TheStraightDick A’ishah Habeeb Jabbar Ishmael, a rejected black widow terrorist that is well-known to North American authorities as a repeated failed suicide bomber was thwarted again. This time she was stopped in her attempt to blow up Toronto, Ontario mayor Rob Ford while he danced and cavorted to
- [India Fires Everybody Due To Unacceptable Doping Practices](https://athleticsillustrated.com/india-fires-everybody-due-to-unacceptable-doping-practices/) - © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated @TheStraightDick INDIA FIRES EVERYBODY DUE TO UNACCEPTABLE DOPING PRACTICES The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) – the national governing body of the sport - decided to fire everybody on Monday, January 6th. Notices were given to all staff, board members and contractors, siting an alarming growth of positive
- [Herr Hajo Seppelt should be knighted and sat at the Holy See](https://athleticsillustrated.com/herr-hajo-seppelt-should-be-knighted-and-sat-at-the-holy-see/) - Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of Athletics Illustrated or affiliated online publications. @TheStraightReport The Rio Olympic Games will be broadcast live around the world to the largest viewing audience in television and internet history. The greatest
- [The 100 Mile Berlin Wall Race](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-100-mile-berlin-wall-race/) - Race News Service. Edited by Dick Straight @TheStraightDick The 100 Mile BERLIN Wall Race Berlin's longest race commemorates the victims of the Berlin Wall that separated East and West Germany. It is still another six months till the fourth edition of the Wall Race will be carried out, but the Berliner 100 mile race is
- [Jonathan Brown interview (part 1)](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-jonathan-brown-interview-part-1/) - © Copyright - 2008 - Athletics Illustrated Should you be fortunate enough to walk onto the track and witness, up-close, a 27:18 10,000-metre runner put out 10 near-perfect and even 1km repeats off of 60” rest (not sure how fast 2:40?) you may want to pay attention. Sure he will make it look easy, as
- [Dubai Marathon "Winner" Mekonnen Not 18 Years of Age](https://athleticsillustrated.com/dubai-marathon-winner-mekonnen-not-18-years-of-age/) - © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated @TheStraightDick - Mr. Straight is new to Twitter, come on, follow along! Just as the worldwide running community suspected, it turns out that the supposed “18-year-old” Ethiopian, Tsegaye Mekonnen Asefa, who won the Standard Dubai Marathon Sunday, January 20th, in a near world-record time of 2:04:32
- [Shoe Review: Altra Torin 8 — the shoe that brings the toe box](https://athleticsillustrated.com/shoe-review-altra-torin-8-the-shoe-that-brings-the-toe-box/) - Shoe Review: Altra Torin 8 — the shoe that brings the toe box
- [Kenyan Dickson Kimeli Cheruiyot and Mexican Yamile Herrera suspended for doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-dickson-kimeli-cheruiyot-and-mexican-yamile-herrera-suspended-for-doping/) - Dickson Kimeli Cheruiyot from Kenya and Yamile Herrera from Mexico are the latest athletes to be suspended for doping by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). The notice was published on June 23. Yamile Herrera Yamile Herrera has been suspended for three years. The suspension started on June 3, 2026. It was originally announced on July Kenyan marathoner Dickson Kimeli Cheruiyot and Mexican sprinter Yamile Herrera suspended for doping
- [British athletes set to light up London Stadium this summer](https://athleticsillustrated.com/british-athletes-set-to-light-up-london-stadium-this-summer/) - Six British athletes with legitimate world‑class credentials will step onto the London Stadium track on Saturday, 18 July for the Novuna London Athletics Meet, the eleventh stop on the 2026 Wanda Diamond League circuit. Organizers report that 50,000 tickets are already spoken for, which should make for the kind of noisy, appreciative crowd that tends British athletes set to light up London Stadium this summer
- [Femke Broeders-Bol wows home crowd in Hengelo with an 800m personal best](https://athleticsillustrated.com/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 (FBK) Games allowed Broeders-Bol to shine in her new distance event, the 800 metres. Approximately 9000 spectators showed their love in the 45th edition of the event on Sunday in Femke Broeders-Bol wows home crowd in Hengelo with an 800m personal best
- [Novuna UK Championships: Eduan, Anning, Hunter Bell and Wightman headline a blistering second day in Birmingham](https://athleticsillustrated.com/novuna-uk-championships-eduan-anning-hunter-bell-and-wightman-headline-a-blistering-second-day-in-birmingham/) - Alexander Stadium delivered a second straight day of sharp, uncompromising championship racing as a wave of emerging British talent forced the established names to defend their turf. Performances came thick and fast, but none more arresting than the 200 metre breakout from success Eduan, who scorched the final stretch with the confidence of someone finally Novuna UK Championships: Eduan, Anning, Hunter Bell and Wightman headline a blistering second day in Birmingham
- [Day 5: Audrey Leduc and Aaron Brown rule the sprints in Ottawa](https://athleticsillustrated.com/day-5-audrey-leduc-and-aaron-brown-rule-the-sprints-in-ottawa/) - Audrey Leduc knows exactly how to put on a show for the home crowd. For the second consecutive year, Leduc captured both the women's 100-metre and 200-metre titles at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa, just across the river from her hometown of Gatineau, Que. Go back another year, and she pulled off Day 5: Audrey Leduc and Aaron Brown rule the sprints in Ottawa
- [Novuna UK Championships open with fireworks, records, and a few well‑timed surges](https://athleticsillustrated.com/novuna-uk-championships-open-with-fireworks-records-and-a-few-well‑timed-surges/) - Day one of the Novuna UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham delivered the sort of chaos‑and‑quality cocktail that domestic meets occasionally promise but rarely sustain. This one did. From the sprints to the throws to the para events, athletes arrived ready to make statements — some subtle, some loud enough to rattle the stadium siding. Hunt Novuna UK Championships open with fireworks, records, and a few well‑timed surges
- [Day 4: Katzberg throws a clinic, Dunfee breaks a record, and Arop stretches it out in the 1500m](https://athleticsillustrated.com/day-4-canadian-track-and-field-championships-in-ottawa/) - The Terry Fox Athletic Facility in Ottawa played host to the definitive weekend of Canadian track and field. With Commonwealth Games roster spots on the line for Glasgow, the nation’s best put on a show under the hot Ottawa sun at the 2026 Canadian Track & Field Championships. From predictable dominance in the cage to Day 4: Katzberg throws a clinic, Dunfee breaks a record, and Arop stretches it out in the 1500m
- [Patrick Kipngeno takes his second Broken Arrow Skyrace Ascent win in three years](https://athleticsillustrated.com/patrick-kipngeno-takes-his-second-broken-arrow-skyrace-ascent-win-in-three-years/) - Kenya’s Patrick Kipngeno proved his dominance once again, securing his second victory at the 2026 Broken Arrow Skyrace Ascent. The 2024 champion reclaimed the top spot against a deeply competitive international field. Following his win, the two-time World Mountain Running uphill champion broke down his performance, noting how he leaned on his championship pedigree to Patrick Kipngeno takes his second Broken Arrow Skyrace Ascent win in three years
- [De Grasse delivers again as weather fails to stop Canadian Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/de-grasse-delivers-again-as-weather-fails-to-stop-canadian-championships/) - The weather did its best to interfere. Cold rain swept through the Terry Fox Athletic Facility, temperatures sagged, and athletes spent more time searching for warmth than personal bests. None of it mattered to Andre De Grasse. Canadian championships have become familiar territory for the Markham sprinter. Olympic medals, world medals and nearly every meaningful De Grasse delivers again as weather fails to stop Canadian Championships
- [Day 2 in Ottawa: Rogers rolls on, distance runners deliver, and the decathletes survive the weather](https://athleticsillustrated.com/day-2-in-ottawa-rogers-rolls-on-distance-runners-deliver-and-the-decathletes-survive-the-weather/) - There is something about the trending numeronym "6 7" that brings the numbers to the cultural fore. We now seem them everywhere; they are inescapable. The numerical motif is a meaningless semantic placeholder, or it can mean whatever one wants it to, for example, Camryn Rogers' six and Gabriel DeBues-Stafford's seventh national titles, respectively, "SIX Day 2 in Ottawa: Rogers rolls on, distance runners deliver, and the decathletes survive the weather
- [WADA and USADA at it again: Tygart pushed back on the global authority](https://athleticsillustrated.com/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 Travis Tygart criticized WADA for proposing changes he says would weaken the authority of national anti-doping agencies and risk compromising competitive fairness. The extraordinary June 2026 meeting was convened to WADA and USADA at it again: Tygart pushed back on the global authority
- [Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol are going to prove to be a handful for Keely Hodgkinson](https://athleticsillustrated.com/audrey-werro-and-femke-broeders-bol-are-going-to-prove-to-be-a-handful-for-keely-hodgkinson/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated No one has ever accused the Czech people of lacking a sense of humour. Consider the common aphorism: Nač stahovat kalhoty, když brod je ještě daleko? Literally translated, it means, "Why pull down your pants when the ford is still far away?" In other words, don't panic or Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol are going to prove to be a handful for Keely Hodgkinson
- [NCAA recruiting has been uprooted, and nobody told the families](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ncaa-recruiting-has-been-uprooted-and-nobody-told-the-families/) - NCAA track and field recruiting has changed more in five years than the prior thirty. What NIL, the portal, and the House settlement mean for families.
- [Former American middle-distance runner Jenny Simpson collapsed during run and taken to hospital with no pulse](https://athleticsillustrated.com/former-american-middle-distance-runner-jenny-simpson-collapsed-during-run-and-taken-to-hospital-with-no-pulse/) - 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 an event. The 39-year-old Olympic bronze medallist stopped breathing and was provided with CPR before being rushed to the hospital. Simpson is the 2011 Daegu world champion in the 1500 metre
- [100 metre world champion Oblique Seville to return to London Diamond League](https://athleticsillustrated.com/100-metre-world-champion-oblique-seville-to-return-to-london-diamond-league/) - World 100‑metre champion Oblique Seville will return to the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday, July 18, carrying the kind of form and expectation that tends to follow a man who has finally stepped out of Jamaica’s long sprinting shadow. At 25, Seville owns a 9.77 personal best from his breakthrough win at the 2025 100 metre world champion Oblique Seville to return to London Diamond League
- [Bekoji, Ethiopia, the cradle of distance running was at it again with the Ethio Telecom Great Bekoji Run](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bekoji-ethiopia-the-cradle-of-distance-running-was-at-it-again-with-the-ethio-telecom-great-bekoji-run/) - Bekoji, the high-altitude, thin-air cradle of Ethiopian distance running, was at it again on Sunday. The town that has minted more Olympic and World Championship gold than most small nations hosted the fifth edition of the Ethio Telecom Great Bekoji Run. The event wasn't just a local dust-up. It doubled as a crucial fixture in
- [The Berlin Marathon once again loads the cannon of talent](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-berlin-marathon-once-again-loads-the-cannon-of-talent/) - Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa is heading back to Berlin, and the BMW BERLIN‑MARATHON just became the gravitational centre of the marathon universe again. The Olympic silver medallist will toe the line on September 27 with one intention, and that is to reclaim the world record she once detonated on those same flat, forgiving streets, with those
- [Natalie Boston interview from 2026 Victoria Track Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/natalie-boston-interview-from-2026-victoria-track-classic/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated
- [Jaxon Kuchar interview from 2026 Victoria Track Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jaxon-kuchar-interview-from-2026-victoria-track-classic/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Jaxon Kuchar ran the 3000m event at the 2026 Vic Track Classic. He finished second to Matthew Travaglini from Calgary in a new personal best time of 8:09.92. It is his first time under 8:10.00. Next, he is looking to go sub-14 in the 5000m in Portland, Oregon.
- [Wes Shipsey interview from 2026 Victoria Track Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/wes-shipsey-interview-from-2026-victoria-track-classic/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Wes Shipsey from Portland, Oregon, is going to school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at Wake Forest in the first division of the NCAA. He was at the Victoria Track Classic on Friday, racing an underdistance event. The 1500m runner won the 800m event in a new personal best.
- [Ireland recently suffered the passing of two great athletes: Ó Lionáird and O'Reilly](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ireland-recently-suffered-the-passing-of-two-great-athletes-o-lionaird-and-oreilly/) - 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 Olympian Gerry O’Reilly. Ciarán Ó Lionáird On the morning of June 9, 2026, Ciarán Ó Lionáird was found dead in Vancouver, Canada, at the age of 38. His running career was
- [Anti-doping agencies race toward 2027 compliance as testing and enforcement intensify](https://athleticsillustrated.com/anti-doping-agencies-race-toward-2027-compliance-as-testing-and-enforcement-intensify/) - The anti-doping landscape is undergoing another significant shift as national agencies, laboratories, and sporting federations prepare for the implementation of the 2027 World Anti-Doping Code. While much of the work involves legislative adjustments and administrative alignment, the consequences of non-compliance can be substantial. Spain moves quickly to avoid past mistakes Spain's Council of Ministers has Anti-doping agencies race toward 2027 compliance as testing and enforcement intensify
- [USATF LA Grand Prix: Sha'Carri Richardson runs a 10.99 second 100 metre sprint](https://athleticsillustrated.com/usatf-la-grand-prix-shacarri-richardson-runs-a-10-99-second-100-metre-sprint/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Sha'Carri Richardson sprinted to a strong season-opening 100 metre performance Sunday at the LA Grand Prix, clocking a 10.99 second run. Fellow American Kayla White also ran a season best, finishing in second place, clocking an 11.08 performance. Taking third was Tamari Davis in 11.11. The only non-American USATF LA Grand Prix: Sha'Carri Richardson runs a 10.99 second 100 metre sprint
- [The 16th Mattoni Half Marathon Olomouc witnesses a double Spanish celebration, with Robles breaking the European record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-16th-mattoni-half-marathon-olomouc-witnesses-a-double-spanish-celebration-with-robles-breaking-the-european-record/) - On Saturday, over 30 elite athletes from 10 European countries raced hard at the at the 16th Mattoni Half Marathon. It was a festival with 13,000 runners from over 60 countries. The men's race From the gun, four favourites broke away from the rest of the field. They were Jan Lukas Becker and Jona Bodirsky The 16th Mattoni Half Marathon Olomouc witnesses a double Spanish celebration, with Robles breaking the European record
- [Doris Lemngole was disqualified from NCAA Championships 5000m for stepping off the track](https://athleticsillustrated.com/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 rail. She apparently ran several steps on the inside of the field. She was removed from the results for stepping on or over the inside curb (Rule 15.5-3g), and Alabama's protest Doris Lemngole was disqualified from NCAA Championships 5000m for stepping off the track
- [Madelyn Eybergen wins the 2026 Victoria Track Classic 5000m in a new personal best time of 15:30](https://athleticsillustrated.com/madelyn-eybergen-wins-the-2026-victoria-track-classic-5000m-in-a-new-personal-best-time-of-1530/) - © Copyright - 206 - Athletics Illustrated University of Victoria Vike Madelyn Eybergen won the 2026 Victoria Track Classic 5000 metre race on Friday, June 12, in a new personal best time of 15:30.36, which is exactly what she was aiming for. She was paced through several laps metronomically by teammates Marisha Thompson and Colette Madelyn Eybergen wins the 2026 Victoria Track Classic 5000m in a new personal best time of 15:30
- [Matthew Travaglini interview at 2026 Victoria Track Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/matthew-travaglini-interview-at-2026-victoria-track-classic/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Matthew Travaglini won the 2026 Victoria Track Classic 3000m. The Calgary resident narrowly edged out UVic Vike Jaxon Kuchar 8:09 to 8:09.92 (results in progress). Next up is the Harry Jerome Track Classic Matthew Travaglini interview at 2026 Victoria Track Classic
- [Madelyn Eybergen interview at 2026 Victoria Track Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/madelyn-eybergen-interview-at-2026-victoria-track-classic/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Madelyn Eybergen, who runs for the University of Victoria Vikes, raced the 5000m event at the 2026 Victoria Track Classic at Centennial Stadium. She won in a time of 15:30, while aiming for exactly that time. The performance was a 16-second personal best. That race spells the end Madelyn Eybergen interview at 2026 Victoria Track Classic
- [Ethiopian great Gudaf Tsegay suspended for doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/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 and Olympic medallist admitted to the presence of a metabolite of Letrozole, concluding the matter via a Case Resolution Agreement. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopian great Gudaf Tsegay suspended for doping
- [World 5000m champion Hellen Obiri dominated Kenya Defence Forces Athletics Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-5000m-champion-hellen-obiri-dominated-kenya-defence-forces-athletics-championships/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated On Monday, Hellen Obiri won the Kenyan Defence Forces Athletics Championships (KDF) 5000m race at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. She won in the time of 15:22.64. Finishing second was Joyce Chepkemoi in the time of 15:23.56, while Sheila Chepkirui, took third place in 15:28.01. Obiri, who
- [Great Britain's Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie win in Stockholm Diamond League meet](https://athleticsillustrated.com/great-britains-laura-muir-and-jemma-reekie-win-in-stockholm-diamond-league-meet/) - Great Britain's Jemma Reekie and Laura Muir secured wins during the 2024 Stockholm Diamond League meet on Sunday. Jemma Reekie clocked a 1:57.79 performance in Stockholm to win the 800-metre event in commanding fashion over Kenyan Vivian Chebet Kiprotich and Eveliina Määttänen of Finland. Building towards something special 🤩@JemmaReekie wins the 800m at #StockholmDL with
- [UK Trials: Aser-Smith, Hudson-Smith and Gill among Olympic contenders to light up UK Athletics Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/uk-trials-aser-smith-hudson-smith-and-gill-among-olympic-contenders-to-light-up-uk-athletics-championships/) - On a day when championship records fell and Olympic spots were confirmed, Phoebe Gill, Dina Asher-Smith and Matt Hudson-Smith Anning were among those to light up the Microplus UK Athletics Championships in Manchester. In fine form following European 100m gold three weeks ago, Asher-Smith returned to home soil to take a commanding victory in the
- [Keely Hodgkinson to run the 400 metre event at national championships and Olympic Trials](https://athleticsillustrated.com/keely-hodgkinson-to-run-the-400-metre-event-at-national-championships-and-olympic-trials/) - Keely Hodgkinson who is currently the favourite to win gold at this summer's Paris Olympic Games in the 800 metre event has chosen to run the 400m at the UK national championships this weekend. For several years, Hodgkinson has wanted to improve her 400m best. While she has been a medallist in all continental and
- [Great Britain's Reekie and Nielsen impress as World Indoors kick off in Glasgow](https://athleticsillustrated.com/great-britains-reekie-and-nielsen-impress-as-world-indoors-kick-off-in-glasgow/) - Jemma Reekie (coach: Jon Bigg; club: Kilbarchan) and team captain Laviai Nielsen (Tony Lester; Enfield & Haringey) impressively led the British qualifiers as the World Athletics Indoor Championships kicked off in Glasgow while Amelia Campbell (Zane Duquemin; Thames Valley) placed 13th as the first finalist of the Championships. Reekie ranked second in the world in
- [Jemma Reekie returns to form in Diamond League 800-metre win](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jemma-reekie-returns-to-form-in-diamond-league-800-metre-win/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated British runner Jemma Reekie had a breakout race Sunday, July 23 during the London Diamond League meet in her specialty, the 800-metre distance. Many of the 50,000 spectators who filled the stadium were there to see fellow Brit, Keely Hodgkinson race the 800m. She is the Tokyo Olympic,
- [Jemma Reekie lights up Birmingham with 800m championships record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jemma-reekie-lights-up-birmingham-with-800m-championships-record/) - Jemma Reekie (coach: Jon Bigg; club: Kilbarchan) lit up the Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championships with a Championship record and the second best time in the world this year on the way to victory in the 800m as more places for next month’s global gathering in Glasgow were secured on a brilliant final day in
- [World's best show up in record-setting style at sold-out London Athletics meet](https://athleticsillustrated.com/worlds-best-show-up-in-record-setting-style-at-sold-out-london-athletics-meet/) - The meet was led off by Zharnel Hughes’ astonishing takedown of the long-standing British 200m record. The world’s best showed up in style on a day of world-class athletics at the sold-out London Athletics Meet in Stratford, London. Continent records fell in the women’s 400m hurdles, men’s 200m, women’s 5000m and women’s 800m ahead of
- [Several Olympic standards and personal bests achieved at Mt. Sac Relays Sunday](https://athleticsillustrated.com/several-olympic-standards-and-personal-bests-achieved-at-mt-sac-relays-sunday/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Going into the final lap of the women's 5000m race, there were four together when they heard the bell ring to mark that there were just 400m to go in the race. To that point, they clocked 11.5 laps in 13:57.78 to 13:57.16, little more than half a
- [Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie competing at Müller Birmingham Diamond League](https://athleticsillustrated.com/laura-muir-and-jemma-reekie-competing-at-muller-birmingham-diamond-league/) - Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir will open her season over 1500m at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League on Saturday 21st May in an exciting head-to-head with training partner and Olympic 800m fourth-place finisher Jemma Reekie.Muir said, “I had an incredible year in 2021, and to win my first global medal at the Olympics has really given me confidence that I’m
- [Kengo Suzuki wins final Lake Biwa Marathon in 2:04:56; sets 5:25 personal best in front of 41 sub-2:10 performances](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kengo-suzuki-wins-final-lake-biwa-marathon-in-20456-sets-525-personal-best-in-front-of-42-sub-210-performances/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Running fans knew that going in the 2021 Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon’s entry list was going to be deep. There were at least 25 competitors who have run sub-2:10 and 50-plus who have run faster than 2:12. Sunday in Otsu, Shiga, Japan the event provided a stunning display of
- [Racewalking news: Five Brits selected for the European racewalking team championships, Canadian Evan Dunfee breaks world record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/racewalking-news-five-brits-selected-for-the-european-racewalking-team-championships-canadian-evan-dunfee-breaks-world-record/) - British Athletics Five athletes will represent the British team at the 2021 European Race Walking Team Championships in Podebrady, Czech Republic on 16 May. Tom Bosworth (coach: Andi Drake), who was selected for his second Olympic Games earlier this month, will compete in the men’s 20km race walk. The Tonbridge athlete finished fourth at the
- [Drama in Chandler, AZ as Walmsley goes for 100K world record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/drama-in-chandler-az-as-walmsley-goes-for-100k-world-record/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated American Jim Walmsley nearly took the world 100K record on the weekend. He came up short by just 12 seconds, however did improve the national record. He finished in the time of 6:09:26 at the Hoka One One - Project Carbon X 2 event in Chandler, Arizona, on
- [Kenyan, Alex Masai, joins HOKA Northern Arizona Elite team](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-alex-masai-joins-hoka-northern-arizona-elite-team/) - HOKA NAZ Elite announced today that they have added Kenyan, Alex Masai, to its roster. Masai, finished a very strong sixth in the 10,000m and 10th in the 5,000m at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Masai comes from a family of professional distance runners including his brother Moses who took
- [Haile Gebrselassie's Great Ethiopian Run to go Sunday with 300 elite athletes](https://athleticsillustrated.com/haile-gebrselassies-great-ethiopian-run-to-go-sunday-with-300-elite-athletes/) - Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Addis Ababa, Ethiopia will play host on Sunday to the 20th Great Ethiopian Run. The event is Africa’s largest sports event since the coronavirus pandemic and related restrictions were put in place. The race is being staged in three separate wave starts. The purpose is to allow greater distancing
- [Sebastiana Lopez banned for four years for doping with an illegal substance](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sebastiana-lopez-banned-for-four-years-for-doping-with-an-illegal-substance/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Para-javelin athletics Sebastiana Lopez U.S. has been suspended for four years by the International Paralympic Committee (IPRC) for doping. #TeamUS🇺🇸 shot put gold medalist 🥇 @USAirForce veteran Sebastiana Lopez takes some time after her win to sign 🖊 autographs for a few fans at @InvictusSydney. #IG2018 #KnowYourMil #GameOnDownUnder
- [New American track series set for the 2021 racing season](https://athleticsillustrated.com/new-american-track-series-set-for-the-2021-season/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The new U.S. based Pro Track Series is set to run from May to August 2021. The series was created so that American athletes will have the opportunity to race without international travel. There will be a short break for the USATF Olympic Trials which will take place
- [Open letter: To City of Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, City Council, School District 61 Trustees and Honourable Jennifer Whiteside](https://athleticsillustrated.com/open-letter-to-city-of-victoria-mayor-lisa-helps-city-council-school-district-61-trustees-and-honourable-jennifer-whiteside/) - Open letter published in the Times Colonist newspaper Saturday, December 5, 2020 Mayor Lisa Helps and Minister Whiteside: Keep your promise and reinstate the original plans for the Vic High Memorial Stadium Revitalization Project Dear City of Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, City Council, School District 61 Trustees and Honourable Jennifer Whiteside: We are writing in
- [Amsterdam Marathon: While not designated as a Marathon Major, it is a major marathon event](https://athleticsillustrated.com/amsterdam-marathon-while-not-designated-as-a-marathon-major-it-is-a-major-marathon-event/) - Amsterdam Marathon: While not designated as a Marathon Major, it is a major marathon event
- [INEOS signs long term performance partnership with Eliud Kipchoge and the NN Running Team](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ineos-signs-long-term-performance-partnership-with-eliud-kipchoge-and-the-nn-running-team/) - The NN Running Team announced the formalising of a long-term performance partnership between INEOS, Eliud Kipchoge, and the NN Running Team. The NN Running Team believes that it is the first professional team in the world. The team has provided some of the best results in with world records, world champions, Olympic medals, and various
- [Letesenbet Gidey's stunning 5000m run in Berlin, fourth-fastest performance all-time](https://athleticsillustrated.com/letesenbet-gideys-stunning-5000m-run-in-berlin-fourth-fastest-performance-all-time/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Ethiopian athlete Letesenbet Gidey clocked a stunning 14:08.79 performance at the ISTAF Berlin Meeting on Sunday. A pair of Kenyan athletes, Winnie Jemutai and Edinah Jebitok, rolled in to take second and third places in the times of 14:56.99 and 15:01.97, respectively. 14:08.79 🔥🇪🇹's Letesenbet Gidey clocks the
- [Warning system at Virgin London Marathon detects when social distancing is breached](https://athleticsillustrated.com/warning-system-at-virgin-london-marathon-detects-when-social-distancing-is-breached/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated A warning system in wearable technology is featured at the 2020 London Marathon to detect social distancing failures. The product is made by British company Tharsus and is called a Personal Motion System. The so-called Bump device works off of a radio frequency (RF) to indicate to wearers
- [Australia's best medal chances may come from Hull Hall, Hoare, and McSweyn](https://athleticsillustrated.com/australias-best-medal-chances-may-come-from-hull-hall-hoare-and-mcsweyn/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Nearly 2000 athletes will gather at Eugene, Oregon's Hayward Field for the 2022 World Athletics Championships starting July 15. Athletics Australia is sending a strong team to compete at the 18th event. Four athletes who may compete for a medal specialise in the 1500m distance Jessica Hull, Linden
- [All eyes on the Norwegian Championships as Ingebrigtsen, Warholm, and Jaeger competed on Sunday](https://athleticsillustrated.com/all-eyes-on-the-norwegian-championships-as-ingebrigtsen-warholm-and-jaeger-competed-on-sunday/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated On the day of his 20th birthday, Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran a solo 1500-metre race in the time of 3:33.93 on Saturday. He then returned to the scene of the crime an hour later to run the 800m final. He is the defending 1500m and 5000m European champion, which
- [Faith Kipyegon and Helen Obiri set 2020 world leads in Doha](https://athleticsillustrated.com/faith-kipyegon-and-helen-obiri-set-2020-world-leads-in-doha/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyans Hellen Obiri and Faith Kipyegon recorded 2020 world leads during the final Diamond League meet of the year in Doha. Obiri won the 3000m event by overcoming the defending World Athletics 3000m steeplechase gold medallist Beatrice Chepkoech with a furious kick over the final 300m to win
- [Inspiration Games: Noah Lyles, Andre de Grasse and Allyson Felix dominate](https://athleticsillustrated.com/inspiration-games-noah-lyles-andre-de-grasse-and-allyson-felix-dominate/) - Inspiration Games: In a streaming link-up, with athletes competing from around the world, Allyson Felix, Andre de Grasse and Noah Lyles win big
- [Christian Coleman may face suspension for missed drug tests](https://athleticsillustrated.com/christian-coleman-may-face-suspension-for-missed-drug-tests/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Christian Coleman, the current world champion sprinter in the 100-metre distances has been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for missed doping tests. Athletes cannot miss three tests during a 12-month period. He was suspended and then got off in 2019 for the same infraction. His father
- [Two virtual races to honour tragic events](https://athleticsillustrated.com/two-virtual-races-to-honour-tragic-events/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Starting Friday, May 8 and to Sunday, May 10 runners can register, donate and run on behalf of the families affected by the mass murder spree that took place the week prior in the province of Nova Scotia. So far, Nova Scotians Jordy Mattie and Luke MacDonald have
- [The third Garden Clash: Sunday, June 7, 2020](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-third-garden-clash-sunday-june-7-2020/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The third in the Garden Clash athletics events this time will be between decathletes world record holder Kevin Mayer, world champion Niklas Kaul and 2019 world silver medallist Maicel Aibo. They won't actually be doing decathlons, but a modified triathlon from their respective homes in Montpellier, France, Clermont,
- [Steve Boyd firing: Teachers association and Change.org petition demonstrate support for reinstatement](https://athleticsillustrated.com/steve-boyd-firing-teachers-association-and-change-org-petition-indicate-support-for-reinstatement/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated It appears that not all athletes and coaches - love him or not - agree with the firing of Steve Boyd from Queen's University as track and field and cross-country coach. Athletes and coaches from across the country have voiced their opinion against the firing, whether they agreed
- [Fallout from Dave Scott-Thomas firing continues](https://athleticsillustrated.com/fallout-from-dave-scott-thomas-firing-continues/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The fallout from the firing in December, 2019 of University of Guelph coach Dave Scott-Thomas (DST) continues to cascade. It is alleged that he had at least one inappropriate relationship with an underage athlete under his tutelage. He is also accused and not charged with taking part in
- [Woody Kincaid drops his 5,000m personal best by over 27 seconds to 12:58.10](https://athleticsillustrated.com/woody-kincaid-drops-his-5000m-personal-best-by-over-27-seconds-to-1258-10/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Twenty-six-year-old American distance runner William "Woody" Kincaid ran a new personal best in the 5,000-metre distance on Tuesday night. He dropped his previous best from 13:26.81 to 12:58.10. In the race, paced by Canada's Mo Ahmed (12:58.16 PB, NR), they were looking for the Olympic standard of 13:13.50.
- [Vote for Gabriela DeBues-Stafford for Canadian Sport Performance of the Year](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vote-for-gabriela-debues-stafford-for-canadian-sport-performance-of-the-year/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Gabriela DeBues-Stafford’s battled hard on the track during 2019, taking five national records a total of seven times. The one that the Canadian Sports Awards are recognizing is where she ran under four-minutes in the metric mile. She is the first Canadian to run under the benchmark in
- [Do ketone supplements aid athletic performance or recovery?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/do-ketone-supplements-aid-athletic-performance-or-recovery/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated There is a growing market in sports nutrition for supplementation with ketone bodies. They come in the form of salts, MCT Oil – a precursor to ketones – and off-the-shelf ketone esters. In 2017, according to the study, “Ketone Bodies and Exercise Performance: The Next Magic Bullet or
- [O'Connell sets record, Wykes wins half-marathon off treadmill training](https://athleticsillustrated.com/oconnell-sets-record-wykes-win-half-marathon-off-treadmill-training/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Canadians continue to run well into early 2019. The latest outstanding performance happened Saturday in New York at the prestigious Millrose Games. Calgary’s Jessica O’Connell took down the national 3,000-metre indoor record going 8:46.50. The performance was more than two seconds faster than the old record which was
- [Western Canadian athletes ripping it up, stateside](https://athleticsillustrated.com/western-canadian-athletes-ripping-it-up-stateside/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Scot, Sarah Inglis, who trains in Langley, BC (Greater Vancouver), with the Langley Mustangs Endurance Group will be looking for a 32-minute-low 10,000-metre performance coming up on Feb. 17 in San Diego. She ran a new 5,000-metre indoor best on Jan. 26 finishing in the time of 15:35.89
- [Golden Spikes Ostrava: Femke Broeders-Bol, versus Audrey Werro and Gout Gout against Noah Lyles](https://athleticsillustrated.com/golden-spikes-ostrava-femke-broeders-bol-versus-audrey-werro-and-gout-gout-against-noah-lyles/) - On Tuesday, June 16, the 65th Golden Spikes meeting will take place in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The competition will be fierce between Gout Gout and Noah Lyles, but will Werro lead Broeders-Bol to an international-level result? Broeders-Bol versus Audrey Werro The question is not who will win between 22-year-old Audrey Werro of Switzerland and Holland's Golden Spikes Ostrava: Femke Broeders-Bol, versus Audrey Werro and Gout Gout against Noah Lyles
- [Shoe Review: Altra Experience Wild 3 — A rare road‑to‑trail equal](https://athleticsillustrated.com/shoe-review-altra-experience-wild-3-a-rare-road‑to‑trail-equal/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated The Altra Experience Wild 3 is a highly versatile trail shoe that performs just as well on the tarmac. It features Altra’s famously roomy toe box alongside a low heel-to-toe drop—a surprising departure from the brand's usual zero-drop design. Priced at $150 USD / $180 CAD (€93), it Shoe Review: Altra Experience Wild 3 — A rare road‑to‑trail equal that performs on the wet mossy bedrock of British Columbia's wild west coast
- [Oslo Diamond League: Lutkenhaus steals the show, Wanyonyi feels the breeze of a new era](https://athleticsillustrated.com/oslo-diamond-league-lutkenhaus-steals-the-show-wanyonyi-feels-the-breeze-of-a-new-era/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated In October 1975, the English rock band Queen released Bohemian Rhapsody, written by Freddie Mercury; it has become more than an anthem. The first two lines are, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Those same two questions could be asked after watching the Bislett Games Oslo Diamond League: Lutkenhaus steals the show, Wanyonyi feels the breeze of a new era and full meet report
- [Strong debut for the inaugural Hochkönig Ultraks](https://athleticsillustrated.com/strong-debut-for-the-inaugural-hochkonig-ultraks/) - The inaugural Hochkönig Ultraks delivered the kind of trail running that doesn’t need adjectives to sell itself. Maria Alm, Dienten, Hinterthal and Mühlbach formed the backdrop; 47 countries’ worth of runners supplied the rest. Nine courses, all varying shades of difficult, wound around the Hochkönig massif as 2,200 athletes set off over two days in Strong debut for the inaugural Hochkönig Ultraks
- [America's first Olympic city, St. Louis, will host the Los Angeles Olympic Marathon Trials](https://athleticsillustrated.com/americas-first-olympic-city-st-louis-to-host-los-angeles-olympic-trials-in-the-marathon/) - The road to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games marathon will begin in St. Louis, Missouri, for six Americans. USA Track & Field (USATF) and the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced on June 6 that St. Louis has been selected to host the 2028 US Olympic Team Trials Marathon. The event, scheduled for America's first Olympic city, St. Louis, will host the Los Angeles Olympic Trials in the marathon
- [Mexican Yamile Herrera provisionally suspended for the presence of an anabolic steroid](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mexican-yamile-herrera-provisionally-suspended-for-the-presence-of-an-anabolic-steroid/) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Monday that the organization has provisionally suspended Mexican athlete Yamile Herrera. Herrera showed a presence or use of the prohibited substance oxandrolone. The 26-year-old competes in the sprints and holds personal bests of 11.55 and 23.60 in the 100 metre and 200 metre events, respectively. Both marks were achieved Mexican Yamile Herrera was provisionally suspended for the presence of an anabolic steroid oxandrolone
- [First edition of the tRUNsylvania International 10K Cluj is around the corner](https://athleticsillustrated.com/first-edition-of-the-trunsylvania-international-10k-cluj-is-around-the-corner/) - Get ready for some serious road racing action in Eastern Europe. The inaugural tRUNsylvania International 10K Cluj, powered by Joma, is locked and loaded for Sunday, June 28. Set right in the heart of Cluj-Napoca—Romania’s vibrant cultural hub and the unofficial capital of Transylvania—this event promises to be a scorcher. The World Athletics Elite Label First edition of the tRUNsylvania International 10K Cluj is around the corner
- [Novuna GB & NI team announced for 2026 IAU 100km World Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/novuna-gb-ni-team-announced-for-2026-iau-100km-world-championships/) - A robust Novuna GB & NI squad of 12 has been named for the 2026 IAU 100km World Championships, set for 20 September in Spain, a race that increasingly resembles Britain’s unofficial annual audit of national pain tolerance. The team arrives with receipts. At the 2024 edition in Bengaluru, the women’s squad claimed team silver, Novuna GB & NI team announced for 2026 IAU 100km World Championships
- [Will American 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus one day run faster than David Rudisha of Kenya?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/will-american-17-year-old-cooper-lutkenhaus-one-day-run-faster-than-david-rudisha-of-kenya/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyan David Rudisha currently holds the world record in the 800 metre event at 1:40.91, set in September of 2012 during the London Olympic Games. No one else has ever gone under 1:41, including any other performances by Rudisha. At age 18, Rudisha ran the two-lap outdoor track Will American 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus one day run faster than David Rudisha of Kenya? Only time will tell, literally and figuratively
- [Audrey Werro takes down Keely Hodgkinson in the Stockholm Diamond League meet](https://athleticsillustrated.com/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 Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday. Yet was bettered by Swiss athlete Audrey Werro, 1:53.98 to 1:54.33. Werro improved her own personal best and national record from 1:55.91. The nearly two-second improvement at Swiss athlete Audrey Werro takes down the UK's Keely Hodgkinson in the Stockholm Diamond League meet, leading to the third fastest run all-time
- [Zürich Diamond League finale, a prelude of sorts to the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/zurich-diamond-league-finale-a-prelude-of-sorts-to-the-2025-tokyo-world-athletics-championships/) - © Copyright - 2025 - Athletics Illustrated The 2025 Diamond League final runs Wednesday and Thursday, August 27 and 28, in Zürich, Switzerland. The meet, aside from a few noticeable absences, will be a prelude of sorts for the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships taking place September 13 to 21. Swedish athlete Armand Duplantis loves
- [Athletes take on the Allianz Memorial Van Damme meet Friday hoping to secure World Championships spot](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletes-take-on-the-allianz-memorial-van-damme-meet-friday-hoping-to-secure-world-championships-spot/) - The Allianz Memorial Van Damme in Brussels is taking place on Friday, August 22. The final Wanda Diamond League meeting before the Zurich finale. With important qualification points, wild card entries for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, and meeting records at stake, Brussels will put on a compelling meet of athletics. For example, in
- [Entry lists and how to watch Monaco Diamond League meet](https://athleticsillustrated.com/entry-lists-and-how-to-watch-monaco-diamond-league-meet/) - The Monaco Diamond League meet taking place on Friday, July 11, offers stacked fields in all competitions. Entry lists below 100m Women 400m Women 1000m Women 100m Hurdles Women 400m Hurdles Women Shot Put Women MEN'S ENTRY LISTS 200m Men 800m Men 5000m Men 110m Hurdles Men 3000m Steeplechase Pole Vault Men High Jump Men
- [The Prefontaine Classic start list and how to watch: Olympians, and world record holders heading to Eugene](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-prefontaine-classic-start-list-and-how-to-watch-olympians-and-world-record-holders-heading-to-eugene/) - The next edition of the Diamond League series is the Prefontaine Classic track meet happening in Eugene, Oregon, at Hayward Field on Saturday, July 5. The complete start lists and information on how to watch is shown below. Women's 100 metres The women's 100 metre dash featured nine of 10 athletes who have run well
- [Agnes Ngetich won the New York Mini 10K in a new course record 30:07](https://athleticsillustrated.com/agnes-ngetich-won-the-new-york-mini-10k-in-a-new-course-record-3007/) - 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, a new course record. The 25‑year‑old did it the hard way — in warm, sticky conditions hovering around 24C (76F) — and still made the race look like a controlled training Agnes Ngetich won the New York Mini 10K in a new course record of 30:07, starting out fast and dropping the pace harf throughout the first half, then hung on for a big win
- [The world is Athing Mu-Nikolayev's oyster, if she wants it](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-world-is-athing-mu-nikolayevs-oyster-if-she-wants-it/) - The world is Athing Mu-Nikolayev's oyster, if she wants it
- [Moroccan, competing for Spain, suspended for evading doping control](https://athleticsillustrated.com/moroccan-competing-for-spain-suspended-for-evading-doping-control/) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced the provisional suspension of Abderrahim Ougra, a Moroccan athlete based in Girona (he competed with a license from the Spanish Federation), for evading an anti-doping control.The 24-year-old is a specialist in the 3,000-metre steeplechase. Ougra disappeared after racing the Cáceres Cross Country Grand Prix in January. Doping control officers
- [Spaniard Abderrahim Ougra suspended for evading, refusing or refusing to submit a sample collection.](https://athleticsillustrated.com/spaniard-abderrahim-ougra-suspended-for-evading-refusing-or-refusing-to-submit-a-sample-collection/) - Abderrahim Ougra of Spain has been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for evading, refusing or failing to submit a sample collection. The AIU selected Ougra in competition at the ‘Lill Gran Premio Cáceras Diputación de Cácerres’ cross-country race in Cáceras, Spain on January 21, 2024. ATLETISMO | DOPAJE🔹 Abderrahim Ougra, suspendido por su
- [Jessica Hull continues torrid record breaking run with new 3000m Oceania record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jessica-hull-continues-torrid-record-breaking-run-with-new-3000m-oceania-record/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated It was a record-setting night for Australian Jessica Hull at the 2023 Sydney Track Classic on Saturday night at the Sydney Olympic Park. Hull won the Australian 3000m title in the time of 8:31.81 to improve on New Zealand athlete Kim Smith’s Oceania record of 8:35.31 that she
- [Who is Tanzanian marathon runner Gilbert Geay?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/who-is-tanzanian-marathon-runner-gilbert-geay/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Name one great Tanzanian runner. Okay, there is one: Filbert Bayi. He won a silver medal during the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games and Commonwealth gold six years prior. It was that race where he set the world 1500m record at 3:32.16. In so doing, he defeated the great
- [TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Men’s Race Preview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tcs-toronto-waterfront-marathon-mens-race-preview/) - By: Paul Gains Once again the 2022 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon will come down to an East African bust-up with Ethiopians Yihunilign Adane and Kebede Wami tackling a strong Kenyan squad led by Barselius Kipyego, Felix Kandie and Felix Kibitok. The Kenyan presence would have been even stronger were it not for the late withdrawal
- [Ben Blankinship moves all the way up from 1500m to the marathon with Ryan Hall's coaching](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ben-blankinship-moves-all-the-way-up-from-1500m-to-the-marathon-with-ryan-halls-coaching/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Ben Blankenship is moving up from the 1500-metre event that he specialized in since 2008 to the marathon. He is making the move under the direction of American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall. The 33-year-old Stillwater, Minnesota native owns a best of 3:34.26, which he set in
- [The Rory Linkletter interview: National records, Ryan Hall and Olympic goals](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-rory-linkletter-interview-national-records-ryan-hall-and-olympic-goals/) - The Rory Linkletter interview: National records, Ryan Hall and Olympic goals
- [Canada biggest high school cross country weekend is upon us, live stream OFSAA and BCSS championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canada-biggest-high-school-cross-country-weekend-is-upon-us-live-stream-ofsaa-and-bcss-championships/) - Canada biggest high school cross country weekend is upon us, live stream OFSAA and BCSS championships
- [USATF end of year awards announced](https://athleticsillustrated.com/usatf-end-of-year-awards-announced/) - Sydney McLaughlin, a two-time world record holder, and double Olympic gold medallist was announced as the winner of the 2021 USATF Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award.Meanwhile, Olympic and Diamond League champion and two-time world record holder Ryan Crouser won the 2021 USATF Jesse Owens Award. Coach Bobby Kersee was named 2021 USATF Nike Coach of the Year. In the master's category, Kathy Bergen and
- [Warner puts up fourth-highest decathlon all time; Hawthorn, Van Buskirk, Osaka, and Kipkirui with strong performances](https://athleticsillustrated.com/warner-puts-up-fourth-highest-decathlon-all-time-hawthorn-van-buskirk-osaka-and-kipkirui-with-strong-performances/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Canadian decathlete, Damian Warner, pulled off the fourth-highest decathlon points total of all time as he won the World Athletics Combined Events Challenge over the weekend. The 31-year-old broke his own Canadian record of 8,795 by amassing 8,995 points to claim his sixth win at the Hypo-Meeting in
- [Katie Wasserman joins HOKA Northern Arizona Elite, Natasha Wodak hires new coach](https://athleticsillustrated.com/katie-wasserman-joins-hoka-northern-arizona-elite-natasha-wodak-hires-new-coach/) - HOKA NAZ Elite HOKA NAZ Elite announced today that it has added Katie Wasserman to its roster. Wasserman, a native of Spotswood, New Jersey, was second in the 5,000 meters at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. A graduate of Columbia University where she was an Ivy League Champion in the Mile
- [Canada's Sarah MacPherson retires from the sport of athletics](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadas-sarah-macpherson-retires-from-the-sport-of-athletics/) - Athletics Canada After a competitive career that saw her distinguish herself among her school, province, and country’s best, Sarah MacPherson recently announced her retirement from competitive racing. Her next step may be even more inspiring, as she works as a cancer research assistant. Why was this the right time for you to retire? “Since I
- [Adapting to adversity: an Athletics Canada coaching webinar](https://athleticsillustrated.com/adapting-to-adversity-an-athletics-canada-coaching-webinar/) - Athletics Canada As coaches we need to be adaptable, Athletics Canada's newsletter reads.Due to the pandemic and social distancing protocols Zoom, MSN Teams and Skype meetings have taken over business and communication as people work, volunteer and coach from remote locations. "This past year has been nothing but uncertain and has challenged us all to
- [Olympic gold medallist Matej Toth sets world lead in 50K racewalk in Dudince, Slovakia](https://athleticsillustrated.com/olympic-gold-medallist-matej-toth-sets-world-lead-in-50k-racewalk-in-dudince-slovakia/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Rio Olympic 50K racewalk gold medallist Matej Toth from Slovakia won the Dudinska 50K in Dudince, Slovakia on Saturday, October 24. He walked to victory in a world-leading time of 3:41:15, which is also under the Olympic 50K qualifying standard of 3:50:00. View this post on Instagram Je
- [Molly Huddle modest about her three-record run on the track](https://athleticsillustrated.com/molly-huddle-modest-about-her-three-record-run-on-the-track/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Molly Huddle is the first to admit that she is not in the best shape of her life. And that the three American records that she took down on Sunday in Attleboro, Mass were a little softer than the more classic 5000m and 10,000m distances.Huddle now owns at
- [Person of the Week for the week of October 5, 2020: Tristan Woodfine](https://athleticsillustrated.com/person-of-the-week-for-the-week-of-october-5-2020-tristan-woodfine/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The Athletics Illustrated Person of the Week honours for the week ofOctober 5, 2020, goes to Canadian runner Tristane Woodfine.Woodfine qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics during the Virgin London Marathon with a new personal best of 2:10:51. Canada has a new 2020 Tokyo Olympic marathon runner. Already
- [Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal betters Ingrid Kristiansen's national 10K record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/karoline-bjerkeli-grovdal-betters-ingrid-kristiansens-national-10k-record/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal, the European 3000m steeplechase bronze medallist broke Ingrid Kristiansen’s Norwegian 10K record. Kristiansen's record was 30:59, Grovdal ran 30:32 at the Hytteplanmila in Hole, Norway on Saturday. Grovdal was coming off of a summer injury due to a stress fracture. Two weeks prior, she ran
- [Person of the Week for the week of October 12, 2020: Sir Brendan Foster](https://athleticsillustrated.com/person-of-the-week-for-the-week-of-october-12-2020-sir-brendan-foster/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The Athletics Illustrated Person of the Week honours for the week ofOctober 12, 2020, goes to English runner, race organiser, and broadcaster Brendan Foster. Foster was knighted on by Queen Elizabeth on her birthday. Brendan Foster, Olympic bronze medallist received a knighthood on Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday Honours List.
- [Canadian marathon record holder Cameron Levins seeks 2020 Tokyo Olympic standard in London](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadian-marathon-record-holder-cameron-levins-seeks-2020-tokyo-olympic-standard-in-london/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Canadian marathon record holder Cameron Levins will be seeking the 2020 Tokyo Olympic (2021) standard when he runs the 2020 London Marathon on Sunday, October 4. The standard is 2:11:30. The 31-year-old from Black Creek, British Columbia has run as fast as 2:09:25, which he accomplished during the
- [Watch the 2020 London Marathon broadcast and stream via the BBC](https://athleticsillustrated.com/watch-the-2020-london-marathon-broadcast-and-stream-via-the-bbc/) - From the BBCFollow live coverage of the rescheduled 2020 London Marathon across BBC One, BBC Two, Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and mobile app. This year's 40th edition, taking place on Sunday, 4 October because of the coronavirus pandemic, is restricted to elite athletes, who will be in a bio-secure bubble during race
- [Person of the Week May 11, 2020: Dathan Ritzenhein](https://athleticsillustrated.com/person-of-the-week-may-11-2020-dathan-ritzenhein/) - The fifth Athletics Illustrated Person of the Week honour is awarded to Dathan Ritzenhein for the week of May 11, 2020. Ritzenhein retired from competitive running at age 37 last week. He was one of America's most prolific distance runners during the 2000s. He was one of America’s all-time best over a range of distances
- [Run a lap of the world: Australian Community Challenge Event 1](https://athleticsillustrated.com/run-a-lap-of-the-world-australian-community-challenge-event-1/) - Challenge 1 of 5: Run a lap of the world is underway! Register here: Registration Starting this week, we as a community will embark on a journey around the globe, aiming to run, walk or roll over 40,075km in a single week in recognition of the journey to the 2021 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- [Shalane Flanagan's ride is likely far from over](https://athleticsillustrated.com/shalane-flanagans-ride-is-likely-far-from-over/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated In October, 38-year-old Marblehead, MA distance runner, Shalane Flanagan, announced her retirement after a very successful 15-year-long professional running career. For her, running is a life-long passion that has come full circle. Her career began to take off in college at the University of North Carolina. In 2002,
- [The Desiree Linden interview: Hansons, Boston wins and whiskey](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-desiree-linden-interview-hansons-boston-wins-and-whiskey/) - Newton Sports Photography | Jack Prior CK: You waited for Shalane Flanagan while she went to the washroom. At that time, you must have been thinking that a win was out of the question. At what point did you think that the win is yours for sure? DL: I was never certain that I had
- [Geoffrey Kamworor takes world half-marathon record; Evan Esselink and Malindi Elmore win Eastide 10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/geoffrey-kamwroror-takes-world-half-marathon-record-evan-esselink-and-malindi-elmore-win-eastide-10k/) - NN Running Team Three-time world champion on the half marathon, Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya, showed his dominance this morning in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Kenyan set a new world record in the half marathon after crossing the finish line in the time of 58.01. The former record was held by fellow Kenyan Abraham Kiptum stood at
- [Pre Classic Repeats As World No. 1](https://athleticsillustrated.com/pre-classic-repeats-as-world-no-1/) - With the 2017 track & field athletics season in the books, the Prefontaine Classic has defended its title as the top-ranked invitational meet in the world. For the second consecutive year, and third time in 5 years, America's most famous invitational is at the top of the rankings calculated by All-Athletics.com, the official data services
- [Athletics Canada names 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships team](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-canada-names-2018-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-team/) - From Athletics Canada Athletics Canada named 14 athletes four men and 10 women, to represent Canada at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships that will take place in Birmingham, U.K., from Thursday, March 1, to Sunday, March 4. The team is led by an Olympic medallist, World Champion and features nine athletes who have competed
- [Jessica Furlan Interview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jessica-furlan-interview/) - © Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated Jessica Furlan is one of Canada’s top runners specialising in the 3,000-metre steeplechase. She held the national record for the distance for nearly two years before Genevieve Lalonde bettered it twice in 2016, once during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Furlan grew up in Regina and went on
- [Barber, Theisen-Eaton headline World Indoor Championships team](https://athleticsillustrated.com/barber-theisen-eaton-headline-world-indoor-championships-team/) - Athletics Canada Today Athletics Canada named fourteen athletes that will wear the maple leaf at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon, March 17 to 20. The team features 2015 World pole vault Champion Shawn Barber, 2015 World Championships silver medallist Brianne Theisen-Eaton, and 2014 World Indoor bronze medallist Nicole Sifuentes. “The World
- [The Prefontaine Classic is back on top of the IAAF Diamond League podium](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-prefontaine-classic-is-back-on-top-of-the-iaaf-diamond-league-podium/) - Prefontaine Classic The Prefontaine Classic is back on top of the IAAF Diamond League podium. For the second time in four years, the iconic American meet is at the top of the rankings calculated by All-Athletics.com, the official data services partner of the IAAF’s top-tier international circuit. The No. 1 world ranking is derived from a
- [Martinson and Winter Set to Clash - Stilwell, Still well ahead of competition](https://athleticsillustrated.com/martinson-and-winter-set-to-clash-stilwell-still-well-ahead-of-competition/) - © Copyright - 2013 - Athletics Illustrated Two of the best Canadian middle-distance athletes in Canada, Geoffrey Martinson and Chris Winter, are set to clash, head-to-head at the Jerome Indoor meet Saturday February 2nd in Vancouver, BC. This should be an exciting race as both athletes are coming off of excellent performances in cross-country and
- [East Germany's doping legacy demands reckoning through Change.org petition](https://athleticsillustrated.com/east-germanys-doping-legacy-demands-reckoning-through-change-org-petition/) - East Germany's doping legacy demands reckoning From the 1960s to the 1980s, East Germany emerged as a dominant force in the Olympic movement. Its athletes amassed medals at an extraordinary rate, often outperforming competitors from much larger nations. At the time, those performances were celebrated as evidence of sporting excellence and national achievement. History has East Germany's doping legacy demands reckoning through Change.org petition
- [Wisconsin brings in alumnus Chris Solinsky to take over the athletics program](https://athleticsillustrated.com/wisconsin-brings-in-alumnus-chris-solinsky-to-take-over-the-athletics-program/) - The University of Wisconsin didn’t need to look far to find its next distance-running coach, selecting one of its own all-time greats to steer the powerhouse program into the future. On Thursday, Wisconsin Athletics announced the appointment of Chris Solinsky as the new Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, following an extensive national Wisconsin brings in alumnus Chris Solinsky to take over the athletics program
- [Full results: Rome Diamond League](https://athleticsillustrated.com/full-results-rome-diamond-league/) - A few of the standout performances during the 2026 Rome Diamond League meet include American sprinter Noah Lyles clocking a 9.88-second performance for the 100 metre win. Five ran sub-10 seconds, including Italian Marcell Jacobs, who ran a season best 9.99. Jacobs has experienced injuries over the past few years. The fifth-place showing may be Full results: Rome Diamond League, Lyles runs 9.88, seven women run sub 14:30 in the 5000m, Georgia Hunter Bell wins the 1500m
- [Royal Victoria Marathon on track to have second-consecutive record numbers](https://athleticsillustrated.com/royal-victoria-marathon-on-track-to-have-second-consecutive-record-numbers/) - The Royal Victoria Marathon kicked off its 2026 campaign Wednesday night at the running store and sponsor Frontrunners Victoria. The organizing committee is expecting further growth from the 2025 benchmark event, which saw over 15,000 registrations. The race weekend is already over 10,000 five months in advance. “Last year was a milestone—45 years and record Royal Victoria Marathon on track to have second-consecutive record numbers
- [UK Athletics found negligent in the death of Paralympic athlete Abdullah Hayayei](https://athleticsillustrated.com/uk-athletics-found-negligent-in-the-death-of-paralympic-athlete-abdullah-hayayei/) - UK Athletics has been fined £350,000 (€410,000). The organization was also ordered £44,000 (€52,000) in costs after Paralympic athlete Abdullah Hayayei was killed when equipment collapsed on him while training in east London. The shot-putter died when a metal cage gave way as he prepared for the World Para Athletics Championships in 2017. Judge Richard UK Athletics was found negligent in the death of Paralympic athlete Abdullah Hayayei, forced to pay a heavy fine
- [Rome Diamond League: How to watch, who is competing and event schedule](https://athleticsillustrated.com/rome-diamond-league-how-to-watch-who-is-competing-and-event-schedule/) - Women’s events Women’s 200m Women’s 400m Women’s 1500m Women’s 5000m Women’s 100m hurdles Women’s 400m hurdles Women’s pole vault Men’s events Men’s 100m Men’s 800m Men’s 110m hurdles Men’s high jump Men’s long jump Men’s triple jump Men’s javelin throw Men’s shot put How to watch The Rome Diamond League meeting will be streamed live Rome Diamond League: How to watch, who is competing and event schedule
- [Athlos' all-women Coachella-meets-athletics event adds London to its schedule; will it fly?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athlos-all-women-coachella-meets-athletics-event-adds-london-to-its-schedule-will-it-fly/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated William Gibson wrote, “The future is already here — it’s just not evenly distributed,” in his novel, Cyberpunk. He may have been referring to the contrasts he predicted between pervasive high technology set against a lowering of the quality of life, but the aphorism applies here, too. The Athlos' all-women Coachella-meets-athletics event adds London to its schedule; will it fly?
- [Jamaican long jumper Carey McLeod banned for whereabouts failures](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jamaican-long-jumper-carey-mcleod-banned-for-whereabouts-failures/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Jamaican long jumper, Carey McLeod, has been banned from racing for a period of two years starting May 28, 2026, for Whereabouts Failures. McLeod missed tests on June 30, 2025, August 9, 2025 and May 1, 2026, which are three tests within 12 months. The first missed date Jamaican long jumper Carey McLeod banned for whereabouts failures for missing three tests in 12 months
- [Sam Blaskowski runs a 9.89-second 100 metre sprint for the world lead](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sam-blaskowski-runs-a-9-89-second-100-metre-sprint-for-the-world-lead/) - Sam Blaskowski won the Music City Track Carnival 100 metre dash race in Nashville, Tennessee, in a new personal best of 9.89 seconds on Saturday. Two things are notable about the result. The performance makes him the fastest person in history who is white. And the new personal best is big. He dropped his PB Sam Blaskowski runs a 9.89-second 100 metre sprint for the world lead
- [Burundian-Spanish athlete Rodrigue Kwizera runs 26:01 in Madrid, on a downhill course](https://athleticsillustrated.com/burundian-spanish-athlete-rodrigue-kwizera-runs-2601-in-madrid-on-a-downhill-course/) - Burundian athlete, Rodrigue Kwizera, ran the Madrid Vintage Run 10K, finishing in the time of 26 minutes and one second, the fastest known time ever. However, the result cannot be ratified by World Athletics as official as the course runs net downhill more than the allowable amount. He was wearing the adidas Adizero Adios Pro Burundian-Spanish athlete Rodrigue Kwizera runs 26:01 in Madrid, on a downhill course
- [Throwers and putters vying for Olympic team positions take centre stage at the Harry Jerome Track Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/throwers-and-putters-vying-for-olympic-team-positions-take-centre-stage-at-the-harry-jerome-track-classic/) - In a country with a growing reputation lately, as a home for stellar heavy metal throwers, Rowan Hamilton is looking to hammer his way into the conversation as the track and field season rolls toward the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hamilton, a Chilliwack native (Greater Vancouver) and University of British Columbia product, will be one of
- [West Coast road racing hits its peak in April with four popular road events](https://athleticsillustrated.com/west-coast-road-racing-hits-its-peak-in-april-with-four-popular-road-events/) - West Coast road racing hits its peak in April with four popular road events
- [The Athletics Association pens letter to IOC to postpone Olympic Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-athletics-association-pens-letter-to-ioc-to-postpone-olympic-games/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The Athletics Association made up of professional track and field athletes is the latest organization to put pressure on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games. Canada was the first nation to declare that athletes will not participate in the 2020 edition, but
- [Natasha Wodak and Rachel Cliff, two top seeds for Sunday's 33rd Sun Run](https://athleticsillustrated.com/natasha-wodak-and-rachel-cliff-two-top-seeds-for-sundays-33rd-sun-run/) - © Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated Three-time Vancouver Sun Run champion Natasha Wodak is just happy to be healthy and running well again, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t looking to race fast Sunday at the 33rd annual Vancouver Sun Run. It will be her first race of her 2017 comeback. Sunday, she simply
- [The sun shone (a little) on the 33rd annual Vancouver Sun Run, Sunday](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-sun-shone-a-little-on-the-33rd-annual-vancouver-sun-run-sunday/) - © Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated Greater Vancouver was a busy city this weekend as approximately 400,000 people attended the annual Vaisakhi Day Parade, which was Surrey’s 19th annual Sikh New Year festival. There was the usual menagerie of soccer, spring baseball and hockey tournaments going on and Sunday, North America’s largest 10K road
- [Vancouver Sun Run: An even mix of Kenyans and Canadians to battle hard for the win](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vancouver-sun-run-an-even-mix-of-kenyans-and-canadians-to-battle-hard-for-the-win/) - © Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated The 33rd annual Vancouver Sun Run takes place Sunday, April 23 and as per usual the front end of the men’s field is looking competitive. There is a good mix of Kenyans and Canadians who will battle for the podium. Vancouver’s Geoff Martinson is one of the Canadian
- [John Lofranco interview: Coordinator, Road Running with Athletics Canada](https://athleticsillustrated.com/q-a-with-john-lofranco-coordinator-road-running-with-athletics-canada/) - © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Athletics Canada recently created a new position to bolster its efforts to provide the Canada-wide road running community greater support. The person to take that position is long-time runner, coach and race director John Lofranco of Montreal, Quebec. Lofranco currently coaches at McGill University. Lofranco is also a
- [2017 Vancouver Sun Run: Very competitive women's field expected](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vancouver-sun-run-very-competitive-womens-field-expected/) - © Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated The 33rd annual Vancouver Sun Run, happening on Sunday, April 23, will see a strong mix of Canadian and international talent toe the line. The athletes will be looking to take a crack at some of the prize purse as well as make haste on the fast course 2017 Vancouver Sun Run: Very competitive women's field expected
- [Rabat Diamond League: Isaac Nader leads a deep 1500m field as El Bakkali returns home](https://athleticsillustrated.com/rabat-diamond-league-isaac-nader-leads-a-deep-1500m-field-as-el-bakkali-returns-home/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated The Wanda Diamond League heads to Morocco on Sunday, May 31, for the Meeting International Mohammed VI, where Olympic champions, world medallists, and Diamond League winners converge at the newly inaugurated Rabat Olympic Stadium. While the program is loaded with marquee names, the men's 1500 metres may offer How to watch and event schedule of Rabat Diamond League: Isaac Nader leads a deep 1500m field as El Bakkali returns home
- [Thirty-two athletes selected for the U20 Great Britain and Northern Ireland Team for Mannheim Gala](https://athleticsillustrated.com/thirty-two-athletes-selected-for-the-u20-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-team-for-mannheim-gala/) - A talented squad of 32 athletes has been selected to represent the U20 Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team (GB & NI) at the 2026 Mannheim International Gala in Germany, taking place from 13–14 June 2026. The Mannheim Gala serves as a key stepping stone in preparation for the World Athletics U20 Championships later this summer, with athletes Thirty-two athletes selected for the U20 Great Britain and Northern Ireland Team for Mannheim Gala
- [Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to compete in the London Athletics Meet on Saturday, July 18](https://athleticsillustrated.com/olympic-champion-keely-hodgkinson-to-compete-in-the-london-athletics-meet-on-saturday-july-18/) - Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson will race the 800 metre event at the London Athletics Meet on Saturday, July 18. A welcome return It will mark a welcome return to the London Stadium for the 24-year-old. She made history at the 2024 event with a meeting record, national record and personal best of 1:54.61. The performance Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to compete in the London Athletics Meet on Saturday, July 18
- [Mattoni Running Festival hits capacity; eyes fast Europeans to race half-marathon, Saturday](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mattoni-running-festival-hits-capacity-eyes-fast-europeans-to-race-half-marathon-saturday/) - The fourteenth running of the Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice goes off Saturday, May 30, in the heart of the South Bohemian capital. Its is a race that has quietly become one of the most reliable fixtures on the European road‑running calendar. Backed by a World Athletics Road Race Label and a reputation for smooth Mattoni Running Festival hits capacity; eyes fast Europeans to race half-marathon, Saturday
- [2026 Hypo Meeting in Götzis preview: Ehammer, Neugebauer and Warner headline](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2026-hypo-meeting-in-gotzis-preview-ehammer-neugebauer-and-warner-headline/) - The multi-event cathedral that is Mösle Stadium is ready. This weekend, May 30–31, the 51st edition of the Hypo Meeting in Götzis, Austria, takes center stage. As the crown jewel of the World Athletics Combined Events Tour Gold series, the event has once again assembled a terrifyingly deep field of the world’s finest decathletes and 2026 Hypo Meeting in Götzis preview: Ehammer, Neugebauer and Warner headline
- [Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice eyes new Czech record: Track specialists to share spotlight with Vebr](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mattoni-half-marathon-ceske-budejovice-eyes-new-czech-record-track-specialists-to-share-spotlight-with-vebr/) - Budějovice braces for a fast one. The RunCzech Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice returns Saturday evening (May 30, 7:00 PM), and once again the South Bohemian air feels charged with possibility. Or at least with the kind of humidity that makes athletes question their life choices by kilometre 14. At the centre of it all Mattoni Half Marathon České Budějovice eyes new Czech record: track specialists to share spotlight with Vebr
- [Breaking: Enhanced Games was underwhelming, disorganized, and suffered massive financial problems](https://athleticsillustrated.com/breaking-enhanced-games-was-underwhelming-disorganized-and-suffered-massive-financial-problems/) - Oh, the delicious irony. Those who support honesty, an even playing field, and fair play in sports may be laughing today. It turns out that the Enhanced Group Inc. (NYSE: ENHA), the parent company and organizers of the inaugural Enhanced Games, saw its shares plummet by 43 percent on Tuesday. This follows its troubled debut Enhanced Games was underwhelming, disorganized, and suffered massive financial problems. The irony of the losses matched a frivolous lawsuit that the Enhanced Games launched, and in Fred Kerley ran a slower time than drug cheat Omanyala
- [World silver medallist Amanal Petros to race the Frankfurt Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-silver-medallist-amanal-petros-to-race-the-frankfurt-marathon/) - German marathon record holder Amanal Petros is returning to home soil with the kind of momentum that makes race directors speak in complete sentences of relief. The 31-year-old, who missed the world title in Tokyo by roughly the width of a shoelace, will line up at the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on October 25. The announcement World silver medallist Amanal Petros to race the Frankfurt Marathon
- [České Budějovice Half Marathon: It is going to be hot in the city of Budvar beer and baroque architecture](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ceske-budejovice-half-marathon-it-is-going-to-be-hot-in-the-city-of-budvar-beer-and-baroque-architecture/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated A city of beer, replete with historic baroque façades and warm late-May evenings, what more could a distance runner ask for from a half-marathon? The weather will likely be a factor in 2026, so cooler temperatures is the answer. Add a conscientious organization committee preparing for another long České Budějovice Half Marathon: It is going to be hot in the city of Budvar beer and baroque architecture
- [Parker Valby wins first race back after 19 months; sets a personal best](https://athleticsillustrated.com/parker-valby-wins-first-race-back-after-19-months-sets-a-personal-best/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated American professional debutant Parker Valby has been off due to injury. For a year and a half, she has been building on her rehab and fitness. Saturday, at the Sound Running meet in Los Angeles, at Drake Stadium, she unleashed a strong first 5000 metre race. The 23-year-old Parker Valby wins first race back after 19 months; sets a personal best after rehabbing a broken bone in her foot
- [Diamond League in Xiamen: Chaos, records, and a javelin throw heard around the World](https://athleticsillustrated.com/diamond-league-in-xiamen-chaos-records-and-a-javelin-throw-heard-around-the-world/) - The Wanda Diamond League stop in Xiamen rarely disappoints, but 2026 may go down as the edition where the sport collectively experienced a jaw drop. World leads fell, meeting records evaporated, and an 18‑year‑old produced a javelin throw so outrageous it briefly felt like the stadium needed a larger infield. Yan Ziyi steals the entire Diamond League in Xiamen: Chaos, records, and a javelin throw heard around the World
- [Mattoni Running Festival returns to České Budějovice](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mattoni-running-festival-returns-to-ceske-budejovice/) - The old European city squares were never designed for silence. They were built for markets, celebrations, declarations, and now, increasingly, road racing. On Saturday, May 30, more than 8,000 runners will converge on České Budějovice for the 14th edition of the Mattoni Running Festival, transforming one of Central Europe’s great public plazas into a theatre Mattoni Running Festival returns to České Budějovice
- [Esa smashes course record at Cape Town Marathon while Kipchoge completes the first marathon of his World Tour](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mohamed-esa-smashes-course-record-to-claim-sanlam-cape-town-marathon-victory-while-eliud-kipchoge-completes-the-first-marathon-of-his-world-tour/) - After Mohamed Esa considered his Cape Town Marathon plans, failure was not one of them. He experienced a setback in April's Boston Marathon and redeemed himself nicely on Sunday in South Africa. Esa didn’t just win the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon; he smashed a new course record. The dsm‑firmenich athlete tore through the course in Mohamed Esa smashes the course record to claim Sanlam Cape Town Marathon victory, while Eliud Kipchoge completes the first marathon of his World Tour
- [How to watch the 2025 Nanjing World Athletics Indoor Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/how-to-watch-the-2025-nanjing-world-athletics-indoor-championships/) - Interestingly, the Canadian Indoor Championships will be taking place at the same time in Toronto, Ontario. The meeting can be viewed here: Canadian Indoors World Championships ​The 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships are scheduled to take place from March 21 to 23 in Nanjing, China, at the newly constructed Nanjing's Cube within the Nanjing Youth
- [Antrim Coast Half Marathon participants complain about lack of organization](https://athleticsillustrated.com/antrim-coast-half-marathon-participants-complain-about-lack-of-organization/) - Participants complain According to the Irish Independent, the Antrim Coast Half Marathon organizers were inundated with complaints from runners. The organizers felt compelled to apologize, but also explain what happened. The course is considered fast and beautiful running along the Northern Irish coast. "It's the most beautiful race in the world" - Five-time Olympian Jo
- [Phenomenal world gold number 10 for Aled Davies](https://athleticsillustrated.com/phenomenal-world-gold-number-10-for-aled-davies/) - Aled Davies (coach: Ryan Spencer Jones, club: Cardiff) brought the curtain down on the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships with a superb sixth consecutive F63 shot put title, while there was a maiden world bronze for Nathan Maguire (Steve Hoskins, Kirkby) in the men’s T54 800m. As Davies added gold medal number seven to the
- [Logan Roots and Meg Lewis-Schneider win Cobble Hill 10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/logan-roots-and-meg-lewis-schneider-win-cobble-hill-10k/) - © Copyright -2022 - Athletics Illustrated Poet Lady Mary Montgomerie Currie by her literary name, Violet Fane, is known for her poem Let me Arise. How appropriate for race day. She is also known for coining the phrase “All good things come to those who wait.” It has been two years since the Vancouver Island
- [Memorable night for Hannah Cockroft with her 16th world title](https://athleticsillustrated.com/memorable-night-for-hannah-cockroft-with-her-16th-world-title/) - Hannah Cockroft claimed an incredible 16th world title as she secured the women’s T34 800m title for the fifth time, before returning to the track 50 minutes later to join her teammates Zac Shaw, Kevin Santos and Ali Smith in winning universal 4x100m relay silver for Great Britain and Northern Ireland on a superb night for
- [Vikes to host first cross country meet at the University of Victoria since the 1990s](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vikes-to-host-first-ever-cross-country-meet-at-the-university-of-victoria/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated On Saturday, September 25, the University of Victoria Vikes team is hosting the first cross-country meet on school lands since the 1990s, to kick off the 2021 season. In addition to the University of Victoria, Trinity Western University (TWU) of Langley, BC (Vancouver), the University of BC (UBC)
- [2025 TC10K enjoying continued growth after COVID; ready to welcome 9,500 runners](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2025-tc10k-enjoying-continued-growth-after-covid-ready-to-welcome-9500-runners/) - © Copyright - 2025 - Athletics Illustrated The 2025 Times Colonist 10K (TC10K) is taking place Sunday, April 27, in Victoria, BC. This year’s running is the 36th annual edition. It is one of the two larger races that the city is known for. While runners on Vancouver Island may be able to race nearly
- [Taylor Milne Interview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/taylor-milne/) - © Copyright - 2012 - Athletics Illustrated Taylor Milne of Windsor, Ontario is a 2008 Beijing Olympics competitor, specializing in the 1500m distance. He is currently preparing to qualify this spring for the 2012 London Olympic Games. First he must race to the Canadian A-standard time of 3:35.50 to get there. He is close. Personal
- [Elvis Cheboi and Abeba Aregawi win Ottawa Marathon; Linkletter and Legault take top Canadian spots](https://athleticsillustrated.com/elvis-cheboi-and-abeba-aregawi-win-ottawa-marathon/) - Elvis had left the building at 3:05 per kilometre pace. Kenyan Elvis Cheboi won the 2026 Ottawa Marathon in a time of 2:09:22. Gizealew Ayana took second just four seconds back at 2:09:26, and Canadian Rory Linkletter took third in 2:09:43. The race, typically referred to as "Hottawa" because the spring often launches quickly from Elvis Cheboi and Abeba Aregawi win Ottawa Marathon; Linkletter and Legault take top Canadian spots
- [Another Kenyan marathon runner, Deborah Sang, was suspended for doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/another-kenyan-marathon-runner-deborah-sang-was-suspended-for-doping/) - Another Kenyan marathoner, Deborah Sang, has been handed a five-year ban after testing positive for two performance-enhancing substances, testosterone and prednisolone. The 26-year-old first tested positive for testosterone late in 2025. Later, she tested positive for prednisone and prednisolone. The latter from the April 6, Belgrade Marathon. She had also provided a sample in January Another Kenyan marathoner, Deborah Sang, has been handed a five-year ban after testing positive for two performance-enhancing substances, testosterone and prednisolone.
- [Europe turns up the heat in La Spezia — and Ottawa answers with a championship weekend of its own](https://athleticsillustrated.com/europe-turns-up-the-heat-in-la-spezia-and-ottawa-answers-with-a-championship-weekend-of-its-own/) - The European 10,000m Cup returns Saturday, May 23, in La Spezia, Italy, promising the sort of distance‑running theatre that doesn’t require lasers, smoke machines, or a DJ yelling “Make some noise!” every four minutes. The racing alone should be enough. Meanwhile, in Canada's national capital of Ottawa, Ontario, a road 10K will open the Ottawa Europe turns up the heat in La Spezia — and Ottawa answers with a championship weekend of its own - Creme de la creme in Castellon
- [Two athletes' doping-related cases were heard and suspensions were handed down](https://athleticsillustrated.com/two-athletes-doping-related-cases-were-heard-and-suspensions-were-handed-down/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Twenty-seven-year-old recreational runner Patricia Alvarez of Oviedo, Spain, was provisionally suspended in December 2025 for a doping-related offence. She can appeal the latest outcome, which is a two-year suspension after testing positive for the masking agent and diuretic furosemide. Meanwhile, a Kenyan former world record holder's suspension and Two athletes' doping-related cases were heard and suspensions were handed down
- [Eliud Kipchoge starts “Eliud’s World Tour” at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon this Sunday](https://athleticsillustrated.com/eliud-kipchoge-starts-eliuds-world-tour-at-the-sanlam-cape-town-marathon-this-sunday/) - The dsm‑firmenich Running Team has finally lifted the curtain on what has been months of quiet buzz: Eliud’s World Tour is officially underway, beginning this week in South Africa. The premise is disarmingly simple—classic Kipchoge, really. Over the next three years, the marathon’s philosopher‑king will trot around the planet, ticking off seven marathons on seven Eliud Kipchoge starts “Eliud’s World Tour” at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon this Sunday
- [Rimi Riga Marathon: Top 10 results, Kororia and Kumela win](https://athleticsillustrated.com/rimi-riga-marathon-top-10-results-kororia-and-kumela-win/) - The 2026 Rimi Riga Marathon and half-marathon took place on Sunday, May 16, in Riga, Latvia. The men's winner was Kenyan Kelvin Kiptoo Kororia. He clocked in a 2:08:58 performance, well ahead of Ethiopian Getachew Kene Tufa with his finish time of 2:11:29. Taking third position in 2:12:27 was Kenyan Stephen Kipkemoi Kibor. View this Rimi Riga Marathon: Top 10 results, Kororia and Kumela win
- [London calling: For world champions Nicola Olyslagers and Cordell Tinch](https://athleticsillustrated.com/london-calling-for-world-champions-nicola-olyslagers-and-cordell-tinch/) - It was December 1979 when The Clash released their landmark song "London Calling." This was 17 and 13 years before Nicola Olyslagers and Cordell Tinch were born, respectively.British Athletics is calling reigning world champion Olyslagers and newly crowned global sprint hurdles champion Tinch will make their debuts at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday, London calling: For world champions Nicola Olyslagers and Cordell Tinch to compete at this summer's London Diamond League meet
- [Mainova Frankfurt Marathon: Richard Ringer and Samuel Fitwi seek national record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mainova-frankfurt-marathon-richard-ringer-and-samuel-fitwi-seek-national-record/) - October may be a long way away to athletics fans, but it is just one training cycle for marathoners wanting to compete in the Frankfurt Marathon. German marathon stars Richard Ringer and Samuel Fitwi will run the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on 25th October. This was announced at today's press conference with the two athletes in German marathon stars Richard Ringer and Samuel Fitwi will run the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on 25th October. This was announced at today's press conference with the two athletes in attendance.
- [Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo: Lyles opens with a 9.95, Nagiya Mori runs fourth PB this season](https://athleticsillustrated.com/seiko-golden-grand-prix-in-tokyo-lyles-opens-with-a-9-95-nagiya-mori-runs-fourth-pb-this-season/) - Olympic champions Noah Lyles and Rai Benjamin had great season-opening performances at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix Tokyo on Sunday. The meet took place at the National Stadium, the venue that hosted the 2025 World Athletics Championships. Lyles opened his 100 metres season with a sub-10 performance, going 9.95, while Benjamin knocked off his first Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo: Lyles opens with a 9.95, Nagiya Mori runs fourth PB this season
- [Swiss brand "On" signs Kenyan Elsingi Kipruto](https://athleticsillustrated.com/swiss-brand-on-signs-kenyan-elsingi-kipruto/) - The Swiss sportswear brand On has added some legitimate horsepower to its roster, securing collegiate phenom Elsingi Kipruto to a Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreement. Kipruto, currently busy rewriting Louisville’s record book as a freshman, arrives with the sort of résumé that makes NCAA distance coaches stare longingly into the middle distance. Raised in Swiss sports brand On has added firepower to its roster, announcing the signing of collegiate standout Elsingi Kipruto to a NIL agreement. Currently tearing up the NCAA as with the University of Louisville Cardinals
- [Diamond League: Will Faith Kipyegon approach Beatrice Chebet's world record in 2026?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/diamond-league-will-faith-kipyegon-approach-beatrice-chebets-world-record-in-2026/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Faith Kipyegon opened her 2026 outdoor season Saturday with a performance that raised the question of whether the three-time Olympic champion will target the women’s 5000m world record this year. She ran the 5000m event at the Shanghai/Kelqiao Diamond League (DL), the first of 15 DL meets scheduled Diamond League: Will Faith Kipyegon approach Beatrice Chebet's world record in 2026?
- [Sabastian Sawe's coach, Claudio Berardelli, was associated with at least five athletes suspended for doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sabastian-sawes-coach-claudio-berardelli-coached-at-least-five-athletes-suspended-for-doping/) - Updated: May 16, 2026, 810 AM PST Editor’s note: The three primary athletes referenced below were coached by Claudio Berardelli while he worked for Rosa & Associati. *The earlier-reported Asbel Kiprop association does not directly implicate Berardelli. Kiprop's coaches were Julius Kirwa (Kenyan national coach) and Renato Canova. He was only loosely associated with Berardelli, Sabastian Sawe's coach, Claudio Berardelli, coached at least five athletes suspended for doping. Sawe is the first person to run the marathon under two hours
- [The 2026 Diamond League got off to a raucous start in Shanghai/Keqiao](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-2026-diamond-league-got-off-to-a-raucous-start-in-shanghai-keqiao/) - The 2026 Diamond League season opened in Shanghai/Keqiao with the sort of meet that usually arrives in August, not May. World leads, national records and meeting records fell in clusters across an evening that often felt closer to a global championship than a season opener. The standout performance came in the men’s 3000m, where Germany’s The 2026 Diamond League season opened in Shanghai/Keqiao with the sort of meet that usually arrives in August, not May. World leads, national records and meeting records fell in clusters across an evening that often felt closer to a global championship than a season opener.
- [Cameron Levins - Final Preparation before 5000m and 10000m Races](https://athleticsillustrated.com/cameron-levins-final-preparation-before-5000m-and-10000m-races/) - © Copyright - 2012 - Athletics Illustrated Southern Utah University's Cameron Levins of Black Creek, British Columbia (on Vancouver Island) will be racing in two Olympic distance events at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The first event is the 10000m race Saturday, August 4th. Levins currently owns the second-fastest time in Canadian history with his
- [Bruce Deacon Interview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/deacon-bruce/) - © Copyright – 2010 – Athletics Illustrated Bruce Deacon caught and held the attention of the Canadian distance running community for nearly a decade as he qualified and competed internationally during much of the country’s marathon-distance dry spell. The lone torch bearer – sort of speak - of Canadian marathon running, Deacon competed admirably for
- [Lake Biwa for Wykes and Osaduik - Olympic Games Last Chance Qualifier](https://athleticsillustrated.com/lake-biwa-for-wykes-and-osaduik-olympic-games-last-chance-qualifier/) - © Copyright - 2012 - Athletics Illustrated UPDATE: March 1st, 2012 Japan Running News latest Lake Biwa Marathon update Canadian Marathon runners Dylan Wykes and Steve Osaduik, are preparing for their final opportunity to qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games Marathon by taking on the stacked (see men's elite list below) Lake Biwa Mainichi
- [The Emmanuel Mutai interview: growing up in Kenya, London Marathon and team selections](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-emmanuel-mutai-interview-growing-up-in-kenya-london-marathon-and-team-selections/) - © Copyright - 2012 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyan Emmanuel Mutai will be contesting the marathon at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Initially he was not selected to the team due to his performance at the 2012 Virgin London Marathon, where he was feeling under the weather. However, his resume was not to be ignored considering
- [Brett Gotcher Interview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gotcher-brett/) - © Copyright - 2010 - Athletics Illustrated Brett Gotcher has gone from regular fast guy with Olympic dreams and a part time job to regular fast guy who is spending his post-marathon recovery time answering more questions about his training (in one week) than he has had to his entire life - maybe. And all
- [Hilary Stellingwerff - Ready to Race](https://athleticsillustrated.com/hilary-stellingwerff-ready-to-race/) - © Copyright - 2012 - Athletics Illustrated London, Ontario's Hilary Stellingwerff, who now resides in Victoria, BC, is competing in the 2012 London Olympic Games. She is coached by Guelph's Dave Scott-Thomas. Stellingwerff will be competing in the 1500m distance event. She owns a personal best time of 4:05.08, which she achieved in the 2012
- [Jessica Smith - Interview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jessica-smith-interview/) - © Copyright - 2012 - Athletics Illustrated Jessica Smith of North Vancouver, British Columbia will be competing in the 2012 London Olympic Games in the 800m distance. She is a graduate of Vancouver's Simon Fraser University and one of only four Canadian women to ever break the two-minute barrier at the distance. The first was
- [African Athletics Championships: A farce of chaos and attempted damage control](https://athleticsillustrated.com/african-athletics-championships-a-farce-of-chaos-and-attempted-damage-control/) - The 2026 African Athletics Championships opened in the capital of Ghana, Accra, with world record holder Tobi Amusan headlining the start lists. Day 1 should have been a showcase of continental talent. Instead, it quickly became a case study in how not to stage a major meeting. Performances took a back seat to confusion, technical Chaos, pole vault poles snapping, no results or finish order. African Athletics Championships: A farce of chaos and attempted damage control
- [Mattoni Half Marathon Karlovy Vary: EuroHeroes opens with a crowd that doesn’t need saving](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mattoni-half-marathon-karlovy-vary-euroheroes-opens-with-a-crowd-that-doesnt-need-saving/) - The Mattoni Half Marathon Karlovy Vary will open the 2026 EuroHeroes series with something increasingly rare in European road racing, which is a field so balanced it might actually produce tension. On Saturday, May 16, last year’s winner Damián Vích, reigning EuroHeroes champion Khalid Choukoud, and a cluster of men who treat 64 minutes as Mattoni Half Marathon Karlovy Vary: EuroHeroes opens with a crowd that doesn’t need saving
- [Sifan Hassan wins London Marathon in debut, Kelvin Kiptum nears world record time](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sifan-hassan-wins-london-marathon-in-debut-kelvin-kiptum-nears-world-record-time/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated In a rare debut win, Sifan Hassan — the Dutchwoman — who proved to be an Olympic medallist over a broad range of distances, 1500 metres to the 10,000m, clocked a stunning 2:18:33 in London on Sunday. It was one of the greatest performances in marathon running history.
- [Milano, Manchester, and Paris Marathons produce course records and personal bests](https://athleticsillustrated.com/milano-manchester-and-paris-marathons-produce-course-records-and-personal-bests/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyans Titus Kipyego and Vivian Kiplagat won the Milan City Marathon on Sunday. The 23-year-old Kipyego, ran a new personal best with his two-hour, five-minute, and five-second performance for the win. Fellow Kenyan Daniel Kibet took second in the time of 2:05:20. Tanzanian, Alphonse Felix Simbu, finished third
- [Kenyan men's sweep and thrilling women's finish at 2022 Boston Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-mens-sweep-and-thrilling-womens-finish-at-2022-boston-marathon/) - Men's race Evans Chebet led for a Kenyan sweep of the podium at the 2022 edition of the B.A.A. Boston Marathon on Monday. He recorded a 2:06:51 finish time, mostly into a headwind. Finishing second was Lawrence Cherono in 2:07:21 and third was Benson Kipruto six seconds back at 2:07:27. Redemption may have been the
- [Kipchoge and Kosgei win 2019 Virgin London Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kipchoge-and-kosgei-win-2019-virgin-london-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Eliud Kipchoge won the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon in a new course record time of 2:02:37 and the second-fastest marathon all-time, to his own 2:01:39 from Berlin 2018. Kipchoge ran a 4:26 25th mile to break Ethiopians Mosinet Geremew, and Mule Wasihun, to win his 10th consecutive
- [The Caster Semenya issue is not going away anytime soon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-caster-semenya-issue-is-not-going-away-anytime-soon/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The Caster Semenya debacle is not over. This week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), ruled in favour of the world governing body, World Athletics (WA), formerly the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). She is again required to take medication to limit the amount of testosterone
- [Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League: Complete start list](https://athleticsillustrated.com/shanghai-keqiao-diamond-league-complete-start-list/) - The 2026 Wanda Diamond League season begins this Saturday in Shanghai/Keqiao, where Olympic champions, world champions and world record holders will start their outdoor seasons in earnest. From the sprints to distance races and field events, track fans can expect an exciting start as many of the sport’s biggest names. View this post on Instagram Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League: Complete start list
- [World record holder Sabastian Sawe to defend Berlin Marathon title in September](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-record-holder-sabastian-sawe-to-defend-berlin-marathon-title-in-september/) - Kenyan Sabastian Sawe, the current marathon world record holder (1:59:30), will return to the BMW Berlin Marathon on Sunday, September 27, the organizers of Germany's biggest marathon race. Just over two weeks ago, the 31-year-old became the first runner to achieve a record eligble time of under two hours in London. He smashed one of World record holder Sabastian Sawe to defend Berlin Marathon title in September. Organizers confirmed Sawe's title defence just weeks after his London Marathon world record run of 1:59:30
- [World Athletics broke its own rule around the Adidas shoe worn by Sabastian Sawe](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-athletics-broke-its-own-rule-around-the-adidas-shoe-worn-by-sabastian-sawe/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics illustrated Updated: May 12, 2026 (see below) World Athletics president Sebastian Coe told BBC Sport Africa that the organization will not "strangle innovation," in reference to the marathon world record dropping by the first three finishers at the 2026 London Marathon. Kenyan Sabastian Sawe won in a time of World Athletics broke its own rule around the Adidas shoe worn by Sabastian Sawe
- [Ethiopian marathon runner Yebrgual Melese died during a training session in Addis Ababa](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopian-marathon-runner-yebrgual-melese-died-during-a-training-session-in-addis-ababa/) - Ethiopian marathon runner Yebrgual Melese died during a training session in Addis Ababa. She was 36 and preparing for the Ottawa Marathon. She died on Tuesday. Melese won several marathons, including Houston, Prague and Shanghai. According to local media, she experienced a sudden medical emergency, fell and died at the Yekatit 12 Hospital while receiving Ethiopian marathon runner Yebrgual Melese died during a training session in Addis Ababa, she leaves behind a husband and two children
- [Kenyan Hillary Kipchirchir Chepkwony has been suspended four years for doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-hillary-kipchirchir-chepkwony-has-been-suspended-four-years-for-doping-after-17-blood-samples-over-three-years-were-taken/) - Hillary Kipchirchir Chepkwony had 17 blood samples taken between September 2022 and January 2025. It was found that his samples, numbers 14 and 15, were taken in August of 2024, which proved he was doping. It was first reported in December of 2025 that Chepkwony was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit. Kenyan Hillary Kenyan Hillary Kipchirchir Chepkwony has been suspended four years for doping after 17 blood samples over three years were taken
- [World Athletics removing the marathon event from the World Athletics Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-athletics-removing-the-marathon-event-from-the-world-athletics-championships/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated World Athletics is removing the marathon from the World Athletics Championships. A World Athletics spokesperson told CBC Sports the marathon is being moved to conditions where it can thrive, and expanding World Athletics' presence in the broader running ecosystem.” Climate change, the spokesperson stressed, is a driving force Rather than staging separate men’s and women’s marathons on different days, organizers could start the women first, followed by the men based on the historical performance gap between elite men and women. Currently 10:26 using world record standards.
- [Kenyan Kibiwott Kandie faces further charges for tampering](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-kibiwott-kandie-faces-further-charges-for-tampering/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Kibiwott Kandie, the Kenyan distance phenom, was charged in 2025 by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for failing to submit a sample. The AIU referred to the charge as Evading, Refusing, or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection by an Athlete. The AIU has now issued an additional Kibiwott Kandie, the Kenyan distance phenom, was charged in 2025 by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for failing to submit a sample. The AIU referred to the charge as Evading, Refusing, or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection by an Athlete.
- [A new look for Athletics Illustrated Magazine: About the new logo and emblem](https://athleticsillustrated.com/a-new-look-for-athletics-illustrated-magazine-about-the-new-logo-and-emblem/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Athletics Illustrated Magazine logo and emblem are sporting a new, more sophisticated look. After more than 16 years with the Helvetica-like font and a male steeplechaser climbing the "a" and landing on the "h," it was time. It was time to move forward from the 2000s era vector-like There is a new look for Athletics Illustrated Magazine, a new logo and emblem to evoke more sophistication
- [Yeman Crippa claims historic victory on the streets of Paris](https://athleticsillustrated.com/yeman-crippa-claims-historic-victory-on-the-streets-of-paris/) - On athlete Yeman Crippa didn’t just win the Paris Marathon; he made a statement. Clocking a blistering personal best of 2:05:18, Crippa became the first Italian man ever to take the title and the first European in 24 years to stand atop the podium. In a race defined by patience and precision, he delivered exactly "My career as a marathon runner begins today," he said. "I have finally found the right path. Today I redeemed myself for my 25th-place finish at the Paris Olympics, and a completely new page opens. This morning, I discovered I have a real feeling for the marathon."
- [Finnish Athletics Federation president Pakarinen steps up for 2030 European Athletics Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/finnish-athletics-federation-president-pakarinen-steps-up-for-2030-european-athletics-championships/) - There is a familiar rhythm to championship bidding in athletics. They include ambitious promises, carefully staged presentations, and governments cautiously circling the financial commitments required to land a major event. In Finland, however, the tone surrounding Helsinki’s pursuit of the 2030 European Athletics Championships appears to be shifting from hopeful to credible. Finnish Athletics Federation Finnish Athletics Federation president Riikka Pakarinen recently revealed that the Finnish government has committed €10 million toward Helsinki’s campaign to host the European Athletics championships
- [UK Athletics names eight for La Spezia as 10,000m Cup returns to centre stage](https://athleticsillustrated.com/uk-athletics-has-confirmed-an-eight‑strong-novuna-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-squad-for-the-2026-european-10000m-cup-in-la-spezia-italy-set-for-saturday-23-may/) - UK Athletics has confirmed an eight‑strong Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the 2026 European 10,000m Cup in La Spezia, Italy, set for Saturday, 23 May—an event that reliably reminds us that 25 laps can still produce drama without requiring pyrotechnics or a drone show. Selection followed the familiar dual mandate: chase medals UK Athletics has confirmed an eight‑strong Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the 2026 European 10,000m Cup in La Spezia, Italy, set for Saturday, 23 May
- [Dennis Kipkogei smashes course record in Mainz Gutenberg Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/dennis-kipkogei-smashes-course-record-in-mainz-gutenberg-half-marathon/) - Dennis Kipkogei did not so much win the Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon on Sunday as annex it. The 24-year-old Kenyan tore through the streets of Mainz in 59:14, reducing the course record to rubble and, in the process, nudging the race into a different category altogether. Germany has long had Berlin as its premier half Kenya’s Beatrice Cheserek won in 68:02 after finally shaking Germany’s Blanka Dörfel
- [NEWS ROUNDUP: Broeders-Bol to debut, Duplantis relocates, seeks world record and Belarus rejected by World Athletics](https://athleticsillustrated.com/news-roundup-broeders-bol-to-debut-duplantis-relocates-seeks-world-record-and-belarus-rejected-by-world-athletics/) - Femke Broeders-Bol outdoor debut Dutch 400 metre and 400 metre track phenom Femke Broeders-Bol will make her long-anticipated outdoor 800m debut at the 45th annual FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday June 21. This will be the latest move in her potential permanent move up to the two-lap distance event after announcing her switch NEWS ROUNDUP: Broeders-Bol to debut, Duplantis relocates, seeks world record and Belarus rejected by World Athletics
- [Watch the Brasov Running Festival's European Road Mile and tRUNsylvania 10K lIVE](https://athleticsillustrated.com/watch-the-brasov-running-festivals-european-road-mile-and-trunsylvania-10k-live/) - The Brasov Running Festival 2024's European Road Mile races and tRUNsylvania 10K will be streamed live this weekend via the Brasov Running Festival's website and YouTube channel.Saturday, September 21: 18:30 local time (15:30 GMT) - European Road Mile races Sunday, September 22:09:30 local time (06:30 GMT) - tRUNsylvania 10K women's race 10:15 local time (07:15
- [Impressive fields set for Brasov Running Festival 10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/impressive-fields-set-for-brasov-running-festival-10k/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated The men The historic city of Brasov, Romania is set to host its World Athletics silver label road race, the Brasov 10K and has commitments from several elite East African athletes. Weldon Langat of Kenya is the pre-race favourite going in. The 24-year-old ran a career best of
- [Canadian 800m great, Diane Cummins diagnosed with Cancer: GoFundMe page set-up](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadian-800m-great-diane-cummins-diagnosed-with-cancer-gofundme-page-set-up/) - Diane Cummins, former national record holder in the 800-metre distance and the second Canadian to breach the two-minute barrier (1:58.39) after Charmaine Crooks has recently been diagnosed with cancer. Although her condition is treatable, in the US where she now resides medical expenses are very high. GoFundMe page: Here. She is a 10-time national champion,
- [PSA: Athletics Canada Alumni, Athletics Canada Wants to Hear From You](https://athleticsillustrated.com/psa-athletics-canada-alumni-athletics-canada-wants-to-hear-from-you/) - Thelma Wright Hello Athletics Canada Alumni! Your past and current involvement is what makes our sport so rich in its history and so fertile in its legacy. We are all members of the same great family in a global sport dating back to the ancient Greek times, with our own national association dating back to
- [Ethiopian Tadesse Kassa and Kenyan Mercy Chepwogen win Copenhagen Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopian-tadesse-kassa-and-kenyan-mercy-chepwogen-win-copenhagen-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Tadesse Kassa from Ethiopia and Kenyan Mercy Chebwogen won the 2026 Copenhagen Marathon on Sunday, May 10. Kassa clocked in a 2:08:26 performance to break the tape four seconds in front of Kenyan Vincent Mutai. Taking third was Dejene Weyfen from Ethiopia in 2:09:14. The first non-African across Ethiopian Tadesse Kassa and Kenyan Mercy Chepwogen win Copenhagen Marathon
- [Help Athletics Illustrated and win: Which new logo concept do you prefer?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/help-athletics-illustrated-and-win-which-new-logo-concept-do-you-prefer/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Help decide Athletics Illustrated's branding starting potentially with one of these logos. Help Athletics Illustrated and win: Which new logo concept do you prefer?
- [The line-ups are assembled for the British Athletics European indoor selection trials](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-line-ups-are-assembled-for-the-british-athletics-european-indoor-selection-trials/) - News release The line-ups are now available for the three British Athletics European Indoor Selection Trials events which will take place at Lee Valley, Loughborough and Manchester this weekend. In the north-west, the two-day event will feature several highly anticipated middle-distance races, the 400m and the combined events. The men’s 800m contest will be one
- [Holly Mills moves to fifth all-time on UK pentathlon rankings; Sophie McKinna improves indoor shot put pb](https://athleticsillustrated.com/holly-mills-moves-to-fifth-all-time-on-uk-pentathlon-rankings-mckinna-improves-indoor-shot-put-pb/) - News release - British Athletics Sophie McKinna improved her shot put indoor personal best, and Holly Mills moved third on the European indoor pentathlon rankings. Meanwhile Joe Brier and James Williams hit the European Indoor 400m qualifying standard. This all came be during the second day of action at the British Athletics European Indoor Selection
- [Gear Check: Arc’teryx Norvan LD 2](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gear-check-arcteryx-norvan-ld-2/) - Keith Iskiw tested the Arc’teryx Norvan LD 2 on the rugged hills and coast mountain trails on Southern Vancouver Island, which provide gnarly, single-track trails with surfaces that are often bedrock, dirt as well as loose rock (baby heads), roots, mud and sometimes scree or shale.
- [Novuna GB & NI team announced for the European Off-Road Running Championships in Slovenia](https://athleticsillustrated.com/novuna-gb-ni-team-announced-for-the-european-off-road-running-championships-in-slovenia/) - UK Athletics has confirmed the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the Trail, Up-and-Down, and Uphill events at the European Off-Road Running Championships, set for June 5–7 in Slovenia. The selection blends championship experience with fresh talent, underscoring the depth and momentum behind Britain’s mountain and trail running scene. View this post on Novuna GB & NI team announced for the European Off-Road Running Championships in Slovenia
- [Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon on Sunday: All eyes on Dennis Kipkogei in Mainz after Berlin pacemaking heroics](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gutenberg-mainz-half-marathon-on-sunday-all-eyes-on-dennis-kipkogei-in-mainz-after-berlin-pacemaking-heroics/) - If the organizers of the Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon were hoping for a little subtlety this year, Dennis Kipkogei has politely declined. The 24‑year‑old Kenyan, who only recently discovered that racing outside his home country is both allowed and encouraged, arrives in Mainz with a 59:11 PB and the faintly amused confidence of a man Gutenberg Mainz Half Marathon on Sunday: All eyes on Dennis Kipkogei in Mainz after Berlin pacemaking heroics
- [Caught doping: Bo Ling from China and Mosisa Siyoum of Ethiopia provisionally suspended](https://athleticsillustrated.com/caught-doping-bo-ling-from-china-and-mosisa-siyoum-of-ethiopia-provisionally-suspended/) - According to the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Bo Ling from China and Mosisa Siyoum of Ethiopia provisionally suspended for doping. The athletes tested positive for performance enhancing substances oxandrolone and erythropotin (EPO), respectively. For Siyoum a "notive of allegation," has been issued, meanwhile for Ling a "notice of charge" has been issued. Mosisa Siyoum Mosisa Caught doping: Bo Ling from China and Mosisa Siyoum of Ethiopia provisionally suspended
- [World Athletics Kids' Athletics Day is in its fifth year and continues to grow](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-athletics-kids-athletics-day-is-in-its-fifth-year-and-continues-to-grow/) - It's the merry month of May, therefore, closing in on the end of the school year for children in the Northern Hemisphere. Late May and throughout June schools everywhere have an outdoor day to celebrate sports. Now, five years in, Kids’ Athletics Day organized by World Athletics is no longer a niche initiative tucked into World Athletics Kids' Athletics Day is in its fifth year and continues to grow
- [Elite 11-year-olds run a 1:20:14 half-marathon and a 17:23 5K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/eleven-year-olds-run-a-12014-half-marathon-and-1723-5k/) - There are advantages to being a pre-teen. An incredible lightness of being, the bliss of unbridled enthusiasm and potential physical literacy to leverage a body uninhibited in its neuromuscular function. But, is it a good idea to have pre-teen children racing more than a few kilometres? The case of Sophia Davies racing 2.6 kms and Elite 11-year-olds run a 1:20:14 half-marathon and a 17:23 5K
- [Organizational chaos: Is USA Track & Field eating itself alive?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/organizational-chaos-is-usa-track-field-eating-itself-alive/) - Organizational chaos: Is USA Track & Field eating itself alive?
- [Win an entry to the 2026 Vancouver Sun Run](https://athleticsillustrated.com/win-an-entry-to-the-2026-vancouver-sun-run/) - Win an entry to the 2026 Vancouver Sun Run
- [Vancouver's Ceili McCabe and St. Catharines' Moh Ahmed win Canadian Cross Country Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vancouvers-ceili-mccabe-and-st-catharines-moh-ahmed-win-canadian-cross-country-championships/) - Vancouver's Ceili McCabe and St. Catharines' Moh Ahmed win Canadian Cross Country Championships
- [Ugandan Belinda Chemutai, already banned for 3 years, is banned again](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ugandan-belinda-chemutai-already-banned-for-3-years-is-banned-again/) - Ugandan Belinda Chemutai, already banned for 3 years, is banned again
- [Justyn Knight will continue to seek a spot on Team Canada for the Tokyo World Athletics Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/justyn-knight-will-continue-to-seek-a-spot-on-team-canada-for-the-tokyo-world-championships/) - Justyn Knight will continue to seek a spot on Team Canada for the Tokyo World Athletics Championships
- [Brussels Diamond League delivered as Jefferson Wooden and Hiltz and Laros thrilled 35,000 spectators](https://athleticsillustrated.com/brussels-diamond-league-delivered-as-jefferson-wooden-and-hiltz-and-laros-thrilled-35000-spectators/) - The Brussels edition of the Diamond League series took place on Friday, August 22, and the meet, named the Allianz Memorial Van Damme delivered a few fascinating performances. Women's 100 metre dash While the finish results were fairly predictable, the strength of Olympic bronze medallist Melissa Jefferson Wooden in her ninth win this season was
- [Was 800-metre Olympic gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson snubbed from World Athletics Track Athlete of the Year?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/was-800-metre-olympic-gold-medallist-keely-hodgkinson-snubbed-from-world-athletics-track-athlete-of-the-year/) - © Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated Was 800-metre Olympic gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson snubbed from World Athletics Track Athlete of the Year? The British 800m Paris Olympic gold medallist also defended her European title in Rome in June. Hodgkinson was unbeaten this year and ran the fastest time in 2024 with her 1:54.61 London
- [Results: Fukuoka Marathon won by, Yuya Yoshida, in the time of 2:05:16](https://athleticsillustrated.com/results-fukuoka-marathon-won-by-yuya-yoshida-in-the-time-of-20516/) - Japan's Yuya Yoshida won the 77th Fukuoka Marathon on Dec. 1 with a time of 2:05:16, bettering the previous course record of 2:05:18 held by Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia. The Japanese record is 2:04:56 by Kengo Suzuki which was run at the 2021 Lake Biwa Marathon. One hundred and 26 athletes ran sub-2:30, 15 under
- [Russian Tatyana Tomashova receives 10-year ban for doping, medals stripped](https://athleticsillustrated.com/russian-tatyana-tomashova-receives-10-year-ban-for-doping-medals-stripped/) - Russian middle-distance runner, Tatyana Tomashova, received a 10-year ban from the sport. Her silver medal that she won in the 1500-metre event at the 2012 Olympic Games has been disqualified. Tomashova tested positive in 2021 for anabolic steroids. Samples were retested from her out-of-competition test on June 21, 2012 and July 17, 2012, the Court
- [Athletics Canada names team for 2024 Bahamas World Athletics Relays](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-canada-names-team-for-2024-bahamas-world-athletics-relays/) - Press release from Athletics Canada: If teamwork really does make the dream work, then Canada is dreaming big with the announcement of the 28 athletes representing the Maple Leaf at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas, on May 4 and 5. “I tend to tell the athletes to reflect on trust. Trust each other
- [World Anti-Doping Agency getting severe tongue-lashing from global sports community on Chinese doping case](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-anti-doping-agency-getting-severe-tongue-lashing-from-global-sports-community-on-chinese-doping-case/) - © Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is getting a severe tongue-lashing from the global sports community in regards to the Chinese doping case. The case is about 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for the same banned performance-enhancing drug (PED) in advance of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Several of
- [Six weeks of road racing on the Canadian West Coast](https://athleticsillustrated.com/six-weeks-of-road-racing-on-the-canadian-west-coast/) - © Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated For the cities of Vancouver, Victoria and the general area, including Vancouver Island, the month of April is chock-a-block full of road races. Vancouver Sun Run Canada's and one of the world's largest 10K races takes place on Sunday, April 21 in downtown Vancouver. The long-running Vancouver Sun
- [Cameron Levins equals Benjamin Flanagan's Canadian road 10K record in Paris](https://athleticsillustrated.com/cameron-levins-equals-ben-flanagans-canadian-road-10k-record-in-paris/) - Cameron Levins equals Benjamin Flanagan's Canadian road 10K record in Paris
- [American-Italian Nick Ponzio suspended for 18 months for whereabouts failures; blames cell phone](https://athleticsillustrated.com/american-italian-nick-ponzio-suspended-for-18-months-for-whereabouts-failures-blames-cell-phone/) - Nick Ponzio, a naturalized Italian shut putter from San Diego, California, was planning on competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Not anymore. The Italian Anti-Doping Agency (NADO) handed Ponzio an 18-month suspension for failing to attend three random doping tests. NADO's press release read that his ban began on February 28, 2023, and will
- [Sifan Hassan withdraws from the 2024 World Cross Country Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sifan-hassan-withdraws-from-the-2024-world-cross-country-championships/) - © Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated Chicago and London marathon champion Sifan Hassan has dropped out of Saturday's World Cross Country Championships to focus on the Paris Olympic Games. The 31-year-old double Olympic champion expressed the need to recover from the marathons and focus her energy on Paris. In March, she finished the Tokyo
- [2022 BC Masters outdoor Track & Field Championships two weeks away](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2022-bc-masters-outdoor-track-field-championships-two-weeks-away/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated There are plenty of athletics championships going on this summer. There is the usual 13-meet professional Diamond League series ongoing. In July we witnessed America hosting the World Athletics Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon for the first time. Currently, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games are happening in
- [Manchester set to host 2023 UK Athletics Championships and World Trials](https://athleticsillustrated.com/manchester-set-to-host-2023-uk-athletics-championships-and-world-trials/) - UK Athletics confirms that Manchester will host the UK Athletics Championships and World Trials on the weekend of July 8-9. More than 800 athletes are expected to compete at the event which will see athletes battle for both UK Championship titles and the potential for selection to the GB & NI team for the World
- [Bell Trials: Day 1 recap – Dunfee wins ninth national title, Lundman continues strong season at Canadian Race Walking Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bell-trials-day-1-recap-dunfee-wins-ninth-national-title-lundman-continues-strong-season-at-canadian-race-walking-championships/) - From Athletics Canada — 2022 Canadian Athletics Championships — Langley, BC Day One at the Bell Canadian Track and Field Championships exclusively comprised the race walking events, and a pair of familiar faces emerged on top at the Mission Raceway Park in Mission, B.C. Olympic 50km RW bronze medalist Evan Dunfee, and U20 10,000m RW Canadian record
- [Charles Philibert-Thiboutot on top again at Canadian championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/charles-philibert-thiboutot-on-top-again-at-canadian-championships/) - On the night of the Nativity of St. John the Baptiste day (a provincial holiday in Quebec), a pair of runners from La Belle Province closed out Day 3 by taking the top spots in the men's 5,000m. Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, the 2016 Olympian in the 1,500m, dropped the entire field with two laps to go
- [An exciting Canadian track and field season is just around the corner](https://athleticsillustrated.com/an-exciting-canadian-track-and-field-season-is-just-around-the-corner/) - National Track Tour Building off of success at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Athletics Canada in partnership with World Athletics and NACAC have brought back a national track tour. The purpose of the Tour, said Athletics Canada Director of Domestic Programs and Safe Sport, Chris Winter, is to "provide meaningful competition opportunities for athletes at
- [Six days, three meets for Canadian women to qualify for World Championships in the 800m](https://athleticsillustrated.com/six-days-three-meets-for-canadian-women-to-qualify-for-world-championships-in-the-800m/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Canadian women who want to qualify in the 800-metre event for the 2022 World Athletics Championships happening next month in Eugene, Oregon will need to run sub-1:59.50. Additionally, they will need to compete at the National Track and Field Championships happening in Langley, BC (Greater Vancouver) later this
- [Harry Jerome Indoor Track Classic, days to the deadline, Yee sets world lead in the indoor mile](https://athleticsillustrated.com/harry-jerome-indoor-track-classic-days-to-the-deadline-yee-sets-world-lead-in-the-indoor-mile/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated For athletes or coaches wanting to register for the Harry Jerome Indoor Classic, there are just a few days remaining to register. Currently, there are nearly 300 athletes ready to toe the line in the Richmond Oval. Organizers are expecting up to 500. The event returns after a
- [Athletics Canada extends deadline for annual nominations](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-canada-extends-deadline-for-annual-nominations/) - Athletics Canada Because of all the amazing performances by Canadian athletes, coaches, and officials in 2021, we are giving you more time to submit your nominations for the Athletics Canada Annual Awards, covering the calendar year of 2021. The Athletics Canada Annual Awards are given out at the annual Hall of Fame and Annual Awards
- [2021 Canadian Cross Country Championships take over the nation's capital](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2021-canadian-cross-country-championships-take-over-the-nations-capital/) - Athletics Canada As Ottawa weather turns cold and wet, the country’s best cross country runners will heat up the trails of our nation’s capital for the 2021 Canadian Cross Country Championships, to be held on November 27. “Winning a national championship is always a special experience for an athlete. Athletics Canada is proud to provide a safe
- [Tokyo was a success, changes in store for Paris 2024; some events are not sports and should be removed](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tokyo-was-a-success-changes-in-store-for-paris-2024-some-events-are-not-sports-and-should-be-removed/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Tokyo, kept one foot in the traditional world (of the Games) with all of the expected sports taking place. This will continue in Paris. However, the IOC introduced new sports and iterations to attract more women and youth. This will also continue.
- [The Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon Virtual Race begins on Global Running Day](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-scotiabank-vancouver-half-marathon-virtual-race-begins-on-global-running-day/) - Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon More than 3,000 racers will be lacing up their shoes starting today, Wednesday June 2, also known as Global Running Day, to participate in the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon Virtual Race. Many participants will be dedicating their races to the 45 local community causes as part of the Scotiabank Charity Challenge.
- [Mondo Duplantis heads red-hot pole vault line-up and Müller Grand Prix Gateshead](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mondo-duplantis-heads-red-hot-pole-vault-line-up-and-muller-grand-prix-gateshead/) - Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis takes on pole vault rivals Sam Kendricks and Piotr Lisek at the Müller Grand Prix Gateshead on Sunday 23rd May. Just over a year ago Swedish star Duplantis set a world record of 6.18m at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix Glasgow and in little over a fortnight he will return to the UK to face a strong
- [Athletes with 112 Olympic or World Championships medals in action as Müller Grand Prix Gateshead start lists go live](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletes-with-112-olympic-or-world-championships-medals-in-action-as-muller-grand-prix-gateshead-start-lists-go-live/) - UK Athletics Start lists are for the first Wanda Diamond League event of 2021 – the Müller Grand Prix Gateshead – with eight reigning world champions and two current Olympic gold medallists set to compete this Sunday, 23rd May, in the North East of England. Athletes in the line-ups have a combined number of 112 global outdoor
- [2020 Harry Jerome Indoor Track Meet details](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2020-harry-jerome-indoor-track-meet-details/) - Harry Jerome Indoors On Feb 1st, it's the 2020 edition of the Harry Jerome Indoor Games. The Indoor Games is an exciting event held each year that provides an opportunity for track athletes of all ages to participate. Co-sponsors: The Richmond Kajaks Track and Field Club & Achilles International Track & Field Society This is the tenth year that
- [Youth XC Challenge Cup on the coast, Dec. 8](https://athleticsillustrated.com/youth-xc-challenge-cup-on-the-coast-dec-8/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Vic City Elite in Victoria, BC has partnered with the 2020 Pan Am Cross Country Cup to put on a youth cross-country meet to happen on Sunday, Dec. 8. Athletics Canada’s West Hub, the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence (PISE) and post-collegiate run club Vic City Elite are
- [2019 Canadian Cross Country Championships details](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2019-canadian-cross-country-championships-details/) - The 2019 Canadian Cross Country Championships will be held at Clearbrook Park in Abbotsford, BC, just outside of Vancouver. The meet happens on Saturday, Nov. 30. Defending champions Lucas Bruchet of Vancouver, BC and Genevieve Lalonde of Guelph, ON, both 2016 Rio Olympians, will be toeing the line against strong competition. U16 – New for
- [Athletics Canada West Hub and Vic City Elite promote fitness and the Youth XC Challenge at ȽÁU, WELṈEW̱ Tribal School](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-canada-west-hub-and-vic-city-elite-promote-fitness-and-the-youth-xc-challenge-at-ƚau-welṉew̱-tribal-school/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Athletics Canada's West Hub and their local, post-collegiate club Vic City Elite attended WSÁNEĆ's primary school named ȽÁU, WELṈEW̱ (pr: Low well new) Tribal School in Brentwood Bay, BC on Vancouver Island as part of their New Balance and Frontrunners Footwear-sponsored community Vic City Elite Holiday Giveback Program.
- [Deadline looming for 2019 Canadian Cross Country Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/deadline-looming-for-2019-canadian-cross-country-championships/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Athletics Illustrated is pleased to partner with Athletics Canada to provide coverage of the 2019 and 2020 Canadian Cross Country Championships. The meet will take place in Clearbrook Park, which is located in Abbotsford, BC outside of Vancouver. Athletics Illustrated provided race video, editorial content, photos and post-race
- [Pan Am Cross Country Cup committee launches schools nation cup](https://athleticsillustrated.com/pan-am-cross-country-cup-committee-launches-schools-nation-cup/) - The Pan Am Cross Country Cup (championships) came a little closer to reality today with the launch of the schools race – the Nations Cup – which will be part of the race schedule on February 29, 2020. The Pan Ams XC Cup will take place at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Bear Mountain Golf Resort just
- [The 2016 Province Percy Williams Indoor Games: Meet information](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-2016-province-percy-williams-indoor-games-meet-information/) - Douglas Clement THE 2016 PROVINCE PERCY WILLIAMS INDOOR GAMES Junior Development Events; Integrated* High School / Club Events; Open/Master Events High School Team aggregate scores will be compiled to award a BOYS, GIRLS, and OVERALL Percy Williams Cup Saturday, March 12, 2016 JD (BORN 2007-2006-2005-2004-2003) One-year Divisions High School Juvenile (Gr 8&9) / Club Midget
- [BC Cross Country Championships will showcase the province's talent this weekend](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bc-cross-country-championships-will-showcase-the-provinces-talent-this-weekend/) - © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated Some of the best distance runners in British Columbia will be competing in the 2015 BC Cross Country Championships that will take place this Saturday in Nanaimo’s Beban Park. This annual meet is BC Athletics’ provincial club championships. It is a great opportunity for athletes who are preparing
- [The 2015 Canadian Cross Country Championships boast highly competitive fields](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-2015-canadian-cross-country-championships-boast-highly-competitive-fields/) - © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated The 2015 Canadian Cross Country Championships are taking place Saturday, November 28th in Kingston, Ontario. The event features at least 964 athletes who will race in the youth, junior, senior and master categories, as well as a community race. This year’s edition is the first of four-consecutive championships
- [BC Cross Country Championships this weekend](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bc-cross-country-championships-this-weekend/) - Courtesy of BC Athletics Location, Parking & Shuttle The Championships will take place in Beban Park in Nanaimo. The park is located just north of downtown Nanaimo, close to the old and new Island Highways. Google Map Shuttle between BC Ferries Departure Bay Terminal and Beban Park A shuttle, for a nominal fee, will be
- [Women's 800-metre race at nationals: who will qualify for the world championships?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/womens-800-metre-race-at-nationals-who-will-qualify-for-the-world-championships/) - See the message board discussion here. © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated The women’s 800-metre event at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Edmonton next week will be yet another interesting race for this crew. Since May 30th, when Langley, BC’s Fiona Benson ran a seven-plus second personal best at the Christie-Phoenix Insurance
- [Levins to double at national championships, takes on the 1500m and 5,000m distances](https://athleticsillustrated.com/levins-to-double-at-national-championships-takes-on-the-1500m-and-5000m-distances/) - See nationals discussion thread here. © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated Like Nike Oregon Project teammate Mo Farah, Cameron Levins is known as a 5,000 and 10,000-metre distance specialist. They have competed in these two events to the highest level, including at the 2012 London Olympics. Levins competed in the 10,000m at the 2013
- [Book review: The Long Run and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool](https://athleticsillustrated.com/book-review-the-long-run-and-the-decade-that-made-the-marathon-cool/) - Title: The Long Run and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool Author: Martin Dugard Publisher: Dutton. Penguin Randomhouse LLC Published: 2026 Pages: 296 ISBN: 9798217178483 (Hardcover)ISBN: 9798217178940 (ebook) The review The Long Run and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool is more than a book about the running boom. It is a narrative journey through the roads, Book review: The Long Run and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool
- [Global parks challenge launched: Summer-long run event integrated with Strava](https://athleticsillustrated.com/global-parks-challenge-launched-summer-long-run-event-integrated-with-strava/) - A global summer parks challenge has been launched for runners with Strava accounts. The event provides weekly and summer‑long challenges, pitting runners against other park‑running competitors—and themselves. The Summer Parks Challenge (not affiliated with parkrun) originates in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and is available worldwide. Organizers expect the second-year running of the event to be Global parks challenge launched: Summer-long run event integrated with Strava
- [Fujiwara Kosuke and Mikky Keetels win BMO Vancouver Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/fujiwara-kosuke-and-mikky-keetels-win-bmo-vancouver-marathon/) - The 2026 Vancouver Marathon was won by Japan's Fujiwara Kosuke in 2:22:02 and Dutch athlete Mikky Keetels in 2:33:01, respectively. Sunday brought warm temperatures, but that didn't stop Keetels from taking down Dayna Pidhoresky's course record of 2:34:27 from 2023. Pidhoresky from Vancouver did, however, finish second and clock the fastest Canadian time ever with Fujiwara Kosuke and Mikky Keetels win BMO Vancouver Marathon
- [Max Turek and Natasha Wodak win BMO Vancouver Half Marathon, Wodak sets record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/max-turek-and-natasha-wodak-win-bmo-vancouver-half-marathon/) - Natasha Wodak of North Vancouver finished the BMO Vancouver Half Marathon in a new course record of one-hour and 12 minutes and one second (1:12:01), for the win on Sunday. Meanwhile, Max Turek of Whitby, Ontario, clocked a 1:03:28 performance to take the men's race on a stunning and warm morning in downtown Vancouver. Turek Max Turek and Natasha Wodak win BMO Vancouver Half Marathon
- [Ethiopian Challa Gossa and Kenyan Stacy Ndiwa deny defending champions in Cali ](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopian-challa-gossa-and-kenyan-stacy-ndiwa-deny-defending-champions-in-cali/) - Challa Gossa and Stacy Ndiwa spent Sunday morning in Cali doing what altitude, humidity, and defending champions could not: they took control of two messy, attritional races and made them their own. The Cali Marathon, now swollen to more than 20,000 registrants in only its second year, delivered its usual cocktail of early‑morning heat, steam Ethiopian Challa Gossa and Kenyan Stacy Ndiwa deny defending champions in Cali
- [Ethiopian Wendemu Tsegu and Kenyan Milicent Jelimo win Vodafone Prague Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopian-wendemu-tsegu-and-kenyan-milicent-jelimo-win-vodafone-prague-marathon/) - Old Town Square paid witness to new marathon champions on Sunday. The 31st edition of the Vodafone Prague Marathon was completed fastest by the Ethiopian athlete Wendemu Tsegu Berehanu, who crossed the finish line in an excellent time of 2:05:51. For much of the marathon, it looked as though the eventual winner might aim for Ethiopian Wendemu Tsegu and Kenyan Milicent Jelimo win Vodafone Prague Marathon
- [Person of the Week for the week of August 16, 2020: Joshua Cheptegei](https://athleticsillustrated.com/person-of-the-week-for-the-week-of-august-16-2020-joshua-cheptegei/) - Person of the Week for the week of August 16: Joshua Cheptegei for breaking the 5000m world record with his 12:35.36
- [BC Cross Country Championships Proudfoot and Brooking dominate](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bc-cross-country-championships-proudfoot-and-brooking-dominate/) - © Copyright - 2016 - Athletics Illustrated The British Columbia Cross Country Championships took place Saturday in Nanaimo’s Beban Park under classic racing conditions with plenty of rain and mud. The men’s senior race was won by defending national champion and Rio Olympian Ross Proudfoot, who took in the event while enjoying a stint with
- [Two time champion Bernard Koech returns to Hamburg Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/two-time-champion-bernard-koech-returns-to-hamburg-marathon/) - Two time champion Bernard Koech returns to Hamburg Marathon
- [Former world record holder Brigid Kosgei added to strong Hamburg field](https://athleticsillustrated.com/former-world-record-holder-brigid-kosgei-added-to-strong-hamburg-field/) - The former world record holder Brigid Kosgei has been added to the strong elite field of the Hamburg Marathon. She broke Paula Radcliffe's longstanding mark with a time of 2:14:04 back in 2019 in Chicago. That means three women are now on the start list with personal bests of sub 2:19:00. Fellow Kenyan Amos Kipruto
- [Haspa Marathon Hamburg, April 17: Shumi Dechasa sets sights on second victory](https://athleticsillustrated.com/haspa-marathon-hamburg-april-17-shumi-dechasa-sets-sights-on-second-victory/) - Haspa Marathon Tadesse Tola and Shumi Dechasa are top of the charts among the elite athletes for the Haspa Marathon Hamburg which takes place on April 17. While the Ethiopian Tola is the fastest man in the field with his time of 2:04:49, his former compatriot Dechasa is the 2014 race winner. Since 2013 Dechasa
- [Haspa Marathon Hamburg: Defending champion Bernard Koech returns](https://athleticsillustrated.com/haspa-marathon-hamburg-defending-champion-bernard-koech-returns/) - Defending champion and course record holder Bernard Koech will return for the 38th edition of the Haspa Marathon Hamburg on April 28th. The 36-year-old Kenyan, who improved the course best to 2:04:09 last year, will face very strong opponents in Germany’s major spring marathon. Samwel Mailu of Kenya and Ethiopia’s Abdisa Tola, who both produced
- [Tiruye Mesfin targets Hamburg course record, Daniel do Nascimento intends to bounce back](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tiruye-mesfin-targets-hamburg-course-record-daniel-do-nascimento-intends-to-bounce-back/) - A live stream of the race will be available worldwide at www.haspa-marathon-hamburg.de on Sunday. The race starts at 9.30 am local time and the coverage will begin at 8.45 am. While the commentary will be in German the Twitter account of the Haspa Marathon Hamburg will carry English elite race updates. Tiruye Mesfin could indeed be in
- [Bernard Koech breaks course record in Hamburg, European Champion Richard Ringer runs PB](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bernard-koech-breaks-course-record-in-hamburg-european-champion-richard-ringer-runs-pb/) - Organisers registered 12,000 runners for the 37th edition of the Haspa Marathon Hamburg. Including races at shorter distances, the total was over 30,000. „Incredibly we were able to improve last year’s course record. We had a slightly smaller elite field this year, so I never expected that to happen,“ said Chief Organiser Frank Thaleiser. In
- [Hamburg's Haspa Marathon April 23: Defending champion Cybrian Kotut to face strong field](https://athleticsillustrated.com/hamburgs-haspa-marathon-april-23-defending-champion-cybrian-kotut-to-face-strong-field/) - Cybrian Kotut, the defending champion and course record holder, will return to the Haspa Marathon Hamburg on April 23. A year ago the Kenyan took the Hamburg title with a 2:04:47 performance and smashed the course record set by Eliud Kipchoge back in 2013. Kotut will face a very strong field and will need to
- [Hamburg might be in for another Ethiopian marathon stunner](https://athleticsillustrated.com/hamburg-might-be-in-for-another-ethiopian-marathon-stunner/) - “After last year’s sensational race by Yalemzerf Yehualaw we are now looking forward to welcoming another super fast Ethiopian woman to Hamburg. It seems Tiruye Mesfin could produce something special here as well,“ said chief organiser Frank Thaleiser. At the age of just 20 Tiruye Mesfin ran one of the fastest marathon debuts ever in
- [Defending Champions Tadu Abate and Dibabe Kuma return to Hamburg](https://athleticsillustrated.com/defending-champions-tadu-abate-and-dibabe-kuma-return-to-hamburg/) - Defending champions Tadu Abate and Dibabe Kuma will return to the Haspa Marathon in Hamburg. Fellow-Ethiopians Ayele Abshero, who was runner-up last year, and Meseret Belete will be among their primary competitors on April 19. This was announced by the organisers of Germany’s biggest and fastest spring marathon during a press conference. So far,
- [Abel Kirui goes for Eliud Kipchoge’s course record in Hamburg](https://athleticsillustrated.com/abel-kirui-goes-for-eliud-kipchoges-course-record-in-hamburg/) - Hamburg Marathon Former double World Marathon Champion Abel Kirui intends to break Eliud Kipchoge’s course record in Sunday’s Haspa Marathon Hamburg. The current world record holder clocked 2:05:30 in his debut marathon here back in 2013. Kirui also wants to break 2:05 for the first time in his career. With a personal best of 2:05:04
- [Ethiopian double triumph by Tadu Abate and Dibabe Kuma in rainy Hamburg](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopian-double-triumph-by-tadu-abate-and-dibabe-kuma-in-rainy-hamburg/) - Tadu Abatu and Dibabe Kuma celebrated success in duplicate for Ethiopia at the Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday. In rainy conditions last year’s runner-up Abatu clocked 2:08:25, winning a sprint finish from Ayele Abshero. His fellow-Ethiopian crossed the line just one second behind while Uganda’s 2012 Olympic Marathon Champion Stephen Kiprotich was third in 2:08:31.
- [World record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei runs marathon debut in Hamburg](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-record-holder-joyciline-jepkosgei-runs-marathon-debut-in-hamburg/) - Haspa Hamburg Marathon World half marathon record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei will run her debut at the full distance in Hamburg on 28 April this year. This was announced by the organisers of the Haspa Marathon Hamburg today. The marathon debut of the 25-year-old Kenyan is one eagerly awaited in international road running. Organisers also confirmed
- [Olympic Champions Stephen Kiprotich and Ezekiel Kemboi plus Jessica Augusto added to Hamburg Marathon field ](https://athleticsillustrated.com/olympic-champions-stephen-kiprotich-and-ezekiel-kemboi-plus-jessica-augusto-added-to-hamburg-marathon-field/) - Olympic Champions Stephen Kiprotich and Ezekiel Kemboi, as well as Jessica Augusto, are the star names among a group of elite runners added to the Haspa Marathon Hamburg. World half marathon record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei and former double World Marathon Champion Abel Kirui had been announced earlier. Germany’s biggest spring marathon will take place on
- [Passion for the Marathon still fires 2012 Olympic gold medallist Stephen Kiprotich](https://athleticsillustrated.com/passion-for-the-marathon-still-fires-2012-olympic-gold-medallist-stephen-kiprotich/) - As he reflected a few hours after finishing runner-up to Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Mekonnen on his debut in the Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday, Stephen Kiprotich was clearly a man who has quite a few years of top flight racing ahead of him. He had run 2:07:31 in difficult conditions, hail stones and rain sweeping in
- [Olympic Marathon Champion Stephen Kiprotich will run in Hamburg  in Haspa Marathon, April 23rd](https://athleticsillustrated.com/olympic-marathon-champion-stephen-kiprotich-will-run-in-hamburg/) - For the first time in the history of the Haspa Hamburg Marathon an Olympic Marathon champion will be on the start line of the elite field: Stephen Kiprotich will be a star attraction on April 23 in Hamburg. The Ugandan caused a sensation when he surprised the favourites to win the Olympic gold in London
- [Jessica Augusto targets Rosa Mota’s record in Hamburg Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jessica-augusto-targets-rosa-motas-record-in-hamburg-marathon/) - Jessica Augusto will have her sights set on record-breaking when she stands on the start line of the Haspa Hamburg Marathon on April 23. It's a record with special significance for the Portuguese runner on Hamburg's fast course because Augusto will be going for the Portuguese national record, still in the possession of Rosa Mota.
- [Both of London’s Olympic Champions will run in Hamburg: Tiki Gelana completes the package](https://athleticsillustrated.com/both-of-londons-olympic-champions-will-run-in-hamburg-tiki-gelana-completes-the-package/) - Both Olympic Marathon champions from London 2012 will be on the start line for the Haspa Marathon Hamburg on April 23: after Stephen Kiprotich’s participation was confirmed last month, Tiki Gelana has completed the duo by confirming her entry for Germany’s biggest spring Marathon. Their presence represents an unprecedented quality in Hamburg’s elite field since
- [Ethiopians plan fast Hamburg race in contest for Olympic places](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopians-plan-fast-hamburg-race-in-contest-for-olympic-places/) - A quintet from the impressive stable of Ethiopia's world class runners will be aiming for top times with Olympic selection in mind at the Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday. Among those striving for the trip to Rio will be the fastest man in the world at the distance this year, Tesfaye Abera. The 24
- [Anja Scherl delivers fresh boost to Germany’s hopes for distance success](https://athleticsillustrated.com/anja-scherl-delivers-fresh-boost-to-germanys-hopes-for-distance-success/) - Haspa Marathon The success of Anja Scherl in the Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday is a refreshing reminder that an athlete, by virtue of their own application, support of those around them and ambition to represent their country, can combine high level training with a full-time job to achieve results which astonish even themselves. By
- [Meseret Hailu leads Haspa Marathon Hamburg, April 17th](https://athleticsillustrated.com/meseret-hailu-leads-haspa-marathon-hamburg-april-17th/) - Meseret Hailu heads the elite women’s field: defending champion puts course record in her sights as part of tough challenge for Ethiopian Olympic selection Ethiopia’s world class runner Meseret Hailu will return to the Haspa Hamburg Marathon on April 17 for a title defence and with the course record as her prime objective. Such an
- [2015 IAAF World Track and Field Championships: Day 1](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2015-iaaf-world-track-and-field-championships-day-1/) - © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated Day one at the 2015 IAAF World Track and Field Championships came to a close with few surprises, but with a few favourites winning too. For example Mo Farah of Great Britain won the men’s 10,000m race in the time of 27:01.13, which is almost the identical time
- [Comox Valley RV Half Marathon – Results](https://athleticsillustrated.com/comox-valley-rv-half-marathon-results/) - The sixth race in the Frontrunners Island Race Series – Comox Valley RV Half Marathon – took place yesterday. Hosted by the Comox Valley Road Runners, the Half Marathon was part of the Timex BC Road Running Series. There were 459 finishers. The race was won by Craig Odermatt (Prairie Inn Harriers) in 1:12:04, second
- [Geoff Martinson, Brittany Therrien win Inaugural Bob Reid Magical Mile](https://athleticsillustrated.com/geoff-martinson-brittany-therrien-win-inaugural-bob-reid-magical-mile/) - © Copyright - 2013 - Athletics Illustrated The first annual Bob Reid Magical Mile, which boasted a total prize purse of $5400, took place in Victoria, BC at 12:00 PM on Saturday, April 13th, under variable spring-like conditions. Runners of all abilities raced in a staggered start format over a schedule of nearly three
- [Fraser Smashes Record - Martinson Wins Handily](https://athleticsillustrated.com/fraser-smashes-record-martinson-wins-handily/) - © Copyright - 2013 - Athletics Illustrated Natasha Fraser of Port Moody, BC demolished the field at the 34th Pioneer 8k road race today, finishing in the time of twenty-five minutes and twenty-eight seconds. Fraser set a new course record and finished sixth overall and nearly three minutes faster than the next competitor. The second
- [Julien Alfred wins the Texas Invitational sprint double in commanding fashion](https://athleticsillustrated.com/julien-alfred-wins-the-texas-invitational-sprint-double-in-commanding-fashion/) - Julien Alfred got her 2026 season off to a flying start by winning the sprint double at the Texas Invitational. She first won the 200 metre dash in 21.86 seconds on Thursday. The Olympic champion was the class of sprints, finishing well ahead of American Elise Cooper (22.67) and Jamaica’s Carleta Bernard (22.86). Her 21.86 Julien Alfred wins the Texas Invitational sprint double in commanding fashion
- [Novuna GB & NI marathon team selected for the 2026 European Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/novuna-gb-ni-marathon-team-selected-for-the-2026-european-championships/) - UK Athletics has named its marathon squad for the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham, and the selections read like a snapshot of a discipline that has quietly—almost stubbornly—rebuilt itself into relevance. The race, set for 16 August, will wind through Birmingham’s core on a free‑to‑watch course, which should guarantee at least one thing: no shortage Novuna GB & NI marathon team selected for the 2026 European Championships
- [Cali Marathon in Colombia on Sunday: Tough challenge for defending champions Mayaka and Ndiwa](https://athleticsillustrated.com/cali-marathon-in-colombia-on-sunday-tough-challenge-for-defending-champions-mayaka-and-ndiwa/) - "Run in Heaven's Capital," this is the motto for the second edition of the Cali Marathon on Sunday. Organizers of the race located in southwestern Colombia intend to build on the success of last year's inaugural event and move it further up in the rankings. Their future quest is to make it a major international Cali Marathon in Colombia on Sunday: Tough challenge for defending champions Mayaka and Ndiwa
- [Athletics Integrity Unit hands suspensions to Canadian Alysha Newman and Ethiopian Bone Cheluke](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-integrity-unit-hands-suspensions-to-canadian-alyshia-newman-and-ethiopian-bone-cheluke/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated The Athletics Integrity Unit had provisionally suspended Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman for Whereabouts Failures and Ethiopian Bone Cheluke for testing positive for performance-enhancing substances. The two athletes are now fully suspended. Bone Cheluke It was announced on December 18 that Ethiopian distance runner Bone Cheluke was provisionally Athletics Integrity Unit hands suspensions to Canadian Alysha Newman and Ethiopian Bone Cheluke
- [Corbishley selected for the GB & NI team for the racewalk Birmingham 2026](https://athleticsillustrated.com/corbishley-selected-for-the-gb-ni-team-for-the-racewalk-birmingham-2026/) - UK Athletics has confirmed the selection of Cameron Corbishley for this summer’s European Championships in Birmingham, a call-up that reflects both consistency and quiet progression in a discipline currently undergoing significant change. The Medway and Maidstone athlete, coached by Andi Drake, has been named to the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the Corbishley selected for the GB & NI team for the racewalk Birmingham 2026
- [Hudson-Smith versus Hall, a much anticipated matchup in London 400 metres](https://athleticsillustrated.com/hudson-smith-versus-hall-a-much-anticipated-matchup-in-london-400-metres/) - The rematch carries weight, memory, and unfinished business. For the first time since the electric men’s 400-metre final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Olympic silver medallist and European record holder Matthew Hudson-Smith will go head-to-head with Olympic champion Quincy Hall at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday, 18 July. Paris wasn’t just fast—it Hudson-Smith versus Hall, a much anticipated matchup in London 400 metres
- [Kenya sweeps Gifu Half Marathon as Nyaboke Omare and Patrick Mosin win](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenya-sweeps-gifu-half-marathon-as-nyaboke-omare-and-patrick-mosin-win/) - On Sunday, April 26, the World Athletics Gold Label Gifu Half Marathon 2026 took place in Gifu City, Central Japan. Patrick Mosin of Kenya won the men's race in 1:00:35, while Dolphine Nyaboke Omare of Kenya captured the women's title in 1:07:04. Marking its 15th edition, this year's race started under favourable conditions, with clear Kenya sweeps Gifu Half Marathon as Nyaboke Omare and Patrick Mosin win
- [Brillian Kipkoech breaks course record, Othmane El Goumri wins in Hamburg](https://athleticsillustrated.com/brillian-kipkoech-breaks-course-record-othmane-el-goumri-wins-in-hamburg/) - Brillian Kipkoech crowned the 40th Haspa Marathon Hamburg with an unexpected course record of 2:17:05, smashing her personal best by almost seven minutes. Fellow Kenyan Rebecca Tanui was second with 2:18:25, and Ethiopia's Kasanesh Ayenew took third in 2:19:39. Othmane El Goumri became the first Moroccan winner in the history of the event when he Brillian Kipkoech breaks course record, Othmane El Goumri wins in Hamburg
- [Richard Allen and Madelyn Eybergen won the 2026 TC10K in 29:43 and 32:44, respectively](https://athleticsillustrated.com/richard-allen-and-madelyn-eybergen-won-the-2026-tc10k-in-2943-and-3244-respectively/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated The Times Colonist 10K (TC10K) was won on Sunday, April 26, in ideal conditions in Victoria, British Columbia. The subject of the day was the rare occurrence of not having a headwind between the 5 km mark and 8 km along the Dallas Road waterfront. Men's race "The Richard Allen and Madelyn Eybergen won the 2026 TC10K in 29:43 and 32:44, respectively
- [Danny Morin interview: Third at the 2026 TC10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/danny-morin-interview-third-at-the-2026-tc10k/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Danny Morin raced the 2026 TC10K expecting to finish in about 31 minutes, but was pleasantly surprised by the idea that he was with the leaders through 5K. He ran by feel and just let his enthusiasm carry him around to the finish in a new personal best Danny Morin interview: Third at the 2026 TC10K
- [Katelyn Ayers interview: Second at the 2026 TC10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/katelyn-ayers-interview-second-at-the-2026-tc10k/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Katelyn Ayers finished second at the 2026 TC10K. She is coming off wins at the Comox Valley Half Marathon and Bazan Bay 5K. She is off to the Ottawa 10K National Championships. She has credited a steady volume increase in training to her solid performances over the past Katelyn Ayers interview: Second at the 2026 TC10K
- [Liam Dwyer interview: Second at 2026 TC10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/liam-dwyer-interview-second-at-2026-tc10k/) - Liam Dwyer had hometown advantage on some of the crowd, having grown up in Victoria, attended Mount Douglas High School and trained with the junior Harriers under Bruce Deacon. He went on to compete for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. Dwyer was seeking sub-30 and ran 30:09, but is pleased with his effort. He Liam Dwyer interview: Second at 2026 TC10K
- [Madelyn Eybergen interview: Winner of the 2026 TC10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/madelyn-eybergen-interview-winner-of-the-2026-tc10k/) - © Copyroght - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated In Madelyn Eybergen's first 10K and second road race of her career, she won both. This time it was the TC10K in Victoria, BC. The UVic Vike is the USport Athlete of the Year and won every race that she entered, just two seasons after transitioning from high Madelyn Eybergen interview: Winner of the 2026 TC10K
- [Richard Allen interview: Winner of the 2026 TC10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/richard-allen-interview-winner-of-the-2026-tc10k/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Richard Allen from Huddersfield, UK, while competing for VFAC of Vancouver, ran the Vancouver Sun Run and finished fourth. He followed that performance up with a win the following Sunday in Victoria at the TC10K. He clocked a 29:43 time. He worked with a few other runners until Richard Allen interview: Winner of the 2026 TC10K
- [2026 London Marathon, 1:59:30: From the ridiculous to the sublime; should we believe what we are seeing?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2026-london-marathon-15930-from-the-ridiculous-to-the-sublime-should-we-beleive-what-we-are-seeing/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Sabastian Sawe didn’t just win the London Marathon, he shattered the limits of belief. A 55-second world record obliteration. A clean break of the two-hour barrier by 30 seconds. Four men, in a single race, running faster than what was, until very recently, considered the outer edge of 2026 London Marathon, 1:59:30: From the ridiculous to the sublime; should we believe what we are seeing?
- [Kip Keino Classic: Results from sprints, throws and jumps at Kasarini Stadium](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kip-keino-classic-results-from-sprints-throws-and-jumps-at-kasarini-stadium/) - The Kip Keino Classic hosted Olympic and World champions and 200 other athletes looking for performances, times and standards worthy of the namesake of the event. The Kip Keino Classic is an athletics track and field meet held at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. The events is named after Olympian Kipchoge "Kip" Keino. The Kip Keino Classic: Results from sprints, throws and jumps at Kasarini Stadium
- [Glasgow to host the 2027 European Cross Country Championships ](https://athleticsillustrated.com/glasgow-to-host-the-2027-european-cross-country-championships/) - Glasgow has added another in its already weighty history of competitive events, winning the right to host the 33rd SPAR European Cross Country Championships in 2027. European Athletics announced a bid led by UK Athletics (UKA) and supported by Glasgow Life, VisitScotland, and Athletic Ventures, a coalition that appears to have mastered the art of Glasgow to host the 2027 European Cross Country Championships
- [Ugandans looking for wins at the TCS World 10K in Bengaluru](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ugandans-looking-for-wins-at-the-tcs-world-10k-in-bengaluru/) - There’s a quiet confidence about the Ugandan camp heading into Sunday’s 18th edition of the TCS World 10K in Bengaluru, and it’s not difficult to see why. Defending champion Sarah Chelangat returns not only as the athlete to beat, but perhaps in better condition than when she claimed the title a year ago. Speaking to Ugandans looking for wins at the TCS World 10K in Bengaluru
- [Hamburg Marathon on Sunday: Bernard Koech targets third Hamburg triumph, Rebecca Tanui goes for sub 2:20](https://athleticsillustrated.com/hamburg-marathon-on-sunday-bernard-koech-targets-third-hamburg-triumph-rebecca-tanui-goes-for-sub-220/) - Kenyan duo Bernard Koech and Rebecca Tanui want to make the jubilee edition of the Haspa Marathon Hamburg a very fast one this Sunday. The two runners are leading the start list of the 40th edition of Germany's biggest and fastest spring marathon with personal bests of 2:04:09 and 2:21:06, respectively. While Koech hopes to Hamburg Marathon on Sunday: Bernard Koech targets third Hamburg triumph, Rebecca Tanui goes for sub 2:20
- [TC10K Sunday: New men's and women's course records on tap as Richard Allen and Natasha Wodak lead elite fields](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tc10k-sunday-new-mens-and-womens-course-records-on-tap-as-richard-allen-and-natasha-wodak-lead-elite-fields/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Victoria, British Columbia, at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, earns its nickname, the Garden City. In spring, flowers are everywhere, even in the trees, as Japanese cherry blossoms reach full bloom. The renowned Butchart Gardens burst into colour, joined by Abkhazi Garden, Beacon Hill Park, the historic TC10K Sunday: New men's and women's course records on tap as Richard Allen and Natasha Wodak lead elite fields
- [Meet your 2025 Athletics Canada awards winners](https://athleticsillustrated.com/meet-your-2025-athletics-canada-awards-winners/) - Athletics Canada recognizes annual award winners: AWARD WINNERS Jack Davies Trophy – Outstanding Athlete of the Year Camryn Rogers Ethan Katzberg Cal Bricker Trophy – Single Outstanding Performance Women's 4x100 (WC) Evan Dunfee Phil Edwards Trophy – Outstanding Track Athlete Marissa Papaconstantinou Marco Arop F.N.A. Rowell Trophy – Outstanding Field Athlete Camryn Rogers Greg Stewart Meet your 2025 Athletics Canada awards winners
- [Boston: For Korir it was the tailwind, Lokedi ran a tactical race](https://athleticsillustrated.com/boston-for-korir-it-was-the-tailwind-lokedi-ran-a-tactical-race/) - The 2026 Boston Marathon was fast due to a tailwind that lasted the entire race. John Korir and fellow Kenyan Sharon Lokedi won. Korir stormed to victory in 2:01:52, taking more than a minute off the long-standing course record and producing one of the fastest marathons ever run. View this post on Instagram A post Boston: For Korir it was the tailwind, Lokedi ran a tactical race
- [First athletes named for the GB & NI squad for the 2026 Europeean Athletics Off-Road Running Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/first-athletes-named-for-the-gb-ni-squad-for-the-2026-european-athletics-off-road-running-championships/) - UK Athletics has begun rolling out its roster for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad heading to the European Athletics Off‑Road Running Championships in Ljubljana–Kamnik, Slovenia, June 5–7. Consider it the first wave of names for a championship that rarely rewards the timid. Fresh off their wins at the Middle Distance Trail Running First athletes named for the GB & NI squad for the 2026 European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships
- [Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday: Kenyans Bernard Koech and Rebecca Tanui lead strong fields in Hamburg](https://athleticsillustrated.com/haspa-marathon-hamburg-on-sunday-kenyans-bernard-koech-and-rebecca-tanui-lead-strong-fields-in-hamburg/) - Two-time Hamburg champion Bernard Koech and fellow Kenyan Rebecca Tanui headline the elite fields at the Haspa Marathon Hamburg this Sunday, as Germany’s premier spring marathon continues its rise as one of the fastest races in the world. With course records of 2:03:46 for men and 2:17:23 for women, Hamburg has firmly established itself among Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday: Kenyans Bernard Koech and Rebecca Tanui lead strong fields in Hamburg
- [Andrew Davies interview: Third at 2026 Vancouver Sun Run](https://athleticsillustrated.com/andrew-davies-interview-third-at-2026-vancouver-sun-run/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Andrew Davies came back from injury to run the Vancouver Sun Run. He surprised himself with a third-place finish and clocked a time just over 29 minutes for a new personal best. He will be racing the Ottawa 10K National Championships in May and hopes to run faster. Andrew Davies interview: Third at 2026 Vancouver Sun Run
- [Makenna Fitzgerald interview: Winner of the Vancouver Sun Run (32:24)](https://athleticsillustrated.com/makenna-fitzgerald-interview-winner-of-the-vancouver-sun-run-3224/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Cochrane, Alberta's Makenna Fitzgerald won the 2026 Vancouver Sun Run in a new personal best time of 32:34. Her previous best is 34:13 from the 2025 Victoria-based TC10K, which she won. Fitzgerald is training for the Grandma's Marathon in June that takes place in Duluth. Makenna Fitzgerald interview: Winner of the Vancouver Sun Run (32:24)
- [Justin Kent interview: Winner of the 2026 Vancouver Sun Run (28:40)](https://athleticsillustrated.com/justin-kent-interview-winner-of-the-2026-vancouver-sun-run-2840/) - Just Kent of nearby Surrey, BC, won the Vancouver Sun Run for the second time. He did previously at the 2019 edition, Sunday, April 19, represented a new 12-second personal best at 28:40. Kent is now off to the Gifu Half Marathon in Gifu, Japan. Justin Kent interview: Winner of the 2026 Vancouver Sun Run (28:40)
- [Justin Kent and Makenna Fitzgerald win 2026 Vancouver Sun Run in personal best times](https://athleticsillustrated.com/justin-kent-and-makenna-fitzgerald-win-2026-vancouver-sun-run-in-personal-best-times/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Justin Kent of nearby Surrey and Cochrane, Alberta's Makenna Fitzgerald won the 2026 and 42nd edition of the Vancouver Sun Run on Sunday. Seeing the news about the Under Armour Toronto 10K from earlier in the day, three time zones to the east, the buzz around the start Justin Kent and Makenna Fitzgerald win 2026 Vancouver Sun Run in personal best times
- [Doping is a major issue in India: Athletics Integrity Unit moves the nation from Category B to Category A on the watch list](https://athleticsillustrated.com/doping-is-a-major-issue-in-india-athletics-integrity-unit-moves-the-nation-from-category-b-to-category-a-on-the-watch-list/) - The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has been moved into the highest anti-doping risk tier under World Athletics rules. This is a decision that underscores what the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) describes as a persistently “extremely high” doping risk within the country. Reclassified from ‘Category B’ to ‘Category A’ under Rule 15, India now faces Doping is a major issue in India: Athletics Integrity Unit moves the nation from Category B to Category A on the watch list
- [Vienna City Marathon: Tigist Gezahagn’s extraordinary path to Vienna glory](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vienna-city-marathon-tigist-gezahagns-extraordinary-path-to-vienna-glory/) - Tigist Gezahagn didn’t just win the Vienna City Marathon; she rewrote the script entirely, the sort of plot twist that forces you to put the coffee down and reread the results to make sure you read correctly. A Paralympic champion stepping into a major-city marathon and dismantling the course record by nearly a minute is Vienna City Marathon: Tigist Gezahagn’s extraordinary path to Vienna glory
- [Vienna City Marathon: Tigist Gezahagn breaks course record, Fanny Kiprotich surprises in Vienna](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vienna-city-marathon-tigist-gezahagn-breaks-course-record-fanny-kiprotich-surprises-in-vienna/) - Tigist Gezahagn delivered one of the most compelling performances of the spring marathon season on Sunday in Austria’s capital, rewriting the Vienna City Marathon record books with authority and poise. The 26-year-old Ethiopian stopped the clock at 2:20:06, a personal best and a course record, adding another remarkable chapter to a career already defined by Vienna City Marathon: Tigist Gezahagn breaks course record, Fanny Kiprotich surprises in Vienna
- [Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Half Marathon: Matata twin brothers produce unique double triumph in Istanbul ](https://athleticsillustrated.com/turkiye-is-bankasi-istanbul-half-marathon-matata-twin-brothers-produce-unique-double-triumph-in-istanbul/) - A unique pair of twin brothers' triumph produced the unexpected highlight of the Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Half Marathon. Kenya's 27-year-old defending champion Alex Matata won the race in 60:01. He finished just a step ahead of his twin brother Charles Matata, who is credited with the same finish time. Ali Kaya was third with Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Half Marathon: Matata twin brothers produce unique double triumph in Istanbul
- [2026 Vancouver Sun Run crests 57,300 registrations](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2026-vancouver-sun-run-crests-57300-registrations/) - Biggest 10K races in 2025 *The 2026 Vancouver Sun Run has over 57, 300 registrations, the most since before the COVID pandemic. Seeded athletes Men’s elite field Elite women’s field 2026 Vancouver Sun Run crests 57,300 registrations
- [Boston Marathon forecast, start times, elite lists and where to watch](https://athleticsillustrated.com/boston-marathon-forecast-start-times-elite-lists-and-where-to-watch/) - The 2026 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, is forecasted to be chilly and breezy, with temperatures in the mid-30s to upper-40s°F (0 °C to 10 °C) and mostly dry conditions. A cold front will bring stiff 10–25 mph (16 to 40 KPH) northwesterly winds, potentially making it one of the coldest Boston Marathons on Boston Marathon forecast, start times, elite lists and where to watch
- [Ethiopian marathon runner Zinash Senbeta provisionally suspended for doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopian-marathon-runner-zinash-senbeta-provisionally-suspended-for-doping/) - Twenty-eight-year-old Ethiopian Zinash (Zinah) Gerado Senbeta has been provisionally suspended by the German National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) following an in-competition test on April 3. The Athletics Integrity Unit lists the athlete for testing positive for exogenous steroids after IRMS. She was tested at the Generali Berliner Half-Marathon held in Berlin, Germany and has been subsequently suspended Ethiopian marathon runner Zinash Senbeta provisionally suspended for doping
- [Alex Matata and Ftaw Zeray are ready to run fast in Istanbul.](https://athleticsillustrated.com/alex-matata-and-ftaw-zeray-are-ready-to-run-fast-in-istanbul/) - Two runners who are extraordinarily successful over the half-marathon distance lead the elite fields of the Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Half Marathon on Sunday. Defending champion Alex Matata of Kenya and Ethiopia's Ftaw Zeray feature personal records of 59:11 and 65:12, respectively. While these are strong PBs, their consistency at a very high level is Alex Matata and Ftaw Zeray are ready to run fast in Istanbul.
- [Rhonex Kipruto's six-year suspension shortened to five years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport](https://athleticsillustrated.com/rhonex-kiprutos-six-year-suspension-shortened-to-five-years-by-the-court-of-arbitration-for-sport/) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport has reduced Kenyan Rhonex Kipruto's six-year suspension to five years. Kipruto holds the world record for the 10km road race at 26:24, which he set in 2020 at the Valencia 10K. He ran what is now the ninth-fastest half-marathon all-time at 57:49 in Valencia, 11 months after his 10km Rhonex Kipruto's six-year suspension shortened to five years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
- [Men's rankings at Vienna City Marathon: Its going to be a fast one](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mens-rankings-at-vienna-city-marathon-its-going-to-be-a-fast-one/) - The 43rd Vienna City Marathon returns on April 19 with the makings of a high-calibre spring classic, as deep international fields and bold pacing ambitions converge on Austria’s capital. A World Athletics Elite Label event, Vienna strikes a compelling balance between mass participation and top-tier competition, welcoming 49,000 entrants—including 13,000 marathoners—while positioning its elite races Men's rankings at Vienna City Marathon: Its going to be a fast one
- [Chepkemoi, Tesfaye, Gezahagan target course record in Vienna](https://athleticsillustrated.com/chepkemoi-tesfaye-gezahagan-target-course-record-in-vienna/) - Defending champion Betty Chepkemoi of Kenya and Ethiopian duo Haftamnesh Tesfaye and Tigist Gezahagn are the favourites for the Vienna City Marathon on Sunday. Tesfaye heads the start list with a PB of 2:20:13, which is faster than Vienna's current course record of 2:20:59 set by Kenya's Vibian Chepkirui four years ago. It is this Chepkemoi, Tesfaye, Gezahagan target course record in Vienna
- [Italy seeks three-city bid to host the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympic Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/italy-seeks-three-city-bid-to-host-2036-or-2040-summer-olympic-games/) - Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi famously said, “You may have the universe if I may have Italy.” As stands, the universe will now watch as Italy explores a bid for the future Summer Olympic Games, targeting 2036 with 2040 as a fallback, and the concept carries a distinctly modern European flavour. Rather than centring the Games Italy seeks a three-city bid to host the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympic Games
- [New course record at the Bazan Bay 5K as Liam Donnelly and Katelyn Ayers take the wins](https://athleticsillustrated.com/new-course-record-at-the-bazan-bay-5k-as-liam-donnelly-and-katelyn-ayers-take-the-wins/) - © Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated Canadian triathlete Liam Donnelly didn’t just win the Bazan Bay 5K on Sunday, April 12. Like Artemis II, he dropped the thrusters and burned off a good portion of fuel in the first km. In setting a new course record of 14:05, Donnelly dragged the race a step New course record at the Bazan Bay 5K as Liam Donnelly and Katelyn Ayers take the wins
- [Domenika Mayer runs European top time and smashes Hannover course record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/domenika-mayer-runs-european-top-time-and-smashes-hannover-course-record/) - Germany’s Domenika Mayer didn’t so much win the ADAC Marathon Hannover as she annexed it, again, with the sort of authority that suggests she now has her mail forwarded there. The 35‑year‑old went out early, went out hard, and never bothered to look back—because why would she? Her 70:31 halfway split already had Fabienne Königstein Domenika Mayer runs European top time and smashes Hannover course record
- [Gout Gout takes the world lead and runs faster than Usain Bolt at the same age](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gout-gout-takes-the-world-lead-and-runs-faster-than-usain-bolt-at-the-same-age/) - Eighteen-year-old Australian Gout Gout ran faster over 200m than Usain Bolt did at the same age on Sunday. Gout clocked a stunning 19.67 to set a new world U20 record, which is his first legal sub-20 performance. He had previously dipped under with a wind-assisted 19.84 in 2025, but this one counts. Early season or Gout Gout takes the world lead and runs faster than Usain Bolt at the same age
- [Shimeles breaks 14-year-old course record and secures NN Marathon Rotterdam win](https://athleticsillustrated.com/shimeles-breaks-14-year-old-course-record-and-secures-nn-marathon-rotterdam-win/) - Mekides Shimeles of the dsm-firmenich Running Team shattered the course record en route to a stunning breakthrough victory in the NN Marathon Rotterdam today, recording a personal best of 2:18:56. The 20-year-old Ethiopian survived a mishap at the 25km drinks station where she missed her bottle and was forced to backtrack to retrieve it, losing Shimeles breaks 14-year-old course record and secures NN Marathon Rotterdam win
- [Claudia Hollingsworth reinstated as Australian Champion after causing Jessica Hull's fall in Sydney](https://athleticsillustrated.com/claudia-hollingsworth-reinstated-as-australian-champion-after-causing-jessica-hulls-fall-in-sydney/) - Claudia Hollingsworth was reinstated as the Australian 1500 metre national champion after being disqualified for making contact with race leader Jessica Hull, who fell to the track at the 2026 Australian Championships in Olympic Park in Sydney on April 10. The race started as if the athletes were going to run a typically fast metric Claudia Hollingsworth reinstated as Australian Champion after causing Jessica Hull's fall in Sydney
- [Robi heads men’s field, Königstein and Mayer face each other again at Hannover Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/robi-heads-mens-field-konigstein-and-mayer-face-each-other-again-at-hannover-marathon/) - Deribe Robi heads the men's start list of the ADAC Marathon Hannover with a personal best of 2:05:58. The 35-year-old could produce a rare Ethiopian victory in Hannover. In the past 33 editions of the race, which has a very flat course, there has been only one male winner from Ethiopia so far. It was Robi heads men’s field, Königstein and Mayer face each other again at Hannover Marathon
- [Little-known 5K race may offer fastest course in North America](https://athleticsillustrated.com/little-known-5k-race-may-offer-fastest-course-in-north-america/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated It could be argued that a little-known 5K road race near Victoria, BC, offers the fastest certified 5K road course in Canada, and perhaps North America. Yes, perhaps even faster than the Carlsbad 5000, which claims to provide the fastest 5K event in the world. The Synergy Health Little-known 5K race may offer fastest course in North America
- [Hunt, Asher-Smith and Neita to headline the women's 200m in London](https://athleticsillustrated.com/hunt-asher-smith-and-neita-to-headline-the-womens-200m-in-london/) - With 100 days to go until the Novuna London Athletics Meet taking place on Saturday, July 18, organizers have confirmed that reigning world silver medallist Amy Hunt will lead the British women’s contingent over 200m. She will be up against highly decorated Novuna GB & NI teammates Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita. Hunt, a record-breaking Hunt, Asher-Smith and Neita to headline the women's 200m in London
- [Registration now open for the 40th Marabana Havana Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/registration-now-open-for-the-40th-marabana-havana-marathon/) - The Cuban capital will once again become the epicentre of running on November 15, 2026, with the celebration of the 40th edition of Marabana, the Havana Marathon. This iconic event continues to establish itself as one of the country's most emblematic sporting occasions. Registration is now open through the official website for international participants, in Registration now open for the 40th Marabana Havana Marathon
- [African favourites and hopes for strong Austrian performances at Vienna City Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/african-favourites-and-hopes-for-strong-austrian-performances-at-vienna-city-marathon/) - The Vienna City Marathon once again features strong fields, which could produce thrilling races on Sunday, April 19. While athletes from Africa are the favourites and the top women target the course record, there are also hopes for standout national performances in the men's race. Oqbe Kibrom of Eritrea and Ethiopia's Haftamnesh Tesfaye head the African favourites and hopes for strong Austrian performances at Vienna City Marathon
- [OAC Oceania adds five, signals intent to muscle into global middle‑distance conversation](https://athleticsillustrated.com/oac-oceania-adds-five-signals-intent-to-muscle-into-global-middle‑distance-conversation/) - Swiss sportswear brand "On" continues its rapid expansion into the performance‑running ecosystem, announcing five new signings to the On Athletics Club (OAC) Oceania roster. The additions are Stewart McSweyn, Sam Tanner, Sarah Tait, Toby Gillen, and Alex Stitt. This brings the squad to 13 athletes, which is the largest assembly since the group’s 2023 launch. OAC Oceania adds five, signals intent to muscle into global middle‑distance conversation
- [Californication: LA28 tickets are "insanely high" as buyers complain on social media](https://athleticsillustrated.com/californication-la28-tickets-are-insanely-high-as-buyers-complain-on-social-media/) - Would-be attendees to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games are not singing Randy Newman's "I Love LA" today, as they found out the hard way that ticket prices are very high. Buyers report several expensive add-on fees in the shopping cart. Sales went live on Thursday, but purchasers were shocked to find a hefty 24 Californication: LA28 tickets are "insanely high" as buyers complain on social media
- [President Donald J. Trump threatens NCAA schools' funding if they don't comply with executive order](https://athleticsillustrated.com/president-donald-j-trump-threatens-ncaa-schools-funding-if-they-dont-comply-with-executive-order/) - President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order on Friday that aims to streamline the chaos of U.S. college athletics. The NCAA, a system appearing to be held together by nostalgia, duct tape, and whatever the transfer portal equivalent of a revolving door is. Whether this latest decree actually reshapes anything is about as certain President Donald J. Trump threatens NCAA schools' funding if they don't comply with executive order
- [Agnes Ngetich's world-class performance from Lille, France brings back memories of Emmaculate Anyango Achol](https://athleticsillustrated.com/agnes-ngetichs-world-class-performance-from-lille-france-brings-back-memories-of-emmaculate-anyango-achol/) - Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich ran the third fastest road 10km time in history on Saturday at the Urban Trail de Lille in Lille, France. She recorded a 28:58 performance. The 25-year-old world cross-country champion ran through the halfway point in 14:15 before slowing ever so slightly. Ethiopia’s Chaltu Dida rolled in for second in a time Agnes Ngetich's world-class performance from Lille, France brings back memories of Emmaculate Anyango Achol
- [Jimmy Gressier runs a stunner in Lille, France: New European record in the 5km](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jimmy-gressier-runs-a-stunner-in-lille-france-new-european-record-in-the-5km/) - Jimmy Gressier runs a stunner in Lille, France: New European record in the 5km
- [World record holder Wayde Van Niekerk returns to London](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-record-holder-wayde-van-niekerk-returns-to-london/) - Men’s 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) will return to the London Stadium for the first time since his world title triumph in 2017 to compete at the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July. The South African claimed world gold at the London 2017 World Athletics Championships to retain the title he
- [New British 100m record holder Zharnel Hughes set for London Athletics Meet](https://athleticsillustrated.com/new-british-100m-record-holder-zharnel-hughes-set-for-london-athletics-meet/) - Following his record-breaking 100m performance in New York last weekend, Zharnel Hughes (GBR) will face the 200m at the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July. The 2022 European 200m champion revised the history books at the USATF NYC Grand Prix last week where he broke Linford Christie’s near 30-year-old record with a stunning time
- [Keely Hodgkinson set for London Stadium debut this July](https://athleticsillustrated.com/keely-hodgkinson-set-for-london-stadium-debut-this-july/) - Keely Hodgkinson (coach: Trevor Painter, club: Leigh) will compete at the London Stadium for the very first time on Sunday 23 July 2023, having won medals at the Olympics, World and European Championships and Commonwealth Games since the event was last held in London. The stadium will welcome the very best athletes from around the
- [Olympic and world champion Barshim Relishing return to London Stadium](https://athleticsillustrated.com/olympic-and-world-champion-barshim-relishing-return-to-london-stadium/) - Reigning Olympic and world high jump champion Mutaz Barshim will compete at the London Diamond League on Sunday 23 July, the one-day spectacular marking the return of world-class athletics to the London Stadium. Barshim is the Qatar national record holder with a best of 2.43m, the second-highest jump of all time. Twice an Olympic silver
- [Two-time Olympic champion Ryan Crouser joins line-up for London](https://athleticsillustrated.com/two-time-olympic-champion-ryan-crouser-joins-line-up-for-london/) - Double Olympic shot put champion and world record holder Ryan Crouser (USA) will be seeking to wow the crowds at the London Stadium this summer as athletics returns to the capital on Sunday 23 July 2023. Crouser, who won his first world title in Oregon last year, is already a legendary figure in the sport
- [Start lists for 2023 Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final](https://athleticsillustrated.com/start-lists-for-2023-birmingham-world-indoor-tour-final/) - With only a matter of days to go until the World Indoor Tour Final at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham (Saturday 25 February), the start lists have been published today (Tuesday 21 February). A host of global medallists will contest in the finale of the prestigious World Indoor Tour series in front of a huge crowd in
- [Keely Hodgkinson lines up for 800m at Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final in 2023](https://athleticsillustrated.com/keely-hodgkinson-lines-up-for-800m-at-birmingham-world-indoor-tour-final-in-2023/) - Keely Hodgkinson is set to return to the scene of her brilliant British Indoor 800m record next year when she lines up in the Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final at the Utilita Arena on Saturday, February 25. The 20-year-old World, Olympic, and Commonwealth 800m silver medallist, European Champion and British record holder both indoors and
- [One month to go to the 2023 UK Athletics Indoor Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/one-month-to-go-to-the-2023-uk-athletics-indoor-championships/) - Today marks one month to go until the UK Athletics Indoor Championships return to the Utilita Arena in Birmingham across the weekend 18-19 February 2023. With the event acting as the Official Trials for the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, athletes will be looking to book their places on the plane to Turkey. Athletes
- [Olympic champion Thomson-Herah and Tokyo finalist Neita join world-class 100m line at Müller Birmingham Diamond League](https://athleticsillustrated.com/olympic-champion-thomson-herah-and-tokyo-finalist-neita-join-world-class-100m-line-at-muller-birmingham-diamond-league/) - Olympic relay bronze medallist Daryll Neita (GBR) will join fellow Briton Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) in the women’s 100m at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League on Saturday 21 May, a stacked field that also features Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) and Tokyo medallists, Shericka Jackson (JAM) and Gabrielle Thomas (USA). Neita, who finished eighth in the 100m final
- [Robbie Grabarz to receive London Olympic silver medal at Müller Birmingham Diamond League](https://athleticsillustrated.com/robbie-grabarz-to-receive-london-olympic-silver-medal-at-muller-birmingham-diamond-league/) - Robbie Grabarz, who retired in 2018 after a stellar career as Britain’s top high jumper, will be presented with his 2012 Olympic silver medal during the Müller Birmingham Diamond League at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday 21 May. Last year, Grabarz was officially upgraded to joint-second by the International Olympic Committee following Ivan Ukhov’s (RUS)
- [World heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson joins star-studded long jump field at Müller Birmingham Diamond League](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-heptathlon-champion-katarina-johnson-thompson-joins-star-studded-long-jump-field-at-muller-birmingham-diamond-league/) - The 29-year-old, who is ranked third on the British all-time list for long jump with a personal best of 6.93m (indoors), is also a world indoor pentathlon champion (2018), world indoor long jump silver medallist (2014) and European Championships silver medallist (2018); her outdoor best is 6.92m. In addition to holding the British heptathlon record
- [Katie Nageotte and Holly Bradshaw lead world-class pole vault field at Müller Birmingham Diamond League](https://athleticsillustrated.com/katie-nageotte-and-holly-bradshaw-lead-world-class-pole-vault-field-at-muller-birmingham-diamond-league/) - Olympic pole vault bronze medallist and British record-holder Holly Bradshaw will be up against world-class competition as she gets her 2022 season underway at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday, May 21. Olympic champion, Katie Nageotte (USA) will be joined by compatriot and World Indoor champion, Sandi Morris, and the
- [Giles leads strong British team with Olympic medallist Kerr at Birmingham in 1500m](https://athleticsillustrated.com/giles-leads-strong-british-team-with-olympic-medallist-kerr-at-birmingham-in-1500m/) - Elliot Giles, the fourth fastest British athlete of all time over 800m (1:43.63i), will step up in distance to line up an epic battle of the Brits over the 1500m at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday 21 May. Giles, will join Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Josh Kerr – in
- [Kerr and Tefera to headline Müller Birmingham Diamond League 1500m](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kerr-and-tefera-to-headline-muller-birmingham-diamond-league-1500m/) - Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Josh Kerr (GBR) will go up against world indoor champion Samuel Tefera (ETH) at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League, the second meeting of the 2022 Wanda Diamond League series, at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday 21 May. Kerr, the Scottish national record holder (3:29.05), is ranked second on the British all-time
- [World record holder Mondo Duplantis set for Müller Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-record-holder-mondo-duplantis-set-for-muller-indoor-grand-prix-in-birmingham/) - Mondo Duplantis, the greatest male pole vaulter of all time, will return to British soil at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham on Saturday 19 February 2022. The last time the Swedish megastar competed on these shores, at this event in Glasgow in February 2020, he cleared 6.18m to set a world record that still
- [Eliane Thompson-Hera and Daryll Neita headline 60m spring in Birmingham](https://athleticsillustrated.com/eliane-thompson-hera-and-daryll-neita-headline-60m-spring-in-birmingham/) - Multiple Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah from Jamaica and two-time Olympic bronze medallist Daryll Neita of Great Britain will race over 60m at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix on February 19. Müller is a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meet. The event will take place at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. Thompson-Herah, gold medallist in the
- [Vancouver Sun Run: Stacked fields expected for the 2026 running of Canada's largest road 10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vancouver-sun-run-stacked-fields-expected-for-the-2026-running-of-canadas-largest-road-10k/) - Vancouver Sun Run: Stacked fields expected for the 2026 running of Canada's largest road 10K
- [Australians Cam Myers and Claudia Hollingsworth light up the Maurie Plant Meet](https://athleticsillustrated.com/australians-cam-myers-and-claudia-hollingsworth-light-up-the-maurie-plant-meet/) - Australians Cam Myers and Claudia Hollingsworth light up the Maurie Plant Meet
- [Canada's Justin Kent runs a 2:09:29 marathon in New York](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadas-justin-kent-runs-a-20928-marathon-in-new-york/) - © Copying - 2025 - Athletics Illustrated Canada's Justin Kent ran the Mckirdy Marathon in the time of 2:09:29, which is a new personal best. The performance makes him the fourth-fastest Canadian marathon runner behind Cameron Levins (2:05:36, 2:07:09, 2:09:25), Rory Linkletter (2:08:01), and Ben Preisner (2:08:58). It was a nine-second win over American Haftu
- [Vancouver sweeps New York: Thomas Nobbs and Dayna Pidhoresky take the McKirdy Micro Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vancouver-sweeps-new-york-thomas-nobbs-and-dayna-pidhoresky-take-the-mckirdy-micro-marathon/) - Vancouver sweeps New York: Thomas Nobbs and Dayna Pidhoresky take the McKirdy Micro Marathon
- [Rodrigue Kwizera sets fifth fastest time in 2026, breaks race and national record to defend title at the Generali Prague Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/rodrigue-kwizera-sets-fifth-fastest-time-in-2026-breaks-race-and-national-record-to-defend-title-at-the-generali-prague-half-marathon/) - Rodrigue Kwizera sets fifth fastest time in 2026, breaks race and national record to defend title at the Generali Prague Half Marathon
- [World indoor champion Josh Kerr targets mile record at London Athletics Meet](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-indoor-champion-josh-kerr-targets-mile-record-at-london-athletics-meet/) - World indoor champion Josh Kerr targets mile record at London Athletics Meet
- [Records were on the line as Andrea Kiptoo and Likina Amebaw won the Berlin Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/records-were-on-the-line-as-andrea-kiptoo-and-likina-amebaw-won-the-berlin-half-marathon/) - Records were on the line as Andrea Kiptoo and Likina Amebaw won the Berlin Half Marathon
- [Kenyan Korir marathon runner banned five years; French heptathlete Lazraq-Khlass provisionally suspended](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-korir-marathon-runner-banned-five-years-french-heptathlete-lazraq-khlass-provisionally-suspended/) - Kenyan Korir marathon runner banned for five years; French heptathlete Lazraq-Khlass was provisionally suspended
- [Is it the right decision to have seven women race for Team USA in the World Half Marathon Championships?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/was-it-the-right-decision-to-have-seven-women-race-for-team-usa-in-the-world-half-marathon-championships/) - Is it the right decision to have seven women race for Team USA in the World Half Marathon Championships?
- [New race record and back-to-back victories for Rodrigue Kwizera at Prague Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/new-race-record-and-back-to-back-victories-for-rodrigue-kwizera-at-prague-half-marathon/) - New race record and back-to-back victories for Rodrigue Kwizera at Prague Half Marathon
- [Russian doper Ekaterina Guliyev about to lose Olympic silver medal](https://athleticsillustrated.com/russian-doper-ekaterina-guliyev-about-to-lose-olympic-silver-medal/) - Former Russian 800-metre runner Ekaterina Guliyev’s upgraded second-place result from the London 2012 Olympic Games has been disqualified after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed her appeal against a four-year doping ban. In reaching its judgement, CAS upheld the decision to disqualify the 34-year-old’s results from 17 July 2012 to 20 October 2014,
- [Gear Check: Saucony Triumph 22 passed the test triumphantly](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gear-check-saucony-triumph-22-passed-the-test-triumphantly/) - © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated The Saucony Triumph 22 shoe was wear-tested during the month of August and most of September 2024 on various surfaces. Wear testing The men's size 9.5, blue, was purchased at Frontrunners Footwear in Victoria, BC in August. The shoe was tested during the summer over mostly asphalt and
- [Paris Olympic headquarters raided by French police in corruption investigation](https://athleticsillustrated.com/paris-olympic-headquarters-raided-by-french-police-in-corruption-investigation/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Concerned about the embezzlement of public funds, French anti-corruption police have raided the 2024 Paris Olympic headquarters. Apparently, the raid was happening at press time Tuesday at several locations. According to the Evening Standard, the search was underway at the headquarters of the Games organisers (COJOP) and of
- [Zane Robertson was arrested for alleged sexual assault, and in possession of an AK47 and ammo](https://athleticsillustrated.com/zane-robertson-was-arrested-for-alleged-sexual-assault-and-in-possession-of-an-ak47-and-ammo/) - Zane Robertson was arrested for alleged sexual assault, and in possession of an AK47 and ammo© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated May we borrow from David's lament of Saul and Jonathan from 1611? "The beauty of the elite is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen." That would be none other than Zane Robertson, the distance runner quick to tattle on Kenyans about doping back in
- [Gear Check: Mountain running test of the Rab Skyline Range](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gear-check-mountain-running-test-of-the-rab-skyline-range/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics IllustratedThe brand, Rab, may not be on many North American's radar just yet but the UK company with a rich mountain heritage should be — and perhaps will be soon. Named after their founder Rab Carrington in 1981, the company refers to themselves as "the mountain people." The Skyline
- [Leon Reid banned from Commonwealth Games for production of crack cocaine](https://athleticsillustrated.com/leon-reid-barred-from-commonwealth-games-for-production-of-crack-cocaine/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Commonwealth Games organisers have banned Northern Ireland sprinter Leon Reid from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games as he is now considered a security risk. The 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games medallist was found guilty in February for allowing his flat to be used to produce crack cocaine. BREAKING: Northern
- [Paralympic champions Hahn and Young star in Birmingham](https://athleticsillustrated.com/paralympic-champions-hahn-and-young-star-in-birmingham/) - Paralympic champions Sophie Hahn (coach: Leon Baptiste, club: Charnwood) and Thomas Young (Joe McDonnell, Loughborough Students) headline the mixed class Para 60m sprint events at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham at the Utilita Arena on 19 February. Hahn, the T38 world record holder in the 100m (12.38) and 200m (25.92), won Tokyo gold in
- [Little known Guernsey Marathon hosts several hundred runners](https://athleticsillustrated.com/little-known-guernsey-marathon-hosts-several-hundred-runners/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Richard Friedrich and Rosie Williams won the Guernsey Marathon Sunday. Over 170 runners ran the marathon. Friedrich, a 39-year-old German runner, who won the 2011 Munich Marathon in the time of 2:19:27, took first overall in the time of 2:41:55. Williams stopped the clock in 3:12:26 to finish
- [International Women's Day: The International Olympic Committee honour six women](https://athleticsillustrated.com/international-womens-day-the-international-olympic-committee-honour-six-women/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated To honour International Women’s Day, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the winners of the Women and Sports Awards. Six women were chosen to represent the five Olympic rings and five continents as well as one an extra to represent the world. The global award went to the
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- [Finn Alisa Vainio and Ethiopian Shure Kitata win record-setting Seville Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/finn-alisa-vainio-and-ethiopian-shure-kitata-win-record-setting-seville-marathon/) - Finn Alisa Vainio and Ethiopian Shure Kitata win record-setting Seville Marathon
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- [Kenyan Bernard Kibet Koech suspended for doping for four years](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-bernard-kibet-koech-suspended-for-doping-for-four-years/) - Kenyan Bernard Kibet Koech suspended for doping for four years
- [Jack Gin Family Foundation to support Vancouver Sun runners in need](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jack-gin-family-foundation-to-support-vancouver-sun-runners-in-need/) - The 33rd annual Vancouver Sun Run is happening April 23rd and there will be many ways to help support those in need. The 2017 Vancouver Sun Run Presented by Ford will be partnering up with the Jack Gin Family Foundation to provide underserved youth groups with free registrations. Up to 450 youth registrations will be
- [Vancouver Sun Run's 33rd edition a success](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vancouver-sun-runs-33rd-edition-a-success/) - See post-race interviews, here>> Over 41,000 people registered to walk, run and wheel the 33rd edition of the Vancouver Sun Run Sunday, April 23. It was another successful event that saw top national talent, as well as some international athletes, take in the event. First time Vancouver Sun Runner, Joseph Gray of Colorado Springs, COL
- [Vancouver Sun Run cancelled](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vancouver-sun-run-cancelled/) - News Release - Vancouver Sun Run After careful consideration and in light of the latest information from federal and provincial health agencies, the 2020 Vancouver Sun Run has decided to cancel the 2020 event. The health and safety of our registrants, staff and volunteers is our top priority and at this time several health agencies
- [The 33rd Running of The Vancouver Sun Run presented by Ford is Coming! Only 10 days left to the Run – Register NOW!](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-33rd-running-of-the-vancouver-sun-run-presented-by-ford-is-coming-only-10-days-left-to-the-run-register-now/) - Vancouver Sun Run Spring is finally here and excitement is building for one of the most beautiful road races in the world. The 2017 Vancouver Sun Run Presented by Ford takes place Sunday, April 23 at 9 a.m. in downtown Vancouver and it’s not too late to take part in this special celebration of health,
- [Paula Radcliffe Interview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/paula-radcliffe-interview/) - © Copyright - 2013 - Athletics Illustrated Great Britain’s Paula Radcliffe is likely the greatest marathon runner of all time. She currently owns the world record of 2:15:25, as well as the second fastest time of 2:17:18 and the fastest women’s only marathon time from her debut effort, which was 2:18:55. At that time (2002)
- [Dylan Wykes Interview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/wykes-dylan/) - © Copyright – 2010 - Athletics Illustrated The 2010 California International Marathon champion Dylan Wykes, from Kingston, Ontario has his eyes set on competing for Canada during the 2012 London, Olympic Games. Wykes has yet to qualify to run in the Olympic Games marathon with his CIM win and 2:12:39 personal best, as he is
- [Cross Country Results from Across Canada](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bc-cross-country-championships-results/) - Results from provincial and territorial bodies across Canada, as well as Canadian Inter-university Sport (CIS) Athletics Canada Canadian Cross Country Championships Site - Canadian Championships scheduled for Saturday, November 24th. Alberta British Columbia Iqaluit Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon CIS - Canadian University
- [The Sam Ruthe interview: Learning the sport, loving the process, and running a 3:48.88 mile at age 16](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-sam-ruthe-interview-learning-the-sport-loving-the-process-and-running-a-348-88-mile-at-age-16/) - The Sam Ruthe interview: Learning the sport, loving the process, and running a 3:48.88 mile at age 16
- [Canadian Alysha Newman and Indian Pooja Aatmaram suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadian-alysha-newman-and-indian-pooja-aatmaram-suspended-by-athletics-integrity-unit/) - Canadian Alysha Newman and Indian Pooja Aatmaram suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit
- [Not ratified: Jacob Kiplimo's world record run in the half marathon will not count](https://athleticsillustrated.com/not-ratified-jacob-kiplimos-world-record-run-in-the-half-marathon-will-not-count/) - Not ratified: Jacob Kiplimo's world record run in the half marathon will not count
- [Olympians take to the streets at Vancouver's popular First Half half-marathon this Sunday](https://athleticsillustrated.com/olympians-take-to-the-streets-at-vancouvers-popular-first-half-half-marathon-this-sunday/) - Olympians take to the streets at Vancouver's popular First Half half-marathon this Sunday
- [19-year-old Håkon Moe Berg breaks Jakob Ingebrigtsen's Euopean U20 1500m indoor record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/19-year-old-hakon-moe-berg-breaks-jakob-ingebrigtsens-european-u20-1500m-indoor-record/) - 19-year-old Håkon Moe Berg breaks Jakob Ingebrigtsen's European U20 1500m indoor record
- [Vancouver Sun Run: The Tim Hopkins interview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vancouver-sun-run-the-tim-hopkins-interview/) - Vancouver Sun Run: The Tim Hopkins interview
- [World Athletics ratifies world records by Grant Fisher, Phanuel Koech and Isaac Beacroft](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-athletics-ratifies-world-records-by-grant-fisher-phanuel-koech-and-isaac-beacroft/) - World Athletics ratifies world records by Grant Fisher, Phanuel Koech and Isaac Beacroft
- [Mens 800m race video: 2019 Zurich Diamond League](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mens-800m-race-video-2019-zurich-diamond-league/) - Mens 800m race video: 2019 Zurich Diamond League
- [Opinion: Video footage of Sha'Carri Richardson should not have been released](https://athleticsillustrated.com/opinion-video-footage-of-shacarri-richardson-should-not-have-been-released/) - Opinion: Video footage of Sha'Carri Richardson should not have been released
- [World Athletics rule changes for indoor track events effective for the 2026 season](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-athletics-rule-changes-for-indoor-track-events-effective-for-the-2026-season/) - World Athletics rule changes for indoor track events effective for the 2026 season
- [Australian Cameron Myers with an impressive win at the 2026 Wanamaker Mile in New York](https://athleticsillustrated.com/australian-cameron-myers-with-an-impressive-win-at-the-2026-wanamaker-mile-in-new-york/) - Australian Cameron Myers with an impressive win at the 2026 Wanamaker Mile in New York
- [Kenyans dominate Marugame Half Marathon as Richard Etir and Dolphine Omare win](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyans-dominate-marugame-half-marathon-as-richard-etir-and-dolphine-omare-win/) - Kenyans dominate the Marugame Half Marathon as Richard Etir and Dolphine Omare win
- [Ethiopian again dominate the Dubai Marathon as debutant Nibret Melak and Anchinalu Dessie win](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopian-again-dominate-the-dubai-marathon-as-debutant-nibret-melak-and-anchinalu-dessie-win/) - Ethiopian again dominate the Dubai Marathon as debutant Nibret Melak and Anchinalu Dessie win
- [Sixteen-year-old Sam Ruthe set a world record in the mile](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sixteen-year-old-sam-ruthe-set-the-world-record-in-the-mile/) - Sixteen-year-old Sam Ruthe set a world record in the mile
- [Athletics Kenya President Isaiah Kiplagat steps down](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-kenya-president-isaiah-kiplagat-steps-down/) - Athletics Kenya President Isaiah Kiplagat steps down
- [Athletics Kenya suspends Rosa and Volare for six months, amid an increase in doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-kenya-suspends-rosa-and-volare-for-six-months-amid-an-increase-in-doping/) - Athletics Kenya suspends Rosa and Volare for six months, amid an increase in doping
- [Three month wait for Jeptoo decision](https://athleticsillustrated.com/three-month-wait-for-jeptoo-decision/) - © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Disgraced Kenyan drugs cheat Rita Jeptoo appeared before a disciplinary hearing on Thursday, although officials said a decision on her suspension from distance running would be issued in three months, pending further investigations. Jeptoo, once considered the world’s top female marathoner, was busted for using the banned blood-boosting Three month wait for Jeptoo decision
- [800m news: Roisin Willis with American record, Isabelle Boffey wins with a two-second personal best](https://athleticsillustrated.com/800m-news-roisin-willis-with-american-record-isabelle-boffey-wins-with-a-two-second-personal-best/) - 800m news: Roisin Willis with American record, Isabelle Boffey wins with a two-second personal best
- [Kenyan age cheating: 20 to 30 athletes are facing bans for age cheating](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-age-cheating-20-to-30-athletes-are-facing-bans-for-age-cheating/) - Kenyan age cheating: 20 to 30 athletes are facing bans for age cheating
- [The Dubai marathon goes Sunday and the fields are stacked with Ethiopians](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-dubai-marathon-goes-sunday-and-the-fields-are-stacked-with-ethiopians/) - The Dubai marathon goes on Sunday, and the fields are stacked with Ethiopians
- [The 2026 London Marathon elite field is as good as any marathon in history](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-2026-london-marathon-elite-field-is-as-good-as-any-marathon-in-history/) - The 2026 London Marathon elite field is as good as any marathon in history
- [Three athletes suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for illegal betting](https://athleticsillustrated.com/three-athletes-suspended-by-the-athletics-integrity-unit-for-illegal-betting/) - Three athletes suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for illegal betting
- [Sifan Hassan returns to the TCS London Marathon on 26 April 2026](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sifan-hassan-returns-to-the-tcs-london-marathon-on-26-april-2026/) - Sifan Hassan returns to the TCS London Marathon on 26 April 2026
- [Two more Kenyan athletes Matthew Samperu and Brian Limo suspended for doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/two-more-kenyan-athletes-matthew-samperu-and-brian-limo-suspended-for-doping/) - Two more Kenyan athletes Matthew Samperu and Brian Limo suspended for doping
- [GB & NI team announced for World 50K Running Championships in New Delhi](https://athleticsillustrated.com/novuna-gb-ni-team-announced-for-world-50k-running-championships-in-new-delhi/) - Novuna GB & NI team announced for World 50K Running Championships in New Delhi
- [The world awaits Femke Bol to race the 800m distance on February 8in France](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-world-awaits-femke-bol-to-race-the-800m-distance-on-february-8in-france/) - The world awaits Femke Bol to race the 800m distance on February 8in France
- [Swiss brand "On" bolsters its steeplechase roster with double Olympic gold medallist Soufiane El Bakkali](https://athleticsillustrated.com/swiss-brand-on-bolsters-its-steeplechase-roster-with-double-olympic-gold-medallist-soufiane-el-bakkali/) - Swiss brand "On" bolsters its steeplechase roster with double Olympic gold medallist Soufiane El Bakkali
- [Ugandan Stella Chesang wins Osaka Women's Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ugandan-stella-chesang-wins-osaka-womens-marathon/) - Ugandan Stella Chesang wins Osaka Women's Marathon
- [Josh Hoey called it and pulled off the 800m indoor world record in Boston on Saturday](https://athleticsillustrated.com/josh-hoey-called-it-and-pulled-off-the-800m-indoor-world-record-in-boston-on-saturday/) - Josh Hoey called it and pulled off the 800m indoor world record in Boston on Saturday
- [2026 Cobble Hill 10K post-race interviews: Louis Maruk and Alison Mcpherson](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2026-cobble-hill-10k-post-race-interviews-louis-maruk-and-alison-mcpherson/) - 2026 Cobble Hill 10K post-race interviews: Louis Maruk and Alison Mcpherson
- [Louis Maruk and Alison Mcpherson win 2026 Cobble Hill 10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/louis-maruk-and-alison-mcpherson-win-2026-cobble-hill-10k/) - Louis Maruk and Alison Mcpherson win 2026 Cobble Hill 10K
- [Man runs marathon with newborn is disqualified at the 15km mark](https://athleticsillustrated.com/man-runs-marathon-with-newborn-is-disqualified-at-the-15km-mark/) - Man runs a marathon with a newborn is disqualified at the 15km mark
- [Media release: Court of Arbitration for Sport will open two offices in Milan for Winter Olympics](https://athleticsillustrated.com/media-release-court-of-arbitration-for-sport-will-open-two-offices-in-milan-for-winter-olympics/) - Media release: Court of Arbitration for Sport will open two offices in Milan for Winter Olympics
- [Seven athletes suspended for doping including Bulgarian sprinter Ivet Lalova-Collio](https://athleticsillustrated.com/seven-athletes-suspended-for-doping-including-bulgarian-sprinter-ivet-lalova-collio/) - Seven athletes suspended for doping including Bulgarian sprinter Ivet Lalova-Collio
- [Ottawa Marathon on May 24 has no plans to Cancel due to COVID-19](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ottawa-marathon-on-may-24-have-no-plans-to-cancel-due-to-covid-19/) - As many marathons, gatherings and other international tournaments have been cancelled, postponed or limited in size due to the COVID-19 threat, the Ottawa Marathon being a low infection area and two months out from the race day, have no plans to cancel. For all marathon runners who missed racing in Rome, Paris, and other locations,
- [Office of the Athletics Canada Commissioner Expels Andy McInnis and Ken Porter of the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club](https://athleticsillustrated.com/office-of-the-athletics-canada-commissioner-expels-andy-mcinnis-and-ken-porter-of-the-ottawa-lions-track-and-field-club/) - Below is a release from Athletics Canada's Commissioner's Office in regards to the interim suspension of Ken Porter and Andy McInnis. They are now banned for life for inappropriate conduct towards athletes. Athletics Canada The Athletics Canada Commissioner’s Office announced today that Andy McInnis and Dr. Ken Porter of the Ottawa Lions Track and Field
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- [Shawn Barber for the Sullivan Award: Vote Now!](https://athleticsillustrated.com/shawn-barber-for-the-sullivan-award-vote-now/) - VOTE HERE (ONE VOTE PER PERSON, PER DAY) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - University of Akron junior pole vaulter Shawn Barber(Kingwood, Texas) has been announced as a semifinalist for the prestigious 85th Annual AAU James E. Sullivan Award by AAU President/CEO Dr. Roger Goudy and AAU Sullivan Award Chair Melissa Willis on Monday. Fourteen nominees, including
- [Abdi Nageeye and Mohamed Esa confirmed to race the Boston Marathon on April 20 2026](https://athleticsillustrated.com/abdi-nageeye-and-mohamed-esa-confirmed-to-race-the-boston-marathon-on-april-20-2026/) - Abdi Nageeye and Mohamed Esa confirmed to race the Boston Marathon on April 20 2026
- [Indoor news: Hodgkinson is back, Millrose Games is stacked and big names wil race the New Balance Grand Prix](https://athleticsillustrated.com/indoor-news-hodgkinson-is-back-millrose-games-is-stacked-and-big-names-wil-race-the-new-balance-grand-prix/) - Indoor news: Hodgkinson is back, Millrose Games is stacked and big names wil race the New Balance Grand Prix
- [University of Victoria Vikes Madelyn Eybergen is on a tear](https://athleticsillustrated.com/university-of-victoria-vikes-madelyn-eybergen-is-on-a-tear/) - University of Victoria Vikes Madelyn Eybergen is on a tear
- [Ethiopia's Tadu Abate Deme and Yeshi Kalayu Chekole crowned champions at 2026 Tata Mumbai Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopias-tadu-abate-deme-and-yeshi-kalayu-chekole-crowned-champions-at-2026-tata-mumbai-marathon/) - Ethiopia's Tadu Abate Deme and Yeshi Kalayu Chekole crowned champions at 2026 Tata Mumbai Marathon
- [Race video: 2026 Harriers' Pioneer 8K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/race-video-harriers-pioneer-8k/) - Race video: Harriers' Pioneer 8K
- [Kenyan athlete Alice Koigi kept racing after her doping suspension, stealing prize money](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-athlete-alice-koigi-kept-racing-after-her-doping-suspension-stealing-prize-money/) - Kenyan athlete Alice Koigi kept racing after her doping suspension, stealing prize money
- [INTERVIEW: Molly Seidel's training leading up to Bandera 50K outright win](https://athleticsillustrated.com/interview-molly-seidels-training-leading-up-to-bandera-50k-outright-win/) - INTERVIEW: Molly Seidel's training leading up to Bandera 50K outright win
- [2022 Copenhagen Half Marathon results](https://athleticsillustrated.com/2022-copenhagen-half-marathon-results/) - RESULTS HALF MARATHON MEN Huge congrats to Tadu Thesome with the victory at #cphhalf pic.twitter.com/OpvlThWjT4— cphhalf (@cphhalf) September 18, 2022 Huge congrats to Milkesa Mengesha with the victory at #cphhalf pic.twitter.com/KYL0DbX1ok— cphhalf (@cphhalf) September 18, 2022 Milkesa Mengesha (ETH) - 59:00Amedework Walelegn (RTH) - 59:05Felix Kipkoech (KEN) - 59:07Vincent Kipkemoi (KEN) - 59:09Dominic Lobalu (SSD)
- [Kenyan Alice Aprot suspended four years for doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-alice-aprot-suspended-four-years-for-doping/) - Kenyan Alice Aprot tested positive for the illegal performance-enhancing drug Letrozole Metabolite Methanol. The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) had provisionally suspended her in January 2023. The SDT has sanctioned ALICE APROT NAWOWUMA for a period of four years Period of Ineligibility, with effect from 14th July 2022. The athlete was charged with the offense
- [French cities protest 2024 Paris Olympic Games sponsor Air BnB](https://athleticsillustrated.com/french-cities-protest-2024-paris-olympic-games-sponsor-air-bnb/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated At least 20 French cities are protesting the 2024 Paris Olympic Games sponsor Airbnb. The protestors believe that Airbnb is forcing renters from properties for the lucrative short-term stay benefits to owners. Apparently, entire neighbourhoods have no permanent residents. Franck Rolland, a Saint-Malo activist who leads the protest
- [Eliud Kipchoge to race TCS Sydney Marathon 2025](https://athleticsillustrated.com/eliud-kipchoge-to-race-tcs-sydney-marathon-2025/) - Double Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge is all set for a new chapter in his marathon journey. Now, he will head Down Under to compete at the TCS Sydney Marathon on Sunday, 31 August 2025. Kipchoge, the only man in history to run a *sub-two-hour marathon (*not legal), is relishing the prospect of racing the
- [Harry Jerome Track Classic fields are starting to take shape](https://athleticsillustrated.com/harry-jerome-track-classic-fields-are-starting-to-take-shape/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated The Harry Jerome Track Classic is the seventh stop of the 2022 National Track Tour and is part of the World Athletics Continental Tour. The meet already has a talented line-up of athletes who have committed to the Tuesday, Jun 14 meeting. More to come.However, Olympic gold medallist
- [Canadians ready to take on the world in Belgrade at World Indoor Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadians-ready-to-take-on-world-in-belgrade-at-world-indoor-championships/) - Athletes from around the globe will contest the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on March 18-20. This vision is clouded by the advancing reality of war in Ukraine and the hopefully receding threat of the Covid-19 pandemic. These are challenging times to keep a clear vision of the immediate future. Athletics Canada is expected
- [Is Canada about to experience a post-pandemic performance surge in outdoor track?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/is-canada-about-to-experience-a-post-pandemic-performance-surge-in-outdoor-track/) - According to Douglas Clement on the website Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic, post-pandemic, Canada may have a banner year on the tracks. Once the pandemic ebbs, Clement, a retired physician, suggests it may now have after two years of protocols that have caused empty stadiums and virtual competitions. He wrote, "...once every century or
- [Trayvon Bromell wins Kip Keino Classic in world-leading time, full meet results](https://athleticsillustrated.com/trayvon-bromell-wins-kip-keino-classic-in-world-leading-time-full-meet-results/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated American Trayvon Bromell improved upon his own world-leading 100 metres time at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday. He clocked a 9.76-second performance. His leading time for 2021 was 9.77 from the USATF Olympic Trials earlier this summer. Ferdinand Omanyala matched that previous world-leading time
- [Dina Asher-Smith returns in top form to equal her own 60m personal best](https://athleticsillustrated.com/dina-asher-smith-returns-in-top-form-to-equal-her-own-60m-personal-best/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated England's Dina Asher-Smith returned to competition in winning form after more than a year away. She ran the 60m indoor sprint in the time of 7.08 to equal her own best at the World Indoor Tour in Karlsruhe, Germany. It's early, but it is the current world-leading time.
- [Christian Malcolm to leave Athletics Australia for UK Athletics while still under contract](https://athleticsillustrated.com/christian-malcolm-to-leave-athletics-australia-for-uk-athletics-while-still-under-contract/) - Christian Malcolm, Australia's head coach informed Athletics Australia (AA) that he will soon accept the same position with UK Athletics. The official announcement is expected to be made public next week. In his place, former Head Coach Craig Hilliard will take the position on an interim basis. Malcolm was hired in 2018 and offered a
- [January 2021 Hong Kong Marathon postponed](https://athleticsillustrated.com/january-2021-hong-kong-marathon-postponed/) - The Hong Kong Marathon is cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The race was to take place on January 24. The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon website provided the following on its website: "...due to the uncertainty around the COVID-19 epidemic situation, the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon originally scheduled for Sunday, January 24 will
- [Russian Athletics Federation misses critical deadline; suspension continues](https://athleticsillustrated.com/russian-athletics-federation-misses-critical-deadline-suspension-continues/) - "We recognise these are difficult times, but we are very disappointed by the lack of progress made by RusAF in terms of the requirements set in March," said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe."
- [Kieran Lumb takes U23 national record; Regan Yee sets two new bests](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kieran-lumb-takes-u23-national-record-regan-yee-set-two-new-bests/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Kieran Lumb took the Canadian U23 record in the 3,000-metre indoor event on Saturday, running a 7:45.50 performance at the 2020 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational. “It definitely feels great to get that record,” said Lumb. “I thought I was in somewhere between 7:45-7:50 shape going into the
- [36th Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/36th-vancouver-sun-harry-jerome-international-track-classic/) - Harry Jerome Track Classic The Harry Jerome International Track Classic is Canada's longest-running track and field event. In its 36-year history, world and Olympic champions, world record holders, Canadian stars and young hopefuls have thrilled spectators, achieved personal bests and, thanks to the vision and dedication of the Achilles International Track and Field Society, continued in their
- [Athletics Kenya Admits that Kenya has a doping problem](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-kenya-admits-that-kenya-has-a-doping-problem/) - From the online publication, Coastweek.com, it appears that Kenya or more accurately Athletics Kenya (AK) and their president Isaiah Kiplagat are now admitting that Kenya has a major doping problem. The following truncated excerpt was copied from Coastweek.com. AK says more Kenyans doped in 2014 NAIROBI, (Xinhua) -- More Kenyans were caught doping beyond the
- [Was Kilian Jornet's double Mount Everest ascent faked?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kilian-jornets-claimed-double-ascent-of-mount-everest-in-doubt/) - © Copyright - 2018 - Athletics Illustrated Spain’s Kilian Jornet, one of the world’s foremost mountain runners, claims to have successfully ascended Mount Everest twice during a single 2017 expedition. The problem is, not everyone in the climbing community is convinced that the mountain runner achieved either climb. Apparently, he ascended at odd hours that
- [History Has Pre Classic's International Mile Circled](https://athleticsillustrated.com/history-has-pre-classics-international-mile-circled/) - Prefontaine Classic The Prefontaine Classic’s International Mile – born in 2010 after the meet became inundated by interest in its famous Bowerman Mile – is a world-class race featuring established milers as well as rising stars. This year, two of the finishers will be part of some fantastic mile history. Whoever wins will record the 400th sub-4
- [Busy Canadian road and track schedule for spring and summer 2023](https://athleticsillustrated.com/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 add to any international racing that takes place in the US as well as in Europe with the Diamond League. This is a World Athletics Championships year with the big event
- [Harry Jerome and Victoria Track Classics promise to be exciting and competitive meets in June](https://athleticsillustrated.com/harry-jerome-and-victoria-track-classics-promise-to-be-exciting-and-competitive-meets-in-june/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Vancouver's (Burnaby) Harry Jerome Track Classic and the Victoria Track Classic at the University of Victoria are on again. They are part of the new National Track and Field Tour, an Athletics Canada initiative. The meets promise to be exciting for fans as they are excellent opportunities for
- [Athletics Canada's National Track Tour continues with nine more meets](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-canadas-national-track-tour-continues-with-nine-more-meets/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Pacific Distance Carnival Athletics Canada's National Track Tour kicked off with the Pacific Distance Carnival at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC (Vancouver). The Carnival took place on May 14 offering races over 200m, 800, 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m — attempting to harness the vibe from the Night of
- [Tokyo Olympians Warner, Crew, Butterworth, Hawthorn, Yee, and Bruchet in action Tuesday in Vancouver](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tokyo-olympians-warner-crew-butterworth-hawthorn-yee-and-bruchet-in-action-tuesday-in-vancouver/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Damian Warner — Olympic gold medallist The Harry Jerome Track Classic at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC (Greater Vancouver) on Tuesday features several Olympians. Canadian Tokyo Olympians competing include Olympic gold medallist Damian Warner in the decathlon. He will be racing the 110m hurdles. Also competing will be
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- [Olympic snowboarder and skiier give the marathon a try for Olympic documentary](https://athleticsillustrated.com/olympic-snowboarder-and-skiier-give-the-marathon-a-try-for-olympic-documentary/) - Demonstrating the unifying power of sport, the 2019 Pyongyang Marathon, which took place on Sunday, April 7 in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (PRK), a pair of Winter Olympic athletes will be featured in a documentary scheduled to premiere worldwide this September on the Olympic Channel. Currently filming in Pyongyang, the untitled documentary will be
- [Dave Proctor ahead of schedule on his record-breaking attempt across Canada](https://athleticsillustrated.com/dave-proctor-ahead-of-schedule-on-his-record-breaking-attempt-across-canada/) - © Copyright - 2018 - Athletics Illustrated Dave Proctor of Okotoks, Alberta continues on his quest to run across Canada in record time and raise one million dollars for the Rare Disease Foundation. His cross-Canada trek is dubbed, Outrun Rare. Wednesday, July 4, on his eighth day of running, he made it to Golden, BC
- [Dave Proctor continues on his record pace run across Canada](https://athleticsillustrated.com/dave-proctor-continues-on-his-record-pace-run-across-canada/) - © Copyright - 2018 - Athletics Illustrated Dave Proctor continues to chase the Guinness-recognized 7200-kilometre cross-Canada run record. He is nearly on goal pace and ahead of the westward record as set by the legendary Al Howie in 1991. Proctor left Victoria, BC on June 27. Proctor, is nearing the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border. After 20 days
- [Dave Proctor - cross-Canada record attempt - Video interview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/dave-proctor-cross-canada-record-attempt-video-interview/) - © Copyright - 2018 - Athletics Illustrated Dave Proctor of Okotoks, Alberta, will attempt the cross-Canada record of 72 days and 10 hours set by ultra-running legend Al Howie in 1991. Proctor is planning to run 108K per day to make it 66 days in his sea-to-sea adventure. He will be running from Victoria, BC
- [Minimalism: Which direction is the trend going thick or thin?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/minimalism/) - © Copyright - 2011 - Athletics Illustrated I wrote this loosely and lightly researched article on minimalism in 2007 for another publication before the popularity of minimalism took off in earnest. I am not claiming any influence regarding the growth in the practice of minimalism within the running community. I was at that time, just
- [Doping: Valencia Marathon has invited former doper despite policy stating otherwise](https://athleticsillustrated.com/doping-valencia-marathon-has-invited-former-doper-despite-policy-stating-otherwise/) - Doping: Valencia Marathon has invited former doper despite policy stating otherwise
- [McGill University and Simon Fraser University cut athletics from U Sport](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mcgill-university-and-simon-fraser-university-cut-athletics-from-u-sport/) - McGill University and Simon Fraser University cut athletics from U Sport
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- [Great Britain & Northern Ireland team announced for 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal](https://athleticsillustrated.com/great-britain-northern-ireland-team-announced-for-2025-european-cross-country-championships-in-portugal/) - Great Britain & Northern Ireland team announced for 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal
- [World Athletics Athlete of the Year, Mondo Duplantis, makes long-awaited return to London](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-athletics-athlete-of-the-year-mondo-duplantis-makes-long-awaited-return-to-london/) - World Athletics of the Year, Mondo Duplantis, makes long-awaited return to London
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- [Eritrean Habtom Samuel wins NCAA championships, Oklahoma takes the team title on the backs of non-American athletes](https://athleticsillustrated.com/habtom-samuel-wins-ncaa-championships-oklahoma-takes-the-team-title/) - Eritrean Habtom Samuel wins NCAA championships, Oklahoma takes the team title on the backs of non-American athletes
- [Kenyan Doris Lemngole wins rare back-to-back NCAA Cross Country title on Saturday](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-doris-lemngole-wins-rare-back-to-back-ncaa-cross-country-title-on-saturday/) - Kenyan Doris Lemngole wins rare back-to-back NCAA Cross Country title on Saturday
- [Canada's Moh Ahmed changes clubs from Bowerman Track Club to Swoosh TC](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadas-moh-ahmed-changes-clubs-from-bowerman-track-club-to-swoosh-tc/) - Canada's Moh Ahmed changes clubs from Bowerman Track Club to Swoosh TC
- [Mary Moraa rounding into form with African Games 400m gold](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mary-moraa-rounding-into-shape-with-african-games-400m-gold/) - © Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyan Mary Moraa won the African Games 400-metre sprint in the time of 50.57 on Wednesday in Accra, Ghana. The 2023 Budapest World Athletics gold medallist in the 800m event ran within 19 seconds of her personal best of 50.38 from her July 7, 2023 performance in Nairobi's
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- [The Runner's Manifesto](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-runners-manifesto/) - © Copyright - 2018 - Athletics Illustrated For those of you who want to begin running or get better at it, here are two important things to never forget: 1.) Run by feel, often. 2.) Make running part of your lifestyle. When I contacted marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe about her thoughts on running
- [The IAAF needs to remove Justin Gatlin's entire competitive history, to be taken seriously](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-iaaf-needs-to-remove-justin-gatlins-entire-competitive-history-to-be-taken-seriously/) - © Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated Just as a leopard cannot change its spots, Justin Gatlin apparently cannot change his cheating ways. To be taken seriously, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) needs to clear Gatlin’s entire competitive history from the record books as if he never existed. So far, the United States
- [U Sport Cross Country Championships: Trinity Western University's inspired performance](https://athleticsillustrated.com/u-sport-cross-country-championships-trinity-western-universitys-inspired-performance/) - © Copyright - 2016 - Athletics Illustrated It is rather poignant that the Plains of Abraham, which lie in the heart of Quebec, are referred to as the lungs of the City by the National Battlefields Commission, because on Saturday, November 12th it was the battlegrounds for the newly-minted 2016 U Sport Cross Country Championships.
- [The IAAF takes steps to monitor Russia's obligations towards reinstatement](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-iaaf-takes-steps-to-monitor-russias-obligations-towards-reinstatement/) - The governing body of the sport of athletics is taking the right direction in first banning Russia or the All-Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) from competing until they demonstrate that they have followed certain criteria. There apparently is no time line to fulfill the obligation as set by the IAAF. Here the first part of the
- [Michael Norman and Fred Kerley Ready to Rock Pre Classic 400](https://athleticsillustrated.com/michael-norman-and-fred-kerley-ready-to-rock-pre-classic-400/) - Prefontaine Classic Michael Norman will have everyone’s attention in the Prefontaine Classic 400 meters – likely no one more than Fred Kerley, last year’s world No. 1. This will be the first meeting for the two Americans since Kerley swept the NCAA and U.S. Championships two years ago. The latter was the last time Norman, then 19, lost a
- [BOOM! Pre Classic Shot Put Ready to Rock Again](https://athleticsillustrated.com/boom-pre-classic-shot-put-ready-to-rock-again/) - Prefontaine Classic The strongest shot put field ever assembled on U.S. soil is the latest event confirmed for the 2020 Prefontaine Classic. Meet organizers believe that this year’s Pre Classic is shaping up to be its biggest ever as the event returns back to its home, a completely rebuilt Hayward Field. The men’s shot put
- [National Olympic Committee of Kenya did not even try to discuss anti-doping in its strategic plan for LA28](https://athleticsillustrated.com/national-olympic-committee-of-kenya-did-not-even-try-to-discuss-anti-doping-in-its-strategic-plan-for-la28/) - The National Olympic Committee of Kenya did not even try to discuss anti-doping in its strategic plan for LA28
- [Kenyan Lydia Cheptarus Cheruiyot banned two years for doping](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-lydia-cheptarus-cheruiyot-banned-two-years-for-doping/) - Kenyan Lydia Cheptarus Cheruiyot banned two years for doping
- [Bishop's epic weekend on the coast: two meet records](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bishops-epic-weekend-on-the-coast-two-meet-records/) - Copyright - 2016 - Athletics Illustrated For the second time in less than three days Melissa Bishop stole the show at track meets by handily breaking records in the 800-metre distance event. Today, at the 28th Victoria Track Classic she won easily, in the time of one-minute and 58.90 seconds. Friday night she took the
- [Favourites thrill at 2016 BC High School Cross Country Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/favourites-thrill-at-2016-bc-high-school-cross-country-championships/) - © Copyright - 2016 - Athletics Illustrated The Okanagan Valley School District hosted a cross-country classic Saturday, November 5th at Kelowna’s Telemark Nordic Ski Club. Situated at 1100-metres of elevation and approximately 30-kilometres west of downtown Kelowna, the course offered several hills on a 2.25K loop of grass, mud and chip trails. British Columbia’s best
- [Harry Jerome Track Classic: International field showcased for enthusiastic crowd](https://athleticsillustrated.com/harry-jerome-track-classic-international-field-showcased-for-enthusiastic-crowd/) - © Copyright - 2016 - Athletics Illustrated The 2016 Harry Jerome Track Classic saw a capacity crowd of approximately 6,000 enthusiastic sport fans show up to view Canadian and international athletes race, throw and jump their way on the road to Rio. A few big-name athletes competed and were subsequently mobbed by autograph seekers, post-race,
- [Moscow lab reaccredited by World Anti-Doping Agency](https://athleticsillustrated.com/moscow-lab-reaccredited-by-world-anti-doping-agency/) - Inside the Games The Moscow Laboratory has been partly reaccredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to enable it to resume analysis of blood samples. This disclosure was made by WADA President Sir Craig Reedie during an exclusive interview with insidethegames this week in London. “We have now reaccredited it only to do blood,” Sir
- [National Track League wraps up, global championships set to begin](https://athleticsillustrated.com/national-track-league-wraps-up-global-championships-set-to-begin/) - © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated Edmonton, Alberta, dubbed TrackTown Canada for summer 2015 is hosting a total of three major track meets including the Canadian Track and Field Championships that already took place from July 2nd to the 5th at Foote Field. There was also today’s final National Track League meet of the
- [Unbroken: Leads at the Box Office](https://athleticsillustrated.com/unbroken-leads-at-the-box-office/) - The running community has long wondered if Hollywood will ever get it right when making a running movie. More often than not movie-makers seem to fall short in their efforts to capture the essence of elite level running and fail to portray the physical stresses and emotions of competition in realistic and compelling ways. Typically
- [Russian Anti-Doping Agency attending World Anti-Doping Agency's annual conference](https://athleticsillustrated.com/russian-anti-doping-agency-attending-world-anti-doping-agencys-annual-conference/) - Russian Anti-Doping Agency attending World Anti-Doping Agency's annual conference
- [High mileage and low injury rate: preparing the modern runner for Lydiard](https://athleticsillustrated.com/high-mileage-and-low-injury-rate-preparing-the-modern-runner-for-lydiard/) - High mileage and low injury rate: preparing the modern runner for Lydiard
- [Not About the Medal - Leah Pells - A Memoir](https://athleticsillustrated.com/not-about-the-medal-leah-pells-a-memoir/) - © Copyright - 2012 - Athletics Illustrated Genre: Biography Title: Not About the Medal Author: Leah Pells ISBN: 9780978064129 Availability: www.leahpells.com Status: Recommended The protagonist of Leah Pell's transfixing autobiography, NOT ABOUT THE MEDAL immediately dominates the story and does not let up until her mother dies, taking the protagonist with her to the grave.
- [Athlete Interview: Scott Fauble  The Marathon Project, Boston and movies](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athlete-interview-scott-fauble-the-marathon-project-boston-and-movies/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Scott Fauble is an American distance runner who initially experienced success while attending Wheat Ridge High School in Wheat Ridge, CO, a suburb of Denver. He continued to run well during his NCAA career at the University of Portland.At Portland, his best event may have been in cross-country.
- [Tokyo medalists dominate Prefontaine Classic fields](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tokyo-medalists-dominate-prefontaine-classic-fields/) - Prefontaine Classic Track fans are in for a smorgasbord of treats as the Prefontaine Classic will have no shortage of stars from the recent Tokyo Olympics. With all of the fields set, no less than 47 medalists from Tokyo who combined to earn 62 medals will be back in their first major competition since the Olympics
- [Sifan Hassan to attempt 5k world record at Prefontaine Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sifan-hassan-to-attempt-5k-world-record-at-prefontaine-classic/) - Prefontaine Classic Double Olympic gold medalist Sifan Hassan will bring her unmatched distance skills back to the Prefontaine Classic with an attempt at the world record in the 5000 meters on the first of the meet’s two days. Hassan’s race will conclude a distance-special session on Friday evening as the Pre Classic returns to the
- [Sha’Carri Richardson to battle Tokyo medallists in Prefontaine Classic women's 100m](https://athleticsillustrated.com/shacarri-richardson-to-battle-tokyo-medallists-in-prefontaine-classic-womens-100m/) - Prefontaine Classic We’ll never know what Sha’Carri Richardson would have done in the Tokyo Olympics, but the Prefontaine Classic has the next best thing. Meet organizers made true on their intent to find as many medalists as possible, securing all three Olympic medalists in the women’s 100 meters to face the U.S. champion who missed
- [Sprint stars set to collide for Pre Classic 100](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sprint-stars-set-to-collide-for-pre-classic-100/) - Prefontaine Classic Some like it hot and some like it hotter. Then there are fans of the men’s 100 at the Prefontaine Classic. Stars from throughout the sprinting galaxy have confirmed to fill all nine lanes of the re-imagined Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus. All 9 have sub-10 PRs in a fantastic lineup.
- [Nike Prefontaine Classic Headed Back To Hayward Field](https://athleticsillustrated.com/nike-prefontaine-classic-headed-back-to-hayward-field/) - Press Release — Prefontaine Classic With Tuesday's announcement of the 2021 Wanda Diamond League schedule, the Nike Prefontaine Classic and the world's best track and field athletes are set to return to Hayward Field at the University of Oregon on Aug. 20-21. After a two-year hiatus from Eugene due to stadium renovation in 2019 and
- [Canada's national championships and Olympic Trials free to view](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadas-national-championships-and-olympic-trials-free-to-view/) - Athletics Canada Athletics Canada announced that the Olympic and Paralympic Trials presented by Bell will be a free webcast on www.AthleticsCanada.tv from June 25 to 27. With no on-site spectators allowed, Athletics Canada teamed up with Bell to ensure every Canadian has access to the webcast. Use the code BellTrials to activate your free three-day RunnerSpace +PLUS subscription to
- [How to stream the Canadian Olympic Trials for free](https://athleticsillustrated.com/how-to-stream-the-canadian-olympic-trials-for-free/) - Athletics Canada Athletics Canada teamed up with Bell to ensure every Canadian has access to the Olympic and Paralympic Trials presented by Bell webcast on www.AthleticsCanada.tv from June 25 to 27.Use the code BellTrials to activate your free three-day RunnerSpace +PLUS subscription to watch the exclusive worldwide webcast and enjoy all the action right from Montreal on your smartphone, tablet or
- [The Olympians are back at it, at the Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-olympians-are-back-at-it-at-the-nike-prefontaine-classic-in-eugene-oregon/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated You saw them race for the brass ring in Tokyo last week; they are back. Some of the top athletes will continue to take advantage of their state of fitness by racing in the Wanda Diamond League (DL) meet taking place in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday, August 21.
- [Morgan Pearson and Keira D’Amato win Michigan Pro Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/morgan-pearson-and-keira-damato-win-michigan-pro-half-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The Michigan Pro Half Marathon took place Wednesday morning in the Stony Creek Metropark, offering a rural-like setting an asphalt footpath, on a cool sunny day.The men’s race proved to be competitive as nine of 24 finished under 63-minutes and the first four finishers were each one second
- [Recordsetters Duplantis & Kendricks Top Pre Classic's Vault Field Royalty](https://athleticsillustrated.com/recordsetters-duplantis-kendricks-top-pre-classics-vault-field-royalty/) - Vault fans can’t wait for the royal field assembled for the Prefontaine Classic’s return to a brand-new Hayward Field. Even the vaulters can’t wait. Armand “Mondo” Duplantis and two-time reigning World Champion Sam Kendricks top an amazing field that includes every Olympic and World Championships medalist since the Rio Games. Both set records Saturday, with Duplantis taking down the
- [Christian Coleman Ready for Fast Time in Pre Classic 100](https://athleticsillustrated.com/christian-coleman-ready-for-fast-time-in-pre-classic-100/) - Prefontaine Classic The world’s fastest man the last two years returns to the Prefontaine Classic, and this time he’s fully healthy and looking forward to a third world leader. Running fast has rarely been a problem for Christian Coleman. The 23-year-old was on fire last year, clocking the three fastest times ever in the 60 meters
- [Caster Semenya Leads Fab 5 in Return to Pre Classic Women's 800](https://athleticsillustrated.com/caster-semenya-leads-fab-5-in-return-to-pre-classic-womens-800/) - Prefontaine Classic The world’s dominant woman 800-meter runner leads the top 5 from last year’s Diamond League final in the Prefontaine Classic. The fivesome –who haven’t raced against each other since the Diamond League’s kickoff meet in early May – includes the top two Americans. All five ran in last year’s Pre Classic, which produced a U.S.
- [Richardson Leads Fast Prefontaine Classic Women's 100](https://athleticsillustrated.com/richardson-leads-fast-prefontaine-classic-womens-100/) - Prefontaine Classic The fastest woman in the world is poised to make her international debut at the Prefontaine Classic. The stellar field also includes the world’s most decorated women’s sprinter, last year’s No. 1 in the world as ranked by Track & Field News as well as the reigning IAAF Diamond League winner. There’s even a young
- [Class of the World Return for Women's 200 at Pre Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/class-of-the-world-return-for-womens-200-at-pre-classic/) - Prefontaine Classic All three Olympic medalists from Rio lead an impressive Prefontaine Classic women’s 200 meters. The field boasts IAAF Diamond League winners in three events along with the reigning world champions in the 100 and 200 meters, last year’s fastest in both sprints, and a three-time Pre Classic winner. Three have been world ranked
- [Fireworks Ready in Star-Studded Pre Classic Women's 1500](https://athleticsillustrated.com/fireworks-ready-in-star-studded-pre-classic-womens-1500/) - Prefontaine Classic The rulers of the women’s 1500 meters will come together in a rare meeting at the Prefontaine Classic. This match-up will be just the second time that Olympic gold medalist Faith Kipyegon, IAAF Diamond League winner Laura Muir and reigning World No. 1 Shelby Houlihan will race against each together. Their only previous meeting was at the 2017 Pre Classic 1500,
- [Selemon Barega returns to defend his 2-mile title in the Prefontaine Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/selemon-barega-returns-to-defend-his-2-mile-title-in-the-prefontaine-classic/) - Selemon Baregareturns to defend his 2-mile title in the Prefontaine Classic. That’s good news for fans and bad news for the rest of the field. In addition to his Pre Classic 2-mile victory last year, he was merely 18 when finished No. 1 in the Track & Field News annual world rankings for 2018. He leads an
- [Cheruiyot, Manangoi Duel in Pre Classic Bowerman Mile](https://athleticsillustrated.com/cheruiyot-manangoi-duel-in-pre-classic-bowerman-mile/) - The world’s best milers will bring their rivalry to the Prefontaine Classic for the meet’s climactic Bowerman Mile, now in its 20th year. The duo of Timothy Cheruiyot and Elijah Manangoi have dominated the world miling scene since Manangoi led a 1-2 Kenyan sweep in the London World Championships 1500. Last year, they flipped 1-2 positions in Track & Field News’ annual world rankings,
- [Summit Meeting: Samba vs. Benjamin in Pre Classic 400 Hurdles](https://athleticsillustrated.com/summit-meeting-samba-vs-benjamin-in-pre-classic-400-hurdles/) - Prefontaine Classic There hasn’t been this much excitement in the men’s 400-meter hurdles for more than 30 years. The Prefontaine Classic’s field is its best ever, including the Rio Olympic gold medalist and winners of the last three IAAF Diamond League titles. Still, fans of the event are focused on a matchup of two young
- [Pre Classic Women’s 3k Clash of Titans: Obiri, Hassan, Dibaba, Ayana – and Semenya!](https://athleticsillustrated.com/pre-classic-womens-3k-clash-of-titans-obiri-hassan-dibaba-ayana-and-semenya/) - Prefontaine Classic The greatest field of women distance runners ever assembled on American soil will step to the starting line for the Prefontaine Classic 3,000-meter race. And the field includes an intriguing wild card in Caster Semenya, the 2-time Olympic gold medalist and 3-time world champion at 800 meters making a significant move up in distance to
- [Chepkoech, Coburn Lead Pre Classic Women's Steeplechase](https://athleticsillustrated.com/chepkoech-coburn-lead-pre-classic-womens-steeplechase/) - Prefontaine Classic The world record holder will be facing the reigning world champion in the women’s steeplechase at the Prefontaine Classic. That titanic matchup is only the tip of the iceberg for a deep field that could even surpass September’s World Championships, which will have by-nation limitations on entries. The Pre Classic has no such restrictions, which means
- [Stars Lining Up for Pre Classic 110 Hurdles](https://athleticsillustrated.com/stars-lining-up-for-pre-classic-110-hurdles/) - Prefontaine Classic The best in the world are confirmed for a stellar men’s high hurdles at the Prefontaine Classic. While the lanes are graced with reigning gold medalists and No. 1 world rankers, one lane remains open, reserved for the competitor performing the best in the coming weeks. Whoever that is will be in rare company.
- [Trailblazers Lead Way in Pre Classic Women's Shot Put](https://athleticsillustrated.com/trailblazers-lead-way-in-pre-classic-womens-shot-put/) - Prefontaine Classic Three women with historic achievements top the 2019 Prefontaine Classic women’s shot put field, owning the last three major world outdoor titles. They will meet on U.S. soil for the first time, joined by three young Americans who have each blazed new paths. Lijiao Gong, 30, won her second IAAF Diamond League trophy last year,
- [Pre Classic Women's High Jump Strikes Gold with Young Talent](https://athleticsillustrated.com/pre-classic-womens-high-jump-strikes-gold-with-young-talent/) - Prefontaine Classic Mariya Lasitskene, the world’s dominant women’s high jumper, will be facing an incredible collection of young Prefontaine Classic débutantes as she attempts to repeat her success from the ’17 edition, where she raised the meet record to 6-8 (2.03). The field has the event’s only 3-time Diamond League winner set to jump against
- [Pre Classic Shot Put: Crouser vs. Walsh, Round 4](https://athleticsillustrated.com/pre-classic-shot-put-crouser-vs-walsh-round-4/) - Prefontaine Classic The world’s best shot put battle returns to the Prefontaine Classic as the clash for No. 1 continues between American Ryan Crouser and New Zealander Tom Walsh. It will be fourth time the Pre Classic will host the titanic matchup, one that began in 2016 with the very first meeting of the event’s current giants. Since then the two
- [No Fooling - 6-Metre Club Set to Convene at Pre Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/no-fooling-6-metre-club-set-to-convene-at-pre-classic/) - A dream men’s pole vault tops the first field announced for the 2019 Prefontaine Classic, which also brings the IAAF Diamond League to California for the first time. It is not a dream. Every active member of the 6-meter (19-8¼) club is prepared to vault, including the world record holder, the last two Olympic gold medalists, and every
- [The Evan Esselink interview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-evan-esselink-interview/) - © Copyright -2019 - Athletics Illustrated In October 2018, 26-year-old Evan Esselink joined the British Columbia Endurance Project (BCEP) that is based in Vancouver, BC. The move reaped immediate benefits as he finished third at the Canadian Cross Country Championships in November. He then tackled the Chevron Houston Half Marathon on January 20, finishing in
- [Phyllis Francis Leads Olympic-Sized Pre Classic Women's 400](https://athleticsillustrated.com/phyllis-francis-leads-olympic-sized-pre-classic-womens-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 set for her 2018 outdoor debut on her former home track at Hayward Field. She will be joined by the meet’s best collection ever, as a field full
- [Gatlin and Coleman Lead an American 1-2 Punch in Pre Classic 100](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gatlin-and-coleman-lead-an-american-1-2-punch-in-pre-classic-100/) - Prefontaine Classic Who will the world’s top sprinter be this year? With a track friendly to fast times and eight lanes filled with prime contenders, the Prefontaine Classic will go a long way towards deciding that honor. Christian Coleman was last year’s fastest on the watch at 9.82 and this year obliterated the indoor world record at
- [Slugfest in the Bowerman Mile at Pre Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/slugfest-in-the-bowerman-mile-at-pre-classic/) - The world’s top two current milers will bring their rivalry back to the Prefontaine Classic as headliners for the Bowerman Mile, all set to be fast again. Elijah Manangoi and Timothy Cheruiyot led a 1-2 Kenyan sweep in last year’s World Championships 1500 meters in London and again as recently as April’s Commonwealth Games in Australia, but they
- [Simpson Takes Center Stage in Pre Classic Women's 1500](https://athleticsillustrated.com/simpson-takes-center-stage-in-pre-classic-womens-1500/) - Jenny Simpson leads the Prefontaine Classic women’s 1500 meters at Hayward Field, a track where she and legendary Mary Slaney are the only Americans ever to crack the 4-minute barrier. Simpson, the silver medalist from last year’s World Championships, will have no trouble recognizing this year’s Pre Classic field as every other entrant competed in Rio,
- [Dibaba, Obiri Ready To Set Off Dynamite Pre Classic Women’s 5K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/dibaba-obiri-ready-to-set-off-dynamite-pre-classic-womens-5k/) - Prefontaine Classic Reigning world champions Genzebe Dibaba and Hellen Obiriheadline a titanic matchup in the Prefontaine Classic women’s 5000 meters. Obiri won last year’s World Championships and IAAF Diamond League Trophy in the 5000, but Dibaba has come back from an off year with an historic 1500/3000 double-gold performance at the World Indoor Championships in March. They are
- [Kipruto, Jager Ready to Rock Again in Pre Classic Steeplechase](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kipruto-jager-ready-to-rock-again-in-pre-classic-steeplechase/) - Prefontaine Classic The world’s two fastest steeplechasers since the Rio Olympics top a dazzling field at the Prefontaine Classic. Conseslus Kipruto and American record holder Evan Jager will duel once again, joined by a stacked list that includes 8 of the top 10 from the Track & Field News world rankings, including the top 6. The event traditionally dominated by
- [Dominant Field Set for Pre Classic Women's 800](https://athleticsillustrated.com/dominant-field-set-for-pre-classic-womens-800/) - Prefontaine Classic The women who swept every medal at the Rio Olympics and last year’s World Championships top a dominant 800 meters for the Prefontaine Classic. While the top-end world rankers – including American record holder Ajee’ Wilson – will rightly attract the most attention, Hayward Field fans will welcome the return of Raevyn Rogers,
- [Amos Now at Home Against a New Wave in Pre Classic 800](https://athleticsillustrated.com/amos-now-at-home-against-a-new-wave-in-pre-classic-800/) - Nijel Amos is the world’s top-ranked 800-meter runner, but the Prefontaine Classic record holder who now calls Eugene home will face a formidable field in the Diamond League two-lapper in May. It’s a lineup that includes two undefeated runners owning the world’s fastest time and the World Indoor Championships gold medal, along with a young American who
- [Landslide of Medalists Set for Pre Classic Women's 400 Hurdles](https://athleticsillustrated.com/landslide-of-medalists-set-for-pre-classic-womens-400-hurdles/) - All three of the Olympic medalists from Rio are just the beginning of a deep women’s 400-meter hurdles race at the Prefontaine Classic. In fact, every confirmed entrant owns at least one major medal and collectively the field is already deeper than last year’s exceptional Pre Classic line-up. The race will include at least three
- [High Jump King Barshim Returns to The Pre Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/high-jump-king-barshim-returns-to-the-pre-classic/) - Prefontaine Classic Reigning World Champion Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar will bring his high-flying act back to Hayward Field to challenge a world-class field of high jumpers at the 2018 Prefontaine Classic. Barshim, owner of the Hayward Field and Prefontaine Classic records, arrives as the reigning male athlete of the year as selected by both the IAAF
- [Taylor & Claye Ready to Rock Again at Pre Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/taylor-claye-ready-to-rock-again-at-pre-classic/) - Christian Taylor and Will Claye, who have combined to own seven major gold medals, are the headliners of the Prefontaine Classic’s triple jump. They would be headliners anywhere, and the renewal of their 43-meet rivalry can make some fans overlook the fact that the loaded Pre Classic field includes a full sweep of medalists from last year’s
- [McLeod Seeks Three-Peat in Pre Classic 110 Hurdles](https://athleticsillustrated.com/mcleod-seeks-three-peat-in-pre-classic-110-hurdles/) - Prefontaine Classic Jamaican Omar McLeod’s hopes for a third-straight Prefontaine Classic victory this May will require him to beat the deepest field of 110-meter hurdlers ever assembled in meet history. McLeod is the headliner of the first announced track event for the Pre Classic, the only U.S. stop on the IAAF Diamond League tour. He’ll
- [Vetter, Röhler Set to Rewrite Pre Classic Record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vetter-rohler-set-to-rewrite-pre-classic-record/) - Prefontaine Classic The two-year-old Prefontaine Classic and Hayward Field record in the men’s javelin is in serious jeopardy, as the two farthest throwers in the world lead the best field ever assembled in this event at the Pre meet. The field is impressively deep with all three medalists from last year’s World Championships, three of
- [Air Lavillenie & Kendricks (& Duplantis) Primed for Major Vault at Pre Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/air-lavillenie-kendricks-duplantis-primed-for-major-vault-at-pre-classic/) - They can each claim to be a reigning World Champion…current World Record Holder and World Indoor champ Renaud Lavillenie will duel World Outdoor champ Sam Kendricks as part of an exceptional field during the “Friday Night at Pre” program at the 2018 Prefontaine Classic. The duo have combined to claim every IAAF Diamond League title since the series began
- [LaShawn Merritt Challenged by New Talent in Pre Classic 400](https://athleticsillustrated.com/lashawn-merritt-challenged-by-new-talent-in-pre-classic-400/) - LaShawn Merritt has won an unprecedented five times in the Prefontaine Classic 400, but this year’s 1-lapper has exciting fresh talent ready to challenge him. It will be a Pre Classic debut for half the field and two who will compete in the U.S. for the first time are the fastest teenage runners this century.
- [Genzebe Dibaba Targets World Record in Pre Classic Women's 5K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/genzebe-dibaba-targets-world-record-in-pre-classic-womens-5k/) - Genzebe Dibaba will return to the Prefontaine Classic and attempt to add the 5000-meter world record to one of the greatest collections of track achievements ever seen. Fittingly, the 2015 Track & Field News Woman Of The Year will be running in Friday’s portion of the meet, a session this year dedicated to women athletes,
- [Justyn Knight runs Worlds qualification standard and personal best in 5,000m](https://athleticsillustrated.com/justyn-knight-runs-qualification-standard-and-personal-best-in-5000m/) - © Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated Syracuse University runner, Justyn Knight of Toronto, Ontario, won the 5,000-metre race at the Payton Jordan Invitational Friday night in the time of 13:17.51. He defeated a strong field in the faster of two scheduled sections. He finished .04 of a second ahead of Sam McEntee of Melbourne,
- [Once in a Century Olympic Champion Headlines Pre Classic's Bowerman Mile](https://athleticsillustrated.com/once-in-a-century-olympic-champion-headlines-pre-classics-bowerman-mile/) - For the first time since his historic win in Rio, Matthew Centrowitz will return to Hayward Field to battle the world’s best in the Prefontaine Classic’s most famous race, the Bowerman Mile. Even on his home track, the Olympic gold medalist will need to be ready. The Pre Classic has secured every available top miler
- [Reese vs. Bartoletta: A Gold Medal Clash in Pre Classic Women's Long Jump](https://athleticsillustrated.com/reese-vs-bartoletta-a-gold-medal-clash-in-pre-classic-womens-long-jump/) - Prefontaine Classic The only American women besides Jackie Joyner-Kersee to win Olympic gold in the long jump will lead the world’s best at the Prefontaine Classic. The incredible field includes all three of last year’s Olympic medalists from Rio. They waged a thrilling battle that ended with two lifetime bests and a podium full of
- [The women's 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic is every sprint fan's dream.](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-womens-200-meters-at-the-prefontaine-classic-is-every-sprint-fans-dream/) - All three Olympic medalists from Rio are returning to Pre, where the eventual Olympic trio met for the first time last year in a race that was even tighter than the Rio final. Incredibly, added to that trio is the woman who has won more Olympic gold than any other American besides Carl Lewis. Allyson
- [Muhammad's Gold Brings Spotlight to Pre Classic Women's 400 Hurdles](https://athleticsillustrated.com/muhammads-gold-brings-spotlight-to-pre-classic-womens-400-hurdles/) - America’s first Olympic gold medalist in the women’s 400-meter hurdles returns to the Prefontaine Classic in the meet’s best-ever field in the event. The superb collection includes not only every Olympic medalist from Rio, but also the two-time defending World Champion and the reigning IAAF Diamond League winner. Dalilah Muhammad is highest on the list.
- [Four Gold Medalists to Battle in Pre Classic Women's High Jump](https://athleticsillustrated.com/four-gold-medalists-to-battle-in-pre-classic-womens-high-jump/) - Prefontaine Classic The oldest, youngest and perhaps most patient are among four major gold medalists in a world-class women’s high jump field at the Prefontaine Classic. The stellar field includes American record holders on different levels and the top seven in the world according to All-Athletics.com, the official data partner of the IAAF Diamond League.
- [World Record Holder Barbora Spotakova Leads Pre Classic Women's Javelin](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-record-holder-barbora-spotakova-leads-pre-classic-womens-javelin/) - A packed women’s javelin field is the best in Prefontaine Classic history. World record holder Barbora Spotakova is one of all three Rio Olympic medalists slated to compete among a list full of Olympians, including the six best in the world as rated by All-Athletics.com, the official data partner of the IAAF Diamond League. The
- [Ryan Crouser Returns to Pre Classic with Olympic Gold Medal](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ryan-crouser-returns-to-pre-classic-with-olympic-gold-medal/) - Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser leads a power-packed shot put field at the Prefontaine Classic that includes all of the world’s best. In addition to Crouser, three other major gold medalists (and the Rio Olympic silver and bronze medalists) will compete, and the seven confirmed entrants are the top seven in the world according to
- [Rio Rematch: All 3 Men's Medalists at Pre Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/rio-rematch-all-3-mens-medalists-at-pre-classic/) - World record holder Renaud Lavillenie will return to the Prefontaine Classic for a 5th time, and prime among his challengers will be both Thiago Braz-- who famously thwarted the Frenchman’s bid for a second Olympic gold in Rio—and Olympic bronze medalist Sam Kendricks. The Olympic podium rematch highlights a field with every medalist from not only
- [Eugene, Calgary and Guelph offer up a weekend of exciting racing](https://athleticsillustrated.com/eugene-calgary-and-guelph-offer-up-a-weekend-of-exciting-racing/) - © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated This weekend, from Friday, May 29th to Sunday, the 31st, will be a busy one in North American running as the National Track League kicks off in Guelph, Ontario with the Speed River Inferno. Meanwhile the Canadian Half Marathon Championships will take place in Calgary, Alberta and the
- [Kenyan Matthew Kipsang and Ethiopian Likina Amebaw won the Cross Internacional de Soria](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-matthew-kipsang-and-ethiopian-likina-amebaw-won-the-cross-internacional-de-soria/) - Kenyan Matthew Kipsang and Ethiopian Likina Amebaw won the Cross Internacional de Soria
- [The WADA and USADA feud: Who is watching the detectives?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-wada-and-usada-feud-who-is-watching-the-detectives/) - The WADA and USADA feud: Who is watching the detectives?
- [Heads should roll: Alleged child rapist worked in track meets after being charged](https://athleticsillustrated.com/heads-should-roll-alleged-child-rapist-worked-in-track-meets-after-being-charged/) - Heads should roll: Alleged child rapist worked in track meets after being charged
- [Whitney Rowe interview: Competing in the NCAA, Pan Am Games and the 2016 Rio Olympic Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/whitney-rowe-interview/) - Whitney Rowe interview: Competing in the NCAA, Pan Am Games and the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
- [Keely Hodgkinson gets her 800m gold at the Munich European Athletics Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/keely-hodgkinson-gets-her-800m-gold-at-the-munich-european-athletics-championships/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Whoever coined the idiom, "always a bridesmaid, never a bride," just had his superstitious phrase put to rest by Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson, who earned gold in the 800-metre final at the Munich European Athletics Championships. Hodgkinson finished in the time of 1:59.04, after running in the middle
- [Grand Slam Track announces middle-distance athletes: Hiltz, Hull, Welteji and Moraa](https://athleticsillustrated.com/grand-slam-track-announces-middle-distance-athletes-hiltz-hull-welteji-and-moraa/) - Grand Slam Track has focused on announcing the big names in sprint distances. And they have signed many. Now for the middle-distances and the 5000m, the shortest of the so-called distance runs. Runners will contest the 800m and 1500m, and 3000m while long-distance runners will compete in the 5000m. In each event group, four racers
- [Wanda Diamond League releases 2024 schedule of disciplines](https://athleticsillustrated.com/wanda-diamond-league-releases-2024-schedule-of-disciplines/) - The Wanda Diamond League series has released its schedule and schedule of disciplines for the 2024 outdoor athletics season. In 2024, the world’s best athletes will once again take the stage in athletics’ premier one-day series, competing at 15 meetings across four continents. The season begins in Xiamen on April 20th, with the men’s 100m,
- [Tokyo Marathon's elite women's field led by Rosemary Wanjiru and Sifan Hassan](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tokyo-marathons-elite-womens-field-led-by-rosemary-wanjiru-and-sifan-hassan/) - Kenyan Rosemary Wanjiru announced that she will return to the 2024 Tokyo Marathon in March to defend her title. Also racing will be the 2023 Chicago and London Marathon Champion Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands. Wanjiru won the 2023 edition in the time of 2:16:28. Announcing the Entire #TokyoMarathon 2024 Elite Field📢 Check out the
- [Former Canadian coach Ken Porter to be convicted of five counts each of indecent assault and gross indecency in Edmonton](https://athleticsillustrated.com/former-canadian-coach-ken-porter-to-be-convicted-of-five-counts-each-of-indecent-assault-and-gross-indecency-in-edmonton/) - On November 10, 2020, Athletics Illustrated reported that Kenneth Porter, former Ottawa Lions coach was charged with sexual assualt. The then 72-year-old Porter was suspended in March 2019 as president of the Ottawa Lions pending an Athletics Canada investigation. The allegations are based on sex abuse against teen male track athletes, throughout the 1970s to
- [World record holder Yehualaw and double world silver-medallist Ebenyo, to debut at the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K 2023](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-record-holder-yehualaw-and-double-world-silver-medallist-ebenyo-to-debut-at-the-tata-steel-kolkata-25k-2023/) - World record holder Yehualaw and double world silver-medallist Ebenyo, to debut at the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K 2023
- [<strong>Ireland’s Coscoran heads European Road Mile field in Brasov, Records Under Threat</strong>](https://athleticsillustrated.com/irelands-coscoran-heads-european-road-mile-field-in-brasov-records-under-threat/) - Some of Europe’s top men’s middle-distance runners will be in action Saturday, September 9. They will be chasing a European record at the Brasov Running Festival’s European Road Mile. The road mile became an official record event at the start of 2023 and the fastest European time on a record-legal course. The event dates back
- [Japanese runners sweep podium at 2023 IAU 100km Asia and Oceania Championship in Bangalore Sunday.](https://athleticsillustrated.com/japanese-runners-sweep-podium-at-2023-iau-100km-asia-and-oceania-championship-in-bangalore-sunday/) - Japan swept the podium in both solo and team competitions at the 2023 IAU 100km Asia and Oceania Championships. The championships were held in Bangalore, India on Sunday, July 30. All three men on the podium finished under seven hours, while all three women on the podium finished sub-8. Men's race In the men’s race,
- [Muir becomes most decorated British runner at European Indoors Championships with gold in Istanbul](https://athleticsillustrated.com/muir-becomes-most-decorated-british-runner-at-european-indoors-championships-with-gold-in-istanbul/) - Now five-time champion Laura Muir (coach: Andy Young; club: Dundee Hawkhill) carved herself a special piece of history in the only way she could as she brought home the British team’s first gold at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul on a night where Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter; Leigh) sent a statement of intent in
- [Gourley's silver leads Great Britain's three-medal run at European Indoors](https://athleticsillustrated.com/gourleys-silver-leads-great-britains-three-medal-run-at-european-indoors/) - In-form Neil Gourley (coach: Stephen Haas; club: Giffnock North) claimed his first career major medal with silver at the European Indoor Championships as bronzes for Daryll Neita (Marco Airale; Cambridge Harriers) and Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Rob Denmark; Poole) gave the British team their first three medals in Istanbul. New British record holder Gourley ran superbly in
- [GB and NI top the medal table at 2022 European Cross Country Championships, Ingebrigtsen and Grøvdal overall winners](https://athleticsillustrated.com/great-britain-and-northern-ireland-top-the-medal-table-at-2022-european-cross-country-championships/) - While the unstoppable Norweigan Jacob Ingebrigtsen won the 2022 European Cross Country Championships, it is of course a team event. Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal retained her SPAR European Cross Country Championships senior women’s title in Piemonte-La Mandria Park in Turin, Italy on Sunday after proving stronger in an exciting battle with Germany’s reigning European 5000m champion
- [Bedatu Hirpa to challenge superstars at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bedatu-hirpa-to-challenge-superstars-at-the-tcs-toronto-waterfront-marathon/) - By Paul Gains Most athletes take up marathon running after exhausting their potential on the track, but not Ethiopia’s Bedatu Hirpa. Today she is a legitimate world-class marathoner taking aim at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, on October 16th. The 23-year-old from Arsi earned the 1,500m gold medal at the 2015 World Youth (Under 18)
- [Frankfurt Marathon: European silver medallist Matea Parlov Kostro and Kenyan Samwel Mailu to toe the line](https://athleticsillustrated.com/frankfurt-marathon-european-silver-medallist-matea-parlov-kostro-and-kenyan-samwel-mailu-to-toe-the-line/) - The 40th Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on October 29 will feature European Silver Medallist Matea Parlov Kostro and rising Kenyan star Samwel Mailu. Taking into account events held in conjunction with the main race, organizers of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon expect around 25,000 participants on the last Sunday of October. The event holds an Elite Road
- [Full British team for Europeans Champs, Ashleigh Nelson to captain GB & NI](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ashleigh-nelson-to-captain-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-team-at-the-european-championships-in-munich/) - Ashleigh Nelson (coach: Leon Baptiste, club: City of Stoke) will captain the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the European Championships in Munich, Germany. The 2014 European 100m bronze medallist, who was also part of the 4x100m relay gold medal-winning squad at those Championships in Zurich, will lead the team at the 2022 edition
- [Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw runs second fastest women's half marathon all-time at Airtel's Delhi Half Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ethiopias-yalemzerf-yehualaw-runs-second-fastest-womens-half-marathon-all-time-at-airtels-delhi-half-marathon/) - Airtel Delhi Half Marathon Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw produced a stunning run over in the 2020 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race. Yehaulaw clocked the second-fastestwomen’s time ever over the distance when she crossed the line in 64:46.The 21-year-old, who had to settle for third at the World Athletics Half Marathon
- [Defending champions Belihu and Gemechu of Ethiopia back to attempt new course records in Delhi](https://athleticsillustrated.com/defending-champions-belihu-and-gemecu-of-ethiopia-back-to-attempt-new-course-records-in-delhi/) - © Copyright -2020 - Athletics Illustrated Defending champions of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon are back to fight to retain their titles. Ethiopians Andamlak Belihu and Tsehay Gemechu are scheduled to race the 16th edition of this World Athletics Gold Label race on Sunday 29 November.The athletes are seeking their third consecutive titles.In a press
- [Thirty-five sport ministers call on international federations to suspend members from Russia and Belarus](https://athleticsillustrated.com/thirty-five-sport-ministers-call-on-international-federations-to-suspend-members-from-russia-and-belarus/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Due to the illegal attack on Ukraine, 35 sport ministers have called on international federations to suspend members from Russia and Belarus. Norway, United Kingdom, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, US, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
- [Butterworth and Gay smash Tokyo Olympic standard, Gleadle and Brown repeat as national champions](https://athleticsillustrated.com/butterworth-and-gay-smash-tokyo-olympic-standard-gleadle-and-brown-repeat-as-national-champions/) - Athletics Canada Day 1 of the 2021 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials presented by Bell was an opportunity for Canadian athletes to shoot for their event’s qualifying standard, or accumulate points to work their way to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. For Lindsey Butterworth and John Gay: Mission accomplished. Butterworth ran under the Olympic qualifying standard in
- [Kibiwott Kandie vs. Joshua Cheptegei, the next great marathon rivalry?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kibiwott-kandie-vs-joshua-cheptegei-the-next-great-marathon-rivalry/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated "It's every generation throws a hero up the pop charts." - Paul Simon, Boy in the Bubble. A few great rivalries It may be premature to predict a marathon rivalry between two athletes that have yet to run the distance, however, there is so much potential in the
- [Olympic gold medallist, Peres Jepchichir, to race the New York City Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/olympic-gold-medallist-peres-jepchichir-to-race-the-new-york-city-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyan, Peres Jepchirchir, the Tokyo Olympic gold medallist and world half-marathon record holder, will race the New Your City Marathon on November 7. She told Athletics Illustrated that she would go after the gold medal in Tokyo. She did just that bettering fellow Kenyan, Brigid Kosgei, who currently
- [Chepngetich earns $250,000 USD winning Nagoya Women's Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/chepngetich-earns-250000-usd-winning-nagoya-womens-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated The timing couldn't have been better for Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya. As it happened, the Nagoya Women's Marathon was offering a first-place prize of $250,000, and world record holder, Brigid Kosgei, had just run the Tokyo Marathon on March 6. Tokyo is one of the six Marathon Majors
- [21 British athletes reach the finals on day one at the European Athletics U20 Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/21-british-athletes-reach-the-finals-on-day-one-at-the-european-athletics-u20-championships/) - UK Athletics Twenty-one athletes reached finals and several posted personal bests on an entertaining first day of the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Joy Eze (coach: Michael Donnelly, club: Gateshead) produced another sizzling display at the Kadriorg Stadium as she ran her second PB of the day to progress to the women’s 100m
- [Isabelle Boffey with a clean sweep of European age group 800m titles](https://athleticsillustrated.com/isabelle-boffey-with-a-clean-sweep-of-european-age-group-800m-titles/) - UK Athletics It was 800m gold for Isabelle Boffey (coach: Luke Gunn, club: Enfield & Haringey), while there were a host of fourth and fifth places on an exciting third day of action at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Boffey won the 800m in some style, after going through at the bell
- [Canadians racing domestically any way they can during the coronavirus pandemic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadians-racing-domestically-any-way-they-can-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated As widely reported, it has been difficult for elite Canadian athletes to find competition due to the pandemic. Canada's strict rules on travel and safety protocols have been tougher than many other countries. And although none of the athletes are publically complaining, the government fumbling the vaccine rollout
- [The Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship awarded with Heritage designation by World Athletics](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-fukuoka-international-open-marathon-championship-awarded-with-heritage-designation-by-world-athletics/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship was awarded World Athletics Heritage status on October 3, along with six other marathon events. Fukuoka is considered to offer one of the fastest marathon routes in the world. Many national records, personal bests, Olympic qualifying runs, and two world records have
- [Person of the Week for the week of September 28, 2020: Stewart McSweyn](https://athleticsillustrated.com/person-of-the-week-for-the-week-of-september-28-2020-stewart-mcsweyn/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The Athletics Illustrated Person of the Week honours for the week ofSeptember 21, 2020, goes to Australian runner Stewart McSweyn.McSweyn broke two national records recently. On Friday, September 25, McSweyn took Ryan Gregson's national 1500m record with a big victory at the Doha Diamond League meet finishing in
- [Virgin London Marathon in doubt for 2020](https://athleticsillustrated.com/virgin-london-marathon-in-doubt-for-2020/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Hugh Brasher the director of the Virgin London Marathon doesn't seem as confident that the event will take place on the rescheduled date. The late April event was postponed to Sunday, October 4th however, that date is now in doubt. Brasher penned an open letter to participants of
- [Covid-19 update: Ethiopian athletes get help, Sapporo continues as marathon venue, another race postponed](https://athleticsillustrated.com/covid-19-update-ethiopian-athletes-get-help-sapporo-continues-as-marathon-venue-another-race-postponed/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The Ethiopian Athletics Federation has approved to provide $121,000USD to help its athletes deal with the financial strain during the Covid-19 pandemic. The funds will also be directed to coaching and administration staff. Former marathon world record holder (2:03:59) Haile Gebrselassie donated $50,000 dollars to fight the pandemic
- [COVID-19: Many Races Cancelled; Some May Go on as Scheduled](https://athleticsillustrated.com/covid-19-many-races-cancelled-some-may-go-on-as-scheduled/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Almost all large marathon and road race events have been postponed or cancelled for the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 virus. The Boston Marathon, Rotterdam Marathon, New York City Half Marathon, Vancouver Sun Run and TC10K have been affected. Smaller events have also been postponed or
- [Cockroft smashes record to take 11th world title](https://athleticsillustrated.com/cockroft-smashes-record-to-take-11th-world-title/) - From Dubai Games Great Britain’s five-time Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft has experienced a lot during her career but still could not anticipate what Sunday’s morning session reserved for her at the Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Hurricane Hannah smashed the women’s 100m T34 world record (16.77) to clinch her 11th World Championships gold medal. “I
- [Guilty: The Diacks were found guilty of multiple charges to do with corruption](https://athleticsillustrated.com/guilty-the-diacks-were-found-guilty-of-multiple-charges-to-do-with-corruption/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Lamine Diack, 87, the former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) now World Athletics (WA) was found guilty on Wednesday of accepting bribes from athletes suspected of doping. In turn, he would cover up positive test results, which would allow them to continue to compete.
- [Bribe-taker responsible for awarding Doha World Athletics Championships appeared in court](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bribe-taker-responsible-for-awarding-doha-world-athletics-championships-appeared-in-court/) - Papa Massata Diack, as indicated below, was brought to stand in front of a judge in Dakar in a first step to having him appear in French court. This individual's lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to Athletics Illustrated, while the Diacks were originally being investigated for bribe-taking, extortion and money laundering. The recent
- [The son of former IAAF president was allegedly paid $370,000 by 2020 Tokyo Olympic consultancy firm](https://athleticsillustrated.com/papa-massata-diack-was-paid-370000-by-2020-tokyo-olympic-consultancy/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated The Tokyo 2020 consulting firm that worked on the winning Olympic bid paid $370,000 to Papa Massata Diack, the son of former IOC member and World Athletics president Lamine Diack, according to Japanese news agency Kyodo. The ason of Lamine Diack (87) had the gall during a media conference
- [Kenya with big final day in African Games](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenya-with-big-final-day-in-african-games/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Kenya finished second in athletics in the medal standings at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco. On the last day of competition, Titus Ekiru helped his country make history to win the half-marathon event. He recorded a winning time of one-hour, one-minute and 42 seconds (1:01:42). Finishing
- [Chesoo and Wodak set new course records ahead of sold-out crowd of 7,000 at  lululemon Edmonton 10K](https://athleticsillustrated.com/chesoo-and-wodak-set-new-course-records-ahead-of-sold-out-crowd-of-7000-at-lululemon-edmonton-10k/) - Paul Gains Edmonton’s Leonard Chesoo (29:28) and Vancouver’s Natasha Wodak (33:15) stormed to new course records in front of a sold-out crowd of 7,000 enthusiastic runners. It was a fine morning for running in the Alberta capital: 15 Celcius, overcast, and no wind. The scenic course, which took participants through the heart of the city
- [The Emily Sisson interview: Ray Treacy, marathons and an athletic family](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-emily-sisson-interview/) - © Copyright - 2019 - Athletics Illustrated Emily Sisson ran the 2019 Chevron Houston Half Marathon in a new personal best time of 67-minutes and 30 seconds, which turns out to be the second-fastest half-marathon by an American, all-time. The fastest is currently owned by training partner Molly Huddle at 67:25 from the 2018 edition
- [IOC's Payne claims Coe damaged his chances at IOC presidency, but was he ever truly interested in the role?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/iocs-payne-claims-coe-damaged-his-chances-at-ioc-presidency-but-was-he-ever-truly-interested-in-the-role/) - © Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated Last week, Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics announced that gold medallists during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will win $50,000 (€47,000). Silver and bronze medallists will win money starting with the 2028 Los Angeles Games and onwards. This tradition-breaking move has ruffled the feathers of his cohorts. Union Cycliste
- [Team USA cancelled pre-Olympic training camp in Japan due to coronavirus concerns](https://athleticsillustrated.com/team-usa-cancelled-pre-olympic-training-camp-in-japan-due-to-coronavirus-concerns/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Team USA cancelled its pre-Olympic training camp in Japan due to coronavirus concerns, despite recent successful test events that took place in Tokyo and Sapporo.Tokyo continues to be in a state of emergency, with just over two months to go before the start of the Games on July
- [Canadian Olympic marathon qualifiers: And then there were 5 (in the picture)](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadian-olympic-marathon-qualifiers-and-then-there-were-5-in-the-picture/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated One outcome from the results of The Marathon Project on Sunday was the crowding of the Canadian marathon picture. For the women and for Athletics Canada (AC) the story is not over yet. Natasha Wodak needs to be added to the list of athletes to consider nominating to
- [Lord Sebastian Coe pleased with effort to fight doping in Kenya](https://athleticsillustrated.com/lord-sebastian-coe-pleased-with-effort-to-fight-doping-in-kenya/) - During his visit to Kenya, Lord Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics said that there are no state-level coverups to do with doping in the East African nation. He added that the reason why Kenya was not banned as Russia was, had to do with the effort the government and Athletics Kenya are putting into
- [Four athletes suspended during the first 16 days of November, the latest is Pan American Games Champion Omar Craddock](https://athleticsillustrated.com/four-athletes-suspended-during-the-first-16-days-of-november-the-latest-is-pan-american-games-champion-omar-craddock/) - © Copyright - 2020 - Athletics Illustrated Triple jumper Omar Craddock has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for whereabouts failures. Technically he is listed as having a "charge issued". The 29-year-old, Pan American Games Champion set a new personal best of 17.68 metres in 2019. The American won the gold in
- [Like Des Linden, more athletes should speak out about super shoes](https://athleticsillustrated.com/like-des-linden-more-athletes-should-speak-out-about-super-shoes/) - © Copyright - 2025 - Athletics Illustrated Des Linden announced her retirement as a professional long-distance runner. After 18 years, the 2025 B.A.A. Boston Marathon was the final performance in a long and prosperous athletics career. Opinion on super shoes Being one to speak openly, Linden, when asked about the advent of super shoes in
- [Natasha Wodak interview: Tokyo Olympics, teammates and new motivation for the marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/natasha-wodak-interview-tokyo-olympics-teammates-and-new-motivation-for-the-marathon/) - © Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Natasha Wodak talks about why she chose to run the marathon in Chandler, AZ in December. The Vancouver-area runner also talks about running a big marathon at her best, after the Tokyo Olympics as well as chasing the national half-marathon record again. She held the previous record for
- [Preisner's final preparation for the World Championships marathon included a half-marathon win on a 40k day](https://athleticsillustrated.com/preisners-final-preparation-for-the-world-championships-marathon-included-a-half-marathon-win-on-a-40k-day/) - © Copyright - 2022 - Athletics IllustratedCanadian marathon runner, Ben Preisner, is preparing for the 2022 World Athletics Championships marathon taking place in Eugene, Oregon in July. In preparation, he competed in the Vancouver Half Marathon on Sunday, clocking a 65:49 finish time for the win, in the heat. The high on the day was
- [Book Review: Choosing to Run, by Des Linden and Bonnie D. Ford — a must-read](https://athleticsillustrated.com/book-review-choosing-to-run-by-des-linden-and-bonnie-d-ford-is-a-must-read/) - © Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Title: Choosing to Run (a memoir)Author: Des Linden with Bonnie D. FordPublisher: Penguin Random House LLC Pages: 254 Genre: Biography ISBN: 9780593186640 e-book: 9780593186657 Review: Choosing to Run Michelle Robinson Obama wrote the memoir, "Becoming," and it is admirable work. Who does not love the former first lady
- [Vaughn Upsets Strong American Field, Kibii Defends Title at 2018 Credit Union SACTOWN Run](https://athleticsillustrated.com/vaughn-upsets-strong-american-field-kibii-defends-title-at-2018-credit-union-sactown-run/) - The SACTOWN Run, organized by the Sacramento Running Association and sponsored by credit unions from California and Nevada, raised $238,000 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, including Sacramento’s UC Davis Children’s Hospital. Over 2,000 runners took to the streets of Sacramento on Sunday morning for the UC Davis Children’s Hospital Miracle Mile, the SACTOWN 5k and
- [BC High School Cross Country Championships happen Saturday, Nov. 4 in Vancouver](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bc-high-school-cross-country-championships-happen-saturday-nov-4-in-vancouver/) - © Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated The 2017 British Columbia High School Cross Country Championships will be taking place Saturday at Jericho Beach in Vancouver. This is the same venue for past national club championships. The site offers a stunning backdrop of downtown Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains when the sky is clear,
- [Fate Tola returns, Abebech Afework and Sara Hall boost Frankfurt boost Frankfurt marathon field](https://athleticsillustrated.com/fate-tola-returns-abebech-afework-and-sara-hall-boost-frankfurt-boost-frankfurt-marathon-field/) - Fate Tola missed victory at the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon last year by a hair’s breadth. The 2016 runner-up will be back this time to the race where she ran her first marathon as a German citizen, becoming the fourth fastest ever on the national rankings with her time of 2:25:42 and winning the national title
- [Canadian National Championships: A few surprises](https://athleticsillustrated.com/canadian-national-championships-team-canadas-worlds-trials/) - © Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated The usual suspects did the expected damage at the Canadian Track and Field Championships last weekend in Ottawa. There were also a few surprise improvements. The nationals are a final step for athletes to qualify for the 2017 IAAF World Track and Field Championships and FISU 2017, or
- [Dozzi and Dannatt's record-breaking race at BC High School Track and Field Championships](https://athleticsillustrated.com/dozzi-and-dannatts-record-breaking-race-at-bc-high-school-track-and-field-championships/) - © Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds men’s squad has a bright future if the BC High School Track and Field Championships are any indication. Canadian junior cross-country champion, Tyler Dozzi, finished second at this weekend’s meet in both the 1500m and 3,000m events. Both times he was beaten
- [Fedor Shutov and Anna Hahner run comeback marathons in Düsseldorf](https://athleticsillustrated.com/fedor-shutov-and-anna-hahner-run-comeback-marathons-in-dusseldorf/) - Fedor Shutov is the favourite for the Metro Marathon Düsseldorf on Sunday. The Russian, who is competing as an Authorised Neutral Athlete (ANA), holds the fastest personal best in the elite field with a time of 2:11:26. While Tom Gröschel is in the national focus fellow-German Anna Hahner returns to marathon racing on Sunday after
- [METRO MARATHON DÜSSELDORF: Tom Gröschel and Anja Scherl produce German victories](https://athleticsillustrated.com/metro-marathon-dusseldorf-tom-groschel-and-anja-scherl-produce-german-victories/) - Tom Gröschel and Anja Scherl are the winners of the Metro Marathon Düsseldorf. It is the first time in the history of the event that there are two national winners. Both also took the German Championship as this was included in the race. Tom Gröschel clocked 2:13:49 in cloudy but dry weather conditions, which is
- [Josphat Ndambiri selects Duesseldorf for his comeback race](https://athleticsillustrated.com/josphat-ndambiri-selects-duesseldorf-for-his-comeback-race/) - Josphat Ndambiri has chosen the METRO Marathon Duesseldorf for his comeback race. After a long injury break the Kenyan now targets the race along the river Rhine on April 30. With his personal best of 2:07:36 Ndambiri is currently the fastest runner on the start list of the METRO Marathon Duesseldorf. Online entry for the
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- [Do the Russians continue to dope?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/do-the-russians-continue-to-dope/) - The Russian doping may continue full steam ahead. We don't know. But we do know their culture and acceptance of cheating cannot be changed overnight. The International Olympic Committee, International Association of Athletics Federations and World Anti-Doping Agency all of their work cut out for them. From Hajo Seppelt of ARD TV, he asks if
- [PSA: Run Wild Vancouver Aims to Top 2016 Fundraiser for Search and Rescue with  2017 Trail Running Calendar](https://athleticsillustrated.com/psa-run-wild-vancouver-aims-to-top-2016-fundraiser-for-search-and-rescue-with-2017-trail-running-calendar/) - Run Wild Vancouver is preparing to launch their second trail running calendar in support of local Search and Rescue. The 2016 calendar raised $15,800 net profits for volunteer-based organization North Shore Rescue (NSR); “We really appreciate the trail running community coming together to support NSR. Things like this really allow us to focus on our
- [Leaked IAAF letter from 2009 implicates the governing body - to the IAAF: do the right thing](https://athleticsillustrated.com/leaked-iaaf-letter-from-2009-implicates-the-governing-body-to-the-iaaf-do-the-right-thing/) - © Copyright - 2016 - Athletics Illustrated There is new damning evidence suggesting that the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the world governing body of the sport of athletics is as guilty as the All-Russian Athletics Federation in hiding widespread or systematic Russian doping in a leaked, IAAF letter from 2009. Therefore, unlike what
- [Air Lavillenie Cleared for Pre Classic Takeoff](https://athleticsillustrated.com/air-lavillenie-cleared-for-pre-classic-takeoff/) - Supplied by the Prefontaine Classic The 42nd annual Prefontaine Classic is happening May 25-27 in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field. World record holder Renaud Lavillenie leads a star-studded pole vault field at the Prefontaine Classic, where all eight of the world’s best are lining up on the road to the Rio Olympics. Renaud Lavillenie has
- [Bearcats Split Squads, Head to Armory, Meyo Invites](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bearcats-split-squads-head-to-armory-meyo-invites/) - Alex Ryan, University of Cincinnati Bearcats Split Squads, Head to Armory, Meyo Invites Highly competitive meets away UC student-athletes at both locations // AT THE STARTING LINE The University of Cincinnati track and field program will divide its ranks this week as Bearcats will compete in the Armory Track Invitational or the Meyo Invitational on
- [BC High School Cross Country Championships: A muddy affair](https://athleticsillustrated.com/bc-high-school-cross-country-championships-a-muddy-affair/) - © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated The British Columbia High School Cross Country Championships took place today in Vancouver at Jericho Beach under periods of heavy rain and light to moderate winds. The course was wet and became very muddy by the time the senior boys raced at 12:15 PM. The winners were Kieren
- [Kenyan duo of Peres Jepchirchir and Daniel Chebii go in search of fresh roads to conquer in Usti nad Labem](https://athleticsillustrated.com/kenyan-duo-of-peres-jepchirchir-and-daniel-chebii-go-in-search-of-fresh-roads-to-conquer-in-usti-nad-labem/) - By Andy Edwards The Kenyan talents of Peres Jepchirchir and Daniel Chebii will complete a busy week when they line up at the Mattoni Usti nad Labem Half Marathon on Saturday. Fresh from their triumphs in the Birell Prague Grand Prix 10k the week before, where Jepchirchir ran the fastest women’s 10k of the year
- [Holes in the IAAF anti-doping monitoring system apparently much bigger than previous thought - young Russian athletes with alarming test results.](https://athleticsillustrated.com/holes-in-the-iaaf-anti-doping-monitoring-system-apparently-much-bigger-than-previous-thought-young-russian-athletes-with-alarming-test-results/) - According to Sportschau of Germany there are holes in the IAAF anti-doping monitoring system. Holes in the IAAF anti-doping monitoring system apparently much bigger than previous thought - young Russian athletes with alarming test results. Experts say that the holes in the anti-doping monitoring system of the athletics world governing body, the IAAF, are apparently
- [Has the IAAF been contradicted by its own experts?](https://athleticsillustrated.com/has-the-iaaf-been-contradicted-by-its-own-experts/) - von Hajo Seppelt, ARD Anti-Doping Desk The Australian blood doping expert Michael Asheden says that the IAAF - the athletics world governing body - could have banned athletes before 2009 on the basis of blood test results collected in an internal data base. The body says that this wasn't allowable before the introduction of biological
- [Jim Finlayson takes first and second fastest super master beer mile times in world history](https://athleticsillustrated.com/jim-finlayson-takes-first-and-second-fastest-super-master-beer-mile-times-in-world-history/) - © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated Jim Finlayson of Victoria, BC on September 27, 2015, set the Beer Mile World Record in the super master age-group (40-plus) with his finish time of 5:01.24. Tonight he set out to improve upon that time, in preparation for the World Beer Mile Championships taking place in Austin,
- [Victoria Run Series: Three new records set](https://athleticsillustrated.com/victoria-run-series-three-new-records-set/) - © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated At least three records were set on Saturday, May 30th at the second track meet of the 2015 Christie-Phoenix Insurance Victoria Run Series. Under sunny skies and breezy, but warm conditions at the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium, the following distances were contested: 800m, 2,000m and 3,000m with
- [BIG 25 Berlin with 11,480 runners](https://athleticsillustrated.com/big-25-berlin-with-11480-runners/) - Sutume Kebede breaks Ethiopian 25 k record in BIG 25 Berlin, Abraham Cheroben defends with a world lead Ethiopia’s newcomer Sutume Asefa Kebede produced a stunning performance in the BIG 25 Berlin on Sunday. The 21 year-old stormed away after the start of the traditional 25 k race and kept going right to finish line
- [Sooke 10K and Island Series Awards – Sunday April 19](https://athleticsillustrated.com/sooke-10k-and-island-series-awards-sunday-april-19/) - The last race in the Frontrunners Island Race Series – Sooke 10K – will take place on Sunday, April 19 at 11 am. There will be a 10:30 am start for walkers and slower runners. The race will start and finish at Edward Milne School, 6218 Sooke Rd, and is hosted by the Island Road
- [Comox Valley RV Half Marathon – Sunday March 22](https://athleticsillustrated.com/comox-valley-rv-half-marathon-sunday-march-22/) - The sixth race in the Frontrunners Island Race Series – Comox Valley RV Half Marathon – takes place on Sunday, March 22, at 11 am. There will be a 10 am start for walkers and slower runners. The race starts and finishes at Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay, and is hosted by the
- [Merville 15K – Sunday April 12](https://athleticsillustrated.com/merville-15k-sunday-april-12/) - The seventh race in the Frontrunners Island Race Series – Merville 15K – will take place on Sunday, April 12 at 11 am. There will also be an early start at 10:30 am for slower runners and walkers. The race, hosted by the River Runners, will start at the junction of Poulton Road and Merville
- [Quality field taking shape for the Christie-Phoenix Insurance Victoria Run Series this Saturday](https://athleticsillustrated.com/quality-field-taking-shape-for-the-christie-phoenix-insurance-victoria-run-series-this-saturday/) - © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated The quality of competition will be high this weekend during the Christie-Phoenix Insurance Victoria Run Series, as it reconvenes Saturday, May 30th at the University of Victoria at 6:30 PM. The University of Victoria Vikes will be out in full force with athletes competing in the 800m and
- [Pathetic Study: Running Fast is nine times more likely to cause death](https://athleticsillustrated.com/pathetic-study-running-fast-is-nine-times-more-likely-to-cause-death/) - © Copyright - 2015 - Athletics Illustrated If you strive to be wholly mediocre as a runner, read some of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology propaganda. For example their 2012 published tripe has been propagated by the general news media complete with the gobsmacking headline; Fast running is as deadly as sitting
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- [Ellie Greenwood Interview](https://athleticsillustrated.com/ellie-greenwood-interview/) - © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Ellie Greenwood is a Vancouver, BC based long-distance and ultra-distance runner who Sunday, May 25th won the prestigious Comrades Marathon in the time of six hours, 18 minutes and 15 seconds over the legendary Nurgalieva twins of Russia. In 2006 Elena Nurgalieva set the course record which remains
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- [Aaron Brown breaks Canadian 200m record](https://athleticsillustrated.com/aaron-brown-break-canadian-200m-record/) - Aaron Brown of Toronto broke the Canadian 200m record today at the NCAA West Championships as he won this qualifier with 20.16(0.5) breaking the 1991 mark set by Atlee Mahorn in Tokyo at the 1991 IAAF World Championships by 0.01 seconds. The University of Southern California senior also moved to the top of the Canadian
- [The Q's Victoria Run Series - Men's 3000m Race - May 24th](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-qs-victoria-run-series-mens-3000m-race-may-24th/)
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- [Cameron Levins Declares Himself Fit and Healthy in advance of Prefontaine Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/cameron-levins-declares-himself-fit-and-healthy/) - © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Canada’s Cameron Levins will be competing this weekend in the Prefontaine Classic 5,000m race. He will likely be racing to get a true sense of his current fitness, as he plans to race in Glasgow twice this summer, first on July 11th during the Glasgow Diamond League meet
- [The Q's Victoria Run Series - Women's 3000m - Saturday May 24th](https://athleticsillustrated.com/the-qs-victoria-run-series-womens-3000m-saturday-may-24th/)
- [Geoff Harris Interview: Will attempt world record in the beer mile](https://athleticsillustrated.com/geoff-harris-to-attempt-world-record-in-the-beer-mile/) - © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Geoff Harris, 26, of Halifax, Nova Scotia is one of Canada’s top middle-distance runners. He specialises in the 800m event. Harris has represented Canada internationally, as he has competed in the 11th IAAF World Junior Championships that took place in Beijing, China in 2006. More recently, he competed
- [Women's 800m Race Video - The Q's Victoria Run Series](https://athleticsillustrated.com/womens-800m-race-video-the-qs-victoria-run-series/)
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- [Grace Annear Q&A - The Q's Victoria Run Series, Powered by Fuel Supplements](https://athleticsillustrated.com/grace-annear-qa-the-qs-victoria-run-series-powered-by-fuel-supplements/)
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- [Eric Gillis and Rhiannon Johns crowned 2014 Canadian Marathon Champions](https://athleticsillustrated.com/eric-gillis-and-rhiannon-johns-crowned-2014-canadian-marathon-champions/) - OTTAWA - Two new Canadian champions were crowned today at the 2014 Canadian Marathon Championship in Ottawa, Ont. Eric Gillis of Guelph,Ont., won the men's title in 2:13:46., while Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.'s Rhiannon Johns took the women's championship in 2:47:11. Eric Gillis was the first Canadian to cross the finish line in his first
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- [World Relays, Canadian Marathon Championships and Swiss Series Marathon all this weekend](https://athleticsillustrated.com/world-relays-canadian-marathon-championships-and-swiss-series-marathon-all-this-weekend/) - World Relays The inaugural IAAF World Relays take place in Nassau, Bahamas Saturday and Sunday. Canada is fielding four teams; men's and women's 4x100-metres and 4x400-metres. Saturday May 24 Sunday May 25 Women's 4x100m Heats (5:49pm ET) Women's 4x400m Heats (6:40pm ET) Men's 4x400m Heats (7:12pm ET) Women's 4x100m Final B (8:33pm ET) Women's
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- [Athletics Canada names team for inaugural IAAF World Relays](https://athleticsillustrated.com/athletics-canada-names-team-for-inaugural-iaaf-world-relays/) - OTTAWA - The first edition of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Relays is approaching and Athletics Canada is pleased today to name 20 athletes to the Canadian team. The event will be held in the capital of The Bahamas, Nassau, May 24 and 25. Canada will field four teams, men's and women's
- [Brent Lakatos sets World Record in Switzerland](https://athleticsillustrated.com/brent-lakatos-sets-world-record-in-switzerland/) - Athletics Canada Last night Brent Lakatos of Dorval, Que., set a new World Record of 14.17 seconds in the T53 classification wheelchair 100-metres in Nottwil,Switzerland. Josh Cassidy of Toronto, Ont., finished first in the combined T53/T54 wheelchair 1500-metres and Diane Roy of Sherbrooke, Que.,placed second in the T54 wheelchair 800-metres in 1:58.70 at the Swiss
- [Molly Huddle Interview: Growing up in running and achieving national records and Olympic finals](https://athleticsillustrated.com/molly-huddle-interview-growing-up-in-running-and-achieving-national-records-and-olympic-finals/) - © Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Molly Huddle is one of the top American distance runners over cross country and on the track, specialising mostly in the 5000-metre distance. She owns the American record time of 14:40.76 that she set at the 2010 Memorial Van Damme Diamond League meet in Brussels, Belgium. The twenty-nine-year-old
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- [Nathan Brannen](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/nathan-brannen/)
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- [Scott Secco](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/scott-secco/)
- [Athens Classic Marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/athens-classic-marathon/)
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- [Laurier Primeau](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/laurier-primeau/)
- [TWU Spartans](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/twu-spartans/)
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- [UBC Thunderbirds](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/ubc-thunderbirds/)
- [Charles Bowles Wilamette Invitational](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/charles-bowles-wilamette-invitational/)
- [NAIA women's cross country top25 poll](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/naia-womens-cross-country-top25-poll/)
- [Mulu Seboka](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/mulu-seboka/)
- [Lioudmila Korchaguina](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/lioudmila-korchaguina/)
- [Mare Dibaba](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/mare-dibaba/)
- [Paul Short Invitational](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/paul-short-invitational/)
- [roy Griak Invitational](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/roy-griak-invitational/)
- [Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/greater-louisville-cross-country-classic/)
- [Yves Sikubwabo](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/yves-sikubwabo/)
- [Aaron Hendrikx](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/aaron-hendrikx/)
- [Tristan Woodfine](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/tristan-woodfine/)
- [Katrina Allison](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/katrina-allison/)
- [Carise Thompson](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/carise-thompson/)
- [Madline Yungblut](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/madline-yungblut/)
- [Heather Petrick](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/heather-petrick/)
- [Chris Wardlaw](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/chris-wardlaw/)
- [Trevor Vincent](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/trevor-vincent/)
- [Craog Mottram](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/craog-mottram/)
- [Kerryn McCann](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/kerryn-mccann/)
- [Steve Moneghetti](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/steve-moneghetti/)
- [Pat Clohessy](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/pat-clohessy/)
- [Ron Clark](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/ron-clark/)
- [Cathy Freeman](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/cathy-freeman/)
- [Bruce Jones](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/bruce-jones/)
- [Catron Jones](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/catron-jones/)
- [Philip Samoei](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/philip-samoei/)
- [Lamech Mosoti](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/lamech-mosoti/)
- [Josephat Ongeri](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/josephat-ongeri/)
- [Katherine Moore](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/katherine-moore/)
- [Renee Gordon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/renee-gordon/)
- [Gillian Gook](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/gillian-gook/)
- [Nairobi marathon](https://athleticsillustrated.com/tag/nairobi-marathon/)