The Enhanced Games: A farce of a concept that will not fly
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Aron D’Souza an Australian businessman, who currently lives in London, UK has proposed an alternative to the Olympic Games, "The Enhanced Games." While surely a viable alternative to the Olympic Games has merit,...
Prohibition in Paris: Chaos theory will be at play
"Prohibition is better than no liquor at all."— Will Rogers.
There is a 30-year-old law in France prohibiting the sale of alcohol in stadiums. It is already archaic. The 2024 Paris Olympic Games organisers announced that they do not intend...
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...
The Addy Wiley interview: Huntington University, track and surviving childhood cancer
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Nineteen-year-old, Addison "Addy" Wiley from Huntington, Indiana is one of the country's top young middle-distance runners.
She has run four new personal bests during the 2023 outdoor season already including 4:03.22 over the...
Bellemore, Finlayson, and Houlihan to chase Beer Mile World records Saturday in Chicago
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"I pick-up more beertabs, than I pick-up beer billsor toss at beer miles"— Beer Mile Haiku
Canadians Corey Bellemore and Jim Finlayson seek to take down two respective World Beer Mile records Saturday...
First-ever European Running Championships planned for Brussels-Leuven
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After a very successful European Team Championships at Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland, won by Italy, European Athletics announced the first-ever European Running Championships. They will take place in Brussels-Leuven from April...
Wodak and Coughler win the Canadian 10,000m Championships
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Natasha Wodak and Jeremy Coughler won the Pacific Distance Carnival 10,000m on Friday, in the process earning themselves national 10,000m championship titles.
Women's 10,000m
Wodak a Prairie Inn Harrier from North Vancouver, clocked a...
Omanyala goes sub-10 to defend his Kenyan title, Mbagari clocks 11.68 for the women’s...
Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala clocked a 9.96 100-metre sprint Saturday to defend his national title. Meshack Babu and Hesbon Ochieng finished second and third in 10.50 and 10.58, respectively. In terms of perspective for the audience, it wasn't even close.
The...
Bianca Williams to Captain Great Britain and Northern Ireland at European Team Championships
Bianca Williams will captain the Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the European Team Championships First Division fixture in Silesia, Poland (23-25 June).
Williams brings a wealth of experience to the team having won European and Commonwealth medals during...
IOC President Bach concerned about Russia hosting competing event; not really concerned about athletes
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has been steadfast in his support of Russia and Belarus competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. To his own reputational peril, he has supported...