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American Addy Wiley joins youth movement of world-class teen runners with Music City Track...

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© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated At the Tokyo Olympic Games, Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson and American athlete Athing Mu went 1-2 in the 800-metre event at age 19. They did it again at the 2020 Eugene World...

Sifan Hassan and 19-year-old Grace Nawowuna stun at Hengelo with sub-30-minute 10Ks

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Dutch athlete, Sifan Hassan, clocked a stunning 29:37.80 performance Friday at the FBK Games in Hengelo, just six weeks after winning the London Marathon. She had to contend with 19-year-old Kenyan, Grace...

WADA president Bańka claims RUSADA continues to be non-compliant, while IOC president Bach lobbies...

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Bańka addressed the 47th General Assembly of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations on Friday. He told the audience that WADA continues to have trust...

Like Roger Bannister and John Walker long ago, Faith Kipyegon broke through a once-thought-impossible...

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© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated “The times, they are a-changin',”— Bob Dylan. Florence, Italy, the birthplace of the 16th-century Renaissance; the blossoming of art, commerce, science, technology, literature, sport, and education.The Florence Diamond League meet on Friday, brought...

Kenya to field stunningly fast marathon teams at Worlds in Budapest

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Men's team Kenya is fielding a blazing men's marathon field for the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships. The world's second fastest marathon runner, Kelvin Kiptum, as well as Geoffrey Kamworor, and Titus Kipruto, will...

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach is either daft or obtuse

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated "The first casualty of war is truth."— Senator Hiram Johnson. Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) either fails to understand the principles behind not permitting Russian athletes to compete or...

Athletics Integrity Unit warns of IV intravenous drip therapy; suspends two athletes

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Brett Clothier, head of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) warned against non-compliant IV intravenous drip therapy, which is gaining popularity. Two athletes have been given a short-term suspension for receiving the therapy....

British gold medal winning duo set for London Athletics Meet.

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World 1500m champion Jake Wightman and double 2022 European 400m champion, Matthew Hudson-Smith will compete at the London Stadium on Sunday, July 23. Wightman will be targeting a strong performance in London ahead of his title defence at the World...

Ingebrigtsen looks to break Komen’s 2-mile (3218m) world record

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been a tough competitor when working within middle-distance pelotons over the past three years. He is the one that all his rivals have their eye on. They can be apprehensive about the tactics he may employ,...

Ahmed, Wodak win Ottawa National 10K Championships in commanding fashion

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© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated The foreshadowing of the Ottawa 10K — Saturday's prelude to Sunday's Ottawa Marathon — was of two, two-horse races Moh Ahmed versus Cameron Levins and Natasha Wodak against Leslie Sexton. The temperature was...