Sharon Kemboi looking to prove herself at TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon
By Paul Gains
Sharon Kemboi might not be well known on the world athletics stage at the moment but there’s a solid chance the Kenyan will have a major impact on the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 15.
For a...
Sit down Drake, players, Lyles is correct, the NBA Championships are not the World...
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The hip-hop entertainer, Drake, a verbose Canadian basketball fan called out American sprinter Noah Lyles about his statement that the NBA Championships is not the World Championships. Lyles spoke at a post-race...
Security risk in media zone at 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships
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Security and media clearance was clearly lacking at the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships. During the beginning of the video interview below, sprinter Tobi Amuson was questioned by a fan, friend or...
Royal Victoria Marathon, half-marathon offers provincial and national masters championships, the 8K is simply...
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The Royal Victoria Marathon and its accompanying half-marathon and 8K have been a popular destination race for decades. The AIMS-certified marathon acts as the British Columbia Athletics provincial championship for 2023. Meanwhile,...
Redemption for Bol and Ingebrigsten on final day of competition in Budapest
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"Battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won."— Walt Witman.
Sure, but something changes in the spirit after a loss that propels some to win. For example, Jacob...
Mary Moraa won 800m gold for Kenya over Keely Hodgkinson and Athing Mu
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One of the most anticipated finals of the 2023 Budapest World Athletics Championships was the women's 800-metre race.
The three favourites were American Athing Mu, the Tokyo Olympic and Eugene World Athletics...
Victor Kiplangat proves heroic for Uganda in Budapest’s Hősök Tere
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In 1896 Budapest began the building of Hősök Tere (Heroes’ Square) to commemorate the thousandth anniversary of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin. Today, Hősök Tere offers a stunning monument to past...
Canada’s golden hour: Big Day 8 for Canada in Budapest on the track and...
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It has been 62 years and 358 days since New Zealand enjoyed its "golden hour" during the Rome Olympic Games. On September 2, 1960, on the red cinder track inside Stadio Olimpico,...
Team Ethiopia dominates the women’s marathon in Budapest
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In marathon running, like auto racing, the statement: "To achieve anything in this game you must be prepared to dabble in the boundary of disaster," by Sterling Moss was salient.
Ethiopia ran as a...
It’s hammer time for Canada: Double gold from Camryn Rogers and Ethan Katzberg
Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ stadium in Budapest, Hungary has been friendly to two Canadian hammer throwers in Camryn Rogers and Ethan Katzberg.
The two struck gold during the world championships. Katzberg, the youngest Team Canada member in his first global...
