World Athletics ratifies world records by Kandi, Chepkoech, and Tsegay

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© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated On Friday, World Athletics ratified three world record performances by Kenyans Kibiwott Kandie and Beatrice Chepkoech as well as Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia. Gudaf Tsegay On February 9, Tsegay broke the women's...

Charlotte Purdue, 4th fastest British Marathoner all-time appealing snub to Olympic team

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© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Charlotte Purdue, the fourth-fastest British marathon runner all-time, is formally appealing the apparent snub from the Tokyo Olympic team after British Athletics selected another athlete who is more than a minute slower. The team...

Rohan Browning runs third-fastest Australian 100m all-time to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

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© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Australian sprinter Rohan Browning from Sydney qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the 100m event. He is the first Australian male to do so in 17 years. He ran 10.05 at the...

World Athletics approves neutral-status regulations for Russian track and field team

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TASS Russian News Agency World Athletics approved a list of regulations regarding the issuance of neutral-status participation permits for national athletes of Russia, according to the organization’s statement on Thursday. On March 18, the World Athletics Council announced a decision...

First seven athletes selected for British team to compete in Tokyo Olympic Games

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British Athletics The first seven members of the athletics team have been nominated to the British Olympic Association to represent Team GB in Tokyo this summer. Marathon runner Chris Thompson, age 39, and racewalker Stephanie Davis, 30, secured their spots for...

Book Review: Take Me Outside: Running Across the Canadian Landscape That Shapes Us

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated Title: Take Me Outside: Running Across the Canadian Landscape That Shapes UsAuthor: Colin Harris Pages: 236 Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books ISBN: 9781771604659 (softcover) ISBN: 9781771604666 (electronic)Year published: 2021 — First edition The review Take Me Outside: Running Across...

Eldoret City Marathon scheduled for April 11 postponed

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© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated The Eldoret City Marathon has been postponed and will not take place on Sunday, April 11 as planned. A new date has not yet been confirmed. Uasin Gishu County governor, Jackson Mandago,...

NN Mission Marathon postponed to April 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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NN Mission Marathon The NN Mission Marathon race in Hamburg will be postponed until April, 18. Due to the current local COVID-19 situation, the organisation is also forced to find an alternative location for the race. In Hamburg, more than...

Nagoya Marathon hosted the first mass participation event on Sunday

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Nagoya Marathon Over 22,000 athletes signed up for the Nagoya Women's Marathon. The field was reduced to 11,000 and then finally capped at 5,000 due to pandemic concerns. A total of 4,704 ended up participating on Sunday. It is...

Masters to compete at World Athletics Cross Country Championships

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated World Athletics (WA) and World Masters Athletics (WMA) have agreed to allow masters-age racing during the World Athletics Cross Country Championships. Masters will be able to compete for the first time ever...