Athletics Illustrated

The country that created modern cross-country during the early to mid-1800s continues to field competitive teams for international cross-country meets. British Athletics has announced a strong Great Britain and Northern Ireland team will head to Antalya in Türkiye in December...

© Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated Athletics Kenya (AK) received a donation from a betting organization ahead of the winter cross-country season. Meanwhile, on November 11, the Kenyan government announced it would support AK's potential bid to host the...

© Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated Kenyans Samuel Kiplimo Naibei and Dorine Jerop Murkomen won the 40th annual Estra Firenze Marathon in the city known internationally as Florence, the Capital of Tuscany. The name Florence, or Firenze, domestically...

© Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated Athletics Illustrated previously reported that Kenyan runner Emmaculate Anyango Achol was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for doping. The athlete — the world's second-fastest 10km runner — was handed...

World Athletics continues to innovate the sport, refining the fan offering. The next unique event will be the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship. The meet will take place in Budapest featuring mixed 4x100 metres relay where athletes will compete...

© Copyright - 2024 - Athletics Illustrated The last vestiges of the archaic notion of amateurism are falling away. The NCAA may be the final "amateur" organization left standing by the time March 2025 rolls around. Now, World Athletics...

In 11 days, the Valencia Marathon, fast becoming a world-class event, will speed through the Spanish city despite the devastation from historic flooding. The elite fields are as quick as they have ever been and this year's event will...

There is a running boom going on. One example is with the Barcelona Marathon which has already had the same number of registrations as this time last year, with four months to go until race day. With that much lead...

Tatyana Tomashova’s upgraded result — from fourth to second place in the women’s 1500-metre final at the 2012 London Olympic Games — has now been officially disqualified. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has notified the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of...

Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo broke the 15-kilometre world best-known time on Sunday clocking in at 40:27 at the NN Zevenheuvelenloop in Nijmegen, Holland. It is the same time as he ran the first 15km during his then-world record half marathon...