Audrey Werro takes down Keely Hodgkinson in the Stockholm Diamond League meet
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson ran a personal best and improved the UK record, with her first outdoor 800 metre race of the season in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday. Yet was bettered by Swiss athlete Audrey Werro, 1:53.98 to 1:54.33.
Werro...
Agnes Ngetich won the New York Mini 10K in a new course record 30:07
Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich continued her steady march through the global road‑running circuit on Sunday, winning the New York Mini 10K in a commanding 30:07, a new course record. The 25‑year‑old did it the hard way — in warm, sticky...
East Germany’s doping legacy demands reckoning through Change.org petition
East Germany's doping legacy demands reckoning
From the 1960s to the 1980s, East Germany emerged as a dominant force in the Olympic movement. Its athletes amassed medals at an extraordinary rate, often outperforming competitors from much larger nations. At the...
Wisconsin brings in alumnus Chris Solinsky to take over the athletics program
The University of Wisconsin didn’t need to look far to find its next distance-running coach, selecting one of its own all-time greats to steer the powerhouse program into the future.
On Thursday, Wisconsin Athletics announced the appointment of Chris Solinsky...
Full results: Rome Diamond League
A few of the standout performances during the 2026 Rome Diamond League meet include American sprinter Noah Lyles clocking a 9.88-second performance for the 100 metre win. Five ran sub-10 seconds, including Italian Marcell Jacobs, who ran a season...
Royal Victoria Marathon on track to have second-consecutive record numbers
The Royal Victoria Marathon kicked off its 2026 campaign Wednesday night at the running store and sponsor Frontrunners Victoria. The organizing committee is expecting further growth from the 2025 benchmark event, which saw over 15,000 registrations. The race weekend...
UK Athletics found negligent in the death of Paralympic athlete Abdullah Hayayei
UK Athletics has been fined £350,000 (€410,000). The organization was also ordered £44,000 (€52,000) in costs after Paralympic athlete Abdullah Hayayei was killed when equipment collapsed on him while training in east London.
The shot-putter died when a metal...
Rome Diamond League: How to watch, who is competing and event schedule
Women’s events
Women’s 200m
NatNameSBPBLCAJulien Alfred21.8621.71GBRDina Asher‑Smith22.7821.88USAAnavia Battle22.2921.95ESPJaël Bestué—22.19GBRAmy Hunt22.4822.08USAMelissa Jefferson‑Wooden—21.68NGRFavour Ofili22.4621.96FRAHelene Parisot23.2422.42ITAElisa Valensin—23.09
Women’s 400m
NatNameSBPBGBRAmber Anning—49.29POLNatalia Bukowiecka50.1248.90USAAaliyah Butler49.7849.09GBRKeely Hodgkinson—51.61NORHenriette Jæger—49.49NEDLieke Klaver—49.58CZELurdes Gloria Manuel—50.52ITAAnna Polinari51.6750.76JAMNickisha Pryce49.7548.57
Women’s 1500m
NatNameSBPBPORSalomé Afonso4:01.843:59.32ETHSaron Berhe4:00.323:57.72AUSAbbey Caldwell3:56.123:56.12ITALudovica Cavalli4:04.644:01.84FRAAgathe Guillemot3:59.603:56.69ETHBirke Haylom3:55.563:53.22USANikki Hiltz—3:55.33GBRGeorgia Hunter Bell4:01.523:52.61POLKlaudia Kazimierska3:59.993:57.95POLWeronika Lizakowska—3:57.31USAHeather MacLean—3:57.79ETHWorknesh Mesele3:57.563:57.00GBRLaura Muir4:00.773:53.37ITAGaia Sabbatini4:11.723:59.49GBRRevee...
Athlos’ all-women Coachella-meets-athletics event adds London to its schedule; will it fly?
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William Gibson wrote, “The future is already here — it’s just not evenly distributed,” in his novel, Cyberpunk. He may have been referring to the contrasts he predicted between pervasive high technology...
Jamaican long jumper Carey McLeod banned for whereabouts failures
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Jamaican long jumper, Carey McLeod, has been banned from racing for a period of two years starting May 28, 2026, for Whereabouts Failures. McLeod missed tests on June 30, 2025, August 9,...
