Jamaica's former 100m world record-holder requests the Court of Arbitration for Sport cuts his suspension from 18 months to three months The post Asafa Powell appeals doping ban appeared first on Athletics Weekly . ...
GB women second in 4x200m final Men's 4x100m run fastest time in 15 years Great Britains men won bronze in the 4x100m final and the GB women secured silver in the 4x200m at the IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas, on a night when more records tumbled and USA and Jamaica dominated. Britains men have flunked in the relays at the last five major championships but Richard Kilty, James Ellington, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey...
American sports like to honour their top competitors with an MVP accolade – Most Valuable Player: but maybe Yohan Blake should get an MVT honour - which could stand for Most Valuable Team mate - after his heroics at the inaugural IAAF World Relays this weekend. ...
The 1st IAAF World Junior Coaches Conference will be held in Eugene, USA, on Monday 28 July, giving the opportunity for coaches from nearly 180 national teams assembled for the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships the chance to attend....
Kenya's men and women claim world records in the 4x1500m at the World Relays, while GB earn a silver and bronze....
Yohan Blake made up for the absence of Usain Bolt by claiming a second gold at the IAAF World Relays, anchoring his Jamaican team to 4x100m victory in a second day of scintillating action on Sunday....
Briton, now 81, says I dont know if it was sexism about the time in 1954 when she became the first woman to run a mile in less than five minutes but was denied the official world record Sixty years ago this May, on a crushed cinder track in the Midlands, an athlete ran into history by lowering the world mile record under a significant mark. But here the story and perhaps your expectations takes a different...
Lord Coe says Nassau event has evoked spirit of London 2012 4x200m mens and 4x1500m womens records are broken Lord Coe described the opening night of the inaugural IAAF World Relays as an evolutionary step for athletics, with two world records broken in the Bahamas and an atmosphere that evoked memories of London 2012. Coe, the IAAF vice-president, was in attendance at Nassaus Thomas A Robinson stadium...
Despite much of the course blanketed in an early morning fog, the 2014 Scotiabank Ottawa marathon, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, saw Ethiopia’s Yemane Tsegay and Tigist Tufa produce course records on Sunday (25)....
Kenya’s David Toniok produced a closing burst to claim victory in the 12th Edinburgh Marathon, an.d IAAF Bronze Label Road Race, in 2:15:33 but saw his late chase for the course record come up just short on Sunday (25). ...
Jamaica's men set a new world record in the 4 x 200m event at the World Relay Championships in Nassau, Bahamas....
Back at the venue where they retained the European Champion Clubs Cup Senior Group A last year, Italy’s men from G.A. Fiamme Gialle are in a strong position to triumph again. ...
Yohan Blake anchors Jamaica to 4x200m victory as Kenya also smash 4x1500m world best on first evening of inaugural World Relays action The post Jamaica break 20-year-old world 4x200m record at World Relays appeared first on Athletics Weekly . ...
Andy Vernon and Gemma Steel win London 10,000 The post Andy Vernon and Gemma Steel win London 10,000 appeared first on Athletics Weekly . ...
Yohan Blake anchors team to time of 1min 18.63sec Great Britain make solid start to championships Jamaicas men broke the 4x200m world record, set 20 years ago by the USA, on the opening night of the inaugural IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas. Great Britain made a solid if unspectacular start to the championships, qualifying from each of their respective heats ahead of Sundays finals and finishing...
As far as comebacks go Mary Keitany couldn’t have enjoyed a better return as she won the Lowertown Brewery Ottawa 10k, an IAAF Silver Label Road Race, in a course record of 31:22 on Saturday (25)....
It was a blazing second bend by Jeneba Tarmoh which set up victory for the USA in the women's 4x100m final, and sharp baton work on all three exchanges didn't hurt, with the US team clocking 41.88....
Yohan Blake and a speedy Jamaican 4x200 metres relay team did not need Usain Bolt to add to the island nation's collection of world records on Saturday....
A year ago Denmark’s men of Sparta AM and the French women from CA Montreuil 93 suffered the despair of relegation from senior Group A of the European Champions Clubs Cup....
Winners clock PBs at London event, while David Weir sets wheelchair road mile world best The post British titles for Chris O’Hare and Alison Leonard at Bupa Westminster Mile appeared first on Athletics Weekly . ...