Anti-Doping Norway had its 10th anniversary celebration recently by hosting an international symposium on NADO International Cooperation. WADA’s President John Fahey and Director General David Howman shared their congratulations as keynote … [Read more...]
Gauson looks to World Indoors
May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Kris Gauson has ambitions to feature at the World Indoor Championships in Turkey in March – and he kept those hopes firmly on track over the weekend. The 23-year-old delivered one of the best runs over 3000 metres indoors by a Scot in a … [Read more...]
Mum McColgan inspires
May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
As Mother’s Day approaches, we caught up with Scottish 3000m steeplechaser record holder, Eilish McColgan, daughter of former World 10,000m Champion Liz McColgan, to find out what it was like growing up with one of GB’s greatest distance … [Read more...]
Gregson wins Queen Street Mile
May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Queen Street Golden Mile – 1 April 2013 Thirty years on and the Queen Street mile still has the magic and excitement as the runners scorch down the City strip in slick times. Ryan Gregson of Australia had the speed when it counted over the … [Read more...]
Kinghorn to compete in London Mini Marathon
May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Scottish athlete Samantha Kinghorn will compete in her first wheelchair road race later this month – at the London Mini Marathon. The 16-year-old from near Gordon in the Scottish borders is heading south for the big event in the English … [Read more...]
Pumper commits 2nd offence
April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
AUSTRIA – Distance athlete, Susanne Pumper, has been caught for the second time and has been suspended for eight years. All the Austrian’s results since 2008 have been scrapped. National anti-doping agency NADA says Pumper has … [Read more...]
Gebrselassie targets hat trick
April 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Haile Gebrselassie goes for a Vienna hat trick. One of the greatest athletes of all times will come back to the Austrian capital and compete in the half marathon, which will be staged parallel to the Vienna City Marathon on 14th April. The … [Read more...]
Meadows leads UK Indoor Team
April 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Reigning European 800m Indoor Champion Jenny Meadows (coach: Trevor Painter) has been announced as the captain for the GB & NI team for the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden on 1-3 March. Meadows, who made her … [Read more...]
Stellar field for NYC Half
April 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
NEW YORK – Olympic bronze medalist Wilson Kipsang of Kenya and three-time Olympian Kim Smith of New Zealand will headline the international fields for the NYC Half on Sunday, March 17; World Championships bronze medalist Bob Tahri of … [Read more...]
Dam tot Damloop awarded Silver Label
April 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Dam tot Damloop has been assigned the Silver Label for Road Races by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The organiser, Le Champion, meets the stringent requirements that the IAAF has attributed to the label. … [Read more...]
