World Transport Games 2013
The compact frame of Hungarian Gergo Mezei took line honours in the 5km Road Race at the World Transplant Games in Durban today running a time of 17.36 [Read more…]
Canada names 2013 WYC Team
July 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada officially named today the team that will travel to Donetsk, Ukraine to compete at the eighth edition of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Youth Championships July 10 through 14. The competition takes place in the main stadium of the Regional Sport Complex Olimpiyskiy, built in 1958 with a long athletics history dating back to 1977 when it held the European Junior Championships. [Read more…]
Kiwi Juniors in Germany
July 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Rosa Flanagan
Bauhaus Junioren-Gala, MTG Stadium Mannheim – 29/30 June 2013
Eight personal bests were recorded by New Zealand athletes competing on day one at the world famous international junior meeting. [Read more…]
Gebrselassie to be honoured
June 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Haile Gebrselassie
The Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive will award long distance runner Haile Gebrselassie with an AIPS Power of Sport Award in Lausanne on Sunday. Haile Gebrselassie will receive this award because of his achievements in athletics, which made him popular by sports lovers all over the world. His World- and Olympic titles and his 27 world records made him one of the best long distance runners ever. [Read more…]
Nelson Awarded Athens Gold
May 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Adam Nelson
INDIANAPOLIS – The IAAF and the IOC has officially awarded Adam Nelson (Atlanta, Ga.) the 2004 Olympic gold medal in the shot put. [Read more…]
IAAF Commission meet in Prague
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The IAAF Road Running Commission will be holding its annual meeting in Prague this Saturday in conjunction with the 19th annual Volkswagen Prague Marathon being held this weekend. [Read more…]
Kenya rocks Berlin 25k
May 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Lucy Kabuu – Berlin 25k
Both winners of the BIG 25 Berlin clocked world leading 25 k times this Sunday despite warm weather conditions. While Kenya’s Richard Sigei crossed the line in the Olympic Stadium in 1:13:34 fellow Kenyan Lucy Kabuu ran 1:21:37. [Read more…]
Gebremeskel Carlsbad Three-Peat
April 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Dejen Gebremeskel
The possibility of a world record was out the window by the 1-mile mark, but that didn’t worry Ethiopian Dejen Gebremeskel. Victory was his only objective on Sunday afternoon at the 28th Carlsbad 5000. [Read more…]
Weeks Announces Retirement
March 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – (March, 2013) – Running USA, the national industry non-profit organization, has announced that Susan Weeks has decided to retire as its CEO effective May 31, 2013. Weeks, a resident of Colorado Springs, was hired in March 2008. [Read more…]
Farah wins New Orleans Half
February 24, 2013 By 1 Comment
Mo Farah and Gebre Gebremariam
Britain’s Mo Farah edged out Ethiopian Gebre Gebremariam in a dramatic finish to win the New Orleans half-marathon. [Read more…]
