Smashing the British record Eilish McColgan took the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON with 65:43. This is also a European lead and the Scot became the fourth fastest European half marathon runner ever. [Read more…]
Yehualaw sets world half marathon record in Larne
August 29, 2021 By 2 Comments
Northern Ireland – Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw took 19 seconds off the world half marathon record, running a remarkable 1:03:43* at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon, a World Athletics Label Road Race, in Larne, Northern Ireland, on Sunday (29). [Read more…]
Anti-doping : IAAF and UCI Comparisons are Misleading
August 15, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Antidoping – In response to a number of media inquiries into comparisons between the annual expenditure of the IAAF and the world governing body of cycling UCI, we would like to underline a number of facts for the record. [Read more…]
IAAF and Park Run join forces
October 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The latest partner of the IAAF’s landmark new social responsibility programme Athletics for a Better World (ABW) is parkrun. [Read more…]
Diamond League ends on high in Brussels
September 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Brussels ensured the Diamond League season drew to a close on a high, with plenty of world class performances, including six world leads despite being at the tail end of a long season. [Read more…]
City Games Manchester Wrap up
May 19, 2014 By 1 Comment
Great Britain and Northern Ireland athletes captured no less than six victories at the sun-drenched BT Great City Games Manchester this afternoon, as the annual street athletics festival enjoyed its sixth appearance in the north-west of England. [Read more…]
Legends to be inducted
November 15, 2013 By 1 Comment
Daley Thompson
IAAF Hall of Fame – 12 legends to be inducted
Council approved the names of 12 athletes who will compose this year’s induction into the IAAF Hall of Fame which was inaugurated last year as part of the IAAF’s centenary celebrations. [Read more…]
Gergo and Orla conquer 5km
August 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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…]
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…]
Perri Shakes-Drayton for Athletics Series 2013
December 29, 2012 By 2 Comments
Perri Shakes-Drayton
World Indoor 4x400m relay champion Perri Shakes-Drayton (coach: Chris Zah) has confirmed her participation in both the Glasgow and Birmingham indoor legs of the 2013 British Athletics Series this winter, running her first ever individual 400m flat indoor races. [Read more…]
