Last week’s IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sopot ended on a high with a world indoor record* in the 4x400m, providing a glimpse as to the kind of excitement that could be in store at the inaugural IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, on 24-25 May. [Read more…]
Indoor Champs for Poland
In just two weeks’ time, the focus of the athletics world will fall on Sopot, Poland as the 15th edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships gets underway on 7 March. [Read more…]
Savinova ponders defeat
Considering how unbeatable Mariya Savinova has been for the last three years it was something of a surprise to see her eclipsed so comprehensively in the 800m in Moscow. [Read more…]
Borzakovskiy awaits Cheboksary 2015
In his illustrious career, Yuriy Borzakovskiy has created a reputation for being the most extraordinary of distance runners because of the manner in which he times his final sprint to perfection. [Read more…]
Lemaitre takes on Ellington in London
Christophe Lemaitre, the 22-year-old French sprint sensation and Europe’s fastest man this year, will run in London for the first time ever as he takes on a host of global Olympic contenders over 200m at the Aviva London Grand Prix in Crystal Palace on Saturday 14 July. [Read more…]
Prague to host 2015 European Indoors
European Athletics has awarded the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships to Prague. [Read more…]
Borzakovskiy puts Helsinki on agenda
Last Thursday marked the 31st birthday of Russia’s 2004 Olympic Games 800m champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy and he used the occasion to announce that he will be bidding to win over two laps of the track at this summer’s European Athletics Championships. [Read more…]
Lalova looking to Helsinki
Ivet Lalova watched the last major international athletics championship held in Helsinki, the 2005 World Championships, from her hospital bed but this summer the 27-year-old Bulgarian sprinter aims to be one of the big stars at the 2012 European Athletics Championships. [Read more…]
Isinbayeva sets WR in pole vault
Russian Yelena Isinbayeva sets new world record in Ericson Globe in Stockholm 23 February 2012. [Read more…]
Amsterdam to host 2016 Euro Champs
Amsterdam to host 2016 European Athletics Championships
European Athletics has awarded the 2016 European Athletics Championships to Amsterdam.
The European Athletics Council made the decision Friday after the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation, city of Amsterdam and the Dutch Olympic Committee presented their candidacy to host the 23rd edition of the event. [Read more…]