April 5, 2013 · by World Track
IAAF World Cross Country champion Japhet Korir (KEN) and three-time World Championships medallist Wallace Spearmon (USA) are the two latest star attractions added to entry lists for the Qantas Melbourne World Challenge this Saturday… Read more
June 28, 2012 · by World Track
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sporting Alert) — World champion Yohan Blake leads the list of high-profiled sprinters heading into the semi-finals of the men’s 100 metres dash at the Jamaica National Championships on Thursday. Blake posted… Read more
December 22, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
A twinkle appears in Jessica Ennis’s eyes as she recalls how she came to have the best seat in the house for the headline event in track and field in 2009. It just so… Read more
November 18, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
MONACO — Gender tests on South African world champion Caster Semenya have not yet been completed, the IAAF said Wednesday. The International Association of Athletics Federations had been expected to announce its findings on… Read more
November 18, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
Gail Devers ’89, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world champion known as the “world’s fastest woman,” will be honored with the UCLA Award in Professional Achievement. At UCLA, Devers was named the… Read more
November 12, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
Johannesburg – Athletics South Africa (ASA) will for the time being remain eligible to compete in international events sanctioned by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Last week SASCOC suspended ASA, but on… Read more
November 6, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
Glen Mills, coach of triple Olympic and World Championship gold medallist Usain Bolt and president of the Racers Track Club, has retired from his post as national senior head coach, ending a 22-year reign.… Read more
October 29, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
MUNICH — Usain Bolt has teamed up with former UK sprinter, Colin Jackson to be a Charity Ambassador for ‘The Long Run’ charity, an initiative of the Zeitz Foundation. The foundation is the brain… Read more
October 28, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
NEW YORK — Two-time champion Martin Lel of Kenya has withdrawn from the New York City Marathon with a leg injury. New York Road Runners officials announced the pullout Wednesday. The 31-year-old Lel won… Read more
October 28, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
Kenya and Ethiopia dominate in both the male and the female countries rankings in the long-distance track events. In the men’s rankings the two East-African running powers are followed by the USA and Spain… Read more
October 19, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
DETROIT — Autopsies are expected to find out the cause of three half-marathoners who died during the Detroit marathon Sunday. Officials said 36-year-old Daniel Langdon collapsed at about 9:02 a.m. Sunday between the 11-… Read more
October 6, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
By Kathyrine Jordan, World-Track LOS ANGELES, CA — ESPN The Magazine will let loose its “Body Issue” on Friday October 9 with several different athletes showcasing on the cover. See a quick preview from… Read more
October 3, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
Usain Bolt or Carl Lewis. Who is the greater sprinter? Many say it it the Jamaican, based on his dominating performances over his peers, while some are backing the American. Read more
September 30, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
All-Athletics.com has provided the some interesting stats, which provides special information on the Sprints and Hurdles Top 12 countries rankings. Despite dominating the sprints in last two seasons United States still remains the top… Read more
September 27, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
By Kurt Morris, World-Track TORONTO — Kenneth Mungara of Kenya successfully defended his Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon crown on Sunday. Mungara crossed the finishing line first in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 31.9 seconds, as… Read more
September 25, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
Racers Track Club is considering legal action against the manufacturers of a supplement which contained the stimulant that caused two of their athletes to be banned for three months after their test samples returned… Read more
September 20, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
BERLIN — Haile Gebrselassie won the Berlin marathon for the fourth straight year Sunday, but the Ethiopian failed to break his own world record after fading in the warm weather. Gebrselassie, inside word-record pace… Read more
September 9, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
By Symone Goss, World-Track The Daegu organisers are said to be targeting former 100metres world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica and American Tyson Gay, after failing to convinced a fatigued Usain Bolt to… Read more
September 8, 2009 · by World-Track Report Member
LONDON — The results of Caster Semenya’s gender tests are expected to arrive at the IAAF headquarters any day, and it’s unlikely the world 800-meter champion will lose her gold medal. IAAF spokesman Nick… Read more