TAMPERE, Finland -- Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda will hope to improve on his bronze medal finish two-years-ago when he lines up in the final of the men's 10,000m at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships at Tampere Stadium on Tuesday's Day 1. 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships Day 1 Schedule – July 10 Kiplimo starts as the overwhelming favourite to win the gold medal and if … [Read more...] about Kiplimo Favourite For World U20 Championships 10,000m- Watch Live
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Thompson, Powell Headline Jamaica’s IAAF World Relays Team
KINGSTON, Jamacia -- Double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson and former world 100m record holder Asafa Powell headline a 41-member Jamaican team for the 2017 IAAF World Relays -- Bahamas 2017 in Nassau on 22-23 April. Thompson, who sped to victory over the 100m and 200m dashes at Rio 2016 last summer, has been selected in both the 4x100m and 4x200m teams. The MVP sprint … [Read more...] about Thompson, Powell Headline Jamaica’s IAAF World Relays Team
IAAF World Junior Championships
IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Eugene, USA 22-27 July 2014 Entry Standards … [Read more...] about IAAF World Junior Championships
Mary Keitany, Paul Kosgei and Gilbert Kirwa chase world records at the BIG 25 Berlin on Sunday
Three Kenyan top stars will run the 30th edition of the BIG 25 Berlin this Sunday: Mary Keitany, Paul Kosgei and Gilbert Kirwa are ready for fast times. The jubilee edition of Germany’s oldest big city road race is very likely to see two world record attempts. The BIG 25 Berlin boost the strongest international field of any road race in Germany this spring. Organiser BERLIN … [Read more...] about Mary Keitany, Paul Kosgei and Gilbert Kirwa chase world records at the BIG 25 Berlin on Sunday
Women’s 100m and strong fields in the throws to take the spotlight in Osaka
Two reigning World champions and a pair of reigning Olympic champions will headline the Osaka Grand Prix on Saturday, the second IAAF World Challenge meeting of 2010. Leading the field in the women’s 100m will be Jamaica’s two-time Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown. Earlier this year, Campbell-Brown won the World indoor title in the 60m in Doha, and outdoors has … [Read more...] about Women’s 100m and strong fields in the throws to take the spotlight in Osaka
Bolt and four others line-up for Lausanne
World Athlete of the Year Usain Bolt, and another four IAAF Diamond League Ambassadors have been announced by the organisers of Athletissima for the meeting which will take place in Lausanne’s Pontaise stadium on 8 July. Joining him will be his fellow national representative, Shelly-Ann Fraser of Jamaica, the Olympic and World 100m champion, will face World silver medallist … [Read more...] about Bolt and four others line-up for Lausanne
Boston Marathon affects latest World Rankings
World Rankings The latest All-Athletics.com World Rankings have been released. This week the biggest effect came from the Boston Marathon. Men's winner Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot of Kenya moved from 28th to the 6th position, while Ethiopian Tekesde Kebede, who was second in Boston, went from 24th to 13th place. Winner of the women's race, Teyba Erkesso of Ethiopia, improved … [Read more...] about Boston Marathon affects latest World Rankings
Usain Bolt To Attack 300m World Record In Ostrava
Usain Bolt (r) of Jamaica on his way to victory in the men's 200m during day two of the IAAF World Athletics Final at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt will make a rare appearance in a 300-meter race at the Czech Golden Spike meet in May. Organizers announced on Wednesday that Bolt, the Olympic and World sprint champion over the 100 and 200 … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt To Attack 300m World Record In Ostrava
Justin Gatlin will not be allowed to make early comeback
[picappgallerysingle id="6612343"]Controversial American sprinter Justin Gatlin will not be allowed to make an early return to competitive competition, the International Association of Athletics Federations said on Monday. Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic 100metres champion was given an eight-year ban, reduced to four on appeal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, after he tested … [Read more...] about Justin Gatlin will not be allowed to make early comeback
World Indoor 60 favourite Ivory Williams tests positive for marijuana
American world indoor 60m favourite Ivory Williams has withdrawn from this weekend's IAAF championships because of a positive test for marijuana, his manager said on Wednesday. "He had a marijuana positive," Ray Flynn said in a telephone call from the United States. "To the best of my knowledge it was at the US championships," Flynn added. The stigma around marijuana … [Read more...] about World Indoor 60 favourite Ivory Williams tests positive for marijuana
Belgian sprinter Fatmata Bangura tests positive for doping
Belgian sprinter Fatmata Bangura will miss next weekend's world indoor championships after she was provisionally suspended because of a positive doping test. Sierra Leone-born Bangura was tested at her first Belgian championships last month and anti-doping officials found traces of the steroids clembuterol and stanozolol. Belgian athletics official Tille Scheerlinck told … [Read more...] about Belgian sprinter Fatmata Bangura tests positive for doping
IAAF president Lamine Diack says Usain Bolt saved track and field
Usain Bolt may have been the person to save track and field in the face of a number of doping scandals, as well as to highlight the merits of the junior school system. That's according to International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president, Lamine Diack. "I think it was the thing that was needed in our sport to see one athlete like him (Bolt) coming from the … [Read more...] about IAAF president Lamine Diack says Usain Bolt saved track and field
BW-Bank Meeting – Karlsruhe – IAAF Preivew
Ariane Friedrich's return to the Europahalle and Saif Saeed Shaheen's return to the indoor circuit will be just two of the eagerly anticipated highlights of Sunday's Deutsche Bank Credit Suisse JP Morgan Chase Meeting in Karlsruhe. or Friedrich, who has since become one of the most recognised and followed faces in German athletics, Karlsruhe will be her second outing of the … [Read more...] about BW-Bank Meeting – Karlsruhe – IAAF Preivew
ESPN The Magazine: Lolo Jones and Sarah Reinertsen
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 usatoday of Sarah Reinertsen cover shot. But the cover on Sarah Reinertsen, the first female amputee to complete in the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kona, … [Read more...] about ESPN The Magazine: Lolo Jones and Sarah Reinertsen
Sato and Nakamura head Japanese squad to Birmingham
Atsushi Sato and Yurika Nakamura will lead the Japanese contingent at the IAAF / EDF Energy World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham, UK on Sunday 11 October. The Japanese team was selected based upon performances in three domestic Half Marathons: the Japanese Corporate team Half Marathon championships in Yamaguchi in March, the Sendai international Half Marathon in … [Read more...] about Sato and Nakamura head Japanese squad to Birmingham
Diack: South African co-operation needed over Semenya
Copenhagen - The ruling athletics body IAAF is still examining the results of Caster Semenya's gender test and has called for co-operation from the 800 metres world champion's home country of South Africa. 'The case is still pending,' IAAF president Lamine Diack told German Press Agency dpa on Sunday at the International Olympic Committee congress in Copenhagen. 'We are … [Read more...] about Diack: South African co-operation needed over Semenya
Rights group takes up Semenya race issue
A civil rights organisation has laid a charge at the world's governing body of athletics against the president of Athletics South Africa (ASA) for inciting racial polarisation over athlete Caster Semenya. Afriforum chief executive Kallie Kriel said he had laid a charge against Leonard Chuene at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). "Chuene's … [Read more...] about Rights group takes up Semenya race issue
Tyson Gay believes new false start rule will hurt the sport
By Steve Campbell, World-Track BERLIN -- World champion Tyson Gay is not in favour of the newly incorporated no false start rule that comes into effect in 2010. On Wednesday the world governing body of athletics, the IAAF, adopted the rule change that will automatically disqualify every athlete who jumps the gun, but the American was highly critical of the new … [Read more...] about Tyson Gay believes new false start rule will hurt the sport
Usain Bolt holds out over Diamond League contract
Jamaica's sprint marvel Usain Bolt has still to begin negotiations about his Diamond League contract, less than a month before the 14-city series is officially launched in Berlin. The success of the revamped calendar may depend on the triple Olympic champion agreeing to a deal, and he holds all the aces. “He's the first name that any promoter would want at his … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt holds out over Diamond League contract
Chris Tomlinson wants worlds medal
By Glen Andrews, World-Track LONDON -- British ace Chris Tomlinson believes he can come good when it matters and win a medal at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin later this summer. The 27-year-old is determined to climb up the rankings and add a major outdoor medal to his haul, following his silver at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia last year. He is also … [Read more...] about Chris Tomlinson wants worlds medal