2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (206+ words) Kazimierska arrives with the most momentum. On Aug. 3, she ran 3:55.59; on Sept. 5, she dropped a 3:54.05 in Brussels with a decisive final 200m. The 25‑year‑old raced 21 times this year, collecting four national records and six personal bests, including 1:58.11 (800m), 3:54.05 (1500m) and 4:21.36 (mile). She…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (46+ words) athleticsillustrated.com World Athletics Ultimate Championships thread The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship gets underway this week in Budapest, bringing Olympic champions, world champions and Diamond League winners together for three nights of racing and throwing. Currently viewing this topic…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (184+ words) Swiss 22-year-old 800 metre phenom, Audrey Werro, narrowly held off the hard-charging Dutch athlete Femke Broeders-Bol, who this year converted to the 800m, after years as a 400 metre hurdler. They finished first and second in 1:54.75 and 1:54.81, respectively. Ethiopia’s Saida Tsehaye took third…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (234+ words) "I am happy with this race and meeting record. I prayed for times like this. I trained really hard to win this Diamond League trophy. I was not very sure during the race that I was going to win." World…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (184+ words) UK Athletics – UK Athletics is delighted to announce the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team heading to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the World Athletics Road Running Championships next month. Selections have been made based on performance aims designed to maximise…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (626+ words) Yomif Kejelcha has taken back the men’s half marathon world record. The Ethiopian produced a remarkable 56:51 at Sunday’s Media Maratón Ciudad de Buenos Aires, August 23, running much of the second half alone. He broke away from the lead group around…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (308+ words) Germany’s Amanal Petros and Finland’s Alisa Vainio won the men’s and women’s gold medals, respectively. Each won in championship-record times at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Sunday. Vainio, 28, won in a time of 2:22:26, taking nearly three minutes off…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (156+ words) athleticsillustrated.com UK Athletics – It was a super Saturday for the Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland team at the World Athletics U20 Championships as they stormed to three medals on day four at Hayward Field to take their overall tally to…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (99+ words) athleticsillustrated.com The Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland mixed 4x100m relay team created history in Eugene as they broke the world U20 record in their heat on day two of the World Athletics U20 Championships. Madelyn Eybergen interview at 2026 Vic Track Classic Matthew…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (167+ words) The World Athletics Championships may be in London in 2029. Below is a media release from Athletics Ventures detailing the final bid application to host the event. The championships started in 1976 in Malmö, Sweden. The World Championships were created in response…...