https://www.watchathletics.com WatchAthletics.com - THE BEST TRACK AND FIELD ONLINE VIDEOS Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:55:10 +0000 en https://www.watchathletics.com https://www.watchathletics.com/img/watch-athletics-logo.png 478 99 WatchAthletics.com - THE BEST TRACK AND FIELD ONLINE VIDEOS https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13840/despite-the-drama-berlin-s-future-looks-bright/ Photo Victah SailerThe world record was surely going to be broken when Tigst Assefa approached the 40k mark on Sunday however disaster struck and an Achilles tendon injury prevented the Ethiopian from breaking the mark for a second time Another dramatic chapter was added to the illustrious history of the BMW BERLIN MARATHON that will stay in mind for a long time Albeit this is one that first of all Tigst Assefa but also the organisers and all others connected to the athlete and the race could Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:51:47 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13839/assefa-wins-berlin-marathon-in-course-record-2-11-04/ Tigst Assefa won the 2026 BMW Berlin Marathon in 2 11 04 on Sunday breaking her own course record despite an Achilles injury that disrupted her world record attempt in the closing kilometres The Ethiopian had been on pace to challenge the 2 09 56 world record for much of the race Running behind her pacers and well clear of her rivals she reached 10km in 30 48 halfway in 1 04 57 and 30km in 1 32 19 With 5km remaining her projected finish time was 2 09 36 Around the 40km mark however Assefa s Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:18:58 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13838/adola-breaks-clear-to-win-berlin-marathon-in-2-02-50/ Guye Adola returned to the top of the BMW Berlin Marathon podium on Sunday winning the 2026 men s race in 2 02 50 The Ethiopian pulled away from a tightly packed lead group after 30km to claim his second Berlin title ahead of compatriot Gemechu Dida Diriba and Tanzania s Gabriel Gerald Geay Ten runners were separated by just two seconds at 10km Geay and Erick Sang led through in 28 58 with Adola Diriba Selemon Barega and the other contenders close behind The group remained together through Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:13:17 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13837/berlin-marathon-men-s-race-wide-open-as-kipchoge-s-course-record-comes-into-focus/ An open men s race is in prospect at the BMW Berlin Marathon on Sunday with at least half a dozen runners capable of winning World record holder Sabastian Sawe has withdrawn because of injury and will attend as a guest of honour but organisers still expect a fast race Eliud Kipchoge s course record of 2 01 09 set when he won in 2022 is the target Five runners on the start list have personal bests under 2 05 Race director Mark Milde said the lead group will be paced toward 2 01 raising hopes of a Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:13:53 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13836/tigst-assefa-targets-marathon-world-record-in-berlin/ Tigst Assefa returns to the BMW Berlin Marathon on Sunday with the world record in her sights The Ethiopian transformed women s marathon running in Berlin three years ago clocking 2 11 53 to set a world record that remains the course record With the global mark now at 2 09 56 she hopes to reclaim it on the same fast streets Assefa was measured when asked about the record at the pre race press conference I am really looking forward to running on the fast course in Berlin again and hope that I can Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:02:48 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13835/bmw-berlin-marathon-2026-final-elite-fields-published/ The BMW Berlin Marathon on 27 September will bring together exceptionally deep elite fields led by former world record holder Tigst Assefa and a host of athletes with world class personal bests The women s race has been further strengthened by European champion Alisa Vainio while Gabriel Geay Getaneh Molla Guye Adola and Shura Kitata are among the leading contenders in the men s field Adding even greater prestige to the start list Ethiopian distance running legend and two time Berlin champion Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:17:22 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13834/ngetich-breaks-world-record-and-almgren-claims-european-record-on-final-day-in-copenhagen/ Agnes Ngetich delivered a commanding gun to tape performance to break the women only half marathon world record while Sweden s Andreas Almgren produced a decisive late surge to win the men s title in a European record on the second and final day of the 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen Ngetich breaks women only half marathon world recordKenya s Agnes Ngetich won her first world half marathon title in dominant fashion clocking 1 05 15 to break the women only world Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:26:08 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13833/thiam-and-skotheim-claim-d-castar-titles-in-talence/ Nafissatou Thiam made a triumphant return to combined events competition by winning the women s heptathlon at the D castar in Talence completing all seven events for the first time since her third Olympic triumph in Paris in 2024 In the men s decathlon Sander Skotheim prevailed in a thrilling battle with Hakim McMorris overturning a narrow deficit during the final two events to secure the title by just 31 points Women s heptathlonNafissatou Thiam won the D castar heptathlon at the Stade de Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:47:37 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13832/guillemot-farken-amebaw-and-seare-crowned-world-champions-on-opening-day-in-copenhagen/ Agathe Guillemot and Robert Farken produced record breaking victories in the road mile while Likina Amebaw completed a remarkable global title double and Dawit Seare stunned Jakob Ingebrigtsen in a dramatic men s 5km final at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen Four champions were crowned on an action packed opening day in the Danish capital which hosts the championships from September 19 20 Women s MileFrance s Agathe Guillemot claimed the women s road mile world title Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:29:19 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13831/paulino-hodgkinson-and-richardson-shine-at-athlos-london/ Marileidy Paulino produced a dramatic late charge to defeat Henriette J ger in a world class 400m while Keely Hodgkinson Sha Carri Richardson and Gabby Thomas also claimed victories at the inaugural ATHLOS London meeting on Friday September 18 The women only competition staged at StoneX Stadium featured seven events and marked ATHLOS first meeting outside the United States Marileidy Paulino powers to victory in the women s 400m at Athlos London in 48 73s 2 Henriette J ger 48 783 Nickisha Pryce Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:19:20 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13830/preview-world-athletics-road-running-championships-copenhagen-2026/ Global champions Agnes Ngetich Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Jimmy Gressier will headline the World Athletics Road Running Championships Copenhagen 26 on 19 20 September A total of 496 athletes 270 men and 226 women from 85 member federations have been entered for the global championships which will feature the road mile 5km and half marathon Women s half marathonWorld 10km record holder Agnes Ngetich will be looking to add another global title after winning the senior women s race by 42 seconds at the Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:19:26 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13829/world-athletics-road-running-championships-2026-entry-lists/ Global champions Jimmy Gressier Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Agnes Ngetich headline a stellar field of 496 athletes entered for the World Athletics Road Running Championships Copenhagen 26 taking place on 19 20 September The championships will bring together 270 men and 226 women representing 85 national federations as well as the World Athletics Athlete Refugee Team with global titles at stake in the road mile 5km and half marathon Se the full entry lists below Men s Road Mile Entry Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:17:57 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13828/reekie-breaks-event-record-as-langon-wins-thrilling-2026-fifth-avenue-mile/ Jemma Reekie delivered a record breaking performance and Marco Langon announced himself with a debut victory at the 2026 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile in New York on Sunday September 13 Reekie claimed her third women s title in 4 13 8 while Langon won a closely contested men s race in 3 45 0 the second fastest men s performance in the event s history Reekie s winning time erased the previous women s event record of 4 14 8 set by Laura Muir in 2022 and equalled by Karissa Schweizer in 2024 Racing Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:52:57 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13827/dos-santos-blazes-to-45-98-as-jefferson-wooden-and-bednarek-seal-sprint-doubles-in-budapest/ Alison dos Santos stormed to the men s 400m hurdles title in 45 98 while Melissa Jefferson Wooden and Kenny Bednarek completed spectacular sprint doubles on the final night of the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest Jefferson Wooden s stunning 21 47 moved her to third on the women s 200m all time list Bednarek set a world leading 19 52 and Gianmarco Tamberi delivered a season leading 2 37m clearance as the inaugural championships concluded with a string of outstanding performances Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:12:05 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13826/jefferson-wooden-blazes-to-10-62-as-bednarek-completes-us-sprint-double-in-budapest/ Melissa Jefferson Wooden stormed to a world leading 10 62 in the women s 100m while Kenny Bednarek completed a United States sprint double with a season best 9 85 on a thrilling second night of the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest Audrey Werro defeated Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson in a high quality women s 800m Collen Kebinatshipi produced the world s second fastest 400m time of the year and Marileidy Paulino Sandi Morris Miltiadis Tentoglou Klaudia Kazimierska and Haruka Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:53:21 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13825/duplantis-russell-tharp-and-ingebrigtsen-crowned-champions-on-opening-night-in-budapest/ Armand Duplantis soared to the men s pole vault title Masai Russell and Ja Kobe Tharp delivered blistering victories in the sprint hurdles and Jakob Ingebrigtsen unleashed a devastating late kick to win the 5000m as the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships opened in spectacular fashion in Budapest on Friday Sepetmber 11 Larissa Iapichino Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Merlin Hummel also claimed Ultimate titles while the United States came within 0 02 seconds of the world record in a Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:30:28 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13824/world-athletics-ultimate-championships-event-by-event-preview/ The World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest will bring together the Paris 2024 Olympic champions Tokyo 2025 world champions winners from the 2026 Diamond League Final in Brussels and the year s leading performers based on the World Rankings from 11 September 2025 to 13 September 2026 A record US 10 million prize purse will be on offer Eligible athletes receive personal invitations to compete with no fixed limit on the number of entrants in each individual event How to Watch World Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:33:30 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13823/the-ultimate-guide-to-calisthenics-equipment-for-home-workouts/ You don t need a room full of machines to work on strength With the right calisthenics equipment a small corner of your home becomes your training space That s the appeal of bodyweight training It s compact flexible and friendly to almost any schedule or living situation In this guide you ll learn what calisthenics equipment actually helps which pieces are worth your space and how to set up a simple training area at home or outdoors You ll also get practical tips for choosing gear that supports Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:27:26 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13822/five-meeting-records-fall-at-the-palio-della-quercia-in-rovereto/ Five meeting records highlighted a memorable 62nd edition of the Palio della Quercia at Rovereto s Stadio Quercia where Bayanda Walaza Rajindra Campbell Jamal Britt Yusuf Bizimana and Yasser Triki produced standout performances on a warm evening Walaza clocked 9 91 in the men s 100m Campbell reached 22 17m in the shot put Britt ran 13 14 in the 110m hurdles Bizimana won the 800m in 1 43 31 and Triki leapt 17 30m in the triple jump Italian star Nadia Battocletti also delighted the home crowd by Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:16:32 +0000 https://www.watchathletics.com/article/13821/world-athletics-ultimate-championships-final-entry-lists/ A star studded field of 381 athletes representing 65 federations will compete at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 from September 11 13 Olympic and world champions Diamond League winners and the season s leading performers will contest 28 disciplines across three action packed evenings with a record US 10 million prize purse and US 150 000 awaiting each individual champion Headline entrants include pole vault world record holder Mondo Duplantis and 2026 world record Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:26:02 +0000