Athletics News
• 06 July 2015
Makwala runs 43.72; regains his 400m record
On Saturday night at Diamond league meet in Paris South African Wayde van Niekerk set a new African record with 43.96 performance over 400m, but less than 24 hours later Isaac
• 05 July 2015
Double victory for Jamaicans in 100m at Paris Diamond league
Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce took victories in 100m on Saturday night at 2015 Meeting Areva, the IAAF Paris Diamond league meet.
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• 05 July 2015
Van Nierken Beats James in Paris
South Africa's Wayde Van Niekerk set a new African record of 43.96 seconds when he beat Olympic champion Kirani James in the 400m at the Meeting Areva, the IAAF Diamond
• 03 July 2015
Fraser-Pryce to not defend world 200m gold
Jamaican double world sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said on Friday she will not defend her world 200m championships title at next month's Beijing world
• 02 July 2015
South Africa's sprinter Akani Simbine joins sub 10 second 100m club
South Africa's Akani Simbine broke the 10 second barrier in 100m for the first time in his career at the 20th European Athletics Classics Meeting in Slovenia on Wednesday
• 02 July 2015
Makhloufi runs 2:13.08 in 1000m in France
Olympic 1500m champion Taoufik Makhloufi became 4th fastest man in history over 1000m at European Athletics classic meeting Nancy on Wednesday (1).
Makhloufi, who was paced
• 01 July 2015
Bolt pulls out from Paris and Lausanne DL
World's fastest man, Usain Bolt, has withdrawn from Diamond League meetings in Paris and Lausanne, the athlete himself confirmed on Tuesday.
Bolt was expected to run 100m
• 30 June 2015
Entry Lists: Paris Diamond League (Meeting Areva 2015)
Privisional entry lists: Paris Diamond League (Meeting Areva 2015)
Event scheduled for Saturday, July 4
Entry Lists Men
• 30 June 2015
Ayana and Dibaba to attack 5000m WR
The track and field fans awaits special treat on Saturday, July 4 as two distance running greats, Almaz Ayana and Genzebe dibaba, will line up at Paris Areva Grand Prix
• 29 June 2015
Miguel Francis runs sensational 19.76 seconds in 200m in Antigua and Barbuda
A big surprise came from Antigua and Barbuda national track and field championship where Miguel Francis ran a sensational 19.76 seconds (w -1.1m/s) in the 200m final on
• 29 June 2015
Wlodarczyk throws hammer farther than world record, but mark needs approval from officials
Current hammer world record holder Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk at the Odra River meet on Saturday threw the hammer farther than her current official world record mark
• 29 June 2015
Gatlin wins 200m in blistering 19.57
Controversial sprinter Justin Gatlin won the 200m with a massive time of 19.57 seconds in the closing day of the 2015 USA trials in Eugene on Sunday, June 18.
The
• 28 June 2015
Gardiner (44.27) break's Chris Brown's Bahama's national record
Steven Gardiner set a new national record over one lap race during the opening day at Bahama's national championships on Saturday afternoon in Nassau.
Gardiner, who won his
• 28 June 2015
Keston Bledman (9.86) and Kelly-Ann Baptiste (10.84) in 100m at Trinidad and Tobago national championships
Olympic games silver and bronze medalist, Keston Bledman, and Kelly-Ann Baptiste, the Olympic games bronze medalist, were crowned champions at Trinidad & Tobago national
• 28 June 2015
Omar McLeod sets impressive world lead of 12.97 in 110m hurdles at Jamaican champs
The 21-year-old Omar McLeod set an impressive personal best and world leading time in the men's 110m hurdle final on Saturday night at Jamaican national championships in
• 28 June 2015
Bartoletta leaps 7.12m at USA champs
Tianna Bartoletta produced the top performance on the third day of the 2015 USA track and field outdoor championships in Eugene on Saturday afternoon.
The 30-year-old
• 27 June 2015
Powell, Fraser-Pryce win Jamaican 100m trials
Former world record holder, Asafa Powell, and defendingdouble world sprint champion, Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce, won Jamaican championships in 100m dash on Friday night in
• 27 June 2015
Farah to stick with Salazar
Double Olympic champion in 5000m and 10,000m, Mo Farah, says he will stick with coach Alberto Salazar following coach's statement of trying to disprove all doping
• 25 June 2015
Pitkamaki back in the spotlight in Turku
Former world javelin champion, Teri Pitkamaki, of Finland threw his farthest mark in two years to defeat Egypt's Ihab Abdelrahman in the men's javelin contest at 2015
• 25 June 2015
Usain Bolt withdraws from Jamaican trials, his next race is in Paris on July 4
According to Jamaica-Gleaner report today, world's fastest man Usain Bolt has pulled out from the Jamaican national trials that is set to start on Thursday.
Bolt, who has
• 24 June 2015
Holzdeppe, Da Silva impress in Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan - Reigning world pole vault champion Raphael Holzdeppe with a magnificent personal best jump of 5.92m beat Brazil's Tiago Da Silva of Brazil on the first day of
• 24 June 2015
Start Lists: USA Track and Field Championships
Start Lists: 2015 USA Track and Field Championships June 25-28
Eugene, Oregon
Courtesy: USATF.org
Event 1 Women 100 Meter Dash
• 23 June 2015
High-class sprinter to represent Britain
Jamaican based top-class sprinter, Zharnel Hughes, has been cleared to compete for Great Britain.
Hughes, who trains along-side with greats Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake,
• 23 June 2015
Olympic and world championship medalists to line up at Paavo Nurmi Games on Thursday
Finish city of Turku will stage several Olympic and world championships medalist as the 2015 Paavo Nurmi Games takes place on Thursday, June 25.
The Men's 5000m will see
• 22 June 2015
Farah, Kiprop and Makhloufi set to clash in 1500m in Monaco
Mo Farah, Asbel Kiprop and Taoufik Makhloufi will clash in the men's 1500m at next month's Monaco Diamond league meet.
These three man all together have collected 3 Olympic
• 22 June 2015
8th grader Tyrese Cooper breaks Kirani James world age record at New Balance US high school nationals
New Balance High School nationals - 8th grader Tyrese Cooper of Miami Gardens Xpress high school broke Kirani James world age record in the 400m on Sunday
• 22 June 2015
Bolt to run at Jamaican Championships
World's
fastest man Usain Bolt will compete next weekend at Jamaican world
championships trials , the JAAA confirmed on Sunday (21).
Usain
Bolt after a sluggish 200m
• 21 June 2015
Russia beats Germany at European Team Championships
RUSSIA convincingly beat Germany to win the European
Athletics Championships Team title in Cheboksary at the weekend - 20- 21
June.
The host country
garnered the most number
• 21 June 2015
Denia Caballero sets Discus world lead of 70.65, Pichardo debuts in long jump
Cuban discus thrower Denia Caballero with a new personal best and world leading throw of 70.65m took victory at the XV International Meeting Villa del Bilbalo in
• 21 June 2015
Candace Hill sets 100m world youth record
The Georgia high school sophmore ran a sensational 10.98 seconds(wind 2.0)setting a new world youth (u16) and American Junior Record at Brooks high school
• 21 June 2015
Mary Keitany smashes course record while Josphat Kiptis surprises the favourites in Olomouc
Mary
Keitany emerged triumphant from the sixth edition of the Mattoni
Olomouc Half Marathon, running the world class time of 66:38 for
victory. The Kenyan improved the course
• 19 June 2015
Brief time-out for African athletes
Track and field athletes from parts of the African
continent have taken a short break after a busy schedule that got them
to travel for competitions to different countries around
• 19 June 2015
Kipsang and Kiprotich to clash for the first time in Half Marathon, Keitany might attack course record in Olomouc
Two
of the world’s best distance runners will face each other over the half
marathon distance for the first time on Saturday: the Olympic Marathon
champion Stephen Kiprotich
• 18 June 2015
Entry Lists: European Athletics Team Championships Cheboksary 2015
Entry Lists: European Team Championships Cheboksary (RUS) June 20-21, 2015If you can't see the list click here to open pdf
• 18 June 2015
Farah missed 2 Doping tests before London Olympics a source says
Double Olympic and world champion over 5000m and 10000m Mo Farah has missed two drug tests before becoming a Olympic champion a source says.
Farah missed first
• 18 June 2015
Burka and Edris Take Ethiopian 10k Trials
Muktar Edris and Gelete Burka won Ethiopian 10,000m trials in the city of Hengelo in Netherlands on Wednesday June 17.
The 21-year-old Edris running his second 10,000m on the
• 16 June 2015
Dibaba to race at Stockholm Diamond Legue next month
Ethiopian distance running star, Genzebe Dibaba, will compete at Stockholm Diamond League meet on July 30, the meeting organizers announced on Monday.
Dibaba will
• 16 June 2015
Javon Francis posts fast 44.50 in 400m
The 20-year-old Jamaican quarter miler Javon Francis set a phenomenal time of 44.50 seconds in the 400m at the All-Comers meet on Sunday in Kingston.
The world
• 15 June 2015
Pearson says she feared left hand amputation
Olympic 100m hurdles champion, Sally Pearson, of Australia panicked that her left arm would have to be amputated after the terrible fall during the race at Rome Diamond league meet
• 15 June 2015
Kirani James Wins Rabat 400m with borrowed spikes from an athlete
Grenada's Olympic 400m champion Kirani James took 5th straight win this season in the 400m at the Rabat IAAF World challenge meet on Sunday.
James recorded a time of 45.15
• 15 June 2015
Ayana Stars World Challenge Meet in Rabat
Ethiopia's world championships bronze medalist, Almaz Ayana, set one of the fastest times in history in the women's 3000m run at the meeting international VI Mohammed in Rabat,
• 14 June 2015
Shamier Little Sets 400m hurdles world lead at NCAA championships finals
University of Texas A&M sophomore Shamier Little set a new world leading mark in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2015 NCAA D1 outdoor championships on Saturday night in Hayward
• 13 June 2015
Bolt works to 200m victory in New York
The six time Olympic champion Usain Bolt had to work for his 200m victory at (Adidas Grand Prix) New York Diamond League meet on Saturday, June 13.
The Jamaican sprint
• 13 June 2015
Live: New York Diamond League
Live Stream 2015 New York Diamond League - Adidas Grand Prix.Event scheduled for Saturday June 13 at 1:00pm US Eastern, 7:00pm Central European Time.
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• 12 June 2015
Usain Bolt to Headline Adidas Grand Prix
World's fastest man, Usain Bolt, will headlines New York Diamond League - the 2015 Adidas Grand Prix - on Saturday, June 13.
Usain Bolt will return New York's
• 12 June 2015
Guowei Zhang Surprises in Oslo
Diamond League Oslo - China's Guowei Zhang surprised everyone byt taking the win at 2015 Exxson Mobil Bislett games in Norway's capital on Thursday night.
The 2014
• 11 June 2015
Live: Diamond League Oslo 2015
Live Stream Diamond League Oslo Exxson Mobil Bislett Games 2015. Event scheduled for Thursday June 11 at 2:00pm-4:00pm US Eastern, 8:00pm - 10:00pm.
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• 10 June 2015
Jobodwana & Ahoure Tipped to Excel in Oslo
Sprinters Anaso Jobodwana of South Africa and Murielle
Ahoure of the Ivory Coast have a chance to win their respective events
owing to a lack of a strong entrants in Thursday's
• 10 June 2015
NCAA D1 Championships, Live Stream, Results, Entry Lists
2015 NCAA D1 track and field outdoor championships: Eugene, Oregon June 10-13
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• 09 June 2015
Powell Wins 100 in Montreuil
Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell took his 3rd straight win this season on Tuesday afternoon at the international meeting in Montreuil, France.
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