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• 22 November 2014
King and Greenwood Take World 100km Golds
Max King of USA and Ellie Greenwood of Great Britain won the gold medals at the IAU 100km World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Max king, who has
• 21 November 2014
French Runner Laila Traby Arrested for Having EPO in Her Apartment
The European 10,000m bronze medalist Laila Traby of France has tested positive for banned blood booster EPO.
The 35 year old Traby was arrested on November 7 after EPO and
• 21 November 2014
Lavillenie and Adams Crowned Best Athletes in 2014
French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie and New Zealand's shot putter Valerie Adams were crowned the male and female Athletes of the Year for 2014.
Both athletes
• 21 November 2014
Live: NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships
Follow the 2014 NCAA Division 1 Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships live on Saturday, November 22.
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• 21 November 2014
Watch Live: IAAF Athlete of the Year Award 2014
IAAF 2014 World Athletics Gala in Monte Carlo - Friday, November 21, 2014.
• 19 November 2014
Beijing 2015 WCH Qualifying Standards
The track and field governing body IAAF announced on Wednesday the Qualifying standards for the 2015 IAAF World Championship in Beijing, China.
There is a new system
• 18 November 2014
Doha to Host 2019 World Championships
The Qatari capital Doha will host the 2019 World Athletics Championships after defeating rival bids from Barcelona and Eugene, the IAAF council announced on Tuesday
• 17 November 2014
Host City of the 2019 World Championships will be Decided on Tuesday
The IAAF will decide on Tuesday, November 18 the city that will host the 2019 IAAF World track and field championships.
The candidate cities are Qatar's capital
• 16 November 2014
Tanaka Takes a Surprise Win in Yokohama
Japan's Tomi Tanaka running her second marathon in her career out-sprinted Kenya's Philes Ongori to win the Yokohama International women's marathon, an IAAF
• 14 November 2014
Olympic Champ Gelana Headlines Yokohama Field
Olympic champion Tiki Gelana of Ethiopia will feature this weekend's Yokohama International women's marathon, an IAAF silver lable road race.
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• 12 November 2014
Istanbul Marathon Record Under Threat
The 2014 Istanbul marathon could see it's course record fall as the race organizers have attracted a strong field of 16 Ethiopians and five Kenyans to compete in the
• 11 November 2014
Germany to Impose Crime Law for Athletes Caught for Doping
Germany is planning to make a crime law for athletes that are caught using doping.
If found guilty, the new law could put an athlete the bars up to three
• 11 November 2014
IAAF Induces 11 Legends to Hall of Fame
The track and field governing body IAAF announced earlier today 11 legends that will be added in to the Hall of Fame.
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• 11 November 2014
Jessica Ennis-Hill Plans to Compete at Next Summer's IAAF World Championships in Beijing
Great Britain's track and field super star Jessica Ennis - Hill revealed that she has hopes to compete at next years World Championships in Beijing as she keeps preparing to defend
• 09 November 2014
Hailu Takes Marathon des Alpes Title
After finishing in second and third place for the past two years, Ethiopia's Shume Hailu finally won the 7th edition of the Marathon des Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes this
• 09 November 2014
Bekele Wins JoongAng Seoul International in 2:07:43
The 31-year old, Feyisa Bekele, of Ethiopia won the The annual JoongAng Seoul International Marathon on Sunday, November 9.
Bekele running for the first
• 07 November 2014
Hejnova Eyes European Indoor Champs
The 400m hurdle champion Zuzana Hejnova is back in training after missing out most of the 2014 season due to heel injury informs Czech media.
The 28-year-old Hejnova is
• 02 November 2014
Results: New York City Marathon 2014
Results: New York City Marathon - November 2, 2014
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• 02 November 2014
Kipsang and Keitany Win NYC Marathon
Wilson Kipsang surged away from Lelisa Desisa in the final half mile to win the New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 2.
The former marathon world recod
• 31 October 2014
Jeptoo Faces Doping Ban
According to American site (runblogrun) Kenya's Rita Jeptoo has tested positive for doping before she won the Chicago marathon two weeks ago.
The site runblorun says that they
• 31 October 2014
Watch Live New York City Marathon 2014
Watch Live New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 2.
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• 30 October 2014
Pavel Maslak Back in Training
World Indoor 400m champion Pavel Maslak of Czech Republic has resumed his training after overcoming hamstring injury.
"I am back in training, with since already two
• 28 October 2014
Pro Athletes - New York City Marathon
New York City Marathon Pro Athletes Lists - Sunday, November 2
• 26 October 2014
Kiptoo Wins Frankfurt Marathon
The 38 year-old Mark Kiptoo of Kenya, who finished second at last years Frankfurt marathon won the race clocking 2:06.49.
• 25 October 2014
Live: BMW Frankfurt Marathon
Follow all the action of the 2014 BMW Frankfurt Mararhon Live on Sunday, October 26.
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• 23 October 2014
Mekonnen to Lead Frankfurt Marathon
The 19-Year-Old Tsegaye Mekonnen of Ethiopia will Lead Field Of Ten Sub-2:09 Men For Sunday’s Frankfurt Marathon.
The organizers of the BMW Frankfurt Marathon hope their
• 19 October 2014
Kipyego Wins Amsterdam Marathon
Kenyan athlete Bernard Kipyego won the 39th edition of the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday, while Betelhem Moges from Ethiopia was the fastest in the women's race.
The
• 18 October 2014
Follow Live: TCS Amsterdam Marathon
Follow all the action of the IAAF Gold lable road race - 2014 TCS Amsterdam Marathon - Live on Sunday, October 19.
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• 17 October 2014
Gatlin Out of IAAF AOY Final List
Justin Gatlin failed to make the list of the last three athletes for IAAF athlete of the year award.
The american sprinter, who faced four year doping ban from
• 15 October 2014
Ennis-Hill Starts Preparartion for Rio 2016
The 2012 London Olympic Champion in Heptathlon Jessica Ennis-Hill resumed her training after giving birth to her sun Reggie in July.
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• 14 October 2014
BAAS Marathon Winner Mistaken for Intruder
The 2014 Buenos Aires marathon winner Mariano Mastromarino was mistaken for an imposter.
In Sunday's (October 12) race, Argentinian marathoner Mariano Mastromarino
• 12 October 2014
Jeptoo Defends Chicago Mararhon Title and Wins Fourth Straight World Marathon Majors
In nearly perfect weather conditions, the pre-race favorite Kenyan Rita Jeptoo won the Chicago marathon becoming the first women in history to win four World marathon Majors in a
• 12 October 2014
Kipchoge Wins Chicago Marathon
Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya won the 2014 Bank of America Chicago marathon on Sunday, October 12.
Kipchoge who won the 2003 world championships gold medal in 5000m pushed
• 12 October 2014
Lewandowska of Poland Takes Women's Title at Eindhoven Marathon
Iwona Lewandowska of Poland wins women's race at the 2014 Eindhoven Marathon in 2:28:33 on Sunday, October 12.
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• 12 October 2014
Tilahun Regassa Takes a Surprise Win at Eindhoven Marathon in 2:06.20
Tilahun Regassa of Ethiopia manged to brake away from the leading pack in the final stages to win the Eindhoven Marathon on Sunday, October 12.
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• 12 October 2014
Jeptoo Will Try to Make History in Chicago
Rita Yeptoo will try to make history at the world's one of the greatest marathons - The Chicago Marathon, on Sunday, October 12.
Defending champion Rita Jeptoo of Kenya
• 11 October 2014
Follow Live: Chicago Marathon
Follow all the action of the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Live on Sunday, October 12.
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• 08 October 2014
Sports Picture: Usain Bolt Resumes Training
First day back at training pic.twitter.com/rkp8EgqWsS— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) October 7, 2014
• 08 October 2014
Bekele & Kipchoge Eye Record in Chicago
This years's Chicago Marathon record will be under threat as the great Etiopian, Kenenisa Bekele, and Kenya's multiple World championships and Olympic Game medalist, Eliud
• 07 October 2014
Elite Athletes: Chicago Marathon 2014
The 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, an IAAF gold label road race, will take place on Sunday, October 12. The men's field will lead world record holder in 5000m and 10000m
• 05 October 2014
Robert Harting Asks to Be removed From AOY Award Lists After Former Doper Gatlin Was Also Nominated
Olympic, World and European discus throw champion Robert Harting of Germany is asking to be removed from the 2014 IAAF athlete of the year list since former doping
• 05 October 2014
SA's Mokoka Wins Great Scottish Run
South Africa's Stephen Mokoka was the winner of today's Great Scottish run in Glasgow while favorite Haile Gebrselassie was forced to withdraw from the race due to breathing
• 05 October 2014
Live: Great Scottish Run
Follow all the action of the 2014 Great Scottish Run live on Sunday, October 5.
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• 03 October 2014
Asian Games Women's Hammer Throw Champion Fails Doping Test
Zhang Wenxiu of China, who on September 28 won the women's hammer throw gold has been stripped of her gold medal after she failed doping test at the Incheon 2014 Asian
• 02 October 2014
Iraqi Wins 800m Gold After Top 3 Finishers Receive DQ's
Iraq's Adnan Almntfage who finished in fourth place at the men's 800m final was promoted to the gold medal after the top three finishers were disqualified after the race at the
• 02 October 2014
Qinggang Sets Massive Asian Javelin Record 89.15m
Two Asian records fell on the penultimate day of the track and field competition at the Asian Games in the city of Incehon in South Korea on Thursday night.
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• 01 October 2014
Gebrselassie Returns to Great Scottish Run
Ethiopia's running legend, Haile Gebraselassie, will headline this Sunday's Great Scotish Run in Glasgow.
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Last year at the Great Scottish Run