Reve and Lemos Silva are hot in Belem - IAAF World Challenge
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
Cuban triple jumper Ernesto Reve and Brazilian sprinter Ana Claudia Lemos Silva were the stars of the 29th edition of the Grande Prêmio Brasil/Caixa Governo de Pará de Atletismo, an IAAF World Challenge meeting, that took place in the tropical city of Belem on Sunday (12)....
Weiterlesen... Wang, Wijesekara and Dusanova in form at Asian GP meeting in Colombo
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
Six athletes completed a clean sweep of wins at all three competitions on the 2013 Asian Grand Prix circuit with victories at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday (12)....
Weiterlesen... Kemboi and Rotich claim good wins in Prague Marathon
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
Nicholas Kemboi and Caroline Rotich celebrated their biggest career wins at the 19th edition of the Volkswagen Prague Marathon, crossing the line at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in 2:08:51 and 2:27:00 on Sunday (12)....
Weiterlesen... Lashmanova will be at the 2013 European Cup Race Walking
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
Russia’s London 2012 Olympic Games 20km Race Walk champion and World record holder Yelena Lashmanova will be the star attraction at the 10th European Cup in Race Walking in Dudince, Slovakia, on19 May, organisers announced on Sunday (12)....
Weiterlesen... Seven 2012 Olympic champions in Shanghai - IAAF Diamond League
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
Eight athletes who struck gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games last summer are among the 18 past and present Olympic champions who will compete at the next IAAF Diamond League meeting in Shanghai, China, on Saturday 18 May....
Weiterlesen... Wang, Wu and Lu the winners at China's National Games walks
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
China’s 12th National Games competitions started during the weekend in Shenyang, the capital of the Liaoning Province in the northeast of the country with Race Walking with nearly all of the Chinese medallists from the London 2012 Olympic Games in action....
Weiterlesen... Reese ready to reach her destiny after Doha
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
There was an early sense that the opening IAAF Diamond League meeting of the season was going to produce some rich performances when Sandra Perkovic sent the Discus out to a world-leading 67.37m, and later improved to 68.23M; that set the tone for the evening in Doha despite the...
Weiterlesen... Shanghai provisional entry lists, as at 14 May – IAAF Diamond League
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
The provisional entry lists for the second meeting of the 2013 season of the IAAF Diamond League on Saturday 18 May in Shanghai, China, are now available....
Weiterlesen... Lavillenie returns to Monaco with meeting record target - IAAF Diamond League
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
Monaco’s famous Louis II Stadium will see the return of France’s reigning Olympic and European Pole Vault champion, and French record holder, Renaud Lavillenie for the Herculis 2013 meeting, the 10th leg of this year’s IAAF Diamond League, on 19 July....
Weiterlesen... Ashley Spencer: ‘the future of American women’s track and field’
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
For Ashley Spencer, it’s all about the appropriate steps....
Weiterlesen... IAAF President Diack meets HH the Emir of Qatar
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
IAAF President Lamine Diack met HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani at the Emir of Qatar’s palace, the Emiri Diwan, on Sunday (12) following the IAAF Diamond League that was held in Doha on Friday night....
Weiterlesen... Will 13 be Thorkildsen’s lucky number in Oslo? – IAAF Diamond League
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
Oslo’s Bislett Stadium has always had a great relationship with the Javelin and this year’s ExxonMobil Bislett Games will focus on the men’s event as part of its IAAF Diamond League programme on 13 June....
Weiterlesen... Lagat and Rupp headline superb 5000m field in Eugene - IAAF Diamond League
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
One of the best 5000m fields in the world this year will be in the at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, USA, on 1 June and the IAAF Diamond League race will feature top Americans Bernard Lagat and Galen Rupp....
Weiterlesen... Olsen and Kudo take the honours at the IAU 24 Hour World Championships
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
American ultra-runner Jon Olsen and Japan’s Mami Kudo grabbed the global honours at the 10th IAU 24 Hour World and 19th European Championships in Steenbergen, The Netherlands, on Saturday and Sunday (11-12) covering 269.675km and 252.205km respectively...
Weiterlesen... Darya Klishina combines beauty and power
Authors: (c) International Association of Athletics Federations
Supported by the IAAF and Russian athletics federation, SPIKES has a Russian edition this year, with three issues coming out ahead of the IAAF World Championships this August....
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