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August 31, 2022 [Links load in new window] Athletics: 2XU Brings Performance Compression to Long Beach The 38th running of the Long Beach Marathon returns the weekend of October 8-9, 2022 (BBC) Olympics: Munich Olympics massacre compensation deal struck Germany has agreed a compensation deal with the relatives of Israelis killed during the 1972 Munich Olympics (NBC) Athletics: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Erriyon Knighton highlight 2022 Brussels Diamond League; TV, Live Stream Schedule (NL Times) Drugs in Sport: Dutch athlete blames positive doping test on cheap chicken (Gulf News) Triathlon: Dubai Sports Council announces opening of registrations for Dubai Women’s Triathlon Is scheduled to take place on October 2, open to ladies aged 15 and above (PragueMorning) Athletics: World Record Holder Rhonex Kipruto to Compete in Birell Prague Grand Prix (The Guardian) Cycling: Spat at, abused and run off the road: why do some people hate cyclists so much? Bike riders have always faced aggression from car drivers. But they now find themselves on the latest front in the culture wars – with anger whipped up by the rightwing press (WA) Athletics: Bruni and Ntakarutimana set records in Rovereto (AW) Athletics: Sprint queens renew rivalry in Brussels Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Sha’Carri Richardson are set to race over 100m at the Diamond League on Friday (SportBusiness) Triathlon: DAZN secures non-exclusive global rights to Super League Triathlon (CT Insider) Athletics: Aliphine Tuliamuk transformation leads to successful comeback, return to Faxon Law New Haven Road Race 20K (Diamond League) Athletics: Bob Kersee: "Nafi Thiam can break the world record" (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2022 NCAA DI Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Preseason 2022 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Preseason (Sunday Times) Athletics: Runner's death mars return of Comrades Marathon August 30, 2022 [Links load in new window] Athletics: Defending Champion Dayna Pidhoresky Seeks Perfect Race at TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Dayan Pidhoresky won the 2019 Toronto Waterfront Marathon earning a place on Canada’s Olympic team. On that occasion she ran cautiously. Now she can afford to take chances as there is no standard to chase (Capital FM) Athletics: Commonwealth champion Omanyala ready to conquer Swiss city Recently crowned Commonwealth Games champion Ferdinand Omanyala will be back on the track on Tuesday night when he lines up for the Luzern Athletics Meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver race in Switzerland (Hamlet Hub) Athletics: Faxon Law New Haven 20K Elite Field Best Yet (WSJ) Women in Sport: Biden’s Other Title IX Outrage Bureaucrats target girls’ and women’s sports by redefining ‘sex’ discrimination (WA) Athletics: After five world title wins, Fajdek is focused on making more hammer history (Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: Thompson Herah looking for reset in Lucerne Olympic champion faces American Sha’Carri Richardson in 100m (The Independent) Athletics: On this day in 2004: Paula Radcliffe suffers more Olympic heartbreak in Athens The British athlete had broken down in tears after failing to finish the Olympic marathon five days earlier (GlobeRunner) Athletics: Zatopek Centenary ‘If you want to run, run a hundred metres; if you want to experience another life, run a marathon!’ (ThePlayersTribune) Athletics: Hanging Up My Spikes By Natasha Hastings (The Star) Athletics: Korir, Rotich confirm participation in Brussels Diamond League * However, Korir did not have an easy time during the Monaco meeting, finishing 12th at 2:18:19 * The two Kenyans will have the world 1,500m champion, Jake Wightman, to contend with in the two-lap race (Japan Running News) Athletics: Musembi and Yamaguchi Win Hokkaido Marathon, Five Qualify for Olympic Marathon Trials Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern - Switzerland August 29, 2022 [Links load in new window] (Olympic Channel) Olympics: “72 – A Gathering of Champions” documentary series on olympics.com revisits Munich 1972 through the powerful stories of its Olympians (SportsFinding) Athletics: Tamirat Tola, current world champion, will run the Valencia Marathon (WA) Athletics: Following full set of medals in Cali, Jackson ready for forge her own path (Inside the Games) Athletics: Tape or no tape, it's the finish line drama that resonates in athletics (WA) Athletics: D'Amato and Jelagat head Berlin Marathon women's field (Bloomberg) Athletics: Nearly 60,000 Sneakers in $85 Million Ponzi Scheme to Go on Sale Court-appointed receiver looks to unload shoes from Zadeh Kicks, whose owner is charged with fraud and money laundering (BBC) Tritahlon: James Edgar: Lisburn man triumphs at Dublin City Triathlon Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games competitor James Edgar clinched victory in the men's event at Sunday's Dublin City Triathlon (RTE) James Edgar and Estelle Perriard triumph at Dublin City Triathlon August 28, 2022 [Links load in new window] (SportsBrief) Athletics: South Africa’s Tete Dijana Storms to Victory in the 2022 Edition of Comrades Marathon * Tete Dijana won the Comrades Marathon from Pietermaritzburg to Durban ahead of his teammate * Former champion Bongamusa Mthembu took fourth place and broke the Nedbank Running Club's dominance * Nedbank Running Club had five athletes in the top 10 of the Comrades Marathon, including the top three Read more: https://sportsbrief.com/athletics/22778-south-africas-tete-dijana-storms-victory-2022-edition-comrades-marathon/ Russian Runner Alexandra Morozova Wins Women's 2022 Comrades Marathon Despite Controversy * Russian runner Alexandra Morozova won the 2022 Comrades Marathon women's race * Morozova's participation in the event was controversial because of the isolation of Russia in sports worldwide currently * However, after a legal challenge, she was allowed to participate in the event Read more: https://sportsbrief.com/athletics/22782-russian-runner-alexandra-morozova-wins-womens-2022-comrades-marathon-controversy/ (ITU) Tritahlon: Maiden win for current Junior world champion Tilda Månsson in Bergen Coninx blindsides Blummenfelt to take gold in blockbuster finish in Bergen (NY Times) Athletics: In Track and Field, Money Flows to the Flashy and Stylish Winning is important when it comes to making a living in the sport. But so is finishing in style (BBC) Athletics: Antrim Coast Half Marathon: Yehualaw & Yimer earn repeat wins in UK all-comers marks Ethiopians Yalemzerf Yehualaw and Jemal Yimer clinched repeat victories at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon in Larne as both set UK all-comers records (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: McSweyn hits Back, as Ingebrigtsen Asserts Dominance (IOL) Athletics: Records unlikely to be broken in this year’s longer Comrades Marathon down run There are 677 reasons why David Gatebe’s Comrades Marathon down run record of 5:18:19 will still be standing after tomorrow’s 47th running of the race from Pietermaritzburg to Durban (Daily Maverick) Masses descend on KZN as Comrades Marathon returns after two-year hiatus Comrades Marathon - Pietermaritzburg to Durban, South Africa World Cup Triathlon - Bergen, Norway August 27, 2022 [Links load in new window] (EWN) Athletics: Russian runner Morozova wins right to participate in Comrades Marathon Billed as one of the top female contenders for Sunday’s race, Morozova was pulled from the event on Thursday following an eleventh-hour decision from the Comrades Marathon Association (The Star) Athletics: Kandie takes a break from road races to focus on track * “Tergat has always encouraged me to try track running. I gave it a shot during the Commonwealth Games and I did well. I am going to dig deep into track,” —Kandie. * • Kandie revealed that his main focus is to qualify for next year’s World Championships in Budapest, where he intends to run the 10,000m (BigNewsNetwork) Drugs in Sport: Further details emerge in Norway anti-doping row It is claimed that Norwegian sports chiefs were aware of the doping crisis for three years (Inside the Games) Athletics: Budapest 2023 World Athletics Championships schedule will favour double bids Next year's World Athletics Championships in Budapest will last for nine days - one less than the last five editions of this event - and will favour athletes seeking double bids (Times of India) Drugs in Sport: Top discus thrower Navjeet Kaur Dhillon in dope net (Daily Nation) Athletics:‘I regret being an athlete... I sold my medals!’ *Now a motobike mechanic, Kagora says he can be a coach and ensure his athletes succeed (Cycling News) Drugs in Sport: Nairo Quintana's lawyer blasts UCI over 'strange' tramadol protocols 'There was no tramadol in his system' says lawyer as appeal is prepared (RRW) Athletics World-Leading 1500m for Jakob Ingebrigtsen at Athletissima in Lausanne Not losing a step after his 1500m/5000m double victory at the European Athletics Championships last week, Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway ran the fastest 1500m in the world this year at the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne, the 11th stop of the 2022 Wanda Diamond League (NBC) Athletics: Noah Lyles pulls away, Aleia Hobbs upsets: Lausanne Diamond League results, highlights (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenyans fail to sparkle in Lausanne Diamond League * Abel Kipsang ran his season best of 3:29.93 but settled second behind Norway’s Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who ran a world-leading 3:29.05 for victory in the 1500 metres. * Australia’s Stewart Mcsweyn was third in 3:30.18 (BBC) Athletics: Diamond League: Aleia Hobbs wins 100m with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce injured & Elaine Thompson-Herah disqualified American Aleia Hobbs was a surprise winner in a highly anticipated women's 100m after Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce pulled out with an injury and Elaine Thompson-Herah was disqualified at the Diamond League in Lausanne (CBC) American Aleia Hobbs ends Jamaican dominance in women's 100m at Diamond League Lausanne U.S. sprinter claims 100m title in photo finish ahead of Jamaica's Shericka Jackson (WA) Ingebrigtsen, Rojas and Lyles light up Lausanne August 26, 2022 [Links load in new window] (USTFCCCA) Athletics: 2022 USTFCCCA National High School T&F Coaches of the Year (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Two more Kenyan marathoners suspended for failing doping tests Two more Kenyan distance runners have been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for failing drugs tests, including Hangzhou Marathon winner Michael Kunyuga (CitiusMag) Athletics: The Best Performances From The Lausanne Diamond League Results and stats from the Lausanne Diamond League (Inside the Games) Athletics: Warholm win at Munich 2022 earned 63 per cent of Norwegian TV audience Karsten Warholm's 400m hurdles win at the European Athletics Championships in Munich attracted a viewing share of 63 per cent on the Norwegian television channel NRK, figures released by the European Championships Management (ECM) show (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Doesn’t Anyone Know How To Race Any More? – A Column by Len Johnson (Daily Nation) Athletics: Why Mary Moraa could make history in Brussels * Moraa explained that her coach Alex Sang told her not to worry much about Oregon where he set her the target of reaching the final and perhaps clocking a sub 1:57 * "I told him to expect more and it worked,” noted Moraa, explaining that it’s after the nationals in April that her body started to respond well owing to the elaborate plan they had crafted with Sang (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 407: Sabrina De La Cruz – Olympic Trials Marathoner and New Mom Chasing Goals with Angel City Elite Sabrina De La Cruz is a 2020 Olympic Trials Marathoner. She qualified for the Olympic Trials with her twin sister which is a really cool story that we get to hear about in this episode. We get to hear about their background with running and how ultimately they went on a different path so that they could discover themselves outside of one another (WA) Athletics: Timetable released for World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Norway underage anti-doping issue first flagged in 2019 but no action taken The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) is said to have known about the country's anti-doping issues related to under-18s for three years - but no action was taken (Business Wire) Athletics: PUMA Signs Mutaz Essa Barshim, One of the Most Successful High Jumpers of All Time (The Independent) Athletics: Lausanne Diamond League schedule, times and how to watch on TV and online tonight A busy summer of athletics continues as the world’s best meet for the latest Diamond League event (CBC) Athletics: Ascending Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton proud to inspire with breakthrough campaign Large banner was recently hung in Liverpool, N.S. to commemorate Brooklyn native (Diamond League) Athletics:85 WC-, EC- and Olympic medalists at Brussels DL ! (SABC) Athletics: Comrades Marathon athletes can hydrate with alcohol free beer (WA) Athletics: Duplantis clears 6.10m meeting record in Lausanne Diamond League Lausanne - Lausanne, Switzerland August 25, 2022 [Links load in new window] (USATF) Athletics: USATF mourns death of Olympic bronze medalist, USATF Hall of Fame inductee, and former world record holder John Powell Athletics: Ethiopia’s Gelete Burka To Challenge TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Ethiopia’s Gelete Burka will compete in this year’s TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon on October 16th a race that will see her duel with the woman who broke her Canadian All Comer’s record, Magdalyne Masai of Kenya Triathlon: Stanford transitions from Champion to Coach Non Stanford has announced her retirement from triathlon after over a decade in the sport and will take up a coaching role for British Triathlon at the Leeds Triathlon Centre after her final races for Super League (The Star) Athletics: Waithaka, Moraa and Chepkoech out to prove point in Brussels * Waithaka, who is also the 2018 WU-20 5000m silver medalist, will compete in the 5000m, where he will face Uganda’s Oscar Chelimo * Chepkoech on her part will be up against two-time national champion Werkuha Getachew and two-time Asian champion Winfred Yavi (BBC) Triathlon: Non Stanford to coach for British Triathlon after retiring from the sport Athletics: BMW Berlin-Marathon set for 25 September The American record holder Keira d’Amato and Kenya’s Nancy Jelagat Meto lead a high quality women’s field for the 48th edition of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday, September 25. (CTolleRun) Athletics: Jonathan Lewis – Chip On Our Shoulder Carrie chats with Jonathan Davis! Jonathan is currently the fastest US 1500m runner, having set a new personal best of 3:33 just after the World Championships. They chat about his recent contract signing with Adidas, joining the Atlanta Track Club, going for his CPA certification, making music, eating pizza (Chicago-style, of course), and much more! (Triathlete) Triathlon: What is Super League Triathlon? Your Guide to the 2022 Championship And how the heck does it work? We've got your complete guide to the Super League 2022 Championships, from who's racing, how they'll compete, and how you can stream coverage live on Outside Watch (Yahoo) Athletics: On This Day in 2015: Mo Farah wins 10,000m at World Championships in Beijing (WA) Athletics: Clash of champions as global stars resume rivalries in Lausanne August 24, 2022 [Links load in new window] (EA) Athletics: Wightman’s 800m silver in Munich fuels middle distance double ambitions (Tri247) Triathlon: World Triathlon Cup Bergen 2022 preview and how to watch live (Irish Times) Athletics: Mark English talks running-doctor balance and what’s required to run faster still European Championship bronze medal winner over 800m already looking ahead to 2023 (Balls.IE) Athletics: "I Want To Become One Of The Greats In The Sport" It's back to reality today for Israel Olatunde (Yahoo) Athletics: Jacobs and Warholm denied Diamond League finals wilds cards (Punch) Athletics: Quick money syndrome distracting Nigerian male athletes – Porbeni (NYRR) Athletics: World Champion Jake Wightman to Defend Title at New Balance 5th Avenue Mile on Sunday, September 11 Iconic race to be broadcast live nationally on NBC and internationally on USATF.TV (EA) Athletics: Ntrismpioti's waiting game yields double gold in Munich (WA) Athletics: Competition intensifies as Wanda Diamond League nears conclusion (Royal Gazette) Triathlon: Dame Flora Duffy the main draw when WTS Bermuda returns after two-year absence (BBC) Athletics: The Ghost Runner: John Tarrant's story of triumph and tragedy Easter Monday, 1957. A heavy gloom settled over Doncaster as crowds gathered for the half marathon ending in Sheffield (The Star) Athletics: Competition intensifies as Diamond League nears conclusion * And while several athletes have already done enough to earn a place at the Wanda Diamond League final, there are still scoring opportunities to be had in Lausanne and Brussels * Faith Kipyegon may have narrowly missed out on breaking the world 1500m record in Monaco earlier this month, but the Kenyan middle-distance runner has already earned enough points for a place in the 1500m in Zurich where she will be aiming to win her third Diamond Trophy August 23, 2022 [Links load in new window] (WA) Athletics: Dos Santos - clearing barriers to pave the way for future stars (Royal Gazette) Triathlon: Lessons learnt for Dame Flora Duffy in Collins Cup debut (The Guardian) Athletics: Usain Bolt applies for trademark for his familiar celebration pose Bolt’s logo shows silhouette of a man in a distinctive pose - Filing suggests Bolt plans to use logo on a number of products (Daily Nation) Athletics: Fit-again Peres to debut at Great North Run * Women’s world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei holds the Great North Run course record with her victory of 1:04:28 in 2019 * The 2020 event was canceled due to Covid-19 (AW) Athletics: Jamaican sprint queens clash in Lausanne Fraser-Pryce, Thompson-Herah and Jackson in 100m showdown at Diamond League on Friday, while Laura Muir has intriguing crack at 3000m (LA Times) Athletics: After shattereing hurdle record, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone considers new challenge: more events (Citius Mag Podcast) Athletics: Keira D'Amato wants to lower her American record in Berlin (USATF) Athletics Team USATF finishes NACAC Championships with 63 medals, 29 of them gold (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Shot putter Ostapchuk among three Belarusian athletes hit with Athletics Integrity Unit sanctions after LIMS evidence Shot putter Nadezhda Ostapchuk, who won the women's event at the London 2012 Olympics before being disqualified, is among three Belarusian athletes hit with sanctions by the Athletics Integrity Unit (BBC) Athletics:UK Athletics defends Christian Malcolm departure despite golden summer Head coach’s position was effectively scrapped in restructuring - Dina Asher-Smith praises Malcolm’s role in Britain’s medal haul (The Telegraph) British Athletics defend sacking coach... after best summer for years UK Athletics announced earlier this summer that Christian Malcolm's role as Olympic head coach would be made redundant August 22, 2022 [Links load in new window] (Global News) Athletics: Thousands of people fill downtown streets for sold out Edmonton Marathon (Evening Standard) Athletics: Dina Asher-Smith sets sights on Paris Olympics after tough end to mixed summer at European Championships Dina Asher-Smith set her sights on the 2024 Paris Olympics after her mixed summer ended in disappointment in the 4x100m at the European Athletics Championships. (Diamond League) Athletics:Ingebrigtsen aiming for final in Lausanne European 1500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen can secure his passage to the Wanda Diamond League Final with a win in Lausanne this Friday (Daily Nation) Athletics: Obiri to train in US for New York Marathon * In New York Marathon, Obiri will be up against defending champion and Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir, Edna, debutante Sharon Lokedi, Caroline Rotich and US-based Viola Lagat, who was second last year * Other top names in the race are newly crowned world champion Ethiopian Gotytom Gebreslase and her compatriot Senbere Teferi, world bronze medallist Israel’s Lorna Chemtai Salpeter, USA’s Sara Hall and Aliphine Tuliamuk (WA) Athletics: Lafond, Winger and McMaster close a festive NACAC Championships in Freeport (Indy Star) Athletics: National-record holder Addy Wiley passes up D-1 power Colorado to stay home at Huntington (Wales Online) Athletics: Welsh athlete Ben Gregory to be taken off sedation today as partner provides update following bike crash Ben Gregory's partner Naomi Heffernan has revealed an update on her social media (Inside the Games) Athletics: Before the fall: How the Olympic ambitions of Oscar Pistorius came with a price (RRW) Athletics Garcia, Crippa Capture Final Two Distance Titles at European Indoor Championships On the final evening of the 25th European Athletics Championships at Olympic Stadium here, Spain's Mariano Garcia and Italy's Yemaneberhan Crippa captured the final two distance medals on offer (WA) Athletics: European Championships conclude with strong night for hosts Germany (BBC) Athletics: European Championships Munich 2022: Great Britain win 60 medals to finish second in medal table Great Britain won 60 medals as they finished second in the medal table behind host nation Germany at the European Championships in Munich (USATF) Athletics: 11-gold day runs Team USATF medal count to 39 at NACAC Open Championship (Globe and Mail) Athletics: Quebec sprinter Audrey Leduc completes Canada Games gold-medal hat trick August 21, 2022 [Links load in new window] (The Telgraph) Athletics:Dina Asher-Smith ends summer without single gold after relay disaster As Britain's men's 4x100m claim European title in championship record with Zharnel Hughes adding to his gold and silver already won (EA) Athletics:Germany’s relay heroics propel hosts to the top of the medal table in Munich (Falmouth Road Race) Athletics: Susannah Scaroni wins her first while Daniel Romanchuk wins his fourth ASICS Falmouth Road Race (ITU) Tritaahlon: A picture perfect day for Lucy Charles-Barclay as she takes the world title in Samorin Pierre Le Corre crowned Long Distance World Champion in Samorin (The Telegraph) Athletics:Welsh decathlete Ben Gregory fighting for his life after bike crash Athlete is in a coma having suffered a fractured skull, neck and multiple haemorrhages to his brain after serious bike crash (BBC) Athletics: European Championships Munich 2022: GB's Jake Wightman wins 800m silver Great Britain's 1500m world champion Jake Wightman had to settle for silver behind Spain's Mariano Garcia in a close finish to the men's 800m at the European Championships in Munich (Balls.IE) Mark English Says He Has The Hunger For More After Winning European Bronze (WA) Athletics: Miller-Uibo delights home crowd as nine more records fall at NACAC Championships (Irish Independent) Athletics: Meet the athletics coach training Ireland's top sprinters in the ongoing battle for hearts, minds and better funding Despite the success of his sprinters, Daniel Kilgallon can only dream of a making athletics coaching a full-time pursuit (Mirror) Athletics:Gabby Logan left speechless amid European Championships medal chaos after technical error Gabby Logan and Steve Cram were forced to fill air time after a technical issue at the European Championships in Munich prevented the national anthem from being played as Team GB collected a gold (RRW) Athletics Hodgkinson, Gega Take Home European Athletics Titles Keely Hodgkinson of Great Britain and Luiza Gega of Albania were victorious here at Olympic Stadium tonight in the 800m and 3000m steeplechase, respectively, each winning their first senior European Athletics outdoor titles (Stuff NZ) Athletics:Qualification standards set by Athletics NZ were good enough for medals in 19 Commonwealth Games events (Cape Cod Times) Athletics: Falmouth Road Race 50th anniversary gathering ahead of Sunday's race (EA) Athletics: Bol emulates Blankers-Koen with third gold medal of the championships in Munich (The Guardian) Athletics: Keely Hodgkinson takes gold with classy run in European 800m Briton plots comfortable win ahead of Rénelle Lamote - 4x400m men’s relay team win gold for Britain (WA) Duplantis and Bol deliver again as Hodgkinson finally gets her gold in Munich (USATF) Athletics: Dominant Team USATF claims 15 medals on first day of NACAC Championships ASICS Falmouth Road Race - Falmouth, MA. August 20, 2022 [Links load in new window] (The Telegraph) Athletics:Keeley Hodgkinson seals European 800m gold to cement claim as Britain's star in waiting In Munich, Hodgkinson went one better than the Olympic, world and Commonwealth 800m silver medals that she has already won in the past year (RRW) Athletics Muir Storms To European 1500m Title With a savage move about 25 meters before taking the bell, Britain's Laura Muir overwhelmed the field here at Olympic Stadium tonight and successfully defended her European Athletics 1500m title (Balls.IE) Athletics: Ciara Mageean Did Jerry Kiernan Proud Tonight Ciara Mageean won a scintillating silver tonight in Munich. It was her fastest run of the season and possibly the defining race of her gilded career (WA) Athletics: Qualification system published for World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 (BBC) Athletics: Great Britain's Laura Muir retains European 1500m title in style Laura Muir capped a summer of major championships medals by defending her European 1500m title in Munich (BBC) Athletics: Dina Asher-Smith takes silver as European 200m title slips away Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith had to settle for silver after Switzerland's Mujinga Kambundji proved too strong in the European Championships 200m final (EA) Athletics: Warholm and Bol provide a 400m hurdles masterclass in Munich (WA) Warholm and Bol break championship records for 400m hurdles success in Munich (Tri247) Triathlon: ‘Excited but nervous’ – Olympian Aly Dixon makes triathlon debut The marathon and long-distance runner announced her retirement last year, but freed from the pressures of professional running training she found herself able to truly enjoy swimming and biking for the first time in decades (USATF) Athletics: Six 2022 World Medalists Highlight 90-Member Team set for NACAC Open Championships August 19, 2022 [Links load in new window] (RadioHC) Athletics: wo-time Olympic champion Alberto Juantorena Danger, president of the Cuban Athletics Federation, is reportedly improving but still under observation according to the medical report, issued at noon on August 17 (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 406: Makenna Myler – Professional Runner for Asics on Olympic Trails and Marathons Postpartum Makenna Myler is a professional runner for Asics. Makenna ran for BYU. She qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 10k in 2021 and finished 14th less than a year after giving birth to her daughter. Makenna also went viral on TikTok after running a 5:25 mile at 9 months pregnant. She has been running PRs since having her daughter and in this episode we talk about what that looks like (FanHub) Athletics: Bob Beamon: A Lifetime of Peak Experiences Bob Beamon knows he’s getting old. The 75-year-old can’t play full-court basketball with his friends like he used to; he’s satisfied with taking just three or four shots and relaxing on the bench (SGB) Athletics: Nike And Adidas Settle Flyknit Infringement Lawsuit According to the Portland Business Journal, Nike filed paperwork with the U.S. District Court in Portland, OR, to settle its patent infringement lawsuit against Adidas over the alleged use of Nike’s knitted footwear technology. The filing does not disclose the settlement terms (Evening Standard) Athletics: Dina Asher-Smith and Laura Muir can kick-start Brits into a needed golden finale at European Championship Dina Asher-Smith and Laura Muir will tonight hope to kick off a late British gold rush ahead of the final weekend of the European Athletics Championships in Munic (BBC) Athletics: European Championships Munich 2022: Keely Hodgkinson qualifies for 800m final as Great Britain's relay teams progress Keely Hodgkinson qualified for the women's 800m final at the European Championships as Great Britain's relay teams all safely progressed in Munich (Balls.IE) Athletics: 'We Won The Title Together': Sonia O'Sullivan Coaches German To Gold (AW) Women in Sport: Asher-Smith calls for greater research into impact of menstrual cycle “If it was a men’s issue, we would have a million different ways to combat things,” says sprint star after revealing cramps issue was “girls’ stuff” (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Russian shot putter Tarasova banned for two years after evidence used from Moscow lab Russian shot putter Irina Tarasova, who competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games, has been given a two-year ban for using a prohibited substance (RRW) Athletics:Ingebrigtsen Takes European 1500m Title in Championships Record Leading nearly every step of the race, Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen met little resistance in defending his European Athletics Championships 1500m title here tonight at Olympic Stadium, cruising to victory in a new championships record of 3:32.76 August 18, 2022 [Links load in new window] (BBC) Athletics: European Championships Munich 2022: Daryll Neita pulls out of competition to recover Great Britain's Daryll Neita has withdrawn from the 200m and 4x100m relay at the European Championships to recover from a busy summer of action (BeetleBomb) Women in Sport: Sex Differences between Men and Women And why they matter in sport (Cycling News) Drugs in Sport: What is tramadol? Explaining pro cycling's ban on the potent painkiller Explainer: The effects and history of tramadol, and what the UCI rules actually mean Athletics: Rory Linkletter Takes Aim at a Podium Finish at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon After representing Canada at the 2022 World Championships in July, Rory Linkletter is brimming with newfound confidence and ready for even greater success (Evening Standard) European Championships: Hat-trick medal bid still intact for Jake Wightman and Keely Hodgkinson (The Independent) Athletics: Jake Wightman cruises into 800m semi-finals at European Championships Wightman won gold over 1,500 metres in Eugene last month but is contesting the 800m in Munich (Daily Star) Athletics: 'World's sexiest athlete' Alica Schmidt's poor performance blamed on outfit change After celebrating her run into the 400-metre semi-finals at this year's European Championships, Alica Schmidt bowed out in disappointing fashion following a change of wardrobe (Irish Times) Athletics: Sonia O’Sullivan: Persistence is still the oldest ally in pursuit of success ‘You have to believe you are taking the steps progressively, to put things in their box, learn and achieve as you go’ (The Independent) Athletics: Matt Hudson-Smith elated after defending his European 400m title Alex Haydock-Wilson finished third behind his team-mate (Daily Nation) Athletics: Chebet eyes course record in New York Marathon race * Defending champ Korir, strong Ethiopian charge at November 6 event * Geoffrey Mutai holds the long-standing course record of 2:05:06 he set in 2011 (France24) Athletics: Euro champ Jacobs hoping for Diamond League finals wildcard (WA) Athletics: From the vortex to global victory for Vilagos (CTolleRun) Multisport: Tad Weiss and Maggie Swanson – 25 Meters to God Carrie chats with father/daughter duo Tad Weiss and Maggie Swanson! The inspiring team discusses their new book “25 Meters to God”, which details the journey and recovery after Maggie was hit by a bus and thrown 25 meters during a study abroad trip in Spain. They also discuss their upcoming Ironman in Wisconsin this fall and so much more! Athletics: Over 60,000 participants return to Sydney, Australia for City2Surf, the world’s largest fun run Participants from over 33 countries took to 14km course spanning the Central Business District to Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia (EA) Athletics: No hurdles for Bol who storms to European 400m title in 49.44 There were no hurdles for the multi-talented Femke Bol to negotiate in the home straight of the magnificent Munich Olympic Stadium but the flying Dutchwoman proceeded to prove herself a class apart from her 400m flat rivals in successfully completing the first leg of her double golden mission at the Munich 2022 European Athletics Championships, part of the multisport European Championships (The Guardian) Athletics: Matt Hudson-Smith shows his class in successful 400m European title defence Hudson-Smith dominates final to win in time of 44.53sec - PhD student Alex Haydock-Wilson secures bronze (The Telegraph) Matthew Hudson-Smith wins European 400m gold a year after suicide attempt After the race Hudson-Smith said: 'I’m testimony that there is always light at the end of the tunnel' (BBC) Athletics: European Championships Munich 2022: Jade O'Dowda leads Britain's heptathlon medal challenge A personal-best high jump performance propelled Great Britain's Jade O'Dowda to fourth overall in the heptathlon after two of seven events at the European Championships in Munich August 17, 2022 [Links load in new window] (BBC) Athletics: European Championships Munich 2022: Great Britain's Matt Hudson-Smith retains title Great Britain's Matt Hudson-Smith successfully defended his men's 400m title at the European Championships as team-mate Alex Haydock-Wilson claimed the bronze in Munich (NAL) Athletics: Track & field athletes' salaries likely line up with other non-major sports' (Drugs in Sport: Nairo Quintana disqualified from 2022 Tour de France for drug infringement Colombian rider Nairo Quintana has been disqualified from the 2022 Tour de France for an in-competition drug infringement, the UCI has announced (BBC) Athletics: European Championships: Ukraine's 4x100m relay team find a home at Cardiff Met Stanislav Kovalenko takes a moment to compose himself as he stands by the running track at Cardiff Metropolitan University, his breathing still a little heavy after a sprinting session (BBC) Athletics: Kimia Yousofi: Afghanistan sprinter and Olympic flag-bearer successfully relocated to Australia Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer Kimia Yousofi has been successfully relocated to Australia along with five Afghan families fleeing Taliban persecution (The Independent) Athletics: British long jumper left ‘hurt’ after European silver ‘taken away’ by controversial appeal Jacob Fincham-Dukes finished fifth after thinking he had claimed silver (The Independent) Athletics:Karsten Warholm: I’m not afraid of lactate, but I’m very afraid of having a bad race Exclusive interview: The Norwegian failed to medal in Eugene after struggling with injury, but now hopes to bounce back in Munich and defend his European title (EA) Athletics: Home favourite Luckenkemper wins a 100m thriller by a whisker in Munich (The Guardian) Lückenkemper and Jacobs take 100m golds as Asher-Smith pulls up in final GB’s Daryll Neita beaten into third in tight European final finish - Zarnel Hughes and Jeremiah Azu take silver and bronze (Mirror) Athletics: Dina Asher-Smith pulls up as British sprint 'cramp curse' strikes again Defending champion Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita both suffered cramp before last night's women's 100m final - just as Zharnel Hughes and Reece Prescod have over last year (BBC) European Championships Munich 2022: Dina Asher-Smith pulls up with cramp after Lamont Marcell Jacobs won men's 100m Great Britain's Daryll Neita won bronze as Dina Asher-Smith pulled up with cramp in the European women's 100m, after Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the men's race in Munich (EA) Athletics: Kaul’s second day charge clinches dramatic decathlon gold in Munich (RRW) Athletics: Ingebrigtsen Repeats As European 5000m Champion Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen continued to show he's the world's #1 distance runner here at Olympic Stadium tonight, handily winning the European Athletics 5000m title for the second consecutive time and chalking up his seventh overall European title across all surfaces. August 16, 2022 [Links load in new window] (JTA) Athletics:50 years after Olympic massacre, Israeli marathon team wins gold at European Championships in Munich (Toni Reavis) Athletics: Falmouth at 50 When Falmouth Road Race weekend arrived on old Cape Cod, traffic clogged tighter than an NFL fan’s descending arteries as license plates from the entire eastern seaboard lined up bumper to bumper along the town’s picturesque Main Street (Mirror) Athletics: Athlete shows incredible sportsmanship by giving up on race to help injured rival An excellent show of sportsmanship was shown at the 2022 European Championships in Munich when an athlete went down in agony during the gruelling 3000m steeplechase (The Independent) Athletics: Eilish McColgan admits to emotional hangover after silver at European Championships The Scot admits she is suffering from fatigue after a draining week in Birmingham at the Commonwealth Games (BBC) Athletics: GB's Laura Muir strolls to European 1500m final Britain's Laura Muir began the defence of her European 1500m title in style as she breezed into Friday's final on a sweltering morning in Munich (RRW) Athletics: Turkey's Can Runs Away With Second European 10,000m Title Like a skilled stone mason, Turkey's Yasemin Can needed only to strike a single blow last night to break open the women's 10,000m at the 25th European Athletics Championships and take home her second continental title at the distance (BBC) Athletics: Ricardo Dos Santos: Sprinter pulled over for second time by police A sprinter who was allegedly racially profiled during a stop and search has said he was "worried" at being pulled over for a second time by armed police (EA) Athletics: Former champion Can regains her 10,000m title with masterful surge in Munich (The Guardian) Eilish McColgan’s brave run produces European silver in 10,000m British 400m runner Laviai Nielsen reveals she has MS - Germany’s Richard Ringer wins marathon with sprint finish (The Independent) Commonwealth champion Eilish McColgan battles to European 10,000m silver The Scot added another medal to her summer collection in Munich August 15, 2022 [Links load in new window] (The Telegraph) Athletics: Eilish McColgan completes memorable summer with European Championships silver McColgan fended off a late challenge from Lonah Salpeter to claim another podium finish (BBC) European Championships Munich 2022: Great Britain's Eilish McColgan claims 10,000m silver Great Britain's Eilish McColgan took women's 10,000m silver at the European Championships as Turkey's Yasemin Can claimed a superb win in Munich (RRW) Athletics: Historic Marathon Wins for Lisowska, Ringer At European Athletics Championships Poland's Aleksandra Lisowska and Germany's Richard Ringer won historic gold medals today in the marathon on the opening day of the 2022 European Athletics Championships here (BBC) Athletics: Ciara Mageean: Portaferry athlete in 'shape of my life' for European Championships Ciara Mageean says she is "in the shape of my life" heading into this week's European Championships and does not believe Laura Muir will be unbeatable in the 1500m in Munich (EA) Athletics: Ringer’s late charge seals triumphant marathon gold for Germany in Munich (AW) Athletics: Mayer pulls out of decathlon in Munich Injury forces withdrawal of the world champion after just one event on opening day of European Championships (Diamond League) Athletics: Jamaican trio headline star-studded Lausanne line-ups The full entry lists for the 11th leg of the Wanda Diamond League in Lausanne have been published, with Shericka Jackson, Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce all set to compete at Athletissima (WA) Athletics: "A bond between world record-holders" – when Coe broke Bayi's world 1500m record (The Standard) Athletics: Kenyans are running for other countries, but that's not why the medals are fewer (The Star) Athletics: Chepngetich and Tura to defend Chicago Marathon titles * Kenya’s 2019 world marathon champion Chepngetich started on a world record pace in last year’s race and although she slowed over the second half of the course, she had enough to take the crown in 2:22:31 * Her PB of 2:17:08 set in Dubai in 2019 makes her the fourth-fastest ever women’s marathon runner but she was unable to finish when racing in last month’s World Championships marathon in Oregon (The Telegraph) Athletics: Ukraine Athletics Federation acting president Yevhen Pronin: ‘I dropped bomb and two soldiers died’ Yevhen Pronin will be at the European Championships to watch his nation’s athletes – before returning to battle on the front line (EA) Athletics: Reigning champion Warholm backs Bol to complete 400m/400m hurdles double in Munich (Inside the Games) Olympics: Istanbul preparing "best" plan yet for 2036 Olympics bid after past failures A key official behind Istanbul’s bid for the 2036 Olympics and Paralympics believes bureaucrats are putting together their "best" plan yet to stage the Games after previous failed attempts August 14, 2022 [Links load in new window] (The Telegraph) Athletics: Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs sets sights on 100m European title with point to prove The world’s premier sprinter returns to the European stage with huge uncertainty over what the week might entail for him (BBC) Athletics: European Championships Munich 2022:: Asha Philip ruled out of 100m due to Covid Great Britain's Asha Philip has been ruled out of the women's 100m at the European Championships in Munich after testing positive for Covid-19 (WA) Athletics: Ehammer: "I'm a decathlete – it's my passion" (RRW) Athletics: Stepping Down In Distance, Wightman Hopes To Show His Range Two and one half years ago a reporter asked reigning world 1500m champion Jake Wightman if he was married to the 1500m while still dating the 800m (AW) Athletics: From the AW archive: Paula Radcliffe’s European 10,000m record in the rain Part of a series featuring AW content from years gone by, here is our report of Radcliffe’s win in Munich in 2002 (WSJ) Athletics: Allyson Felix Is Retiring (for Real This Time) After a highly decorated running career, the Olympian looks forward to spending more time with her daughter focusing on other projects: “I’m just going to have to continue to do the work.” (AW) Athletics: European Athletics Champs – women’s preview Here is our guide to the women’s events in Munich together with predictions and the timetable European Athletics Champs – men’s preview (WA) Running: Chesang and Kangogo win after dazzling debuts at Sierre-Zina (Balls.IE) Athletics: Thomas Barr Hoping Irish Roar Can Inspire Him To Another European Medal (Inside the Games) Drugs in Sport: Kenyan runner Wambui banned for seven years over positive test and cover-up Kenyan runner Tabitha Gichia Wambui has been banned from competition for seven years after testing positive for norandrosterone and tampering with the anti-doping process (Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Hoare Weaves the Strands of History – A Column by Len Johnson (Track and Field News) Athletics: 2022 Euro Champs Stats Previews City2Surf 14K - Sydney, Australia August 13, 2022 [Links load in new window] (The Telegraph) Women in Sport: Dina Asher-Smith exclusive: What must happen in sport's gender row – and why I can race into my 30s World 200m bronze medallist has little time for fatalism about her career or the causes she cherishes on eve of defending European titles (Stuff NZ) Athletics: Aotearoa's oldest Olympic coach, Arch Jelley, celebrates 100th birthday (EA) Athletics: "I’m ready for the challenge." Bol aiming for double gold in Munich 2022 (Daily Record) Athletics: Eilish McColgan reveals Commonwealth Games medal plan and key role boyfriend Michael Rimmer played in glory Scot produced the moment of Birmingham 2022 with her sensational gold in the 10,000m to emulate mum Liz (EA) Athletics: Jacobs given the green light to chase the European 100m title in Munich 2022 (Runner's World) Athletics: What you can learn from Keely Hodgkinson's training and race-day preparation She doesn't run as many weekly training miles as you might think. Here's why… (WA) Athletics:Despite all he faced, Felfner achieves aim - getting gold for Ukraine (The Telegraph) Athletics: Jake Wightman exclusive: 'Dad will get more pride from going viral than me winning gold!' British Athletics' new golden boy talks about his stunning 1500m world title, commentator-coach dad and love for 'low-key' parkruns (Irish Independent) Athletics: One giant leap for mankind – Bob Beamon on his iconic 1968 Olympics long jump and podium protest You’ll know him from the jump, at least those of a certain vintage will – the earth-shattering, mind-boggling, 8.90-metre quantum leap forward in human performance that carried Bob Beamon to Olympic gold in 1968 (Irish Times) Athletics: Chronicles of the once upon a time athletics reporter Starting out in this old game it was always about getting the quotes August 12, 2022 [Links load in new window] (WA) Athletics: Chepngetich and Tura to defend Chicago Marathon titles (HypeBeast) Athletics: Celebrating 50 Years of Nike Running How the division has shaped what the brand is today Triathlon: Stanford crowned European Champion Non Stanford returned to the top of the podium for the first time since 2019 with an impressive performance at the European Championships in Munich as she stormed to victory in the women’s race (Tracksith) Athletics: Memories of Munich '72 On Sunday September 10th, 1972, Frank Shorter changed the trajectory of running forever. His Olympic gold was the catalyst for the running boom, and helped shape the sport as we know it today. Fifty years on, Toni Reavis spoke to Shorter about his reflections on that race, while in Munich, as the city prepares for the 2022 European Championships, photographer Christian Brecheis, and runner Moritz Fischer retraced much of the 1972 race route, and deliberated on the Bavarian capital as a running city (WA) Athletics: Global champions Jepchirchir, Obiri and Gebreslase confirmed for New York City clash (Outside Online) Athletics: We Are in a Golden Age of Sprinting The post–Usain Bolt era has delivered a bevy of thrilling performances (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kipyegon mulls another attempt at 1,500m world record * The Kaptagat-based Chepngetich clocked the second fastest time in the world, 3:50.37, to finish way ahead of USA’s Heather Maclean and Elise Cranny who settled for second and third place * Chepngetich told Nation Sport on phone from Monaco that the world record was well within her reach * She said she will not prepare for her next Diamond League race without revealing which meet she had entered (EA) Athletics: Ingebrigtsen to launch another 1500/5000m double attempt in Munich 2022 Hodgkinson and Muir lead the British charge in the middle and long distances in Munich 2022 Athletics: World Champion Tamirat Tola withdraws from 2022 TCS London Marathon The Ethiopian has not fully recovered from his dominant run in Oregon where he set a new championship record of 2:05:36 and went one better than the silver medal he won at the 2017 World Championships in London (Cycling Tips) Cycling: The motor-doping accusations at the heart of Italy’s biggest bike race Stefano Stagni won the Maratona dles Dolomites, slept for 10 hours, then woke up to a phone filled with abuse (The Independent) Athletics: Heat chambers, thermometer pills and chocolate milk: How Phil Sesemann prepared for hot Munich marathon Exclusive interview: The top Briton in last year’s London Marathon competes in the European Championships on Monday and hopes to thrive in sweltering conditions (Track and Field News) Athletics: Monaco DL — Kipyegon Scares The 1500 Record A 3:50.37 left Faith Kipyegon just 0.31 from breaking the all-time best (The Star) Athletics: Rono targets fourth Toronto Waterfront Marathon title * “I am going back home. The race and the course, I know them very well,” said Rono The ever-smiling Rono first won the title in 2016 when he clocked 2:08:26 and defended his title the following year in 2:06:52 August 11, 2022 [Links load in new window] (VeloNews) Drugs in Sport: USADA hands Jackson Huntley Nash a lifetime ban for multiple anti-doping rule violations "This is yet another case that demonstrates the power of investigations in the shared fight to protect sport and athletes’ rights," says Travis Tygart (WA) Athletics: Horvat starting to reap the rewards after switch to 800m Athletics: Defending Champion Magdalyne Masai Returns to TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Three years ago Kenya’s Magdalyne Masai won the 2019 Toronto Waterfront Marathon setting a new course record of 2:22:16. That time is also a Canadian All Comers’ record (Business Wire) Athletics: Brooks Running Sees Double-Digit Growth in Q2 – Keeping Pace With Long-Term Goals Brooks delivers accelerated product innovation and runner engagement through 2022 (National Post) Athletics: Lessons from a cancelled marathon: Athletic events, heat and the effects of climate change (EA) Athletics: Reigning champion Mihambo faces one of her biggest challenges yet in Munich 2022 (CTolleRun) Athletics: Steph Bruce – This Is How I Go Out Carrie chats with Steph Bruce! They talk all about her Grit Finale (her final year of racing): why she’s hanging them up, her heart disease, her grit, what life my look like next year after the New York City Marathon, and so much more! (The Guardian) Athletics: GB stars hope for encore in Munich’s trailblazing European Championships Hodgkinson, Wightman, Muir and Pidcock among the athletes from nine sports competing in the multi-event games (ESPN) Athletics: Former Olympic champion Ennis-Hill 'shocked and upset' as ex-coach banned for sexually inappropriate behaviour (CBC) Athletics: Arop runs to Canadian record over 1,000 metres, placing 3rd at Diamond League Monaco Aaron Brown 5th in 200m behind U.S. winner Noah Lyles, who lowers his meet mark (The Guaardian) Triathlon: ‘An individual battle of survival’: Scot wins Norseman Xtreme Triathlon Eilidh Prise complete the event in just under 12 hours - ‘I never had any expectations of winning’, says 26-year-old (BBC) Athletics: Diamond League: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce runs fourth-fastest women's 100m ever Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran the fourth-fastest ever women's 100m, 10.62 seconds, to win at the Diamond League in Monaco (WA) Athletics: Kipyegon and Fraser-Pryce continue hot streak in Monaco August 10, 2022 [Links load in new window] Athletics: Elite Runner Molly Bookmyer signs agency contract with Elite Runner Management McKirdy Trained athlete is a 2X Olympic Trials qualifier. (CNN) Athletics: Distance runner Hellen Obiri is moving thousands of miles from her home in Kenya to pursue her marathon ambitions (Falmouth Road Race) Athletics: Men’s and Women’s Defending Champions; Stellar Wheelchair Fields Highlight the 50th Running of the ASICS Falmouth Road Race (NYRR) Athletics: World Championships Medalists Gotytom Gebreslase, Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, and Hellen Obiri to Join Women’s Field at 2022 TCS New York City Marathon on November 6 * Sara Hall, Emma Bates, Aliphine Tuliamuk, Des Linden, Nell Rojas, and Stephanie Bruce to anchor star-studded contingent of American women * Defending wheelchair division champion Madison de Rozario to be challenged by Manuela Schär, Tatyana McFadden, and Susannah Scaroni (Newsweek) Women in Sport: Education Department's Fake Punt on Women's Sports Controversy continues to surround the participation of transgender-identifying athletes in women's sports (WA) Athletics: Athletes put WXC Bathurst 23 course through its paces (Science on Outside Online) Athletics: Drafting Isn’t Just for Elite Marathoners A new study aims to resolve long-standing debates about how much drafting helps runners, and finds that even back-of-the-packers save meaningful time (Daily Nation) Athletics: Chepngetich targets new personal best in Monaco * But watch out for USA’s Emma Coburn, the 2017 world champion, Kazakhstan’s Daisy Jepkemei and Ethiopia’s Werkuha Getachew among others * This is the 10th leg of the Diamond League. The series will next go to Lausanne on August 26, Brussels on September 2 before ending on September 7-8 in Zurich (WA) Athletics: How to follow and watch the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Monaco (The Guardian) Athletics: GB stars hope for encore in Munich’s trailblazing European championships Hodgkinson, Wightman, Jarman and Pidcock among the athletes from nine sports competing in the multi-event games (Gulf News) Athletics: ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon 2022 reveals new race series edition in build-up to main December event The aim is to hone fitness of elite and amateur racers, say organizers (AI) Athletics: Eilish McColgan not resting on her laurels, Munich next, then the marathon (Washington Post) Athletics: 30 years ago, Ethiopia’s Derartu Tulu made history and reshaped running Tulu inspired a generation of Ethiopian women to become distance runners while shattering racist tropes Diamond League Monaco - Monaco August 9, 2022 [Links load in new window] (Inside the Games) Athletics: More than 50 athletes call for Munich 2022 marathons to be run earlier to avoid dangerous temperatures A total of 51 athletes involved in the marathons at this month’s European Athletics Championships in Munich have called for organisers to change the timing of the events to avoid "severe risks" of excessive temperatures (NBC) Athletics: Galen Rupp sets New York City Marathon debut; Abdi Abdirahman sets farewell (Outside Online) Athletics: How Strava Fame Became a Burden for Molly Seidel The star runner’s decision to be less public on the app illustrates how pro athletes have to find a tricky balance between privacy and exposure (NYRR) Ayhletics: Defending Champions Albert Korir and Marcel Hug and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Stars Galen Rupp and Daniel Romanchuk to Headline Men’s Field at 2022 TCS New York City Marathon on November 6 * Boston champion Evans Chebet, Americas record-holder Daniel Do Nascimento, and returning runner-up Mohamed El Aaraby to anchor diverse international contingent * Five-time U.S. Olympian Abdi Abdirahman to race final career marathon; U.S. Olympian Shadrack Kipchirchir to make marathon debut Athletics: Kenya’s Philemon Rono Returns to TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Training with an elite group of runners, which includes Eliud Kipchoge (Two time Olympic champion and world record holder), Rono is shooting for a 4th Toronto victory against another incredibly strong field (WA) Athletics: Remembering Rudisha's 'gun to tape' world record run in London (EA) Athletics: World champions Thiam and Mayer headline strong combined events line-ups in Munich (SportTechie) Athletics: Olympic Hurdler Dalilah Muhammad on Track Shoe Technology, Frequency of World Records for 400-Meter Hurdles (Spiked Online) Women in Sport: Men should not be playing in women’s sports Too many people are still afraid to speak this obvious truth (Globe and Mail) Athletics: Commonwealth Games close a hectic stretch of competition for Canadian athletes (CBC) Athletics: Sarah Mitton reflects on her winning international tour The shot putter is excited to bring her gold medal home to Brooklyn, N.S. (TheBigHalf) Athletics: Eilish McColgan to join Sir Mo Farah at The Big Half Commonwealth Games star Eilish McColgan will make her debut at The Big Half 2022 (The Guardian) Athletics: Toni Minichiello banned for life by UK Athletics over sexually inappropriate conduct Former coach of Ennis-Hill engaged in bullying behaviour - Multiple female athletes and coaches lodged complaints (The Telegraph) Jessica Ennis-Hill's ex-coach Toni Minichiello banned for life for 'sexually inappropriate behaviour' Findings relate to anonymous athletes over a 15-year period, with Ennis-Hill understood not to be one of the athletes involved (The Telegraph) Athletics: How Victoria Ohuruogu finally stepped out of her sister's shadow Ohuruogu is Britain's fastest woman this year over 400m and ready to build a legacy of her own (Runner's World) Athletics: USATF Foundation Funds 150 Track and Field Athletes Direct payments help keep some in the sport who would otherwise not be able to afford to continue training (WA) Athletics: McLaughlin sets European all-comers’ record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar August 8, 2022 [Links load in new window] (The Independent) Olympics: Ten Commonwealth Games stars set to shine at Paris 2024 Olympics Will the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham be Britain’s springboard to glory in two years’ time? (NBC) Athletics: Noah Lyles faces new challenge at Monaco Diamond League; TV, live stream schedule (NBC) Athletics: Sydney McLaughlin ends season with another historic 400m hurdles time (Diamond League) Athletics: Wanda Diamond League to return to London in 2023 The Wanda Diamond League will return to the London Stadium, site of the 2012 Olympic Games, next season after a three-year hiatus (Fast-Women) Athletics: Eleanor Fulton’s patience is paying off In the past five weeks, Eleanor Fulton has run personal bests at four distances: 1500m (4:03.03), mile (4:23.65), 800m (2:01.27) and 5,000m (15:19.19). While most of the milers Fulton competes against are full-time professional runners, Fulton works full time for a software company and fits her training in around that Scot makes up for heartaches of the past with victory in the 1,500 metres as compatriot Eilidh McColgan bags 5,000m silver (Diamond League) Athletics: Monaco: Five Things To Look Out For Yulimar Rojas, Noah Lyles and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are all competing for crucial points in their bid to reach the Wanda Diamond League Final as the series touches down for its tenth meeting of 2022 in Monaco on Wednesday (The Courier) Athletics: Dundee star Eilish McColgan adds a silver medal to her gold in ‘dream’ Commonwealth Games finale (WA) Athletics: Amusan and Richards join list of double champions at Commonwealth Games (BBC) Athletics: Commonwealth Games: Laura Muir captures 1500m title Scotland's Laura Muir won the Commonwealth 1500m crown with a remorseless display that ground her rivals to dust in her wake (The Guardian) Laura Muir erases eight years of hurt but England’s women disqualified in relay 29-year-old takes 1500m title with a dominant display - Ohuruogu, Williams, Pipi and Knight penalised for lane error (Daily Nation) Athletics: Classy Chebet crowned Commonwealth Games 5,000m champion * Chebet stormed to the lead for the first time with 200m to go, zooming past compatriot Selah Jepleting and Eilish McColgan to win in 14 minutes and 38.21 seconds at the Alexander Stadium on Sunday *Jepleting settled for bronze in 14:48.24 (Mirror) Athletics: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce explains Commonwealth Games absence and details world record goal Legendary sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sat down with Mirror Sport to explain why she did not compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and setting her sights on the world record following her blistering form (Inside the Games) Athletics: McLaughlin to hit the World Athletics Continental Tour circuit in Gyulai Memorial Sydney McLaughlin is a late addition to tomorrow’s World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Szekesfehervar - her first appearance on the circuit since pulverising her own world 400 metres hurdles record at last month’s World Athletics Championships in Eugene (Register-Guard) Athletics: TrackTown USA earned its name during Oregon22 August 7, 2022 [Links load in new window] (BBC) Athletics: Commonwealth Games: Matt Hudson-Smith denied gold in dramatic 400m finish England's Matt Hudson-Smith was sensationally denied Commonwealth gold as Zambia's Muzala Samukonga powered to 400m victory in the final strides (USATF) Athletics: Relay golds cement Team USATF atop World U20 Championships final medal table (AI) Athletics: Saving sprint disqualifications like Devon Allen’s with a unique “random start” solution (WA) Athletics: World U20 Championships celebrated as Cali confirms status as a 'cradle of champions' (USATF) Athletics: Women's 4x100m relay breaks national record at World U20 Championships (Daily Nation) Athletics: Ethiopian athletes show Kenyans dust in last day of World U20 * Ethiopia’s Birke Haylom stormed to victory in a championship record time of 4:04.27, breaking the previous mark held by Faith Chepng’etich since 2012 in Barcelona * Brenda Chebet and the defending champion Purity Chekirui finished in second and third positions respectively timing new personal best times of 4:04.64 and 4:07.64 (Oregon Live) Athletics: Contract details for Oregon Ducks cross country, track and field coach Jerry Schumacher (CBC) Athletics: Shot putter Mitton throws 19.44m for 3rd at Diamond League in Poland Commonwealth, Canadian champion 3rd in qualifying for Diamond League Final (The Independent) Athletics: ‘I’m still one of the fastest in the world’: Lina Nielsen opens up on battle with multiple sclerosis The 400m hurdler took to the start line at the Commonwealth Games for the first time since revealing she had been diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS aged 17 August 6, 2022 [Links load in new window] (WA) Athletics: Thompson-Herah and Kiplimo complete doubles at Commonwealth Games (BBC) Athletics: ommonwealth Games: Mary Moraa beats Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir to 800m gold Kenya's Mary Moraa gatecrashed Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir's Anglo-Scottish duel to take 800m gold at the Commonwealth Games (The Guardian) Hodgkinson heartbreak as Moraa beats her to Commonwealth Games gold Kenyan stuns English runner with unconventional late surge - Scotland’s Laura Muir takes 800m bronze after photo finish (BBC) Athletics: Commonwealth Games: Jake Wightman takes 1500m bronze as Australia's Oliver Hoare wins gold Scotland's world champion Jake Wightman says he is "relieved" to have earned Commonwealth bronze as Australia's Oliver Hoare charged through in the final few metres to claim a sensational 1500m gold (The Guardian) Ollie Hoare wins epic Commonwealth Games 1500m final for Australia Kenya’s Cheruyiot second; world champion Wightman third - Hoare is first Australian to win event since Herb Elliott in 1958 (Press-Herald) Athletics: Kenya’s Mathew Kimeli, Ethiopia’s Fantaye Belayneh win Beach to Beacon 10K The Cape Elizabeth road race was held as an in-person event for the first time in three years (WA) Athletics: Jamaica storms to world U20 4x100m record in Cali (Daily Nation) Athletics: World U20: Double joy for Kenya in 3,000m race * Ethiopia’s Melkeneh Azize bagged gold in 7:44.06 ahead of Kenya’s Felix Korir and Edwin Kimosong who settled for silver and bronze respectively * World indoor 800m silver medalist Noah Kibet braced the rains to qualify for the final after winning the third heat in 1:46.37 * Kibet will be looking forward to a good run during the final to improve on the bronze medal he bagged last year during the Nairobi edition (WA) Athletics: Walsh and Victor retain Commonwealth titles, Ricketts and Chepkoech set Games records (Daily Nation) Athletics; Peerless Chepkoech wins steeplechase gold in Commonwealth Games * The youngster helped Kenya reclaim the title when she won in a Championship Record time of nine minutes and 15.68 seconds on Friday at the Alexander Stadium (BBC) Commonwealth Games: England's Elizabeth Bird claims steeplechase silver Elizabeth Bird clinched a thrilling 3,000m steeplechase silver as England won five athletics medals on day eight of the Commonwealth Games. Diamond League Silesia, Poland TD Beach to Beacon 10K - Cape Elizabeth, Maine August 5, 2022 [Links load in new window] (The Times) Athletics: Jake Wightman: We’re friends, we don’t need hatred to fuel the rivalry The Scottish 1,500m world champion tells John Greechan about the tartan track trio built for success (The Times) Women in Sport: Sprint sensation Christine Mboma’s swift progress puts spotlight on intersex rule ‘paradox’ (Mirror) Athletics: Keely Hodgkinson explains Super Saturday legacy ahead of Commonwealth Games sequel Ten years after Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford gave Britain an unforgettable track and field night, Hodgkinson is headline act on Super Saturday, The Sequel (Inside the Games) Athletics: Bayi hopes his record will be broken (Diamond League) Athletics: Silesia: How To Follow The Meeting Find out how to watch online and on TV and follow live updates as Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Mondo Duplantis, Alison Dos Santos and others compete at the ninth leg of the 2022 Wanda Diamond League in Silesia this Saturday (WA) Athletics: Afrifah amazes to pip Tebogo to 200m title, as Cherotich dominates in Cali (Lindsey Hein) Athletics: Episode 404: Helen Schlachtenhaufen – Breakthroughs in 2021: 5th at the Olympic Trials in the 1500 & Recently Signed with Nike (The Guardian) Women in Sport: Secret support: did prescription bras help Lionesses to Euro 2022 glory? Well-fitting sports bras could improve performance and help athletes train for longer, research shows (The Guardian) Athletics: World champion Jake Wightman into Commonwealth Games 1500m final Scot wins heat in 3:48.34; teammate Josh Kerr also through - Rasheed Broadbell wins 110m hurdles with Andrew Pozzi third (BBC) Athletics:Commonwealth Games: Lawrence Okoye wins discus silver at Birmingham 2022 England's Lawrence Okoye, who left athletics for American Football after London 2012, won his first senior medal with Commonwealth discus silver (Daily Nation) Athletics: World U20: Chebet, Chepkirui ease into 1500m final in Cali * Chepkirui a form two student at Tiloa Secondary School in Nakuru County, stayed behind the leading pack before crossing the line third in 4:19.94 in a race won by Ethiopia’s Mebriht Mekonen (4:18.07) while USA’s Addison Wiley timed 4:19.39 for second place * Chepkirui will be seeking to defend her title although she acknowledged there is stiff competition (Jamaica Gleaner) Athletics: ‘I’m one of the greatest’ Self-belief paves way for Thompson-Herah gold medal (Daily Nation) Athletics: Kibet, Barngetuny storm World U20 800m semis in Cali * Dominic Barngetuny came in second place after timing 1:50.96 in a race won by Heithem Chenitef from Algeria after clocking 1:50.71 while Mathew Erickson from Canada was third after timing 1:50.99 * Barngetuny, a Form Three student at Andersen High School in Trans Nzoia County, will be seeking to win a medal in the championship (Armory Track) Athletics: Armory Foundation Announces Robust 2022-23 Indoor Track & Field Season Sir Walter Miler - Raleigh, NC August 4, 2022 [Links load in new window] (SportsConsortium) Women in Sport: Statement on World Triathlon’s new Transgender Policy World Triathlon’s new policy on eligibility for the women’s category is a disappointment. Allowing males into the female category is not compatible with fairness for female athletes (National Post) Athletics: Canada's Damian Warner 'gutted' with how his quest for a world decathlon title ended (Claims) Sports: The most common sporting injuries (The Scotsman) Athletics: Eilish McColgan's 10,000m Commonwealth Games triumph hailed a career 'turning point' by British athletics legend Colin Jackson believes Eilish McColgan’s epic 10,000m Commonwealth triumph will be a career ‘turning point’ for the experienced Scottish runner (GiveMeSport) Athletics: Usain Bolt’s 100m world record: Scientists reveal whether it will ever be broken (Sweat Science on Outside Online) Women in Sport: An Unconventional Training Idea for Older Women Mounting evidence suggests that women respond differently to endurance training after menopause. Could donating blood be the solution? (The Telegraph) Athletics: It is official - England is the world's heptathlon talent factory With two medals in the Commonwealth Games, England's production line of talent in the heptathlon shows no signs of stopping (The Guardian) Athletics: Classy Peter Bol defies rolled ankle to stay on track for Commonwealth gold Bol qualifies fastest for 800m final at Birmingham Games - Evan O’Hanlon wins gold; Brandon Starc takes silver (WA) Athletics: Clayton leads Jamaican 1-2, retaining world U20 100m title in Cali (CTolleRun) Athletics: Sinclaire Johnson – Back in the Driver Seat Carrie chats with middle distance superstar Sinclaire Johnson! They talk about her recent successes, racing in Europe, trusting herself and taking back the driver seat in her own career, the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people, and so much more! (CBC) Athletics: It could have been worse: Damian Warner out 6-8 weeks, planning comeback after injury at world athletics Olympic decathlon champion sustained hamstring strain, but avoided a more serious injury (WA) Athletics: Thompson-Herah and Kiplimo victorious on opening days of Commonwealth Games action (The Guardian) Women in Sport: World Triathlon allow transgender women to keep competing in female category Restrictions will apply to compete internationally - Stance is at odds with decisions in swimming and rugby league (Daily Nation) Athletics: Omanyala wins 100m gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games * The African champion clocked 10.02 seconds to dethrone Akani Simbine of South Africa who finished second. August 3, 2022 [Links load in new window] (The Guardian) Athletics:‘This is for her’: Johnson-Thompson follows family loss with heptathlon gold English athlete retains Commonwealth Games crown - Johnson-Thompson’s grandmother Mary died last week (The Guardian) Athletics: Eilish McColgan’s epic 10,000m triumph lights up Commonwealth Games Scot claims first major title of career with time of 30min 48.60sec - Elaine Thompson Herah wins women’s 100m with ease (BBC) Athletics: Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Eilish McColgan wins 10,000m gold Scotland's Eilish McColgan won her first major title as she strode away to the Commonwealth 10,000m title on a swell of cheers in Birmingham (Daily Nation) Drugs in Sport: Doping? Another Kenyan athlete sent home from Commonwealth Games (USATF) Athletics: Personal Bests Abound on Final Day of USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships (RunningUSA) Athletics: Registration Open for the 2023 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events (Science of Sport) Training: Heart Rate And Exercise: Why HR Variability May Be The New Frontier (The Independent) Athletics: Matthew Hudson-Smith embraces having a ‘target’ on his back in chase for triple medal haul England hoping for gold in both 400m and 800m finals (The Telegraph) Athletics: Lina Nielsen exclusive: 'I have multiple sclerosis – but I still want to rule the athletics track' Ahead of her Commonwealth Games debut, and a fortnight after World Championships disappointment, Nielsen opens up on her diagnosis (PowerMeter) Cycling: How to Be Safe from COVID While You’re Cycling (Daily Nation) Athletics: Flawless Mary Moraa itching for title in Birmingham * Moraa noted that virtually all the athletes from Oregon are in Birmingham save for the world champion Athing Mu of the United States * Moraa waited at the finishing line as she cheered her friend Goule, the 2018 Commonwealth Games 800m bronze medallist, to victory in the second heat in 1:58.39, beating World 1,500m bronze medallist Laura Muir to second place in 1:58.84 (SirWalterMiler) Athletics: Final fields set for 2022 Sir Walter Miler (Ealing Times) Athletics: Lack of star power notable at Commonwealths The starkest example of the struggle the Commonwealth Games has in attracting the world’s best athletes is that Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has come all the way to Birmingham but will not be racing (The Guardian) Athletics: Track stars will regret missing Commonwealth Games, say organisers Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce among the absentees - Scotland’s Laura Muir qualifies for 800m final (Daily Nation) Athletics: Ugandan Kiplimo strikes 10,000m gold as Kenyans take silver, bronze * Wilberforce Talel is the last Kenyan to win the 10,000m title at the 'Club Games' * Kiplimo is the fifth consecutive Ugandan to win the title (Track Ledger) Athletics: Leave Yohan Blake alone! August 2, 2022 [Links load in new window] (The Hill) Women in Sport: Six GOP senators ask Education Department about transgender Title IX changes (Daily Nation) Athletics: 3,000m champion Betty Chelangat dedicates gold to her parents * In the men’s 5,000m final, Kenya missed out on a medal after Samuel Kibathi and Nelson Mandela finished sixth and eighth respectively * Ethiopia’s Addisu Yihune won gold in 14:03.05 ahead of Eritrea’s Merhawi Mebrahtu, who clocked 14:03.33, while his compatriot Samuel Habtom settled for bronze in 14:03.67 Athletics: Malindi Elmore To Race 2022 TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Canadian marathon record holder, Malindi Elmore, will chase her record (2:24:50) at the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 16th (RRW) Athletics: Brosnan, Flanagan Headed for NCAA Coaching Jobs Two prominent distance coaches, one from the high school ranks and one from a pro team, have taken collegiate coaching jobs for the fall (BBC) Athletics: Commonwealth Games: Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads heptathlon England's Katarina Johnson-Thompson edged into a narrow 17-point lead after two events of the Commonwealth Games heptathlon (WA) Athletics: Yihune and Chelangat get gold on action-packed first afternoon in Cali (Daily Nation) Athletics: Commonwealth Games: Moraa storms 800m final, Mawia misses out * However, Moraa's compatriot Jarinter Mawia, who is the reigning Africa 800m champion, finished fourth in the third heat to miss out on qualification * Natoya Goule from Jamaica won the second heat in 1:58.39 to qualify as World 800m silver medallist Keely Hodgkison claimed the third and last heat in 2:00.8 to also ease through to the final (WA) Athletics: Championship record for Tebogo and a series of national records, as action starts in Cali (BBC) Athletics: Eilish McColgan column: 'How has Scotland developed athletics stars?' Scotland has seen a gold rush of world-class athletes over the last few years. But how has our wee nation managed to become a powerhouse in middle-distance running on a global stage? (The Star) Athletics: Focus on Omanyala as sprints spring to life in Birmingham * The 26-year-old National Police Service officer has been limbering up for an awe-inspiring show in Birmingham * He will hope to emulate his fete in Eugene where he surmounted a visa hitch to cruise to the semi-final of the 100m, making him the first Kenyan to achieve the milestone August 1, 2022 [Links load in new window] (Daily Nation) Athletics: World Under-20 Championships: Kenyan duo storm 1500m final * The fast three in each heat and the next three fastest losers qualify for the final to be held on Wednesday morning * The duo will be seeking to win the title bagged by Vincent Keter during last year’s global event held in Nairobi (EA) Athletics:Olympic champions Ingebrigtsen and Warholm to defend European titles in Munich (Mirror) Athletics: World champion Jake Wightman reveals Seb Coe inspiration behind 1500m double bid The athletics programme begins on Tuesday with world and Olympic silver medallist Kelly Hodgkinson opening her account in the 800m. Katarina Johnson-Thompson starts the defence of her heptathlon crown (WA) Athletics: Three things to follow on day one in Cali: on your marks… (The Telegraph) Athletics: Tade Ojora, the Nigerian 'royal' who went to Eton and now wants gold for England Ojora, sent to boarding school in England at eight, competes for his adopted country over 110m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday (BBC) Athletics: Adam Gemili: British sprinter splits with under-investigation coach Rana Reider British sprinter Adam Gemili has left coach Rana Reider as an investigation into multiple claims of sexual misconduct by the American continues (The Guardian) Adam Gemili splits with under-investigation coach Rana Reider British sprinter to leave Tumbleweed Track Club - Reider has denied multiple sexual misconduct allegations (National Post) Athletics: Twenty-five years later, onetime track star coaches Canada back to 4x100m relay gold 'There was one time in particular where I thought I was probably going to get fired,' Glenroy Gilbert admits (CNBC) Athletics: The mindset that helped a marathoner become one of the country’s best in just 4 years: ‘Working harder isn’t necessarily better’ (AW) Athletics: Catch me if you can! Filbert Bayi’s famous Commonwealth win ilbert Bayi’s front-running 1500m world record at the 1974 Commonwealth Games not only created history, it revolutionised middle-distance running (WA) Atheltics: World U20 title defence the next step for determined De Klerk (USATF) Athletics: Team USATF set for World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia (USATF) Athletics: Three American Records Broken on Day Two of USATF Masters Championships | |
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