The two favourites for the 2017 Stawell Athletic Club Stawell Gift will face off in the last semi final tomorrow, with only one to qualify for the richest footrace in Australia.
After placing 5th in last years final, Matthew Rizzo from Langwarrin is the shortest priced favourite at $1.45 having clocked the fastest...
There is one week to go before the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017, which will be held in Nassau on Saturday and Sunday 22-23 April.
More than 500 athletes from around the world will compete in five relay disciplines in the Bahamian capital's Thomas A Robinson National Stadium: the 4x100m,...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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BOSTON (15-Apr) -- The elite women's race at the B.A.A. Invitational Mile here this afternoon only had one leader, Canadian Olympian Nicole Sifuentes. Strutting to the front right from the gun, the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships 1500m bronze...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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BOSTON (15-Apr) -- Boston Marathon weekend started off with a bang here as Maine native Ben True broke his own American record in the 9th annual B.A.A. 5-K in Back Bay. True, 31, of West Lebanon, N.H., prevailed in...
Last year’s finalist, 18 year old Matt Rizzo is the out and out favourite for the 2017 Stawell Athletic Club Stawell Gift followed by Nathan Riali and Will Roberts.
In the Australia Post Strickland Family Women’s Gift, Papua New Guinean Toea Wisil drew a roar from the crowd to win...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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BOSTON (14-Apr) -- Regardless of his finish time or place in Monday's Boston Marathon, Kenya's Emmanuel Mutai is poised to make history. Should the 32 year-old Kenyan finish the race, he will become the first athlete to complete all...
For the 136th year, the focus of Australian sport will turn its attention to the tiny Western Victorian town of Stawell this Easter.
With an abundance of athletic talent on show, along with many off track activities, the 2017 Stawell Athletic Club Stawell Gift is set to entertain all weekend...
2017 IAAF World Track & Field Championships - Initial Team Announcement
Athletics New Zealand has named the first group of athletes for the 2017 IAAF World Track & Field Championships in London. The championships will be held in the London Olympic Stadium on 4 - 13 August.
The six athletes named...
Both course records under threat in Vienna
Both course records could be attacked at the Vienna City Marathon on 23rd April. With deeper elite fields than in recent editions organisers hope to see fast winning times. Current course records stand at 2:05:41 and 2:23:47. With personal bests of 2:05:21 and...
The second and final day of the 209th IAAF Council Meeting took place in London chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe.
CEO reflects on first sixth months
In his report to the Council meeting, IAAF CEO Olivier Gers gave an update on his first six months in office:
“3 April was a...
