High on the list of races I wish I had run – but, alas, probably never will - is Sweden’s Lindingoloppet. It’s on again this weekend (24 September), so that’s another chance gone by.
Like many things Scandinavian, the name is almost boringly literal. Lidingo is an island in the...
Kelsey-Lee Barber has made quite the habit in recent times of ‘gazumping’ her opponents in the javelin, coming up with an unanswerable effort in the final rounds of a competition to snatch a medal, usually of the golden variety.
In Doha in 2019, where the air-conditioning kept throwers cool as...
Jakob Ingebrigtsen took most of the headlines on the second day of the Diamond League final. A win over a classy field in a sub-3:30 world lead will tend to do that.
Great track and road runner that she is, Willis is one of those who “grows another leg” when it comes to cross-country.
Seems like only yesterday we were marking one year to go to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Now, in an Olympic version of Groundhog Day, here we are celebrating it all over again. It is one year to go to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Still.
In 12 months, 52 weeks,...
It was the dust what done it.
In Eugene for a few days at the world championships. Arriving in time to just miss Eleanor Patterson’s amazing win in the high jump.
But I did get to Pre’s Trail. The wood bark surfaced track around the parklands of Eugene named after its...
One should always pay attention to Track & Field News’ guide to a world championship, but it was the image of the “Welcome to Eugene” sign heading its preview of Eugene 2022 which caught the eye and prompted further thought.
Welcome to Eugene.
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Makes you wonder, and not...
By Len johnson
Roy Slaven and H.G.Nelson never tire of saying that too much sport is barely enough.
Even Roy and H.G. may be looking for a little lie-down after the slew of championships the July-August period brings to athletics. A combination of Covid and the stubborn refusal to countenance cancellation...
Hello, hello, hello. Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?
(Pink Floyd, Comfortably Numb)
When World Athletics adopted a system of qualification based on rankings for its own world championships and the Olympic Games, which it conducts under the auspices of the...
Jessica Hull broke the Australian record for 1500 metres in Berlin on Sunday (13 February), taking it down to 4:00.42 in finishing third behind Britain’s pair of Lauras, Muir and Weightman.
