Ireland s Fionnuala Britton has her chance to make history at the 2013 SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Belgrade on Sunday (8) when she bids to become the first woman to win the continental title three times.
Dec 7th 2013, 9:44am
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One of Raphael Holzdeppe s first competitions of 2013 was the Indoor Meeting in Karlsruhe, an IAAF Indoor Permit Meeting. The year ended up being his most successful one to date, so the World Pole Vault champion will return to the German city on 1 Febr...
Dec 7th 2013, 9:44am
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With exactly one month to go until the Campaccio, the first of two IAAF Cross Country Permit meetings in Italy in January, organisers have announced their first top athlete and they don t come much bigger than World cross-country champion Japhet Korir.
Dec 7th 2013, 9:44am
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The world is today in mourning over the death of one of its most respected and revered icons, former South African president Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday (5).
Dec 7th 2013, 9:44am
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Three years of nagging injuries dented Kenenisa Bekele s invincibility, reducing him to an also ran on the world stage and giving cause to the theory that the Ethiopian superstar had come to the end of his career.
Dec 7th 2013, 9:44am
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The legendary Kenenisa Bekele will be looking for a change in fortunes when he competes for the sixth time at the Bupa Great Edinburgh XCountry, an IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting, on 11 January.
Dec 5th 2013, 4:43pm
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Rafith Rodriguez and Rosibel Garcia provided the highlights for a strong Colombian team that dominated the athletics events of the 17th Bolivarian Games (Juegos Bolivarianos) that took place in the Peruvian city of Trujillo, and ended after five days o...
Dec 5th 2013, 4:43pm
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When Kim Mickle recently described herself as a little girl from Perth who just likes to train and throw things”, she was expressing her feelings at defeating Sally Pearson to win Australia s Female Athlete of the Year Award last month.
Dec 5th 2013, 4:43pm
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Organisers of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon have made some changes to the route which could result in some record-breaking performances at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on 24 January.
Dec 5th 2013, 4:43pm
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