Wang Junxia s long-standing 3000m world record of 8:06.11 has seemed beyond the pale to a couple of generations of talented female middle and long-distance runners but 2014 has brought the realisation that it might not be utterly impregnable after all.
May 11th 2014, 5:40pm
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There was an audible groan of dismay when Ivan Ukhov failed to make a serious first attempt at the height of 2.43m in Friday night s IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha. It was no more than a natural spectator reaction, similar in nature to the groan t...
May 11th 2014, 5:40pm
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Ukraine s Bohdan Bondarenko got the best of Russian rival Ivan Ukhov in the latest duel between the reigning world and Olympic champions in the men s high jump at the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo. He certainly worked hard enough for it at the IAAF ...
May 11th 2014, 5:40pm
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Patrick Terer kept his promise when he returned to the Volkswagen Prague Marathon. After finishing third at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race last year, Terer said he would return this year and win and that is what he did on Sunday (11).
May 11th 2014, 5:40pm
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The 60m medallists from the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships were honoured during a commemorative reunion hosted by the Qatar Athletics Federation in Doha on Sunday (11).
May 11th 2014, 5:40pm
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Moses Mosop intends to show that he still belongs to the world s best marathon runners when he competes in the 20th anniversary edition of the Volkswagen Prague Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday (11).
May 10th 2014, 4:56am
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