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Norway to Host 2016 Youth Winter Olympic Games

Norway to Host 2016 Youth Winter Olympic Games

Norway will host the 2016 Youth Winter Olympic Games at Lillehammer. The inaugural Youth Winter Olympics will be held in 2012 at Innsbruck in Austria, making the Norwegian event the…

Leonard Komon Continues Assault on 10 Mile World Record

Leonard Komon Continues Assault on 10 Mile World Record

Leonard Komon will continue his efforts to beat the world record for 10 miles, currently held by Haile Gebrselassie. The 23-year old Kenyan made an attempt on the record on…

Martin Mathathi Wins Great North Run 2011

Martin Mathathi Wins Great North Run 2011

Martin Mathathi of Kenya has won the Great North Run 2011 along with fellow countrywoman Lucy Karbu. He finished the course in a record time of 00:58.56 ahead of Emmanuel…

Stephen Bayliss and Amy Marsh Win Challenge Vichy Triathlon

Stephen Bayliss and Amy Marsh Win Challenge Vichy Triathlon

Stephen Bayliss of Great Britain and Amy Marsh of the United States both triumphed at the inaugural Challenge Vichy on Sunday 21st August 2011. The French spa town played host…

Triathlon Champion Jamie Whyte “Looking Forward” to Challenge Vichy

Triathlon Champion Jamie Whyte “Looking Forward” to Challenge Vichy

Challenge Vichy takes place on Sunday 21st August and will attract some of the very best triathletes in the world to central France. The Challenge Wanaka Champion, Jamie Whyte from…

Tim Berkel Wins KMD Challenge Copenhagen Triathlon

Tim Berkel Wins KMD Challenge Copenhagen Triathlon

Tim Berkel has triumphed in the KMD Challenge Copenhagen triathlon in a time of 08:11:15. The Australian edged ahead of Jimmy Johnsen in the iron distance challenge despite a four…

Andreas Raelert Breaks Iron Distance Triathlon World Record in Germany

Andreas Raelert Breaks Iron Distance Triathlon World Record in Germany

Andreas Raelert has won the Challenge Roth Triathlon on home ground in Germany after a gruelling competition on Sunday 10th July. He beat fellow countryman Sebastian Kienle over the iron…

Albert Matebor Wins GöteborgsVarvet 21km in 1 Hour 52 Seconds

Albert Matebor Wins GöteborgsVarvet 21km in 1 Hour 52 Seconds

Kenyan athlete, Albert Kiplagat Matebor, has triumphed in the GöteborgsVarvet Half Marathon in 01:00:52 followed by Kiplimo Kimutai and Paul Kimugui Kimaiyo. Matebor’s performance follows a win in February at…

Athletics: Nader al-Misri Wins Gaza Marathon

Athletics: Nader al-Misri Wins Gaza Marathon

Nader al-Misri, who competed in the 5000 metres at the Beijing Olympic Games, won the Gaza Marathon on 5th May 2011 in a time of 02:42:47. The UN Agency for…

Athletics: Marathon Champion Živilė Balčiūnaitė Banned for 2 Years

Athletics: Marathon Champion Živilė Balčiūnaitė Banned for 2 Years

The 2010 European Marathon Champion, Živilė Balčiūnaitė, has been banned from competition by the Lithuanian Athletics Federation. She will be stripped of her 2010 European Championships medal earned in Barcelona.…

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