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Tom Humphries sprinted to victory in the Great Edinburgh 10K at Holyrood Park on a bright and crisp morning, October 7th, 2012. He beat Andrew Lemoncello, the Olympian tipped to…
October 7, 2012Read More
Usain bolt has claimed his second gold medal in the London 2012 Olympics with another seemingly easy victory. The hugely popular athlete beat his training partner, Yohan Blake, who had…
August 9, 2012Read More
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…
December 7, 2011Read More
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…
October 31, 2011Read More
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…
September 18, 2011Read More
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…
May 22, 2011Read More
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…
May 6, 2011Read More
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.…
April 8, 2011Read More
The International Olympic Committee has announced new rules on hyperandrogenism following the recommendation of its Medical Commission. The new rules will come into effect at the 2012 London Olympics. The…
April 5, 2011Read More
Kiwi triathlete Jamie Whyte, claimed the Challenge Wanaka title on Saturday 15th January 2011, beating 1,200 athletes over a 226km course. Belinda Granger of Australia took the women’s title, followed…
January 17, 2011Read More