Kiwi Juniors in Germany

Kiwi Juniors in Germany

Bauhaus Junioren-Gala, MTG Stadium Mannheim – 29/30 June 2013 Eight personal bests were recorded by New Zealand athletes competing on day one at the world famous international junior meeting. On the track, reminiscent to the previous Mt Smart Stadium track, personal...
Gebrselassie to be honoured

Gebrselassie to be honoured

  The Association Internationale De La Presse Sportive will award long distance runner Haile Gebrselassie with an AIPS Power of Sport Award in Lausanne on Sunday. Haile Gebrselassie will receive this award because of his achievements in athletics, which made him...
Nelson Awarded Athens Gold

Nelson Awarded Athens Gold

INDIANAPOLIS – The IAAF and the IOC has officially awarded Adam Nelson (Atlanta, Ga.) the 2004 Olympic gold medal in the shot put. The official results of the 2004 Athens Olympics list Nelson in first place with his throw of 21.16m/69-5.25. The men’s competition...
IAAF Commission meet in Prague

IAAF Commission meet in Prague

The IAAF Road Running Commission will be holding its annual meeting in Prague this Saturday in conjunction with the 19th annual Volkswagen Prague Marathon being held this weekend.   The Commission, which is responsible for making recommendations to the IAAF Council on...
Kenya rocks Berlin 25k

Kenya rocks Berlin 25k

Both winners of the BIG 25 Berlin clocked world leading 25 k times this Sunday despite warm weather conditions. While Kenya’s Richard Sigei crossed the line in the Olympic Stadium in 1:13:34 fellow Kenyan Lucy Kabuu ran 1:21:37. High temperatures during the race made...
Gebremeskel Carlsbad Three-Peat

Gebremeskel Carlsbad Three-Peat

The possibility of a world record was out the window by the 1-mile mark, but that didn’t worry Ethiopian Dejen Gebremeskel. Victory was his only objective on Sunday afternoon at the 28th Carlsbad 5000. Sitting pretty in a pack of 13 through a strategic first...