by gnadmin | Oct 14, 2020 | Europe, Featured, News, Pre-event
Romania’s 2008 Olympic champion Constantina Dita has been named an ambassador for the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 on 17 October. Dita ambassador for Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 Dita competed at eight editions of the World Half...
by gnadmin | Feb 17, 2020 | 5k, Featured, Kenya, News
Joshua Cheptegei shattered the world record in the 5km, clocking 12:51* at the Monaco Run 5km in the Mediterranean Principality today (16 February). Running alone from the start, the 23-year-old Ugandan smashed through the event’s 13-minute barrier, clipping a...
by gnadmin | Jan 31, 2020 | Featured, News
World Athletics has today amended its rules governing competition shoes to provide greater clarity to athletes and shoe manufacturers around the world and to protect the integrity of the sport. World Athletics modifies rules governing competition shoes for elite...
by gnadmin | Jan 20, 2020 | 5k, Featured, France, Kenya, News
Robert Keter, who was something of an unknown when he lined up for the Urban Trail Lille 5km on 9 November, upstaged a quality field to take seven seconds off the previous world record. Robert Keter’s world 5km record of 13:22 has been ratified Keter made his way to...
by gnadmin | Jan 13, 2020 | 10k, Events, Featured, Kenya, News, Spain
Spain – World records were broken in both races at the 10k Valencia Ibercaja on Sunday (12) with Rhonex Kipruto smashing the men’s mark with 26:24* and Sheila Chepkirui clocking 29:42* to win the women’s race at the World Athletics Gold Label event. World...
by gnadmin | Oct 20, 2019 | Ethiopia, Events, Featured, Half, India, News
Delhi, India – 20 October 2019 – Ethiopia’s Tsehay Gemechu retained her Airtel Delhi Half Marathon title but added lustre to her triumph by smashing the course record she had set 12 months ago in the Indian capital when she ran 66:00 on Sunday. Gemechu,...