Notable milestones in world athletics
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Three new World Records set in 2022 has been ratified by the World Athletics. Kipchoge won the 2022 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:01:09, which surpassed his previous WR by 30 seconds, set on the same course in 2018. Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after ...
Records, as they say, are meant to be broken. On Sunday, Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo set the world record for fastest time in the half-marathon, finishing the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon in 57 minutes, 20 seconds, according to World Athletics. The previous ...
Olympic champions Camryn Rogers, Gabby Thomas, Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Ethan Katzberg ensured that Nairobi’s Kip Keino Classic more than lived up to the hype
Sabastian Sawe’s incredible run in London helped him break the two-hour barrier in marathon running which was once seen as the gold standard. The record has evolved over time with new technology helping elite athletes consistently push the limits of human capability.
SOFIA (Reuters) - Former Olympic high jump champion Stefka Kostadinova has criticised proposals to wipe out athletics world records in an attempt to regain public trust and clean up the sport’s image, tarnished by a series of doping offences. Kostadinova ...
Ethiopia’s Shure Demise broke the course record at the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris – a World Athletics Gold Label road race – on Sunday (12), while Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa secured a hard-fought victory in the men’s race.