After a week of confusion surrounding her eligibility at the Diamond League finale, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will finish her season in Brussels — but not as part of the main program. Organizers of the Allianz Memorial van Damme, the last event of the Diamond League season, initially confirmed that McLaughlin-Levrone would run the 200m and 400m …
Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated for burns on over 80 percent of her body after she was set on fire in a gasoline attack on Sunday. The death of the 33-year-old Cheptegei was confirmed on Thursday. She was listed in serious condition at the Moi Teaching and …
Russia’s Tatyana Tomashova was issued a 10 year ban on Tuesday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport judge after being found guilty of a doping violation. It is Tomashova's second doping infraction and she will likely be stripped of her 2012 Olympic 1,500m silver medal. The 49-year-old was perviously handed a two year ban …
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has been ruled “ineligible” to compete in the 200m and 400m at the Diamond League final in Brussels on September 14 and 15, according to Diamond League chief Petr Stastny. Stastny confirmed on Wednesday that McLaughlin-Levrone had not qualified for either event after announcing a day earlier that she would participate in the …
Fresh off of his stunning win in the men's 1,500m final at the Paris Olympics, Cole Hocker was announced on Wednesday as the latest addition to the Grand Slam Track roster along with Yared Nuguse. The signings means that the podium finishers will all be racing for the new league, which was announced by track …
Rebecca Cheptegi, who competed for Uganda in the Paris Olympics, is in critical condition in a Kenyan hospital after suffering burns after a man poured gasoline on her and set her on fire on Sunday, according to police. Cheptegi, 33, suffered burns to 80 percent of her body and was rushed to the Moi Teaching …
New York Road Runners has reached an agreement with New York's WABC and ESPN to broadcast several races year-round as part of a pact to provide local and national coverage. The three year deal, announced on Tuesday, will include exclusive broadcast rights to air the TCS New York City Marathon, United Airlines NYC Half, New …
Jakob Ingebrigtsen shattered one of the longest standing track world records* on a sweltering afternoon at the Silesian Stadium on Sunday (25) as he clocked a staggering 7:17.55 for the 3000m, taking more than three seconds off the mark of 7:20.67 set by Kenya’s Daniel Komen in 1996. And the 12th of this season’s Wanda …
Now that the Olympics are over, Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri are locked in on defending their New York City Marathon titles in November. Both runners lead a stacked lineup of elite runners who will headline running's biggest event despite a shorter than planned training block due to the Paris Games in August. “I’m excited …
The elite field for the Berlin Marathon was announced on Thursday and features nine women with women 2:20 (and below) times and ten men who are all 2:05 (and below) finishers. Ethiopia's Tadese Takele, Kenya's Ronald Korir and Cybrian Kotut will lead the way for the men in 50th edition of the marathon in Berlin …