Athletics News
First impressions - Shawn Barber
IAAF - 15 Feb 2016 14:42
World champion Shawn Barber is currently riding the crest of a wave in his pole vaulting career. Here the Canadian six-metre vaulter takes time out to outline a few significant firsts in both his athletics and non-athlet...
Roberts produces "unbelieveable" world-leading shot mark in Boston
IAAF - 15 Feb 2016 02:27
Kurt Roberts put up a world-leading shot put mark of 21.57m, a personal best, with the last attempt of the competition to provide the highlight of the field events at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, the seco...
Defar shows in Boston that she's back on track after a long absence
IAAF - 15 Feb 2016 01:30
Meseret Defar was gunning for her own 11-year-old meet record of 8:30.05 in the women's 3000m at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, the second IAAF World Indoor Tour event of 2016, and she came tantalizingly close to it ...