Athletics News

"I stay very cool," says Jacques Borlee, the creator of one of the great dynasties in athletics. "I know my sons, so when I watch them compete I know they're able to control stress. I'm never nervous."

"There are many ways to be a refugee," says Gai Nyang, a tall, slender 25-year-old from South Sudan. "It's not about being a victim of a war crisis. Even if you're out of your country, it's important that nothing stops y...

With 10 runners in possession of sub-2:10 personal bests, organisers of the Vienna City Marathon have assembled what is possibly its best ever men's field for the 34th edition of the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday (...