Athletics News
Kiptanui and Shone survive conditions to win Ottawa Marathon
IAAF - 28 May 2017 23:25
Kenya's Eliud Kiptanui crushed a world-class field to win the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon on Sunday (28), winning the IAAF Gold Label road race in 2:10:14.
Thiam scores 7013 to break meeting record in Götzis
IAAF - 28 May 2017 20:42
Olympic champion Nafissatou Thiam shot to third on the world all-time list with her 7013 heptathlon victory at the Hypo Meeting on Sunday (28), breaking the competition record at the IAAF Combined Events Challenge meetin...
Taylor-Brown dedicates win to Manchester bomb victims
BBC - 28 May 2017 20:38
Georgia Taylor-Brown dedicates her maiden triathlon World Cup victory to her home city of Manchester after winning in Madrid.
Jepkosgei retains Edinburgh Marathon title
IAAF - 28 May 2017 18:43
Eddah Jepkosgei and Julius Kiplagat Korir extended Kenya's dominance of the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday (28) by claiming comprehensive victories at the IAAF Bronze Label road race.
Johnson-Thompson sets personal best but only finishes fourth
BBC - 28 May 2017 17:13
Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson records a personal best but only finishes fourth in a high-quality heptathlon event in Gotzis, Austria.
Great Manchester Run: Tirunesh Dibaba and Dathan Ritzenhein win
BBC - 28 May 2017 15:59
Three-time Olympic track champion Tirunesh Dibaba wins her fourth Great Manchester Run in 31 minutes and three seconds.
Great Manchester Run: Longfella poem inspires runners to 'do something' amazing
BBC - 28 May 2017 14:58
Tony Walsh, who performs as Longfella, reads his inspirational poem 'Do Something' to the crowds of people preparing to take part in the Great Manchester Run.
Ethiopians Gudeta and Gebrsesilase win Ottawa 10k
IAAF - 28 May 2017 11:16
Taking the lead just past the three-kilometre mark, Ethiopia's Netsanet Gudeta ran away from a strong women's field at the Ottawa 10k, winning the IAAF Gold Label road race in 31:35 on Saturday (27).
Bowie blasts to 200m win in Eugene - IAAF Diamond League
IAAF - 28 May 2017 00:52
It was billed as the race of the weekend, and the women's 200m duly delivered a contest for the ages at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on Saturday afternoon (27), with Tori Bowie upsetting the odds and blasting to vic...