Joshua Cheptegei has turned his attention to winning his maiden title at the World Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia next month after bursting through the 13-minute barrier to improve the world 5km record in Monaco last weekend. “This is a great confidence boost in my current form and my ability on the road,” said the […]
via CHEPTEGEI’S MOMENTUM CONTINUES WITH 5KM WORLD RECORD — finixsportsblog
IAAF President Sebastian Coe has described the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 as the best in history in terms of the quality and depth of performances produced by the athletes of more than 200 nations. Speaking after the final evening session on Sunday (6), Coe noted that six championship records had been set, 43 […]
ZURICH TO HOST DIAMOND LEAGUE FINAL IN 2020 AND 2021 AS THE LEAGUE UNDERGOES REFORM TO BECOME STRONGER AND MORE RELEVANT TO ATHLETES AND FANS Weltklasse Zurich will host the 2020 and 2021 Diamond League finals under the new one-final format that was jointly announced by the IAAF and Diamond League in March this year. […]
Yomif Kejelcha’s 3:47.01 clocking at the Bruce Lehane Invitational in Boston has been ratified as the world indoor mile record. Before that race on 3 March, the 21-year-old Ethiopian had narrowly missed out on breaking world indoor records in his two previous races. He finished just 0.01 outside the world indoor mile record at the […]
via WORLD RECORD RATIFIED: YOMIF KEJELCHA’S 3:47.01 INDOOR MILE — finixsportsblog
While attending the 48th edition of the CARIFTA Games in the Cayman Islands (20-22 April), IAAF President Sebastian Coe confirmed the latest recipients of the IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque. “I am delighted to announce the award of the IAAF World Athletics Heritage Plaque to two internationally famous youth and junior competitions in the NACAC […]
The Athletics timetable for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was unveiled today during a ceremony in the Japanese capital. Spread over ten days, athletics competition at the 29th Summer Olympic Games will commence on Friday 31 July with the men’s 20km race walk, which will finish in front of Japan’s imperial palace, and conclude on […]
via ATHLETICS TIMETABLE FOR TOKYO 2020 RELEASED — finixsportsblog
Leading international athletes have welcomed the addition of two exciting new events to the programme for the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019. A mixed 2x2x400m relay and mixed shuttle hurdles relay have been added to the programme of events. Joining the men’s and women’s 4x100m, 4x200m and 4x400m and the mixed 4x400m, it means there […]
via TWO NEW EVENTS ADDED TO IAAF WORLD RELAYS PROGRAMME — finixsportsblog
The IAAF and the International Institute for Race Medicine (IIRM) today announced a new partnership designed to enhance the safety of participants in all IAAF Label road races by ensuring the highest quality medical support is available to the event organisers. The IAAF and the IIRM have signed a Memorandum of Understanding through which they […]
via IAAF AND IIRM ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO ENHANCE SAFETY AT ROAD RACES — finixsportsblog
The IAAF has today reached a substantial milestone in its campaign to raise awareness of the effects of air pollution, with the installation of its first stadium air quality monitor in Monaco. As part of a pilot programme designed to highlight the need for clean air, the first device was set up at Stade Louis […]
via IAAF INSTALLS FIRST STADIUM AIR QUALITY MONITOR IN MONACO — finixsportsblog
With exactly two years to go until the athletics action gets underway in the Japanese capital, the IAAF has published the qualification system for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The qualification system was approved at the IAAF Council meeting in Buenos Aires last week and includes details of the entry numbers for each discipline and […]
via QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PUBLISHED FOR OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 — newfanzoneblog
COE REITERATES REASONS FOR NEW ELIGIBILITY REGULATIONS FOR FEMALE CLASSIFICATIONS (DSD) IN MEETING WITH ATHLETICS SOUTH AFRICA PRESIDENT At a meeting on Tuesday (26) in London between the IAAF and Athletics South Africa (ASA), both organisations discussed their positions on the IAAF’s new Eligibility Regulations for Female Classification (athletes with differences of sexual development) (DSD). […]
via COE REITERATES REASONS FOR NEW ELIGIBILITY REGULATIONS FOR FEMALE CLASSIFICATIONS…, — newfanzoneblog
As people from around the world take time to reflect upon the state of the planet on this World Environment Day, the IAAF is delighted to share this message from running legend Haile Gebrselassie who reminds us of the importance of clean air within athletics and the urgent need to continue the battle to combat […]
via IAAF REAFFIRMS PLEDGE TO BATTLE AIR POLLUTION AND REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE — newfanzoneblog
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