Ashleigh Nelson’s new quest
Ashleigh Nelson’s new quest When Ashley Nelson did not make the GB team For the Paris Olympics, she was 33 and felt that it was time to pull the curtain…
London World Championship Bid 2029: Comments from the athletes
Global News: London World Championship bid, 2029, by Stuart Weir London World Championship bid 2029. The news that British Athletics is bidding to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships in…
This Day in Track & Field History, August 13, Ron Clarke takes silver in Commonwealth Games in 6-mile and 3-mile, (1966), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field–August 13 1925—Charles Hoff upped his World Record in the Pole Vault with a clearance of 13-10 ½ (4.23) in Oslo. 1966—Kenya’s Kip Keino was…
Mondo Duplantis sets World Record #13: 6.29 meters at Gyulai István Memorial!
WR No. 13: Duplantis 629; Halász 83.18 WL BUDAPEST (HUN, Aug 12): Mondo Duplantis highlighted the Gyulai István Memorial – Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix (WACT Gold) with his thirteenth world…
This Day in Track & Field, August 12, Mel Walker sets HJ WR at Malmo, Sweden (1937), John Walker runs 3:49.4 for mile, first to break 3:50! (1975), written by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–August 12 1937—Mel Walker had jumped 6-9 7/8 (ratified as 2.08 [6-9 ¾]) in Stockholm four days earlier…
2025 Summer Mileage, August 12, 2025, Week 6, Day 1, Tuesday is for the hills,
2025 Summer Mileage, Week 6, Day 2, August 12, 2025, Tuesday, its is time for the hills 2025 Summer Mileage, August 12, 2025, Week 6, Day 2, warm-up, 60 minute…
Gianmarco Tamberi considering missing Tokyo 2025 due to lack of form
ROME (ITA): Gianmarco Tamberi is contemplating missing the World Championships in Tokyo due to poor form, informs ANSA.”I have to figure out if it makes sense to speed things up…
Duplantis, Bol, Thompson and SAFP to shine in Budapest (István Gyulai Memorial)!
Duplantis, Bol, Thompson and SAFP to shine in Budapest BUDAPEST (HUN): World elite is returning to Budapest’s National Athletics Centre on Tuesday, two years after successful 2023 World Championships, to…
Josh Kerr is targeting 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow!
GLASGOW (GBR): World 1500m champion Josh Kerr is targeting the Commonwealth Games on home soil in Glasgow next year ahead of the European Championships in Birmingham, informs BBC Sport. “Of…
Seven Races In Nine Days! How Sebastian Coe Arrived At The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics!
Seven Races In Nine Days! How Sebastian Coe Arrived At The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics! By Jeff Benjamin This past February one could say that World Athletics President Sebastian…