It's one of the busiest weekends of the year across Japan, with three major road races, regional championship corporate ekiden action, two big track meets and even some overseas collegiates. The biggest race on the schedule is Sunday's Ageo City Half Marathon in Ageo, Saitama, a
2014 could not have gone better for Dan Greaves (coach: Jim Edwards). Commonwealth Games and European gold medals to go alongside a European record and breaking the illusive 60m barrier for the first time in his career. The veteran of four Paralympic
As the announcement of the 2014 World Athletes of the Year draws closer, we take a closer look at the three athletes shortlisted for the men’s award. Mutaz Essa BarshimIn many ways, 2014 will be remembered as the year of the high jump. In a season which saw unprecedented
The Institute of Foreign Relations and the representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg, both in Germany, are co-hosting a conference on the possible usage of sport as a soft power, its contribution to foreign policy goals and global activities to improve governance of sport. The
On Nov. 11 the Japanese Federation released the rosters for the thirteen combined men's and women's teams from eleven countries for the Nov. 24 International Chiba Ekiden. The six-stage, 42.195 km race uniquely features alternating men's and women's stages. At the forefro...
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