Finally, unable to run Sunday’s London marathon, Scottish athlete Eilish McColgan will be eager to take the start of the 5,000 m, a distance over which she secured a podium finish at the last two European championships (2nd in 2018, 3rd in 2022).
While Samwel Mailu’s international career is still at the beginning he already thinks about helping others to start a career in athletics as well. “In the area where I grew up football and other ball games dominate while running has not much significance.
Both Dibaba and Elmore ran in the 2004 Athens Olympics 19 years ago, Dibaba in the 5000 m and Elmore in the 1500 m, an impressive testament to their longevity and dedication.
World Athletics will be sharing photos of people, events and organisations across the world who have joined us to celebrate Kids’ Athletics Day. We invite everyone taking part in the day’s events, whether through a club or organisation, at school, or at home, to share images from their own celebrati...
Clocking 2:08:08 in sixth place the German European Champion was just two seconds inside the Olympic qualifying time. Improving his PB by 41 seconds he is now the second fastest German marathon runner ever behind Amanal Petros (2:06:27). „The race was going according to plan for me.
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