Despite confirming with the Australian Crime Commission that there was no specific evidence relating to athletics in the ACC’s recent ‘Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport’ report, Athletics Australia has announced it is fast-tracking the formation of a new Ethics and Integrity Unit....
Hong Kong, Friday, February 22, 0900gmt - The final 100 metres of the Hong marathon last year looked like a tag-team wrestling match, with four men sprinting to the line, arms and legs flying every which way. Dereje Abera of Ethiopia emerged from the scrum at the last second to
Six noteworthy races are on the schedule for this weekend. First among them is Saturday's Fukuoka International Cross-Country Meet, the second of two chances for Japanese athletes to pick up places on the national team for next month's World Cross-Country Championships. Highlight...
The Local Organizing Committee of the 2013 Tokyo Marathon held a press conference at 2PM on Thursday February 21, three days before the big race. The following is the summary of the LOC press conference. First, Koji Sakurai, Chair of the board of directors of Tokyo Marathon, explained the two
TOKYO — World Marathon Majors (WMM) members Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York have collectively revised their elite athlete contracts to include stricter anti-doping penalties. New provisions will include the right for the events to suspend payment and to demand repayment of
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