CHEPTEGEI’S RECORD-BREAKING RUN! – World Athletics
The men’s 1500m remains on track for an exciting showdown, with Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr both advancing smoothly to the semifinals.
The men’s 1500m remains on track for an exciting showdown, with Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr both advancing smoothly to the semifinals.
The quartet of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown clocked 3:07.41 to smash the previous mark - set when the USA won the world title in Budapest last year - by more than a second.
Pintado clocked 1:18:55 to earn his country's first Olympic gold medal in athletics since fellow race walker Jefferson Perez won the title in this discipline at the 1996 Olympics.
Men's Marathon - Naoki Koyama, Akira Akasaki and Suguru Osako Nobody really expects Japanese men to set the world on fire in international championship marathons anymore, but this is a great team, even better than what they had in Tokyo three years ago.
It is the AIU’s role to drive cheats out of our sport, and to do everything within its power to support honest athletes around the world who dedicate their lives to reaching their sporting goals through dedication and hard work.