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In addition to making sure the athletes know the rules of a clean sport and testing and sanctioning those who violate the anti-doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has now expanded their responsibilities to ensure that no athlete will be able to benefit from their ‘shoe selection.’ In their X account, the AIU stated […]

Kenya established its dominance in track and field once more this week as three of its outstanding athletes received World Athletics awards, including Faith Cherotich, a 19-year-old who specializes in the 3000-meter steeplechase event. Who is Faith Cherotich? Hailing from a country that’s produced numerous world-class athletes, Cherotich burst into the senior-level scene of the […]

The World Athletics just broke a 35-year-old tradition, and the fans are split in their views about the unexpected move. After track and field athletes closed another chapter of their careers this season, there was one thing that they and their supporters all looked forward to: the World Athletics Awards. The ten finalists were announced […]

Yulimar Rojas was named World Athlete of the Year in the Women’s Field category this year, which calls for a look back at her remarkable season. The Venezuelan triple jumper has always given it her all in all of her competitions, and in every single one of them, Rojas gave us nothing short of a […]

Kenyan long-distance runner Cynthia Limo made her debut on the marathon scene on Sunday at the 42.195-km grueling course in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Limo has usually only participated in half-marathons in the past, but this year she decided to push her limits and join a full-length marathon. It was still dark when the marathon began, and […]

The finalists for the male category were Mondo Duplantis (pole vault), Neeraj Chopra (javelin throw), Noah Lyles (100 and 200 m specialist), Kelvin Kiptum (long-distance runner), and Ryan Crouser (shot put). In the World Athletics’ decades-long tradition, only one ‘Athlete of the Year’ for each gender was ever named. However, in an unexpected move, the […]

Megan Keith was as dominant as ever at the European Cross Country Championships on Sunday, as she clocked 25 minutes and 32 seconds in the U23 women’s division. Great Britain’s Keith was no stranger to victories, as she’s already won the European Cross Championships twice in the past, placing first in U20 in 2021 and […]

Tennis legend Chris Evert says she has been diagnosed with cancer for a second time. Chris Evert says the cancer has come back in the same pelvic region. She was in remission from ovarian cancer for the last two years. In a statement to ESPN she said, “Since I was first diagnosed with cancer two […]

It looks like Johannes Vetter is one step closer to making his long-awaited return next year.  In a telling sign that his shoulder injury has improved, Vetter teased his Instagram fans on Friday by sharing a slow-motion video of himself throwing a javelin in a field. More than a year ago, Vetter was considered one […]

Paralympian wheelchair racing athlete Masazumi Soejima clinched his 14th title at the Honolulu Marathon on Sunday. Paralympian Soejima powered to victory on Sunday at the 51st Honolulu Marathon.  The 53-year-old won the prestigious marathon for the first time in 2005, when he wrapped up the 42.195-kilometer course in just one hour, thirty minutes, and thirty-two […]

Noah Lyles has outlined his objectives for the upcoming year and explained why he won’t be holding back this time. Lyles’s commitment to keeping his word is one of his strongest traits.  The 26-year-old sprinting phenom shot to fame this year when he made a groundbreaking victory at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. He […]

Anzhelika Sidorova, a world champion and Olympic medalist in Women’s Pole Vault, announced her retirement from track and field at age 32. This week, the 32-year-old shared the news in a heartfelt Instagram post, telling fans that she’s finally putting an end to her athletic career.  “I think many of you already understood what this […]

On Saturday, Letesenbet Gidey, an Ethiopian long-distance runner, was announced as the International Fair Play Award winner. Gidey placed second in the 10,000-meter event at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest; however, what caught the attention of the public was her remarkable display of affection towards her competitor after finishing the race. In the race, […]

Since Russia and its ally, Belarus, wreaked havoc and invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the majority of the sports councils have turned their backs on the two countries. The following month, they declared that an all-out ban against their athletes would immediately be put into place. But as the months went by, the limitations gradually […]

Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton is fighting for her life in the ICU as she suffers from a rare form of pneumonia. She has been in hospital for more than a week. Her daughter McKenna Kelley has been asking for financial support for her mother who does not have insurance. “We ask that if […]