Below is a press release from World Athletics on the competition decisions on qualification for future championship events The World Athletics Council has approved the following decisions on future qualification systems for championship events and for the future rotation of the World Athletics Relays. Entry standards and world rankings The Council has approved the continuation of […]
1. You need a coach to make your training more enjoyable. A coach is obviously someone who has had past experience as a runner or has spent many years studying the art of running and every aspect of it. He knows the best steps for you to gradually transform into a faster runner without feeling […]
Here is a PRESS RELEASE from the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022 organization Tokyo Olympian Tachlowini Gabriyesos will lead a six-member Athlete Refugee Team (ART) to next month's World Athletics Championships Oregon22. Gabriyesos, 24, made waves one year ago when he finished 16th in the Olympic marathon in Sapporo, beating some of the world's best marathoners. […]
Lotiang's selfless act When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020 and most of the runners lost their source of income after races across the world were canceled, John Lotiang was selfless and determined to help his fellow runners in Iten during the hard times. He decided to move out of his own house into […]
I spoke with Susan Sirma, the first black African woman to win a track and field medal at the World Championship in 1991 just after the death of Ben Jipcho in 2020. The death of Ben Jipcho Once you win medals for the country and celebrations are over, you are on your own. This seems […]
Perhaps, due to the Kenyan national trials happening on Friday and Saturday, Kenyan runners – except for Virginia Nyambura who was pacing the women's 3000m steeplechase, and Rosefline Chepngetich who was competing – did not feature much at the Paris Diamond League meeting tonight. Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi was clearly in her own class in the […]