Category: ATHLETICS
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Jepchirchir breaks world half marathon record in Ras al-Khaimah
Monaco, Feb 10, 2017: Peres Jepchirchir broke the world record* in the women’s half marathon today, clocking 1:05:06 at the RAK Half half marathon in Ras al-Khaimah, UAE. The 23-year-old Kenyan, who won the world title over the distance in 2016, knocked three seconds from the previous record set by her compatriot Florence Kiplagat in…
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Genzebe Dibaba added to her growing list of record-breaking
Sabadell , Feb 8, 2017: World 1500m champion Genzebe Dibaba added to her growing list of record-breaking achievements by breaking the world 2000m record* at the Miting Internacional de Catalunya in the Spanish city of Sabadell on Tuesday (7). The three-time world indoor champion overtook the pacemaker just before the half-way mark, which was reached…
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IAAF freezes transfer of allegiance process
Monaco, Feb 6, 2017: Allegiance process, The 208th IAAF Council Meeting chaired by IAAF President Sebastian Coe was held today (6) at the Riviera Marriott Hotel, Cap d’Ail, France. Transfer of allegiance Following a proposal by Sebastian Coe, Council has today frozen all new transfers of allegiance in athletics by exercising its powers under the…
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IPC appoints Sunset+Vine as host broadcaster for the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships
Germany, Feb 1, 2017: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has appointed broadcast production company Sunset+Vine as host broadcaster for the upcoming London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, which take place from 14-23 July in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The London-based company, who has also been appointed to produce the IAAF World Championships London 2017…
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Nitro Athletics is the innovation athletics needs
Monaco, Jan 4, 2017: Athletics needs innovative new concepts to attract new fans to the sport and IAAF President Sebastian Coe believes the Australian organisers of the new Nitro Athletics series may have a hit. The two-time Olympic champion, who became IAAF President in 2015, has been pursuing a strong reform agenda within the sport,…
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Guidelines to RUSaF by IAAF
Monaco, Jan 3, 2016: An updated set of guidelines has been submitted to the Russian Athletics Federation (RUSaF) for those athletes wishing to apply to compete internationally in 2017. The guidelines, submitted in English and Russian, outline the criteria that athletes must meet to be able to apply for permission to compete in international competitions…
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Athletics Integrity Unit begins recruitment
Monaco, Dec 19, 2016: Just a fortnight after the IAAF’s membership gave an overwhelming 95% vote in favour of constitutional reform, recruitment of four senior positions for the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is underway. At the core of the reforms, the Athletics Integrity Unity will be a fiercely independent organisation with responsibility for the management…
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WADA Statement regarding Mclaren investigation
Montreal, Dec 9, 2016 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) acknowledges the findings outlined by the McLaren Investigation Report Part II, which was released earlier today by Professor Richard H. McLaren during a press conference that he held in London, England. Report Part II reconfirms institutionalized manipulation of the doping control process in Russia, which…
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Bolt and Ayana crowned Athletes of the Year
Monte Carlo, Dec 2, 2016: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2016, held at Sporting Monte Carlo on Friday (2). Bolt, who won the award five times between 2008 and 2013, added to his legacy by earning…
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Standing tall for clean athletes
Monaco, Dec 01, 2016: Trust, integrity and protecting clean athletes were the focus of the IAAF’s 207th Council Meeting ahead of a Special Congress to approve revolutionary reforms on Saturday 3 December. In his opening remarks to Council, IAAF President Sebastian Coe said: “now is not the time to take our foot off the pedal.…