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Marco Arop, who ran to an Olympic silver medal in August, is the first Canadian to join Grand Slam Track before the professional league’s inaugural season in 2025. Starting in 2025, global league to host 4 events with $12.6 million US in prize money Doug Harrison · CBC Sports ·Continue Reading

It was a great day for Ethiopian distance runners in Toronto on Sunday, as Mulugeta Uma and Waganesh Mekasha won the Toronto Waterfront Marathon men’s and women’s titles, respectively. Ethiopians Mulugeta Uma and Waganesh Mekasha sweep men’s, women’s title Myles Dichter · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 19, 2024Continue Reading

Preview Less pressure means more fun for Wodak in Toronto marathon return after grind of Olympic pursuitNatasha Wodak says it’s time for her to have more fun running without the pressure of the past two years trying to make an Olympic team. She’ll get the chance Sunday at 8 a.m.Continue Reading

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich put on a performance for the ages as she obliterated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday, taking nearly two minutes off the previous best to win in a time of two hours nine minutes 56 seconds. Clocks 2:09:56 to break Ethiopian Tigst Assefa’s previousContinue Reading

New Peter Ogilvie, a two-time Canadian Olympic sprinter who wanted unheralded track and field athletes to realize a dream and compete against the world’s best, has died from cancer. He was 52. Entrepreneur created TrackTown Classic for youth to compete against world’s bestCBC Sports · Posted: Oct 09, 2024 1:44Continue Reading

The Chicago Marathon plans to honour late Kenyan marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum at next month’s race, a year after he smashed the men’s world record in the Windy City. Moment of silence planned at start line and brief exhibit celebrating Kenyan’s careerAmy Tennery · Thomson Reuters · Posted: Sep 27,Continue Reading

Kenya’s Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon took a victory lap with an easy win in the 1,500 metres at the inaugural women’s-only Athlos NYC meet on Thursday, while Brittany Brown stunned Paris 200-metre gold medallist Gabby Thomas. Brittany Brown stuns Olympic gold medallist Gabby Thomas in 200 metresThomson Reuters · Posted:Continue Reading

Recently crowned Olympic 200-metre champion Gabby Thomas and company are helping track take a big step forward by racing in Thursday’s inaugural Athlos track meet at 7:30 p.m. in New York City against some of the fastest women in the world. ‘People believing in us … we are valuable inContinue Reading

New Olympic sprinting champion Julien Alfred returned home Tuesday to St. Lucia, the eastern Caribbean island where she once ran barefoot as a child. Some fans came from as far away as London, England to celebrate. This Friday declared Julien Alfred Day in honour of women’s sprint sensationDanica Coto ·Continue Reading