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Q&A After setting two Canadian records in as many races, Edmonton runner and reigning 800-metre world champion Marco Arop has ended in his indoor season to focus on training for an outdoor campaign he hopes will include earning his first Olympic medal. Reigning Canadian, world champ will skip indoor worldsContinue Reading

ROUNDUP Two world records went down, a trio of Canadians ran personal-best times and their teammate, sprinter Andre De Grasse, lowered his season best in the 60 metres at the 116th Millrose Games indoor track and field meet on Sunday in New York. De Grasse sprints to 60m season best;Continue Reading

Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya late Sunday. 24-year-old was 1st person to run marathon in under 2 hours, 1 minute Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptum, who holds the world record in theContinue Reading

Jamaican great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said the Paris Games will be her fifth and final Olympics. Jamaican great to focus on family after Summer GamesThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 09, 2024 11:53 AM EST | Last Updated: 8 hours ago Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, pictured competing at the 2023 World Athletics ChampionshipsContinue Reading

Malindi Elmore and Cam Levins are heading to Paris this summer, with Athletics Canada announcing Wednesday the two marathon runners earned early nominations to represent Canada at the Olympics. Each runner will be competing at their 3rd Games this summer in ParisThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 07, 2024 3:24Continue Reading

Marco Arop of Edmonton won the men’s 1,000 metres in Canadian record time at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on Sunday to claim his fourth middle-distance national mark. Edmonton runner tops Nate Brannen’s mark from 2014 by over 2 seconds in BostonCBC Sports · Posted: Feb 04,Continue Reading

Andre De Grasse is set for an earlier start than usual this season. The six-time Olympic medallist sprinter is competing in the 60 metres at the Astana Indoor Meeting in Kazakhstan on Saturday. It will be just his third time taking part in the indoor season since turning pro inContinue Reading

Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from medical complications. He was 29. Barber died Wednesday at home in Kingwood, Texas, his agent, Paul Doyle, confirmed to The Associated Press. 5-time Canadian champion, national record holder made Olympic final at Rio 2016 PatContinue Reading

Star sprinter Andre De Grasse has bought into AFC Toronto City, the local entry in the proposed Canadian women’s professional soccer league. ‘I’m a big fan of women’s soccer and hope I can play a big part,’ Canadian saysThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 17, 2024 4:01 PM EST |Continue Reading