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Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Ennis and Farah lead UK squad to Istanbul
21 February 2012 - London, UK - UK Athletics today announced defending World champions Jessica Ennis and Dwain Chambers in a 39-strong squad as part of the Aviva Great Britain & Northern Ireland team for the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Champio ...
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Parade of world leaders descends upon Stockholm - Preview
21 February 2012 – Stockholm, Sweden - Ever since the inaugural edition in 1990 the indoor gala in the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm has especially featured world class jumping events and races on the oval track. The 2 ...
Powell joins Rome 100m field for early season clash with Bolt - Samsung Diamond League
20 February 2012 - Rome, Italy - Asafa Powell, the former 100m World record holder, has joined the 100m field for the Compeed Golden Gala, the third stop of the 2012 Samsung Diamond League seri ...
Stef looks ahead to Challenge season No. 8 - IAAF Race Walking Challenge
20 February 2012 - There is no more loyal servant of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge than Claudia Stef.
Barshim soars 2.37m Asian record in Hangzhou as Asian Indoor champs conclude
19 February 2012 - The final day of the 5th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships witnessed a record being bettered in every other event, but Qatari youngster Mutaz Barshim take the sheen away from others ...
Lavillenie tops world-leading 5.93m in Nevers
19 February 2012 - Renaud Lavillenie became the 2012 world leader in the Pole Vault with a 5.93m clearance in Nevers, France, on Saturday (18) evening, while the same day in Val-de-Reuil, Christophe Lemaitre won the 60m in 6.59 to hig ...
More success for Chegin’s charges in Sochi
19 February 2012 – Pupils of famed coach Victor Chegin dominated at the Russian winter national Race Walking championships in Sochi.
Liu Xiang, Clarke, Ennis and Defar delight Birmingham
18 February 2012 - Birmingham, UK - Liu Xiang and Lerone Clarke stole the spotlight at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham this afternoon (18) posting two of six world leading performances in the National Indoor Arena which als ...
Karoki and Chepkirui steal the headlines in Nairobi
18 February 2012 – Nairobi, Kenya - Japan based All Africa Games silver medallist, Bedan Karoki and Joyce Chepkirui stole the headlines by bagging the men and women senior titles during the 18th KCB/AK National Cross Country Cha ...
Adams, Kiprop, Rudisha and Pearson (again) star in Sydney
18 February 2012 – Sydney, Australia - Valerie Adams smashed the Shot out to 20.67 metres, Asbel Kiprop had his first victory on Australian soil, David Rudisha beat all but a resurgent John Steffensen in the 400 metres and ...
