Christopher Kelsall

Three more big names are heading to the Novuna London Athletics Meet, with a trio of home favourites joining the world-class line-up at London Stadium on 18 July. World champion Jake Wightman, European champion Laura Muir and World indoor champion Jeremiah Azu will take on some of the world's best athletes in front of a London Athletics Meet and Prefontaine Classic continue to stack fields

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated The International Testing Agency (ITA) took a step toward greater transparency in March 2026 by launching its first public Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) dashboard. The dashboard provides a unique insight into how frequently athletes request permission to use otherwise prohibited medications. View this post on Instagram A post International Testing Agency launches TUE dashboard

It has been a long 54-years since 20 U.S. Army infantrymen attempted to hike the Western States 100 route nonstop, thereby helping to create the iconic race. Since then, inspiring stories of speed and perseverance have been written annually. None more impressive than Ryan Montgomery's journey to the podium at the 2026 running. The Janji-sponsored Ryan Montgomery becomes the fastest American runner in Western States 100 Race History

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated The All-Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in an effort to overturn World Athletics' suspension of its athletes from international competition due to the war in Ukraine. The suspensions started in 2015 World Athletics initially banned Russia and Belarus Russia launches appeal against World Athletics' ban due to the Ukraine war in Russia

UK Athletics has announced the first wave of selections for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team heading to the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, from August 5–9. Following the England Athletics U20 Championships and World U20 Trials at Bedford International Stadium, selectors focused on building a highly competitive squad capable of UK Athletics announces initial selections for World U20 Championships, full list of names to be released soon

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated There was a showdown in Monaco on Friday as Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Englishman Jake Wightman duked it out over the 1000 metre distance, in a very competitive field. Or, at least it seemed competitive. Wanyonyi won with apparent ease, taking the 27-year-old world record. Two pacers, Louey Monaco Diamond League: Emmanuel Wanyonyi takes the 1000m world record

A recent Scientific Reports analysis of runners in the Berlin Marathon race found that a significant pace drop in the closing kilometres affected 17 percent of males, compared with 9.7 percent of females. The exact causes were not identified, but assumptions were made, in part based on outcomes and testimony from athletes. The physiological explanations Hitting the wall: Men may be more likely to race the marathon aggressively than women

Marco Arop didn’t so much run an 800‑metre race at Foote Field; he had a confirmation of his seasonal coming-out party. The performance was equal parts velocity, resilience, and a reminder that he can give Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi a run for his money. Arop stopped the clock at 1:42.13, a time that would headline most Canadian running: Marco Arop dominates in Edmonton, Harry Jerome Track Classic schedule

© Copyright - 2026 - Athletics Illustrated The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) processed 204 Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) applications from Russian athletes in 2025, continuing a steady year-over-year increase. The figure is up from 141 in 2024, 117 in 2023 and 78 in 2022. The upward trend is not unique to Russia, but the country Russia continues to lead the way in Therapeutic Use Exemption applications

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