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GB&NI Team for European Team Championships Announced

The Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the European Athletics Team Championships has been announced today. The top division of these Championships will take place in Madrid, Spain, on June 26-29. A strong squad of 42 athletes representing GB & NI will go up against 15 other countries across four days of competition. UK Athletics […]

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Kyudenko to Terminate Contract With Longtime Member Benard Koech After Provisional ABP Suspension

 On June 12 the Kyudenko corporate team announced that it is terminating its contract with longtime team member Benard Koech of Kenya as of June 30. On June 11 the Athletics Integrity Unit had issued a provisional suspension against Koech on charges of violation of doping regulations. The charges were based on abnormal values in his biological passport data, which suggested use of a banned

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Hokuren Distance Challenge Fukagawa Meet Highlights

This year’s Hokuren Distance Challenge time trial meet series is divided into parts, with the first two meets in mid-June targeting people trying to hit the qualifying standards for next month’s National Championships, and the last three meets in mid-July more geared toward last-chance World Championships qualification.The first meet in Fukagawa yesterday in humid conditions was relatively