Olympic champion Gabby Thomas to miss World Championships
Thomas’s bid for an individual world title has been dashed by injury
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Japan Announces Team of 30 Women and 39 Men for Tokyo World Athletics Championships
The JAAF has announced a team of 30 women and 39 men not including relay pools for the Tokyo World Athletics Championships with less than 2 weeks to go til competition kicks off. The only real chances for medals on the women’s team are in the javelin throw and women’s 20 km race walk. Defending world and Olympic champ Haruka Kitaguchi is ranked #1 in the javelin, but with uncharacteristically
Return-to-running tips from champion mountain runner
These tips from Sweden’s Emelie Forsberg should (re) stoke the fire in every athlete, from absolute beginner to seasoned veteran
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Sifan Hassan smashes course record at Sydney Marathon
Dutch superstar Sifan Hassan and Ethiopia’s Hailemaryam Kiros both broke course records in the Sydney Marathon’s debut as part of the Abbott World Major Marathons
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Arao and Hosoda 6th at TCS Sydney Marathon
Dark horse Masato Arao and Paris Olympics marathon team alternate Ai Hosoda took the top Japanese spots in the TCS Sydney Marathon’s first edition as part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, both finishing 6th.Ranked 20th in the field, Arao, who this time last year was working a full-time job after not getting a corporate team contract post-college, came to Sydney for his international debut