Athletes and officials are set to be tested for Covid-19 every four days at the Tokyo Olympics – and fans will not be allowed to cheer or sing. Olympic chiefs published their guide for international sports federations on Wednesday. Those taking part will be expected to take a coronavirus test 72 hours prior to departure for Tokyo, and present evidence of that negative test upon arrival. They will be taken
Stewy McSweyn wants to come back and break the Tan record. Mark Purvis just wants to come back and race the Tan again. The release from lockdown is delivering a return to normal routines and for many Melburnians that routine includes a run of the Tan. Next year on Anzac Day Eve the first of what is hoped to be an annual race around the Tan will be staged offering
Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Caster Semenya is taking her legal battle against rules to limit female runners' testosterone levels to the European Court of Human Rights, her lawyers have confirmed. The move was announced just over two months after Switzerland’s supreme court said its judges had dismissed Semenya’s appeal against a Court of Arbitration for Sport verdict
A documentary trailer on the life of Oscar Pistorius has sparked anger on social media after it failed to name Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was jailed for 15 years for shooting girlfriend Reeva dead after being found guilty on appeal of murdering the South African model on Valentine's Day 2013. Pistorius claimed his mistook Reeva for an intruder after she had gone to the bathroom in the night when he opened
Shura Kitata stunned Eliud Kipchoge to win the London Marathon around a sodden St James's Park. As many as 45,000 people are still taking part in the rearranged event by running their own 26.2-mile route. However, Kenya's Kipchoge missed out on a fifth title as Ethiopian Kitata was triumphant in the men's race in a time of 2:05:41, one second ahead of Vincent Kipchumba. Kipchoge dropped off the pace at
Prince Harry has offered his support to those taking on the London Marathon with the annual race taking place in an unusual manner. Originally scheduled for April, the contest will take place today in the capital with only elite athletes running through the streets of London. The Duke of Sussex, who is also patron of the London Marathon Charitable Trust, wished people good luck. He also thanks participants for offering
“This race was so important to me. My time in Berlin last year gave me great confidence and motivation. “I am sorry to disappoint my fans, the organisers and my fellow competitors. “I will take time to recover and become fit again and I hope to be back in London next year.” Bekele admitted this week that he suffered problems while attempting to run in the Nike Air Zoom Alphafly
Russia’s suspended athletics federation (RusAF) has been granted a six-month extension to finalise its reinstatement plan before World Athletics decides on potential fresh sanctions or even expulsion, the sport’s global governing body said on Saturday. RusAF was suspended in 2015 after a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found evidence of mass doping among track and field athletes. The World Athletics Council said it approved a recommendation from
Tatiana Grigorieva is the Arthur Morris of the track, the Grant Hackett of athletics. Like those great athletes, her moment was overshadowed by the significance of history being made around her. Morris was batting with Bradman when he played his last innings. Bradman famously made a duck that day; Morris less famously made 196. Hackett was a generational champion whose timing was such that he coincided with the greatness of
If the spirit of the Olympics counts for anything, and if Australia is as big-hearted as it imagines itself to be, one of the ceremonies of this 20th anniversary celebration of the Sydney Games should be an apology to Marie-Jose Perec. You remember her. She was the elegant French runner from Guadeloupe who had won the 400 metres at the previous two Olympic Games, beating our Cathy into second in
