Unquestionably, Brazil has had a fine tradition in the jumping events, although it was mostly built around triple jumpers. Multiple medallists at Olympic Games and World Championships have given the South American nation a strong reputation throughout ...
Dec 31st 2012, 3:45pm
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For the second consecutive season, Kriszti n Pars of Hungary and Germany’s Betty Heidler survived a season-long battle to win the third edition of the IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge.
Dec 31st 2012, 11:42am
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The 48th ‘San Silvestre Vallecana’ – an IAAF Silver Label Road Race – will be held on the evening of New Year’s eve (31) over 10km. In addition to the elite contest, there will be a mass race with 39,000 entrants held two-...
Dec 30th 2012, 2:27pm
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Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt, the 2012 World Athlete of the Year, has been named the best athlete of 2012 by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS).
Dec 29th 2012, 4:26pm
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Statisticians Mirko Jalava (FIN) and A. Lennart Julin (SWE) round off their ‘End of season’ event category reviews, which cover all athletics disciplines, highlighting the best performances which have taken place across our sport in 2012, w...
Dec 29th 2012, 11:19am
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As London 2012 Olympic Games champions Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford can testify, there’s nothing quite like winning a major championship gold medal on home soil and Ana Peleteiro experienced that feeling at the IAAF World Junior Ch...
Dec 28th 2012, 2:13pm
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Statisticians Mirko Jalava (FIN) and A. Lennart Julin (SWE) continue their ‘End of Season’ event category reviews, which cover all Athletics disciplines, highlighting the best performances which have taken place across our sport in 2012, wi...
Dec 28th 2012, 2:13pm
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