Anticipating when the real racing starts is one of the exciting aspects of watching distance running, and in the respect of 'real races'the competition over 1500m and 3000m races in Birmingham at the 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics (14-16 March), did not disappoint.... Read More
Russia’s Svetlana Feofanova won the women’s Pole Vault final in the last session of the 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics (14-16 March) in the National Indoor Arena, giving the championships the ultimate kudos of a 4.80m World record, the 29th in the history of the World Indoors.... Read More
Tom Pappas asks for another autumn when he is healthy. Then, says the new Heptathlon World Indoor Champion, the world record might just be within his reach.... Read More
After the US team’s performance in yesterday’s heats, no one would have predicted that any team would be close to the Americans.... Read More
In perhaps the least competitive event of the weekend, the Russian women destroyed the competition with their 3:28.45 relay win. ... Read More
Despite a setback in the pole vault Pappas held on in the 1000 metres to take the gold medal.
When all was said and done, Allen Johnson of the US had regained the gold medal he first won in Barcelona eight years ago.
old Gail Devers wasn’t about to let Regina Jacobs be the only female thirty-something gold medallist today.
If Haile Gebrselassie had any doubts about his own sprinting ability, he didn’t show it today
They didn't get to see an Edwards win, but in an amazing final 5–6 minutes of competition they did see the lead change hands twice and the medals get totally shuffled over their order at the end of the penultimate round.
Veteran runner Regina Jacobs showed the field a clean pair of heels to take the gold medal in the 1500 metres Final.
A shocking win by American David Krummenacker over Denmark’s Wilson Kipketer in the final metres left the crowd in stunned silence.
Maria Mutola of Mozambique made indoor athletics history by becoming the first woman to win five world titles in an individual event with her 1:58.94 victory.
American Tyree Washington won both the mental and physical contests over Great Britain’s Daniel Caines with a 45.34 personal-best run
Tatyana Kotova is the most successful woman long jumper in the history of the World Indoors.