Propelled by a passion for teaching, Stevenson now calls the shots for two of the world's best throwers
After guiding Tom Walsh to a slew of medals, the Australian coach has now taken Valerie Adams under his wing.
Following late-season breakthrough, Mallett aims to hit the ground running in 2021
While for many people 2020 was a year to forget, for sprint hurdler Aaron Mallett the year could not have tasted much sweeter.
After threatening 70-metre barrier, Gudnason emerges as Tokyo medal threat
In 2019 the rising Icelandic star finished last at the World Championships. After a breakthrough throw last year, he enters 2021 as one of the best discus throwers in the world.
Rome victory leaves Scotti beaming with pride and motivated for future
Edoardo Scotti’s 45.21-second run in the 400m at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Rome last year was more than just a PB.
The captivating allure of the Hakone Ekiden, one of Japan’s most popular annual sporting events
The Melbourne Cup in horse racing is known as the race that stops the nation but, in truth, there’s an event in athletics that holds a country in a far-more-captivated grasp: the Hakone Ekiden.
Separated by 18,000 kilometres, race walking couple Blocki and Barber face long distance challenges one day at a time
Lockdowns and travel restrictions have kept them apart for 15 months.
After steady rise, marathon ace Legese sets sights on Olympic glory
While the staggering marathon feats of Eliud Kipchoge and to a lesser extent Kenenisa Bekele have quite righty earned the bulk of media attention in recent years, it would be a little churlish not to also acknowledge the feats of Ethiopian marathon ace Birhanu Legese.
Inspired by pacing and training with stars, Kimeli looks to become one of the greats
When Nicholas Kimeli looks back on 2020, he is under no illusion how fortunate he has been to have such a successful season during the most unexpected of years.
Five decades on from podium salute, 1968 Olympic 200m medallists Smith, Norman and Carlos continue to inspire
In the history of athletics, it’s one of the most iconic images.
Athlete of the year Rojas focuses only on the positives
The skill of compartmentalisation is a key one for athletes
Athlete of the year and master of the vault, but still room for improvement for Duplantis
The heights continue to soar, yet the process stays the same. When Mondo Duplantis stands at the end of a pole vault runway, staring up at a bar that seems pitched in the sky, halfway to heaven, he boils a task of ultimate sophistication down to sheer simplicity.
Kandie credits hero Paul Tergat with inspiring him to world record
For a man whose fame and fortune has been defined by how quickly he can run between two very specific points on the map, Kibiwott Kandie was somewhat vague about the distance between his home and that of his famous near-neighbour Paul Tergat.