Li Ling’s vault victory and Huong’s 60m triumph highlight opening day of Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi
31 October 2009 - Pole vaulter Li Ling of China led her country to a victory march as the athletics programme of the 3rd Asian Indoor Games kicked of at the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium in Hanoi, Vietnam on Saturday (31) evening.Li Ling’s vault victory and Huong’s 60m triumph highlight opening day of Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi
31 October 2009 - Pole vaulter Li Ling of China led her country to a victory march as the athletics programme of the 3rd Asian Indoor Games kicked of at the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium in Hanoi, Vietnam on Saturday (31) evening.With training about to resume, Felix looking forward to more 400m races in 2010 - IAAF Online Diaries
31 October 2009 - As she prepares to resume training next week, three-time World 200m champion Allyson Felix says she's looking forward to more 400m races in 2010.All eyes on Radcliffe in the Big Apple - New York City Marathon preview
30 October 2009 – New York, USA – The 40th running of the ING New York City Marathon will start on Sunday (1 Nov) morning at 9:10 U.S. eastern time when the professional women leave the Staten Island end of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, bound for Brooklyn; the professional men will follow 30 minutes later. By noontime, New York will have two new champions and a round four-decade history.Defending champions return, but Mergia will have Keitany to contend with - Delhi Half Marathon preview
30 October 2009 – New Delhi, India - Delhi is cooler than normal for this time of the year. The stage looks ideal for distance running and expectedly there is talk of course records being bettered at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday (1 Nov).Molla returns to defend Seoul title
30 October 2009 - Seoul, Korea – Defending champions Solomon Molla of Ethiopia and Korean Sung-Young Lee will be among the ones to watch at Sunday’s 11th JoongAng Seoul Marathon.Persistence and parenthood lead Kosgei to the top
29 October 2009 – New York City, USA - It is a testament to the extraordinary depth of the Kenyan marathoning juggernaut that the name Salina Kosgei should have drawn shrugs from marathon watchers before this April.More awards, and tax time for Steven Hooker - IAAF Online Diaries
29 October 2009 - The accolades keep rolling in for Steve Hooker, the most recent ‘The Don Award’, a trophy for Australia’s most inspirational sporting achievement, named after Sir Donald Bradman, the peerless cricket batter widely considered Australia’s greatest ever sportsman. That aside, Hooker’s just trying to get his life back in order after four months on the road.Nonyana and Semick lead the fields for IAU 50 km Trophy Final
29 October 2009 - Gibraltar is the site of the final race in the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) calendar – the 50 km Trophy Final - on Saturday 31 October.Dos Santos hopes for third New York City win
28 October 2009 - New York, USA - Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil was the first invited athlete to arrive at in New York City, on Monday (26), nearly a week in advance of the ING New York City Marathon, and the first to meet reporters on Tuesday morning. These are minor distinctions; more to the point, dos Santos was first to the finish line here in 2006 and 2008, and has high hopes of adding a third victory to that record.
