“The fire inside me is, if anything, burning even more fiercely now. Tokyo gave me a taste of what it’s like to be on a global podium.
Bach claims, "The Olympic Games stand above any conflict."
They name Mo Farah and Justin Gatlin as on the wane and say the DSD athlete situation is the looming crisis.
1. US 226; 2. Kenya 102; 3. Canada 72; 4. Ethiopia 60; 5. tie, Australia & Poland 40.
*Wild TFN stat - The longest any man currently has been ranked #1 in the world is 2 years in a row
Kenya enjoyed a ton of success in 2021 with Korir, Kipyegon, Chepchirchir and Kipchoge winning Olympic gold, the country hosting World Jrs, and Ferdinand Omurwa running 9.77. But Agnes Tirop was murdered and the Kenyan men failed to win steeplechase gold.
We imagine Jarrion Lawson and Ajee Wilson wouldn't agree with the following qutoe from Coe: "I am sorry to say this, and I am not going to be romantic or emotional about it, they are the architects of their own downfall here. The rules are very clear. It is not arcane maritime law."
Neither of the two young Ethiopians medalled at the Olympics but both look like major players in the years to come. Since finishing 4th in the 10,000 in Tokyo, the 20-year old Aregawi has won the DL final and run 12:52 and 12:49 on the roads.
*MB: ***New road 5k wrs in barcelona - 14:19 and 12:49***
"I’m not that concerned if the intensity is too low, that’s more a discussion about speed, but you should definitely not have too high intensity in training because it affects the road forward and we have to make adjustments depending on recovery," said Gjert.
Meijo University was unstoppable again, leading start to finish to win the 2021 Mt. Fuji Women's Ekiden university women's national title Dec. 30 in Shizuoka but Fuwa stole the individual glory as the 30:45 10,000 runner went out in 15:09 for her 10.5 km leg.
How did they start with running and what challenges did they face as a woman?
He's a bit miffed that he recently had to lie about his age to get into a local half marathon.
"I'm not convinced the Scottish media make enough of those athletes," said Munro.
After missing out on the Olympics in agonizing fashion for the 2nd straight Games, she's got something to look forward to. The dad is her husband, Canadian Olympic steepler Chris Winter.