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Sifan Hassan attacked Almaz Ayana's 29:17.45 world record as she went out in 14:37 before fading to a European record time of 29:36.67.
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No world records fell today in Ostrava but there was plenty of great action as a ton of BIG names picking up wins as the likes of Laura Muir, Faith Kipyegon, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Ryan Crouser, Karsten Warholm, Christian Taylor and Sifan Hassan all vanquished the competition. -
Sifan Hassan: "I didn't felt good before the start of the race; I even puked," said the always colorful Hassan. "After thirty minutes of racing, I finally felt better. It was in the final twenty minutes that I gained the confidence I needed. When there were only two minutes left on the clock, the fun began. I just gave everything I had left." -
The battle between the WR holder in the mile and marathon ended up being pretty entertaining even if the pace they were running was modest compared to their own lofty standards. *MB: Fair or foul? Brigid Kosgei gets DQd for stepping on rail in 1 hour world record attempt -
Are you read for this mouth-watering matchup? The women's marathon and mile world record holders will clash in a one hour run world record battle. In the men's race, Mo Farah, who hasn't raced on the track in three years, will return to chase the WR currently held by Haile G while the fastest man in European history Sonde Moen has decided to skip the meet as his beloved Vaporfly shoes have been banned. -
What a meet! Sifan Hassan, Donavan Brazier, Noah Lyles, Joshua Cheptegei and many more stars will all compete in the best track meet of 2020 -- in front of real live fans -- on Friday in Monaco. -
We know the 100/200 will be doable, but what about the 200/400? The 1500/5000? The (gulp)...100/400? We break them all down and propose a few easy solutions. World Athletics, are you paying attention? A few tweaks could make the schedule much more athlete-friendly. *MB: What doubles are doable in Tokyo? LRC tells you and offers some simple changes -
The world records did not fall in Valenica as Sifan Hassan showed she's human but we got some impressive father-son running. -
Hassan completed an epic double with an epic front-run that resulted in a 3:51.95 win. -
We can't wait for the final which will include Shelby Houlihan, Laura Muir, Olympic champ Faith Kipyegon, world champ Sifan Hassan and former world champ Jenny Simpson believes she's as fit as she's ever been. -
The women's 10,000 may have just been broken by the remarkable Sifan Hassan. *MB: Sifan MF Hassan just closed the 10k with a 3:59.09 1500!!! 4:17.15 last 1600!! *MB: Hassan could have paced Jenny Simpson to a 1500m SB at the end of that 10k -
Our dream of seeing unprecedented medals in the 10,000 and 1,500 have been dashed according to Craig Masback. -
Under Alberto Salazar's tutelage, Hassan has put together a year for the ages in 2019; can she end it with a gold medal at Worlds against Hellen Obiri? -
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Full recap of the women's action in Zurich. -
Rai Benjamin and Karsten Warholm square off for the first time in the men's 400 hurdles while Dalilah Muhammad faces Sydney McLaughlin in the women's 400 hurdles. Plus a battle of WR holders in the women's 1500 and Justin Gatlin vs. Noah Lyles in the men's 100. -
The fairness of the 2016 Olympic marathon was jeopardized because some athletes were wearing shoes way better than what anyone else was wearing. We can't afford for history to repeat itself in 2020. The IAAF's shoe rules need a re-write. -
Day 2 saw some great sprint and distance action in London. -
Rhonex Kipruto (debut) and Jakob Ingebrigtsen are also in the 5k, while Laura Muir and Konstanze Klosterhalfen will battle Kipyegon in the 1500. -
Sifan Hassan put on a memorable display the final 800 to break the world record in the Brave Like Gabe Mile in Monaco.