EVENT NEWS
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December 20, 2024
Spanish Olympian given four-year ban for falsifying whereabouts documents
Spanish Olympian and two-time world championship medallist Mohamed Katir was handed a four-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Friday for falsifying travel documents in support of his explanation for his three whereabouts failures in 2023. Instead of accepting wrongdoing and taking on the two-year whereabouts ban, the...
December 9, 2024
Chinese dad banned from race after letting nine-year-old daughter run marathon
A father in China has received widespread criticism and a three-year ban from the Chinese Athletics Association after allowing his nine-year-old daughter to run the 2024 Wuyuan Marathon in Jiangxi, China, on Dec 1. Running Magazine
December 6, 2024
IOC study estimates five billion people watched the Paris Olympics
According to a new independent research study by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), an estimated five billion people tuned in to watch the 18 days of competition at Paris Olympics 2024. Running Magazine
December 3, 2024
Strava removes 6.5 million “impossible” performances from leaderboards
Strava introduced an upgraded algorithm to pre-emptively remove performances that are a little too good–including your impressive (and very impossible) three-minute mile run. Running Magazine
December 1, 2024
Moms Make History at Ultraman World Championship as Jen Annett and Michelle Vesterby Finish 1st and 2nd
This year’s Ultraman World Championship event turned out to be record-breaking in a number of ways as Canada’s Jen Annett and Denmark’s Michelle Vesterby finished first and second overall. Slowwitch
December 1, 2024
Australian fined for disrupting Paris’ 100m final
A French court has charged an Australian man who tried to upend the start of the men's Olympic final at the Summer Games €8,000 this week. inside the games
November 26, 2024
Boston Marathon now paying runners who missed out on prize money when others were caught doping
The Boston Marathon is finally paying runners who were due prize money after other runners who finished ahead of them were later disqualified for doping. CBS News
November 21, 2024
Is the Hard MTB League the Future of All Mountain Bike Racing?
The Hard MTB League is a four stage race format based around Trail mountain bikes, and Trail eMTBs. The stages feature a Tech Trail, Raw Slalom, Downhill Gnar, and Tech Climb, with each stage separately timed and then combined to form the racer’s overall time. Bike Rumor
November 19, 2024
UTMB TransLantau ultra race apologizes for lack of water
The TransLantau ultramarathon by UTMB came under fire last week after a logistical error left hundreds of runners without water in the 50K race. Participants, particularly in the 50km race, faced severe water shortages, insufficient course markings, and a lack of support at the finish line—all while a No. 3...
November 19, 2024
San Antonio Marathon to become locally organized replacement for Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
The new, locally organized San Antonio Marathon will replace the annual Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, which is poised to end its relationship with the city, San Antonio Sports officials said during a Monday evening press conference. San Antonio Current