EVENT NEWS
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March 1, 2022
UCI takes decisive action and bans Russian and Belarusian teams from competition
The step was taken after Russian and Belarusian forces invaded Ukraine in recent days and sees UCI teams, national teams, regional teams, and commissaires all suspended from UCI competition and, in the case of events, suspended from the UCI calendar. The world governing body has however held back from the IOC...
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February 28, 2022
B.A.A. Offering Refund Or Deferral For All Ukrainian Runners Registered For Boston Marathon
The Boston Athletic Association is offering full refund or deferral options for all 43 Ukrainian runners who are currently registered for the upcoming Boston Marathon, slated for April 18. Refunds will also be available for the 2022 B.A.A. 5K, which is scheduled for April 16. The B.A.A. said it will reach...
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February 26, 2022
Zwift Bans Cheat Whistleblower: A Deeper Dive Into the Issue
The UCI sanctioned Esports World Championship, Zwift has managed to get themselves into another cheating and rider ban debacle. This time for banning an individual that published a post of a previously known bug that allowed competitors to change their weight values mid-race without being detected, potentially significantly altering the...
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February 26, 2022
Will Ironman and Challenge Cancel Their Russia Events?
The International Olympic Committee called for all sporting events to be canceled or relocated from Russia and Belarus. This came three days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of military operations and a full-scale war invading Ukraine. So that leaves the question: Will the other triathlon organizations (namely Challenge Family...
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February 24, 2022
NYC Marathon returning to 50,000 runner field in November
The New York City Marathon will return to full capacity with 50,000 runners this year after the race was canceled in 2020 and limited last fall due to the coronavirus. The announcement for the Nov. 6 event was made Thursday by New York Road Runners, which operates the marathon. News...
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February 17, 2022
6 types of drugs banned by the Olympics, and how they affect athletic performance, from marijuana to trimetazidine
Elite athletes competing at the Olympics and other international sporting events are banned from using certain medications and drugs, on the grounds that they may present safety risks, give unfair advantages, or violate the "spirit of sport," according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Insider
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February 15, 2022
Bull Charges and Crushes Cyclist in Middle of Race
Cyclist Tony Inderbitzin somehow survived the attack of a big ass bull which ran him over right in the middle of a race.in Bakersfield, CA during a rural off-road bike race called the Rock Cobble over the weekend. There were reportedly a total of 4 riders attacked during the race,...
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February 14, 2022
Strava runner creates incredible drawing to celebrate Lunar New Year
In celebration of the Lunar New Year, the Picasso of Strava, Lenny Maughan, sketched out a tiger by running the streets of his hometown, San Francisco, and it is easily the most intricate piece of Strava art we’ve yet seen. Canadian Running
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February 10, 2022
PTO price drop: Age-group entry fees cut by 50% after athlete feedback
The PTO (Professional Triathletes Organisation) has reacted swiftly to athlete feedback by slashing age-group entry fees for its marquee 2022 races. After only a few short weeks though the PTO Athlete Board has voted unanimously to reduce those prices. And on Thursday a statement confirmed they will be cut by...
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February 8, 2022
Kara Goucher diagnosed with neurological disorder
The running community was shocked on Tuesday when Kara Goucher, one of America’s most accomplished distance runners, announced that she will no longer be able to participate in the sport she loves. The two-time Olympian explained in an Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with repetitive exercise dystonia and that if...
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February 1, 2022
The craziest active streaks in running
On Jan. 29, New Zealand’s Nick Willis ran another sub-4 minute mile at the NYC Millrose Games for the 20th consecutive year. This achievement is something only a few runners have come close to, which has sparked us to find the craziest active running streaks. Canadian Running
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January 31, 2022
Eating disorders and professional cycling: the thin end of the wedge
Former Slovenian pro Janez ‘Jani’ Brajkovič raced in the Tour de France, the Vuelta and the Giro, but in private he was battling a series of harrowing eating disorders. As a bulimic, Brajkovič would routinely make himself sick after eating. But Brajkovič is not alone: a recent study in the...
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January 27, 2022
As events return, amateur athletes exercise their pent-up demand for travel
Destination athletic events are reporting big spikes in interest and selling out quickly. And there are reasons travel and competing in person in athletic events are among the things people particularly missed during the pandemic. Boston Globe (paywall)
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January 26, 2022
World’s Coldest Marathon Held in the “Coldest Town on Earth”
Sixty-five runners braved minus 63 degree Fahrenheit temperatures to run the 2022 marathon, half, and 5k races in the Russian region of Yakutia. Local runner Vasily Lukin won the full marathon distance with a time of 3:22. The win marked the second time Lukin, a teacher from Churapcha Institute of Physical Culture and...
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January 21, 2022
A 57-Year-Old Man Survived a 4-Mile, 26-Hour Swim After Tonga’s Tsunami
Lisala Folau, a 57-year-old retired carpenter, spent more than a day floating alone at sea following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15. It’s a story as wild as it sounds. The Inertia
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January 19, 2022
IOC branded “irresponsible” for using Beijing 2022 app researchers claims put users at risk
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been branded "irresponsible" for requiring participants to use an application devised to monitor the health of attendees at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing "with such glaring security vulnerabilities". Inside the Games
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January 12, 2022
10 of the most memorable finish line crossings
For most runners, crossing the finish line is simply a relief. Often, we barely have the energy to lift our arms in celebration, much less do anything more energetic. For certain runners, though, crossing the finishing tape in a different manner has become the defining moment of their race. Sometimes...
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January 11, 2022
Olympic Medalists Headline 2022 Boston Marathon Women’s Field
Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya, the 2021 Olympic gold medalist in the marathon, and her countrywoman Joyciline Jepkosgei, who ran the fastest marathon of 2021, 2:17:43, when she won the London Marathon, headline the Boston Marathon elite women’s field for 2022. American Molly Seidel, who won Olympic bronze last summer, will...
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December 30, 2021
Beijing Olympics Sponsors Find No Easy Choices as Games Approach
Guest columnist Rick Burton of Syracuse University attempts to explain how the world’s sponsors sell products or services in almost every country, and how one country’s attempt to stage the Olympics runs the risk of having the host country or its parochial population turn on the global sponsor. Sportico
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December 29, 2021
New Anti-Doping Rules Take Effect in 2022: What Athletes Need to Know
Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, updates to anti-doping rules for triathletes will take effect in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code changes. For 2022, the WADA prohibited list includes several changes to substances and treatments, including commonly-prescribed medications for asthma. Athletes should be aware of these changes to ensure...
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December 28, 2021
As Olympics Near, China Tightens Rules and Athletes Invent Their Own
Athletes and sports officials around the world have for months been viewing the approaching Winter Olympics in Beijing, set to take place in February amid a still-raging pandemic, with a mixture of apprehension and weariness. Now, a global surge of cases tied to the highly contagious Omicron variant has given...
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December 28, 2021
Tokyo Olympics Cost $1.8B Less Than Previous Estimates
The Tokyo Olympics faced a raft of problems related to the global pandemic, but the final bill came in well under previous estimates. The Summer Games cost organizers an estimated $13.6 billion, $1.8 billion below a prior prediction of $15.4 billion. Front Office Sports
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December 22, 2021
Medalist announces the end of the Tour of Utah
The Tour of Utah is no more. Medalist Sports president Chris Aronhalt announced today that the race — already postponed the last two years for COVID — would no longer continue because of inadequate sponsorship. VeloNews
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December 21, 2021
Jan Ullrich hospitalised after relapse, according to report
Jan Ullrich has been taken to hospital, following a reported relapse into alcohol addiction. The 48-year-old was reported by the newspaper Bild to have been in Cuba, celebrating his birthday with friends. Cycling Weekly
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December 20, 2021
After Nearly 36-Hour Search, Missing Ultrarunner Earl Blewett Found at Florida 100-Mile Race
Around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, a 57-year-old runner disappeared during a 100-mile race in Titusville, Florida. Today at 8 a.m., local police announced they’d found the man — not seriously injured, but “disoriented.” Blewett, a veteran of over 80 ultramarathons, triggered a search starting at around 11 p.m....