No spleen any more, but marathon runner Valeria Straneo has plenty of heart
Valeria Straneo’s silver medal in the women’s marathon on the opening day of the IAAF World Championships in Moscow was the highlight of the Italian athletics season in 2013 and one of the biggest stories in all of Italian sport, well at least outside football, during the last year. ... Read More
2013 end-of-year reviews – sprints
Statisticians A Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava look back on the best sprint performances this year, with Julin covering the men’s events and Jalava the women’s.... Read More
2013 end-of-year reviews – long distance
Statisticians A Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava look back on the best long distance performances on the track this year with Julin covering the men’s events and Jalava the women’s.... Read More
2013 end-of-year reviews – road running
Statisticians A Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava look back on the best road running performances of the year with Julin covering the men’s events and Jalava the women’s.... Read More
2013 end-of-year reviews – hurdles
Statisticians A Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava look back on the best hurdles performances of the year with Julin covering the men’s events and Jalava the women’s.... Read More
2013 end-of-year reviews – jumps
Statisticians A Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava look back on the best jumps performances of the year with Julin covering the men’s events and Jalava the women’s.
2013 end-of-year reviews – throws
Statisticians A Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava look back on the best throws performances of the year with Julin covering the men’s events and Jalava the women’s.
2013 end-of-year reviews – combined events
Statisticians A Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava look back on the best combined events performances of the year with Julin covering the men’s events and Jalava the women’s.
2013 end-of-year reviews – relays
Statisticians A Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava look back on the best relay performances of the year with Julin covering the men’s events and Jalava the women’s.
2013 end-of-year reviews – race walks
All roads led to Moscow for Ireland’s World 50km race walk champion Robert Heffernan.
More than 1900 blood samples collected – Moscow 2013
As part of the IAAF’s sophisticated anti-doping programme at the 14th edition of the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia, blood tests were conducted from 4-18 August for profiling purposes in connection with the Athlete Biological Passport. This programme was conducted in partnership with WADA and the WADA-accredited Laboratory in Lausanne.
Speedy Kiprop rebounds from London disappointment
Asbel Kiprop found redemption on the blue Mondo track at IAAF World Championship as the year's top athletics meeting came to a close on Sunday
Sum adds gold as Savinova gets her final calculations wrong
Maria Savinova, Russia’s Olympic gold medallist and defending World 800m champion, was in peak form, ready to win another home gold in front of a crowd which included many of her family and friends.
From bridesmaid to bride for Obergfoll
After being the runner up on so many occasions at big championships in the past, German Javelin thrower Christina Obergfoll finally clinched victory.
Tamgho finally fulfils his 18-metre dream
French triple jump superstar Teddy Tamgho made history on Sunday evening by becoming the third man in history to jump beyond the magic 18-metre barrier, after Jonathan Edwards and Kenny Harrison.
Jamaican Relay double – Day 9 wrap, Moscow 2013
Sunday evening saw the last session of competition at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, wrapping up the 2013 IAAF World Championships.
Pearson ‘satisfied’ with silver after Rollins' ‘emotional roller coaster’
Australia’s defending champion Sally Pearson, who took silver behind Brianna Rollins, admitted that she had allowed herself to hope for gold despite having a season that only really started in June following hamstring injuries.