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IAAF ANNOUNCES OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION SYSTEM At the ongoing IAAF Council Meeting in Doha, the Council approved the athlete qualification system for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The new system will allow athletes to become eligible for Olympic selection using two different criteria: . Achieve the qualification marks by discipline within …

(c) Copyright, All right reserved by Race Results Weekly. Bruce Lehane Invitational Mile Boston University Track and Tennis Center; Boston, MA, USA; Sunday, March 3 200m Banked Synthetic track Photo: A pacer leads eventual word record holder Yomif Kejelcha at BU. Photo by Kevin Morris NOTE: At these specially-arranged races …

AUSTIN, CRAGG WIN ROAD TO GOLD ROAD RACE By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PHOTO: Jared Ward and Parker Stinson chase eventual champion Brogan Austin at the 2019 Road to Gold road race in Atlanta (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly) ATLANTA …

OFF-DISTANCES HAVE ATHLETES MOVING UP, MOVING DOWN FOR USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PHOTO: Donavan Brazier edges Clayton Murphy in the 800m at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on January 26 (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results …

PEACHTREE TO CELEBRATE 50TH RUNNING WITH $50K COURSE RECORD BONUSES By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (19-Feb) — The Atlanta Track Club plans to celebrate the 50th edition of their AJC Peachtree Road Race 10-K on July 4 with an especially big bang. The …

NEAR WORLD INDOOR RECORD FOR KEJELCHA AT NYRR MILLROSE GAMES By Rich Sands, @sands (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved NEW YORK (09-Feb) — A near miss at the world indoor record in the mile and a pair of U.S. bests in the 800 highlighted a bustling evening …

FAST MILES, CLOSE 800 HIGHLIGHT NEW BALANCE INDOOR GRAND PRIX By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved PHOTO: Gabriela Stafford edges Elinor Purrier in the women’s mile, 4:24.80 to 4:24.88, at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston (photo by Jane Monti for …

We got the news from longtime Tommy Leonard friend and benefactor Russ Pelletier of Falmouth that running’s “Goodwill Ambassador” Tommy Leonard took his last breath on Wednesday night. Not enough words available to illustrate what a prince of a man and worldly friend to the running community (especially during his …

World Athletics Championships medalists McLaughlin and Coburn set to return to New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Jan. 25 Scottish 1500m record-holder Jake Wightman to highlight middle-distances at 25th-annual event BOSTON, Mass. (Dec. 5, 2019) – Sydney McLaughlin and Emma Coburn, two of the USA’s most exciting track and field …

Sydney McLaughlin set to return to New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Jan. 26 BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2018) – Sydney McLaughlin, one of track and field’s most exciting new stars, will return to compete at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Saturday, January 26, organizers announced today. Tickets …