Athletics
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Gillette perk for Malta Marathon runners
Participants in this year’s Land Rover Malta Marathon will be able to take home a fantastic keepsake to serve as a memory of their achievements. Gillette, in collaboration with the new ShvoongTag technology, is offering all participants, and...
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Seasoned campaigners make presence felt
Some established faces and the absence of others present two weeks ago characterised the athletic meet organised by Athletics Malta, at Marsa, last weekend. Making their presence felt were Andy Grech, Rachid Chouhal and Mario Mifsud, seasoned...
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Pistorius cancels his racing schedule
Oscar Pistorius will not be competing in the UK in May after his management company issued a statement announcing they have “no option” but to cancel all future races he had been contracted to compete in. The 26-year-old Paralym-pian, who won two...
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Lagat and Lomong speed to Millrose wins
Bernard Lagat ran the fastest indoor two-mile race by an American and Lopez Lomong became the second fastest US miler as athletes set a host of quick times at the Millrose Games in New York on Saturday. The 38-year-old Kenyan-born Lagat clocked...
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Farah to make debut in 2014 London race
Britain’s Olympic champion Mo Farah will run the first half of this year’s London marathon prior to making his debut over the full distance in the 2014 race. “The Olympic 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres champion has agreed to make his full marathon...
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Kiptanui says Kenyans are doping
Three-times world 3,000 metres steeplechase champion Moses Kiptanui said doping was taking place in Kenyan running camps. “If you talk to athletes candidly, you get the feeling that doping is going on in these camps,” he told Reuters by telephone...
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Kazmierczak, Hili win Attard race
The Attard Athletics Club, in conjunction with the Attard Local Council, have just organised their traditional 10K race. The organisers said in a statement that a total of 135 athletes took part, some of whom also figured in a 10K walk. Mateusz...
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Entry list rises to 3,200
Record entries at the Malta Marathon show no sign of abating as it was revealed yesterday that this year’s edition has again attracted unprecedented numbers with some 3,200 runners expected on the starting line at Mdina Gate on February 24. There...
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Post-race recovery process
Amid the emotions, adrenaline and the cheering crowd, many of those taking part in the marathon or half-marathon this month are bound to push themselves to the limit to reach their pre-set goals. As such, this challenge involves abnormal muscle...
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Cross Country League for youths and cadets
Going into the final event of the Cross Country League for the youth and cadet categories last Sunday, the leading athletes had already secured three of the four top prizes at stake. Moreover, twins Luke and Joseph Camilleri, proud representatives...
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Australia names Briton new athletics director
Simon Nathan, who helped Britain’s athletics team clinch four gold medals at the London Olympics, has been named Australia’s high performance director of athletics. Briton Nathan, a long-serving coach with British Athletics, will be responsible for...
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Bolt beaten in season opener
Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt was beaten in his first race of the 2013 season on Saturday, finishing third in a low-key 400 metre event in his hometown of Kingston. The triple gold medallist from both the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London...
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Adequate carbohydrate consumption
We have reached the final stages in our build-up to the February 24 races and with only two weeks to go it is now imperative to get plenty of rest and to eat and drink sufficiently. It is interesting to note that a study performed on 250 London...
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London event drops taxes to lure Bolt for meet
Olympic champion Usain Bolt and other overseas athletes will be able to compete tax-free in this year’s London Diamond League event at the Olympic Stadium after the British finance minister agreed to a “one-off” exemption. Jamaican Bolt, who won...
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Windy meeting at Marsa
Stadium athletics competition took off to a blustery start on Saturday as the prevailing winds initially threatened to play havoc with the more popular sprinting events. Nonetheless the turnout for the 60m burn-out was significant, given that many...
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Pushing through pain barrier
We have all trained hard to reach this stage in our build-up for the February 24 events and everything has been done to accomplish our pre-set goals. However, how many times, shortly before a race, have we pondered on that tiny, nagging muscle pain...
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Hussen breaks 33-min barrier in Ta’ Qali race
Followers of the sport will probably agree that the qualities that have propelled Ibrahim Hussen to the top of the classification in this season’s Road Running League are his pace and finishing kick that kills off the competition. At the fourth race...
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The situations you can control ahead of race day
There are some runners who are prone to focus on situations they cannot control rather than the ones they can manage and be in command of. The weather, road conditions and criticism are beyond one’s control. Can you do anything about these...
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Bolt eyes three golds at world championships
Triple London Olympic champion Usain Bolt is injury free and eyeing three gold medals at this year’s world championships in Moscow in August. As part of his preparations, the Jamaican 100 and 200 metres world record holder will run the longer sprint...
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St Patrick’s teams dominate at Marsascala Road Relay
Carmen Hili (St Patrick’s AC) and Vincenzo Scuro (AS Libertas) recorded the best leg times of the day at the Clubs’ Road Relay over 20km held at Marsascala and organised by Athletics Malta on Saturday. Just seven teams, hailing from three clubs,...
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