Both course records were broken and a number of Olympic qualifying standards achieved at the 10th METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf. Ethiopia’s Seboka Diriba Tola ran 2:08:27 and improved the two year-old mark by five seconds. He finished … [Read more...]
Harting, Ennis athletes of May 2012
July 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
European Athletics is pleased to announce that Germany’s discus superstar Robert Harting and British multi-events specialist Jessica Ennis have been voted as the European Athletes of the Month for May. Harting demonstrated his great shape … [Read more...]
Farah defends Euro 5000m title
June 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
World champion Mo Farah successfully defended his continental 5000m crown on the opening day of the 2012 European Athletics Championships at the historic Olympic stadium in Helsinki, on Wednesday, with ease. A 53.6 final circuit gave him a … [Read more...]
Gebrselassie for Berlin 2011
June 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With the BMW BERLIN MARATHON 100 days away, race director Mark Milde announced the return of marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie to the streets of Berlin. Here the Ethiopian superstar of long distance running had his … [Read more...]
Radcliffe to run Berlin Marathon
June 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain is the top female entry at the BMW BERLIN MARATHON on September 25th. With her and Haile Gebrselassie on the starting line, both marathon record holders are competing in the same … [Read more...]
Schlangen, Bayer and Spank look to boost Germany
May 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Germany has a good chance to stand on top of the medal table at a European Athletics Championships for the first time since reunification in 1990 thanks to an ever increasing number of their top athletes being determined to make their mark … [Read more...]
Tough challenge for Gebrselassie and Radcliffe
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie faces one of his toughest ever challenges in the BMW BERLIN MARATHON on September 25th. With Patrick Makau at the starting line Gebrselassie is facing the fastest marathon runner of 2010. … [Read more...]
Dawit wins Hamburg 2012
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Marathons can be won in lost in many different ways. Shami Dawit of Ethiopia and Rael Kiyara of Kenya employed a similar tactic to win the men’s and women’s races at the 27th Haspa Marathon Hamburg this morning, attacking between 30 and 40 … [Read more...]
Makau World Record
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Patrick Makau has crowned the 38th BMW BERLIN MARATHON with a world record. The 26 year-old Kenyan clocked 2:03:38, beating Haile Gebrselassie and improving the record of the Ethiopian by 21 seconds. With a dramatic surge after 27 k … [Read more...]
Hahner sisters, next marathon generation
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Anna Hahner was the runner in the national focus after German marathon races in Duesseldorf and Hamburg on the weekend. Only 22 years old she ran a fine debut,placing sixth at the METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf with 2:30:14. She missed … [Read more...]
