Triathlon in Germany is back at last. After a forced break in 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 1 500 professional and age group athletes celebrated the 19th edition of the Mainova IRONMAN European Championship Frankfurt. A day which saw Patrik Nilsson...
Tomas Riste has been elected as the President of Swedish Athletics at the yearly congress of the organisation. 60-year-old Riste, who has been a Council member of the Swedish Athletics since 2008, replaced Lennart Karlberg. Riste has a vast experience in the field of...
Göteborg largest Half-marathon ever In 2013, Göteborg again kept its #1 ranking as the world’s largest half-marathon, and with 45,126 finishers, it was the largest annual half-marathon ever, and for the second time (also 2011), there were four halves with more...
Swedish high jumper Linus Thörnblad has decided to retire after enduring injury problems and also depression in the last 18 months. Thörnblad won a World Indoor Championships bronze medal in 2006 and the silver at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He...
The Vienna City Marathon is one or Europe’s most traditional big city races over the classic distance. When it will see its 30th edition on 14th April there will be an elite men’s field that will fit to the occasion. Defending champion and course record holder Henry...
