Athletics
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Richard holds her own
With the local track and field season gaining momentum, the Matthew Micallef St John Stadium was buzzing with activity recently as athletes of all ages made the most of the Easter sojourn. Some British athletes were present to add spice to the...
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Debono making up for lost time
Regardless of the sport, coaches fear athletes reaching their mid-teen years like nothing else. It is during this period, when the study-related stress starts to pile up – and other attractions begin to dominate their attention – that most give up...
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Veteran runner Grotto clocks up his 800th marathon race
Each marathon, each race tells a story… a story of determination and hope while pushing to the limit. For 66-year-old Antonio Grotto, the 2016 Malta Marathon signalled a milestone in his career – it was the 800th time that the Italian veteran had...
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It’s 31 and counting for ever-present Darmanin
It is common practice that, in marathon events as in all sporting contests, the leading athletes attract much of the attention of the sports media covering the race. In this year’s Vodafone Malta Marathon, Abdelhakim Elfelhi took the plaudits as...
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Sport needs head-to-head rivalries to switch on fans – Coe
Athletics needs more head-to-head rivalries to reach younger fans who have switched off from a sport that has become boring, according to IAAF president Sebastian Coe. The sport had been “irreparably damaged” by the corruption and doping scandals...
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Kamworor captures half-marathon gold
Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor recovered from falling flat on his face at the start to retain his world half-marathon title in Cardiff yesterday. Kamworor and fellow Kenyan Bedan Karoki Muchiri were shoulder to shoulder approaching the final mile...
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Pembroke Athleta races and fun run for March 31
The 22nd running of the Pembroke Athleta Road Races, held under the auspices of Athletics Malta, will be held on March 31. The club, which has recently expanded its services to triathlon sport, is confident of staging another successful edition of...
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US ends meet with record medal haul
The United States closed out the world indoor championships with another gold rush and a record medal haul on Sunday, while Ethiopia emerged from the doping shadows and into the spotlight by dominating the distance events. Ethiopia’s Genzebe...
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Grech and Galea first in Dingli 10
Saturday’s 26th running of the Lisa Maria Dingli Ten events attracted over 450 participants with Mario Grech, of St Patrick’s AC, and Mellieħa AC’s Rita Galea, emerging victorious on the day. In all, there were three main events held by race...
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Russia running out of time for Rio Games, says Pound
Athletics superpower Russia is running out of time to eradicate doping and may not be able to send a track and field team to this year’s Rio Olympics, Dick Pound, chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) independent commission, said...
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WADA dismayed by new TV allegations on Russian doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was dismayed by revelations in a German TV documentary that contained fresh allegations of malpractice in Russia’s anti-doping system and is urgently seeking confirmation, it said yesterday. Amongst the claims...
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University races in aid of Hospice Malta
The fifth edition of the University Ring Road races, in aid of Hospice Malta, will be held in Tal-Qroqq on March 13, organisers said. “We want to make this event attractive for all – friends, family, University staff and students,” organiser...
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Sweden to stand by Aregawi despite tax controversy
Sweden’s Ethiopian-born 1,500m runner Abeba Aregawi can run for Sweden at the upcoming World Indoor Championships in Portland despite a storm over her Swedish citizenship and tax affairs, officials said. Expressen reported that Aregawi, who is due...
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Malta to host small states championships in June
It is a cliché that is often repeated but one that is true nevertheless: there is no bigger honour than wearing the national colours and no greater motivation than winning in the name of your country. That is the case everywhere but more so here...
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Sarè the star performer at Marsa
The newly-revived Winter Track and Field Championships were held at Marsa last weekend. The meeting is aimed to provide athletes with an opportunity to gauge their levels ahead of the outdoor season and, judging by the results and new records...
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Centrowitz takes mile honours, Felix and De Grasse win sprints
Matthew Centrowitz surged to victory with a final-lap burst to repeat as Wanamaker Mile winner, while elite sprinters Allyson Felix and Andre De Grasse powered to wins at the 109th Millrose Games yesterday. Centrowitz, feeling sub-par due to...
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Entry list continues to soar
The 31st running of the Malta Marathon, to be staged on February 28, will see another record participation, the seventh year in succession, organisers said. In 2015, 4,054 took part in the marathon, half marathon and walkathlon. This year the...
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New throwing records at Marsa
Last weekend’s second pre-season meeting at the Matthew Micallef St John Athletics Stadium produced another spate of encouraging results for this time of the season. In all, five new records in various categories were set in throwing events...
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Defar runs year’s fastest 3,000m after long lay-off
Ethiopian two-time Olympic champion Meseret Defar ran the year’s fastest 3,000 metres as she returned to the track for the first time in more than two years at the Boston indoor grand prix on Sunday night. The 2004 and 2012 Olympic 5,000 metres...
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Sarè clears 12m barrier to win triple jump event at Amsterdam meet
During the last weekend of January, triple jumper Rebecca Sarè participated in the London Indoor Games and registered a new indoor personal best of 11.90 metres. A week later, Sarè took in another international competition in Amsterdam to add...
