The extreme weather struck a section of the 100-kilometer race held in the Yellow River Stone Forest near Baiyin city on Saturday afternoon.

"It's very different from football speed, which I just realized," Metcalf, a wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, said after his race.

Holly the dog ran the final 100m of the race in Utah in around 10.5 seconds - one second shy of Usain Bolt's world record.

Simone Biles says she used to sneak into kitchens at training camps because she was underfed. Biles, 23, who is the world’s most decorated gymnast, began training at the Karolyi Ranch at age 12. “We would break into the cafeteria to eat,” she told “60 Minutes” in a new interview. […]

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has played down fears that COVID-19 vaccines could contain banned substances and result in bans for athletes. Last week, world para-swimming champion Tully Kearney expressed concern that she would be forced to choose between her health and risking a ban that would see her miss […]

Questions are being raised over whether coronavirus vaccines might contain substances which are banned for use by athletes. This raises the spectre of athletes having to choose between taking a coronavirus vaccine and facing a doping ban. It currently appears “extremely unlikely” that any coronavirus vaccine would break doping rules, […]

Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie has smashed the world record for the half marathon in a stunning victory in Valencia. The 24-year-old completed the 13.1 miles in 57 minutes 32 seconds, shaving 29 seconds off the previous record set by compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor last year. Kandie won $US42,000 for winning the race […]

21-year-old Chris Nikic became the first ever athlete with Down Syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon on Saturday. Nikic swam 2.4 miles, cycled 112 miles, and ran 26.2 miles in a time of 16 hours 46 minutes and 9 seconds at the Ironman Florida competition in Panama City Beach. “Goal […]

Eliud Kipchoge, the fastest marathon runner of all time, blamed his disappointing eighth-place finish at the 2020 London Marathon on a blocked ear. Kipchoge crossed the line Sunday with a time 2 hours, 6 minutes, and 49 seconds, over a minute behind the winner, Shura Kitata. “I got it in […]

A Spanish triathlete stopped at the finish line to let a fellow runner who had taken a wrong turn overtake him and claim third place. James Teagle was on course to finish third at the 2020 Santander Triathlon but inadvertently ran in the wrong direction just meters from the finish. […]

A stray cat has become an internet sensation after darting across the finish line of a 100-metre race in Turkey. The cat ran straight across the track as athletes were about to cross the line during the final of the 100 meters at the Balkan U20 Men’s Athletics Championship on […]

American sprinter Noah Lyles thought he’d broken Usain Bolt’s 200m world record at Thursday’s Inspiration Games. However, shortly after crossing the finishing line, his 18.90 second effort was ruled out after it turned out he’d actually only ran 185m. Lyles tweeted afterwards: “You can’t be playing with my emotions like […]

Armand Duplantis just broke the pole-vaulting record. The 20-year-old cleared 6.17 meters in Poland on Saturday, which beat the previous record by a centimeter. It is a huge statement of intent in an Olympic year, ahead of the 2020 Games in Tokyo this summer. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more […]

The man and woman who hold the marathon world records both compete in Nike Vaporfly shoes. Vaporflys give runners more energetic efficiency because the shoes’ foam-and-carbon sole ensures less energy is lost with each step. Some researchers and runners think the thickness of the shoes’ midsoles should be regulated to […]

A 16-year-old high school runner was disqualified from a 5k race in Ohio on Saturday for wearing her hijab, according to CNN. Noor Alexandria Abukaram said she was reduced to tears after finding out her personal best time of 22 minutes and 22 seconds wouldn’t count because of her religious […]

A nine-year-old boy from Minnesota has won a 10k race that he didn’t even know he was competing in. Kade Lovell was supposed to be running a 5k charity race in Sartell, when he was accidentally sent on the wrong path by a volunteer. “The 5k turn was right,” Lovell […]

Louisiana State University (LSU) unveiled its $US28 million renovated Football Operations Building in July 2019. The new facility features a state-of-the-art locker room with sleep pods, charging stations, and new technology. The renovated building was designed by HNTB Architecture, which previously designed other multimillion-dollar athletic centres. Visit Business Insider’s homepage […]