EME NEWS (APR 18, 2018)   Morris vs Stefanidi DOHA (QAT): More names are revealed for the 2018 IAAF Diamond League opener in Doha on May 4. Top clashes in women pole vault (Sandi Morris, Katerina Stefanidi) and men javelin (Johannes Vetter, Thomas Rohler, Jakub Vadlejch and Petr Frydrych). World 800m champion Caster Semenya, fresh off her Commonwealth Games 800m/1500m double victory, will head the field in the longer race. Women pole vault also includes recently crowned Commonwealth gold and silver medallists Alysha Newman of Canada and Eliza McCartney of New Zealand respectively, 2017 World Championship bronze medallist and 2013 U18… Read More

EME NEWS (APR 17, 2018)   WMM standings BOSTON (USA): After Boston Marathon  Geoffrey Kirui leads the Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI with 41 points over four runners with 25 points. From them Daniel Wanjiru and Eliud Kipchoge are running in London on Sunday what is the end of the 11th series. Dickson Chumba and Yuki Kawauchi also have 25 points. Both women leaders with 41 points Mary Keitany and Tirunesh Dibaba are competing in London along with 4th Rose Chelimo who has 25 points. Not running Ruti Aga with 32 and another 25 pointer Shalane Flanagan. Based on infor from… Read More

EME NEWS (APR 16, 2018)   Kawauchi and Linden in super bad weather BOSTON (USA, Apr 16): Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi (2:15:58) and the United States’ Desiree Linden (2:39:54) were the surprise winners of the Boston Marathon which took place in near-freezing temperatures, heavy rain and strong headwinds. Many of the elite runners started the race wearing ponchos or long-sleeved jackets and a high proportion didn’t complete the distance. Linden caught Ethiopia’s Mamitu Daska just before the 35km checkpoint and opened up a winning margin of four minutes in the last seven kilometres. The nearly unknown Sarah Sellers moved up from… Read More

EME NEWS (APR 15, 2018)   Dramatic marathon ending GOLD COAST (AUS, Apr 15): There was a dramatic climax to the men’s marathon at the Commonwealth Games. Scotland’s Callum Hawkins had amassed a two-minute lead but the 25-year-old collapsed at the 40km checkpoint and had to be taken to hospital in an ambulance and will remain in hospital overnight as a precaution. Reigning champion Michael Shelley from Australia was the beneficiary, coming through to successfully defend his title in 2:16:46 ahead of Uganda’s Solomon Mutai (2:19:02) and Scotland’s Robbie Simpson (2:19:36). Northern Ireland’s Kevin Seaward was the only other runner to break… Read More