Athletic History

Indian youth excelled at the nationals in Ludhiana; hopefully, follow-up will help them realize their potential.  The national youth athletics...

The 70s were the golden period of Indian athletics, a fact often emphasized at multi-discipline games. In some events, India...

Brianica Elangovan created history at the Asian Games, becoming India's first pole vaulter to secure a medal in the 20...

I was born on September 11, 1958. My parents, Stan & Marilu Eder, were 18 and 19. I am their...

Editor's Note: This year, 2026, is the fifty-first anniversary of the first sub-3:50 mile, run by Sir John Walker, 1976...

Jeff Benjamin Book Review! The Long Run - Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and the Decade That...

"ANCIENT" IC4A CHAMPIONSHIPS SHOW NEW LIFE IN 150TH YEAR By ELLIOTT DENMAN At age 92 and a quarter, I feel immensely...

RunBlogRun presents Conversations with Larry 2025 World Athletics Championships coverage Day 9 Review September 21, 2025 Team USA sweeps 4x100m...

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Walt Murphy's News and Results Service  ([email protected])   This Day in Track & Field--April  23   1904--Michigan’s Ralph Rose, all 6’6”, 250...