world athletics
Peres Jepchirchir provisionally suspended for doping: re-reading 2:18:31 in SydneyOn August 30, in Sydney, Peres Jepchirchir crossed the line more than three...
The Empty Spreadsheet: The Quietest and Most Dangerous Failure in Sports AnalyticsAt 1:42 in the morning, the ninth floor of a Shibuya office block held nothin...
The Empty Trench: Data Discipline in Vietnamese AthleticsLane 4, final heat of the U18 men's 200m at the national youth championships....
The Data Void in Kenyan Women's Athletics and the Records That Were Never Written DownOn a hastily printed results sheet at Nyayo National Stadium, the time column...
Nairobi 2029: Thin Air and an Unpaid Debt Nobody Has SignedNairobi sits at roughly 1,795 metres above sea level. When World Athletics...
Nairobi 2029: Sebastian Coe and the historic gamble at 1,795 metresOn lane four at Kasarani, I pressed my palm against the rubber surface. Nairo...
Nairobi 2029: Africa Wins the Biggest Stage, but the Altitude Variable Remains UnnamedLondon and Rome lost. Two cities with completed stadium systems, two massive...
Rumesh Tharanga and the 92.62m Javelin Throw: A Mark That Still Needs VerificationThat morning I opened the results sheet from a meeting in Rome, and the top...
Agnes Ngetich Breaks the Women-Only Half Marathon World Record: 1:05:15, One Second and the Forgotten Category StoryAgnes Ngetich Breaks the Women-Only Half Marathon World Record: 1:05:15, One...
The Empty Cell on the Athletics Results Sheet: When the Unmeasured Gets Read as No RiskLate afternoon at a domestic athletics meet, I stood at the edge of the...
The Unlit Track: Decoding Southeast Asian Athletics Qualification and the Traces Left BehindThe third night of the Philippine national athletics championships, I stood i...
Faith Kipyegon's Unbelievable Performance and the Data Gap in Athletics AnalysisI was sitting in the Paris stadium press room that night, when the electronic...
Kenya's Women's 800m: The Silence Between Jelimo and MoraaOn the night of 27 August 2026, in Budapest, Mary Moraa surged off the final...
LSR Colombo Marathon 2026: Tropical Heat and the 7,500-Runner Gap of a Revived RaceKilometer 32 of a tropical coastal marathon is unlike any other kilometer. It...
Athletics Records and the Verification Gap: The Data Problem of the Super-Shoe EraOn October 12, 2026, Eliud Kipchoge stopped the clock at 1:59:40 on the Prate...
The Empty Cell: Data Discipline in Vietnamese Women's AthleticsOn an old computer in Da Nang I still keep a spreadsheet opened during the SE...
European Athletics Championships 2028's Record £3m Prize Fund: A Game of Depth, Not MomentsBirmingham, summer 2026. The last entry in my notebook was a string of number...
12:56 in Copenhagen: Dawit Seare Beats Jakob Ingebrigtsen as Eritrea Takes Gold and Bronze in the 5km Road RaceOne Line, Seven Seconds The electronic clock on the Copenhagen course ticked ...
Vietnamese Athletics and the Two-Door Problem: Championship Entry Is Decided Off the TrackPhnom Penh, a May afternoon in 2026. Nguyen Thi Oanh stepped off the 3000m...
71% of countries have reopened — why World Athletics remains the sole outlierThe 87-minute press conference in Budapest on September 13 — 18 minutes longe...
While World Athletics firm on Russia ban, Coe acknowledges need for solutionOn the final day of the inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest, World...
Budapest's Opening Night: When Winning Is No Longer Measured by RecordsTen o'clock at night in Budapest, I sat in front of a small screen in a rente...
Usain Bolt Marvels at Ultimate Championship Prize Money: $150,000 for a Single WinUsain Bolt stands in Budapest, looking up at the prize board of an athletics...
Amy Hunt and the Whisper of the 200m TrackThere was a moment in Brussels that I know I will remember forever. Amy Hunt...
The Empty Spreadsheet: The Quietest and Most Dangerous Failure in Sports AnalyticsAt 1:42 in the morning, the ninth floor of a Shibuya office block held nothin...
The Empty Trench: Data Discipline in Vietnamese AthleticsLane 4, final heat of the U18 men's 200m at the national youth championships....
The Data Void in Kenyan Women's Athletics and the Records That Were Never Written DownOn a hastily printed results sheet at Nyayo National Stadium, the time column...
Nairobi 2029: Thin Air and an Unpaid Debt Nobody Has SignedNairobi sits at roughly 1,795 metres above sea level. When World Athletics...
Nairobi 2029: Sebastian Coe and the historic gamble at 1,795 metresOn lane four at Kasarani, I pressed my palm against the rubber surface. Nairo...
Nairobi 2029: Africa Wins the Biggest Stage, but the Altitude Variable Remains UnnamedLondon and Rome lost. Two cities with completed stadium systems, two massive...
Rumesh Tharanga and the 92.62m Javelin Throw: A Mark That Still Needs VerificationThat morning I opened the results sheet from a meeting in Rome, and the top...
Agnes Ngetich Breaks the Women-Only Half Marathon World Record: 1:05:15, One Second and the Forgotten Category StoryAgnes Ngetich Breaks the Women-Only Half Marathon World Record: 1:05:15, One...
The Empty Cell on the Athletics Results Sheet: When the Unmeasured Gets Read as No RiskLate afternoon at a domestic athletics meet, I stood at the edge of the...
The Unlit Track: Decoding Southeast Asian Athletics Qualification and the Traces Left BehindThe third night of the Philippine national athletics championships, I stood i...
Faith Kipyegon's Unbelievable Performance and the Data Gap in Athletics AnalysisI was sitting in the Paris stadium press room that night, when the electronic...
Kenya's Women's 800m: The Silence Between Jelimo and MoraaOn the night of 27 August 2026, in Budapest, Mary Moraa surged off the final...
LSR Colombo Marathon 2026: Tropical Heat and the 7,500-Runner Gap of a Revived RaceKilometer 32 of a tropical coastal marathon is unlike any other kilometer. It...
Athletics Records and the Verification Gap: The Data Problem of the Super-Shoe EraOn October 12, 2026, Eliud Kipchoge stopped the clock at 1:59:40 on the Prate...
The Empty Cell: Data Discipline in Vietnamese Women's AthleticsOn an old computer in Da Nang I still keep a spreadsheet opened during the SE...
European Athletics Championships 2028's Record £3m Prize Fund: A Game of Depth, Not MomentsBirmingham, summer 2026. The last entry in my notebook was a string of number...
12:56 in Copenhagen: Dawit Seare Beats Jakob Ingebrigtsen as Eritrea Takes Gold and Bronze in the 5km Road RaceOne Line, Seven Seconds The electronic clock on the Copenhagen course ticked ...
Vietnamese Athletics and the Two-Door Problem: Championship Entry Is Decided Off the TrackPhnom Penh, a May afternoon in 2026. Nguyen Thi Oanh stepped off the 3000m...
71% of countries have reopened — why World Athletics remains the sole outlierThe 87-minute press conference in Budapest on September 13 — 18 minutes longe...
While World Athletics firm on Russia ban, Coe acknowledges need for solutionOn the final day of the inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest, World...
Budapest's Opening Night: When Winning Is No Longer Measured by RecordsTen o'clock at night in Budapest, I sat in front of a small screen in a rente...
Usain Bolt Marvels at Ultimate Championship Prize Money: $150,000 for a Single WinUsain Bolt stands in Budapest, looking up at the prize board of an athletics...
Amy Hunt and the Whisper of the 200m TrackThere was a moment in Brussels that I know I will remember forever. Amy Hunt...
