Former Boston winner Linden hoping for perfect storm in New York

FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Athletics - Final - Women's Marathon -Sambodromo - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 14/08/2016. Desiree Linden (USA) of USA competes REUTERS/Johannes Eisele/Pool/File Photo

(Reuters) - Des Linden may not be the favorite going into Sunday’s New York City Marathon but the gutsy American still has high hopes given that she knows better than most elite runners how quickly things could turn in her favor.

After a slew of near misses in top races, Linden enjoyed a career-defining moment at the 2018 Boston Marathon where she thrived under harsh conditions to become the first American woman in 33 years to win the prestigious race.

Breaking the soggy tape on Boylston Street remains the crowning moment of Linden’s career but the 36-year-old remains anything but complacent as she gets set to run through all five of New York City’s boroughs.

Russian track official accused of forging results

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The Russian Athletics Federation says it's requested files from a regional competition this month in Siberia, where coach Vasily Shkurbitsky doubled as a competition referee.

A popular Russian track writer, Maxim Karamashev, earlier detailed what he said were major inconsistencies between preliminary results and final results sheets signed off by Shkurbitsky, which often served to make athletes he coached eligible for higher status in the Russian state sports system. Karamashev alleged the time of one athlete was slashed by over eight seconds for the 800 meters, a dramatic improvement.

Doping, due anni per l'ex presidente lettone della Federazione di atletica leggera ed ex lunghista

L 'ex presidente della Federcalcio lettone (LVS) Ineta Radēviča è stata messa al bando per due anni a seguito del suo test positivo dei Giochi olimpici di Londra del 2012.

La 37enne in pensione è stata squalificata dal salto in lungo a Londra 2012 dopo essere stata beccata per  doping nei ritiri effettuati dal Comitato Olimpico Internazionale.

Shiroyama's 8.40 m Jump Leads Four National Records at Athlete Night Games in Fukui

Held in the stadium where Japan saw its first-ever sub-10 clocking for 100 m, Saturday's new Athlete Night Games in Fukui meet produced four national records highlighted by an incredible men's long jump competition. Yuki Hashioka (Nihon Univ.) opened with a jump of 8.32 m +1.6 m/s that shattered the national record dating way back in 1992 by 7 cm. Hibika Tsuha (Toyo Univ.) followed him with a jump of 8.21 m + 2.0 m/s that put him into the all-time Japanese top three, then bettered that with an 8.23 m +0.6 m/s.



Out of nowhere, Shotaro Shiroyama (Zenrin) knocked them both back in the record books on his third jump with a new national record of 8.40 m +1.5 m/s, the #2 mark in the world so far this year and only his second time clearing 8 m with a legal wind. Japanese fans were quick to compare the trio's results to this season's Diamond League meets.

Results: Muller Birmingham Grand Prix (IAAF Diamond League) 2019

100m Final wind +2.0m/s

POS	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	MARK	POINTS
1	Yohan BLAKE	JAM	10.07	8
2	Adam GEMILI	GBR	10.07	7
3	Michael RODGERS	USA	10.09	6
4	Christopher BELCHER	USA	10.13	5
5	Andre DE GRASSE	CAN	10.13	4
6	Tyquendo TRACEY	JAM	10.14	3
7	Akani SIMBINE	RSA	10.15	2
8	Zhenye XIE	CHN	10.17	1

100m heat 1 wind +0.7m/s

Nike Removes Contract Reductions for Pregnant Athletes After Backlash

Nike Executive Vice President of Global Sports Marketing John Slusher issued a letter to the company's sponsored athletes this week detailing changes that have been made to their respective contracts in an effort to support them through pregnancy.

Nike has faced criticism for its maternity policies since May, when The New York Times published an op-ed that featured Olympians Alysia Montano and Kara Goucher speaking about their former contracts with the sportswear giant which did not guarantee protection for pregnant athletes and new mothers.

Dina Asher-Smith full of confidence before the hardest test of the year

When the question came, Dina Asher-Smith didn't even blink. "What is it like hunting, not the hunter, now that you are one of the best sprinters in the world?", Britain's triple European champion has been asked. "I like it," he replied. "It's nice. Everyone thinks they are the best in the race. Here's how sprints work and that's how it should be. And I want to win. "

The 23-year-old proved to be world class in Berlin last year, scoring times from 10.85 seconds and 21.89 to beat his national records, winning gold in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay. However, he knows that his work will be interrupted on Sunday, when he will be at the head of the Birmingham Diamond League in 200 meters that exude extreme class and cunning.

Gli elettroliti aiutano a ridurre i crampi muscolari per i corridori?

Sei scettico sul fatto che bere bevande elettrolitiche aiuti con i crampi muscolari? Nuove prove indicano che non previene i crampi muscolari, ma che riduce la suscettibilità.

È risaputo che sudiamo elettroliti durante lo sforzo, e più sudiamo, più perdiamo. Inoltre, si ritiene che la perdita di elettroliti contribuisca ai crampi muscolari, che affligge molti corridori di resistenza. Questo studio è stato progettato per far luce sul ruolo delle bevande elettrolitiche nella riduzione e nel controllo dei crampi muscolari.