Athletics
VPIM 2026: 2:47:52, 2:31:49 and the Real Ceiling of Vietnamese Marathon RunningAt 01:30, the 42.195km start gate opened into the cool Hanoi morning. The...
Berlin: Assefa's 2:11:04 — A World Record Lost by 68 Seconds in the Final Two KilometresAt the 35-kilometre checkpoint on the Berlin course, the pace clock showed 15...
When There Is Nothing Left to Analyze: Lessons From an Empty Athletics ReportThat morning I sat in front of a screen holding a file that contained exactly...
Samba-Mayela and the Unfillable Void: When a Suspension Hangs Over the HurdlesFrom the virtual grandstand, I heard my heart beat in rhythm with the match —...
Rasselbock Backyard Ultra: Three Women Sweep the Podium While the Data Stays SilentHardwick Estate, Derbyshire, had no starting gun. There was only the sound of...
Assefa Wins Third Berlin Marathon in 2:11:04 as World Record Slips Away in the Final Two KilometresAt kilometre 40, on the final straight into the Brandenburg Gate, the lead...
330 km, 24,000 metres of climb and 150 hours: two Vietnamese cross Tor des GéantsOn the fifth night of the Tor des Géants, at 2:14 a.m. Saigon time, I sat in...
Vietnamese Athletics Through the Data Lens: Nine Layers of Mechanism Behind a MedalAt 11:47 p.m. on May 8, after the live broadcast of the national athletics...
Assefa Cramps in Final Two Kilometres, Misses Marathon World Record in BerlinBERLIN, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 PART 1: THE COLLAPSE IN THE FINAL TWO KILOMETRES...
Two Records Broken in Under an Hour: Puripol Boonson and the Data Limits of Asian AthleticsOn September 25, at the men's 100m semi-finals of the 2026 Asian Games, Purip...
Cyrena Samba-Mayela Provisionally Suspended for a Whereabouts Breach: What Awaits Her at Tokyo 2026On August 10, 2026, the women's 100-metre hurdles final at the Stade de Franc...
Puripol Boonson's 9.91 Seconds: A Verdict Still Missing Its Wind VariableOn September 24, in Aichi-Nagoya, Puripol Boonson crossed the line in the men...
ASIAD 2026: Vietnam Breaks Mixed 4x400m National Record but Loses Silver on the Anchor LegOn the Aichi-Nagoya stands, I stood in a corner no one noticed. Thirty years ...
Agnes Ngetich Breaks the Women's Half Marathon Record: 1:05:15 and the Record Table Nobody ReadsThe electronic board in Copenhagen stopped at 1 hour, 5 minutes and 15 second...
Ultimate Championship: $150,000 Per Title and Seven Unaudited PointsBudapest. The pre-meeting press conference. Usain Bolt sits in the front row,...
World Athletics Firm on Russia Ban as Coe Acknowledges Need for a SolutionBudapest, the final day of the Ultimate Championship. The press room was...
