Stories
Middle/Long DistanceBattocletti Defends 10,000m Title, Seals Double-Double
Battocletti defended her 10,000m European title at Birmingham 2026, completing a 5,000m and 10,000m distance double-double at the continental championships.
Middle/Long DistanceWerro Takes European 800m Gold in Record 1:54.81
Werro claimed 800m gold at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, clocking a championship-record 1:54.81 to edge Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson for silver.
Middle/Long DistanceBattocletti Retains European 5000m Title for Sixth Gold
Battocletti defended her European 5000m title in Birmingham for sixth European gold medal of her career. Her gold collection now stretches across track, cross country and road racing
Middle/Long DistanceIngebrigtsen Reclaims European 5000m Gold
Ingebrigtsen won the 5000m gold at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, claiming the continental title on the opening night and returning to major-championship gold.
Middle/Long DistanceKerr Takes Commonwealth Mile Gold on Home Soil
Josh Kerr claimed the men's One Mile gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, a Scottish victory won on home soil at the climax of the Games. He crossed the line inside a sold-out home crowd, the roar rising as he ran through the finish.
Middle/Long DistanceJosh Kerr Breaks 27-Year Mile Record with 3:42.66 at London Meet
Josh Kerr ran 3:42.66 in the mile to become the first under 3:43, breaking Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year record of 3:43.13 set in Rome in 1999. Yared Nuguse followed in 3:45.69.
Middle/Long DistanceMercyline Kirwa Closes in 61 Seconds to Claim the NCAA 10,000m Title
NCAA 10,000m title (Eugene, 31:54.88) with a 61.84-second final lap after 9,600m — beating BOTH two-time NCAA champion Pamela Kosgei and collegiate record holder Jane Hedengren; first Iowa State 10,000m title since Betsy Saina 2013
Middle/Long DistanceWanyonyi Breaks 27-Year 1000m World Record at 2:11.83
In his 1000m debut in Monaco, Emmanuel Wanyonyi clocked 2:11.83, breaking Noah Ngeny's 27-year-old world record of 2:11.96 by 0.13 seconds.