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For the media, some road races are hotter than the others. From 2008 onwards, the International Association of Athletics Federations publish their most wanted lists.

The "fastest man on no legs" had his request to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics declined, because his carbon-fibre prosthetics allegedly give him an unfair advantage.

The Bahamas will be missing their 'Golden Girl' when the Summer Games open on August 8th in Beijing, China.

According to the list of IAAF Gold Label Road Races, Paris Marathon 2009 is the next major international marathon in line.

Xiamen, the coastal Chinese City, is home to one of Asia's most scenic and fastest Marathons.

The strength of the masters athletes 45-49 year age group at the 2009 World Masters Games Athletics was evident with a spectacular show of prior international champions.

Lions are strong, fast and clever. These carnivores are magnificent to look at. Sometimes they evoke dread but more often admiration.

The famous Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon has come a long way and still is one of the most sought after marathon titles.

Jamaican sprint ace Usain Bolt sent his World Championships warnings with a sizzling 200-metres dash at the Athletissima Super Grand Prix in Lausanne on Tuesday.

2009 World Masters Games are not just the international meets for the "oldies that never made it". Results show ongoing elite performances of many masters athletes.

With the Beijing Olympics around the corner, it seems an opportune time to have a look at some of the star performers of previous Olympiads.

Leopards are found all over the world. They are Africa's second largest big cat. These highly skilled carnivores merit the greatest respect.

Sport is controversial, it's based on one team winning and another losing. But how much should the media affect this and when should they be told they've gone too far.

Caster Semenya, a medal-winning Olympic athlete, is perilously close to being stripped of her medals after reports surfaced that she may be a hermaphrodite.

European Indoor 60m Champion Dwain Chambers has been selected by Charles Van Commenee in the Great Britain squad for the World Championships in Berlin.

The world's largest marathons are New York, Berlin, London, Chicago, and Paris. How big are the top marathon events and which races come close?

One of Jamaica's favorite sons is Usain Bolt. If his wasn't a household name from his record runs in the 2008 Beijing Olympics it surely is now.

Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt stormed to victory with a warning performance at the Ostrava Golden Spike Ostrava last Wednesday.

Following US elite runner Ryan Shay's death at the Olympic Marathon Trials in 2008, many runners are anxious to find out whether running marathons causes sudden death.