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October 2026

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September 2026

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August 2026

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Track

Audrey Werro runs 1:53.70 in Zurich, the third-fastest 800 m in history

The Swiss passed Femke Broeders-Bol on the final bend at Letzigrund for a Diamond League record; only two times from the early 1980s are faster.

August 27, 2026
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Two world records in 40 minutes at Letzigrund: dos Santos 45.80, Masai Russell 12.09

Alison dos Santos took 0.14 off Karsten Warholm's 400 m hurdles record and Russell 0.03 off Tobi Amusan's in the 100 m hurdles at Weltklasse Zürich.

August 27, 2026
Track

Ethan Strand wins the Silesia 1500 m in 3:30.77; Ingebrigtsen fourth on his return

In front of 38,073 at the Silesian Stadium, Strand came from well back to beat Koech and Hocker, and Tsige Duguma ran a world-leading 3:55.06.

August 23, 2026
Track

Werro beats Bol in a meeting record at Athletissima; Wanyonyi runs 1:42.19 in Lausanne

Five meeting records fell at the Pontaise, where Birhanu Balew won a 5000 m with four men under 12:59 and Winfred Yavi ran 9:00.04.

August 21, 2026
Track

Stefan Nillessen kicks past a bunched field for a surprise European 1500 m title

The Dutch European U23 champion won in 3:35.70 with the top five inside a second; Andrew Coscoran came through on the inside for Ireland's bronze.

August 15, 2026
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Andreas Almgren runs 27:23.44, a championship record, for the European 10,000 m title

The Swede split 21:59.0 at 8000 m and closed the last 5000 m in 13:17.74 to win by 19 seconds from Dominic Lobalu in Birmingham.

August 15, 2026
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Audrey Werro beats Keely Hodgkinson for the European 800 m title, a day after a fall

Reinstated on appeal after going down in her semi-final, the 22-year-old Swiss ran the last lap in 56.45 to win in a championship record 1:54.81.

August 14, 2026
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Battocletti completes the European distance double with the 10,000 m in 31:41.17

Three days after the 5000 m, the Italian won again at Alexander Stadium, with Maureen Koster of the Netherlands second and Jana Van Lent of Belgium third.

August 14, 2026
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Mark English, 33, wins the European 800 m, Ireland's first individual men's title

Third at the bell behind Bloudek and Attaoui, the Donegal doctor went past inside the last 100 m to win in 1:45.26 in Birmingham.

August 13, 2026
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Nadia Battocletti wins the European 5000 m; Sarah Healy misses bronze by 0.30

The Italian controlled a slow, tactical final and won in 15:37.84 from Spain's Marta García and her teammate Micol Majori at Alexander Stadium.

August 11, 2026
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Ingebrigtsen wins a fourth European 5000 m title in his first race since Achilles surgery

Boxed in coming into the straight, he found a gap and passed Florian Bremm in the last 50 m to win in 13:15.29 at Alexander Stadium.

August 10, 2026
Track

Emmanuel Kiprono, 17, solos 7:28.28 at the World U20 Championships in Eugene

The Kenyan went through 400 m in 1:01.96, led by nine seconds at 1600 m and won by 19.51 seconds, 0.09 off the world U20 record.

August 7, 2026

July 2026

5 stories