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87-year-old Triathlete Hiromu Inada Has Won A Guinness World Record

Hiromu Inada, aged 87, has won a Guinness World Record for being the oldest person to complete the IRONMAN World Championship. Hiromu was 85-years and 328 days old when he ran the 2018 IRONMAN in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on 13 October…

Olympic Qualification for Marathon Runners and Race Walkers Can Recommence from 1 Sept

World Athletics have announced from 1 September, runners and race walkers will be able to participate in pre-identified, advertised and authorised races to qualify for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The lift of the suspension is due to concerns over the…

Let’s Talk Sports Psychology: ToughASIA Partners Mind Gap to Dive Deep Into the Minds of Malaysian Athletes

Fitness is not all physical; there is a mental side to it. Even if an athlete is in great shape, one may come across intellectual obstacles that can reduce motivation and stifle performance. Beginning August 2020, ToughASIA and Mind Gap…

Join The Biggest Half Marathon In History with World Athletics

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic claiming another victim in the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Poland, the governing body has launched a new virtual half marathon race on October 17. On the same day as the world’s elite runners competing…

Garmin Connect Outage Still Unresolved After 24 Hours

It has been more than 24 hours since the first Garmin outage was reported, and it seems that some issues have yet to be resolved. Initially, some media sites reported the global website, production lines and Garmin Connect to experience…

UK Govt Released New Guidelines on Mass Participation Races

The UK government announced that physical activity and participation events can resume in England from 11 July, and sports facilities and outside pools can re-open from 25 July. Up until now, there has been a great deal of speculation over…

Exclusive Interview With Rainer Biemans on KL Marathon

The biggest marathon in Kuala Lumpur is often touted as THE run of the year, and not to be missed by more than 45,000 runners of all levels from beginners to hardcore enthusiasts. It helps that the race director, Rainer…

IRONMAN Cancels 2020 World Championships

IRONMAN today announced that due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the 2020 editions of the IRONMAN® World Championship and IRONMAN®70.3® World Championship have been cancelled. The IRONMAN World Championship will return to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on October…

Super League Triathlon and Zwift partner on new concept for the Arena Games

Super League and Zwift are bringing triathlon back with the first major professional race of 2020 and a trailblazing new concept. In a first for the sport, the SLT Arena Games will be an amalgamation of real life and virtual…

Meet CG Lim, Mr. IRONMAN Malaysia

Chances are, if you have read, heard or been to an IRONMAN event in Malaysia, then you would definitely have heard of the name CG Lim. The 46-year old from Klang is unmistakably synonymous with the sport that within the…