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The coronavirus pandemic hasn't slowed Canadian shot putter Brittany Crew, whose off-season focus on nutrition has led to a 15-pound weight loss and renewed confidence in her Tokyo Olympic training.

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis said his desire to better Sergey Bubka's outdoor mark kept him motivated in the 2020 season and after clearing 6.15m to eclipse the Ukrainian great in September the 21-year-old is aiming to go higher next year.

Ben Flanagan, who posted the 13th fastest time ever in the half marathon among Canadian men in his victorious debut on Sunday, will soon return to the track in hopes of hitting the Olympic standard in 2021 in the 5,000 or 10,000 metres.

Andrea Seccafien has her confidence back and is training hard for a December half marathon in Australia, her first race since late February following struggles with anxiety and mental health during two coronavirus pandemic lockdowns.

The Diamond League on Tuesday released its provisional calendar for the 2021 season, which will consist of 14 athletics meetings beginning in Rabat in May and ending in Zurich in September.

He narrowly missed the Olympic podium in 2016 and three years later earned world bronze after leading late in the race, yet some of Moh Ahmed's fiercest battles haven't been waged on a running track.

Four Canadian runners set personal-best times in an official 10,000-metre race on a cool Saturday night in Burnaby, B.C., led by Luc Bruchet, who was 49 ½ seconds shy of the Tokyo Olympic qualifying standard.

The time has finally arrived. Canadian track and field athletes have resumed training in earnest for the Tokyo Olympics after an abbreviated 2020 season, while world No. 1 decathlete Damian Warner has finally secured an indoor training facility.

Men's 100-metre world champion Christian Coleman was banned for two years on Tuesday and lost his chance to succeed Usain Bolt as the fastest man at the Olympic Games next summer in Tokyo.

Inspired by the fast times of her friends and others, Natasha Wodak was back training for her second marathon and first in seven years in late September. On Dec. 20, the B.C. runner will be part of a 58-woman field at The Marathon Project in Chandler, Ariz.