Athletics
Mahnoor Fatima and 32:32.40: Sindh's first gold opens a window into Pakistan's athletics system
Zhang Shuihua, 2:29:07 and nearly $700,000: how the road repriced a career
A nurse ran 2:29:07 and made $700,000: what Chinese marathons actually pay for
2:29:07, Nearly 700,000 USD and a Resignation Letter: The Load Calculus of Zhang Shuihua
Pereira Advances to Women's 100m Semifinals at Asian Games: A Perfect Springboard to Defending Her 200m CrownSingaporean sprinter Shanti Pereira made an expected start in the women's 100...
Vietnamese Athletics and the Empty Cells on the SpreadsheetOn the third night of a SEA Games, I stayed behind alone in the press room...
32:32.40 in Karachi: A National Gold and the Limits of Pakistan's Athletics SystemAt the NED University track in Karachi, Sindh's Mahnoor Fatima crossed the li...
Mahnoor Fatima and 32:32.40: Sindh's first gold opens a window into Pakistan's athletics systemNED University stadium, Karachi, the day of the women's 5,000m race walk....
Mahnoor Fatima and 32:32.40: Reading Sindh's First Gold Through the DataThe track loop around NED University's ground in Karachi. The women's 5,000m...
330 km Tor des Géants: Two Vietnamese Runners Finish in 138 Hours, About 70 Hours Behind the WinnersWhen the Tor des Géants results list was updated, I looked for the two...
Zhang Shuihua, 2:29:07 and nearly $700,000: how the road repriced a careerThree minutes thirty-two seconds per kilometre, repeated forty-two times, wit...
A nurse ran 2:29:07 and made $700,000: what Chinese marathons actually pay forOn the morning of 18 October 2026, in Xi'an, Zhang Shuihua crossed the line i...
2:29:07 in Xi'an and $700,000: the repricing of a women's marathonerThe clock at the finish line in Xi'an stopped at 2:29:07 on 18 October 2026....
2:29:07, Nearly 700,000 USD and a Resignation Letter: The Load Calculus of Zhang ShuihuaThe finish clock at the Xi'an Marathon stopped at 2:29:07 on 18 October 2026....
Zhang Shuihua, 2:29:07 and $700,000: Women's Road Running Is Being RepricedXi'an, 18 October 2026. The clock above the finish line stopped at 2 hours 29...
The Empty Data Box: What an Athletics Report With Zero Information Points Teaches UsOne August morning in Tokyo, I opened a report file I had been waiting two da...
45.98 Seconds in Budapest and the Deepest Sediment Layer of the 400m HurdlesThe clock in Budapest stopped at 45.98. Alison dos Santos bent over, hands on...
Asiad 20: Vietnam's athletics leave empty-handed as women's relay takes fifth and men's relay finishes lastOn September 29 in Aichi–Nagoya, Vietnam's delegation collected a sepak takra...
Van Trang and the Y Ty Comeback: When a 42km Trail Answers for AppearanceAt 2,860m on the summit of Lao Than, a woman born in 2026 crossed the finish...