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Sixteen-year-old Sam Ruthe of New Zealand and Britain&rsquo;s Isabelle Boffey produced eye-catching performances at the John Thomas Terrier Classic, held at Boston University on Friday (30) and Saturday (31).
Ruthe, competing indoors for the first time in his career, clocked an outright world U18 best of 3:48.88. Not only does that performance make him the third-fastest U20 athlete of all time &ndash; despite having almost three more years in that age group &ndash; it also places him 11th on the senior world short track all-time list, just 0.01 behind 2023 world champion Josh Kerr.
He also smashed the national short track record of 3:51.06, which had been held by Nick Willis since 2016, and the outright national record of 3:49.08, set outdoors back in 1982 by John Walker, the 1976 Olympic 1500m champion.
"I flew out here three days ago from New Zealand, travelling for 50 hours," said Ruthe, who earlier this month ran 1:45.86 for 800m and 3:53.83 for an outdoor mile back in his home country. "My legs were feeling a bit heavy before this, so I think I can run even faster, but I was super stoked with that."
Boffey, meanwhile, took two-and-a-half seconds off her short track PB to win the women&rsquo;s 800m in 1:57.43, elevating her to eight on the world short track all-time list.
Ruthe ran an incredibly well-judged and even-paced race, tracking Belgium&rsquo;s Pieter Sisk for most of the way. Sisk led by half a second at the half-way point and remained just ahead of the New Zealand teenager at the bell, but he was unable to maintain that pace on the final lap. Ruthe, meanwhile, hit the front and closed with a 28.38-second circuit to cross the finish line in 3:48.88.
Sisk held on for second place in a Belgian short track record of 3:50.31 while Davis Bove took third place in 3:51.08.
Just 24 hours prior, Boffey had adopted a similarly effective last-lap move to charge to victory in the women&rsquo;s 800m.
USA&rsquo;s Roisin Willis led through 200m (27.74) and 400m (56.95) with Boffey in third place behind Gladys Chepngetich. Boffey moved up into second place at the bell, with Roisin still holding the lead (1:27.65), but the Briton strode to the front and kicked away to win in 1:57.43.
Boffey&rsquo;s winning time took almost two seconds off her outright PB of 1:59.30, set outdoors in 2023. She now sits just two places behind compatriot Keely Hodgkinson, the Olympic champion, on the world short track all-time list.
Willis held on for second place in 1:57.97, breaking Ajee Wilson&rsquo;s North American short track record. Chepngetich finished third in 1:58.81, taking 0.02 off Pamela Jelimo&rsquo;s Kenyan short track record.
Elsewhere in Boston, Annika Reiss won the women&rsquo;s mile in 4:24.38. Katie Snowden took the women&rsquo;s 3000m in 8:39.89 while Ireland&rsquo;s Darragh McElhinney won the men&rsquo;s event in 7:38.96.
<h2>World leads for&nbsp;Cunningham and&nbsp;Bair in&nbsp;Fayetteville</h2>
Trey Cunningham improved the 60m hurdles world lead to 7.42 to secure his second win of the season at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville on Saturday (31).
After equalling the world lead of 7.48 when winning at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston last weekend, the 2022 world silver medallist went 0.06 quicker to set a meeting record in Fayetteville. Malachi Snow was second in 7.56.
Christopher Morales Williams moved to second on the season top list for the 400m, clocking 44.87 to win ahead of 19-year-old Jonathan Simms who set a world-leading 44.62 in Clemson earlier this month and followed that with 45.04 in Fayetteville.
NCAA decathlon and heptathlon champion Peyton Bair set indoor PBs in six of the seven events to win the heptathlon with a world-leading lifetime best of 6371 points. His marks included 6.71 in the 60m, 7.62m in the long jump, 2.04m in the high jump and 5.05m in the pole vault.&nbsp;
World U20 champion Adaejah Hodge equalled the meeting record by running 22.53 to win the 200m on Friday and then set a PB of 7.16 in the 60m semifinals, while Shenese Walker ran a PB of 7.09 in the 60m. NCAA 200m champion JaMeesia Ford was another meeting record-breaker as she won the 300m in 36.12.
Over at the Washington Invitational in Seattle, NCAA champion and 2022 world U20 gold medallist Hana Moll set a PB and world lead of 4.88m in the pole vault.
The miles were won by world road mile bronze medallist Sam Prakel in 3:51.86 and Rosemary Longisa in 4:24.59.

Sixteen-year-old Sam Ruthe of New Zealand and Britain’s Isabelle Boffey produced eye-catching performances at the John Thomas Terrier Classic

Boffey and Ruthe climb world all-time lists in Boston

World and Olympic medallist Nadia Battocletti retained her Campaccio title while Burundi&rsquo;s Egide Ntakarutimana claimed a commanding victory at the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting on Sunday (25).
Light rain and heavy mud in San Giorgio su Legnano created testing conditions on one of the sport&rsquo;s most iconic cross-country courses.
The women&rsquo;s 6km race unfolded over three laps, with a compact pack settling into a measured tempo on the opening circuit. Battocletti, 2024 Campaccio winner Francine Niyomukunzi, Elvanie Nimbona and Giulia Zanne and were prominent early as the field assessed the slippery conditions.
The race began to take shape on the second lap when Battocletti made a decisive surge, while Niyomukunzi, Nimbona and Britain&rsquo;s Emily Collinge struggled to respond. A slip in one of the course&rsquo;s most technical muddy sections briefly cost the Italian a few seconds, but she quickly regained control and continued to press on.
Battocletti powered away on the final lap to secure a convincing victory in 21:10. Niyomukunzi finished second in 21:32, edging out Burundian compatriot Nimbona (21:33). Collinge and Italy&rsquo;s Lucia Arnoldo rounded out the top five.
&ldquo;There was so much mud in some corners, you almost sank into it &ndash; I even crashed on the second lap,&rdquo; said Battocletti. &ldquo;We started quite slowly, but in the technical sections I realised it was difficult to stay together, so I decided to push on for safety. Winning Campaccio for the second year in a row is really special. It&rsquo;s a great way to start my 2026 season.&rdquo;
The men&rsquo;s 10km contest, contested over five laps, remained tightly packed through the early stages before the decisive moves came in the closing kilometres. Burundi&rsquo;s Celestin Ndikumana and Egide Ntakarutimana, along with Uganda&rsquo;s Dolphine Chelimo, formed a leading trio from the fourth lap. Much to the delight of the home crowd, Italy&rsquo;s Luca Alfieri maintained contact with the leaders for much of the race.
At the start of the final lap, Ndikumana and Ntakarutimana began to assert themselves, gradually dropping Chelimo. Midway through the lap, Ntakarutimana launched a powerful solo attack and continued to increase his advantage, crossing the line first in 30:38.
Chelimo recovered strongly in the closing stages to claim second in 30:45, narrowly ahead of 2025 runner-up Ndikumana, who finished third in the same time. Alfieri rallied late to finish sixth.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very happy with how I ran today,&rdquo; said Ntakarutimana, who was 10th here last year and fourth in 2024. &ldquo;After some ups and downs, I&rsquo;ve regained confidence and form thanks to my training group. I&rsquo;ll continue with the cross-country season and try to keep representing my club at my best.&rdquo;
<h3>Leading results</h3>
Women (6km) 1 Nadia Battocletti (ITA) 21:10 2 Francine Niyomukunzi (BDI) 21:32 3 Elvanie Nimbona (BDI) 21:33 4 Emily Collinge (GBR) 21:34 5 Lucia Arnoldo (ITA) 21:52 6 Chiara Munaretto (ITA) 22:05
Men (10km) 1 Egide Ntakarutimana (BDI) 30:38 2 Dolphine Chelimo (UGA) 30:45 3 Celestin Ndikumana (BDI) 30:45 4 Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui (TUN) 31:00 5 Abrham Sime (ETH) 31:04 6 Luca Alfieri (ITA) 31:06 
<h2>Kiprop and Van Lent dominate in Hannut</h2>
Fresh from earning team bronze at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Tallahassee 26, Uganda&rsquo;s Keneth Kiprop enjoyed a moment of individual glory at the Lotto CrossCup &ndash; a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting &ndash; in Hannut on Sunday (25).
He had Eritrean teenager Saymon Amanuel for company most of the way, with both men featuring in a larger lead pack earlier in the race, but Kiprop managed to break free in the closing stages and went on to win comfortably in 24:21.
Amanuel finished second in 24:33 with France's Bastien Augusto in third (24:45).
In her first race since clocking a 10km PB of 30:10 &ndash; which briefly stood as a European record earlier this month &ndash; Belgium&rsquo;s Jana Van Lent was a clear winner of the women's race, also held over 8km.
Kenya&rsquo;s Sheila Jebet, the defending champion, and Uganda&rsquo;s Charity Cherop, the world U20 cross-country bronze medallist, ran alongside Van Lent for the first half. Cherop&rsquo;s challenge faded slightly while Jebet stayed with the Belgian for a little longer, but Van Lent proved strongest on the final lap.
She went on to win in 27:30 while Jebet secured her sixth successive podium finish in a World Cross Country Tour Gold meeting, taking second place in 27:46, five seconds ahead of Cherop.

World and Olympic medallist Nadia Battocletti retained her Campaccio title while Burundi’s Egide Ntakarutimana claimed a commanding victory

Battocletti and Ntakarutimana triumph at Campaccio

Stella Chesang broke away in the closing stages of the Osaka Women&rsquo;s Marathon on Sunday (25) to triumph convincingly in 2:19:31, becoming the first Ugandan woman to win a World Athletics Platinum Label marathon.
The national record-holder waited until the final two kilometres to make her decisive move, leading three other women inside 2:20.
Chesang, the 2018 Commonwealth 10,000m champion, ran as part of a sizeable lead group through the early kilometres, with defending champion Workenesh Edesa, Ethiopia&rsquo;s Bedatu Hirpa, Japan&rsquo;s Mizuki Matsuda, Mao Uesugi, Nanaka Izawa and marathon debutante Mikuni Yada all together through 5km in 16:44 and 10km in 33:16.
Izawa began to drift off the back of the pack just before 15km, while Matsuda started to lose contact shortly before 17km. By 20km (1:06:30), six athletes remained at the front with Izawa still clinging on and Matsuda already 31 seconds adrift. The leading six reached halfway in 1:10:13, with Uesugi and Izawa briefly dropping off before regaining the group.
Izawa then lost touch for good before 25km, leaving a leading quartet of Yada, Edesa, Chesang and Hirpa at 25km in 1:22:59, with Uesugi and Izawa chasing. The pacemakers stepped aside at 30km (1:39:21), after which Yada helped lift the tempo.
The front pack began to break up after about 38km, and by 40km Chesang had edged to the front, passing that checkpoint in 2:12:23 with Hirpa, Edesa and Yada stacked tightly behind. Yada soon swept past Hirpa and Edesa, but Chesang reasserted control and led a trio at 41km before closing strongly to secure the win.
Chesang, who finished 12th in the marathon at last year&rsquo;s World Championships, crossed the line in 2:19:31, with Hirpa second in 2:19:54 and Edesa third in 2:19:56. Yada finished just one second further back in 2:19:57, the fastest marathon debut ever by a Japanese woman, elevating her to sixth on the national all-time list.
With help from Ken Nakamura
<h3>Leading results</h3>
1 Stella Chesang (UGA) 2:19:31 2 Bedatu Hirpa (ETH) 2:19:54 3 Workenesh Edesa (ETH) 2:19:56 4 Mikuni Yada (JPN) 2:19:57 5 Mao Uesugi (JPN) 2:23:07 6 Rie Kawauchi (JPN) 2:24:16 7 Mizuki Matsuda (JPN) 2:16:16 8 Nanaka Izawa (JPN) 2:27:45

Stella Chesang broke away in the closing stages of the Osaka Women’s Marathon on Sunday (25) to triumph convincingly in 2:19:31, becoming the first Ugandan woman to win a World Athletics Platinum Label marathon.

Meeting Name	Venue		Date
Tasmanian 10000m Championships	Domain	AUS	01 Feb 2026
TotalEnergies Maratón Murcia Costa Cálida	Murcia	ESP	01 Feb 2026
Dubai Marathon	Dubai	UAE	01 Feb 2026
Southern U20/Senior Championships	Lee	GBR	31 Jan 2026
Tallinn 2026	Tallinna	EST	31 Jan 2026

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