Jarmila Kratochvílová’s 800m mark of 1:53.28 was set 40 years ago, but rather than being celebrated it is mired in controversy On July 26 in 1983, Jarmila Kratochvílová arrived at the Olympiapark ...

Caster Semenya extended her winning 800m streak to 38 races, getting ever closer to Jarmila Kratochvilova's world record, but she's under increasing pressure to produce the goods given the rapidly ...

This could be seen as a sort of golden period for the women’s 800m. It’s not just one of the most competitive events on the track or field right now, but also one of the most exciting, several of the ...

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Jarmila Kratochvilova believes her 29-year-old 800 metres world record may be under threat from Russian athletes at next year's world championships in Moscow. The Czech runner, ...