Keely Hodgkinson beats illness and rivals to retain 800m European Championship title
6 months, 1 week ago

Keely Hodgkinson beats illness and rivals to retain 800m European Championship title

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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records
2 days, 11 hours ago

2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records

The Hindu  

There were records galore from athletics in 2024, both at the national and global level. | Photo Credit: NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon bettered her own world record in the women’s 1500m at the Paris Diamond League meet. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis poses next to a board displaying his new 6,26 meters world record after the men’s pole vault …

Keely Hodgkinson reveals next goal at the ‘Keely Klassic’ after SPOTY glory
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5 days, 9 hours ago

Keely Hodgkinson reveals next goal at the ‘Keely Klassic’ after SPOTY glory

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Keely Hodgkinson launches her own indoor athletics event - with BBC in talks to broadcast it - and targets breaking world record in attempt to revolutionise the sport
5 days, 13 hours ago

Keely Hodgkinson launches her own indoor athletics event - with BBC in talks to broadcast it - and targets breaking world record in attempt to revolutionise the sport

Daily Mail  

Keely Hodgkinson has announced the launch of her own indoor athletics event as she looks to use her platform to revolutionise the sport. The newly crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year will stage the inaugural ‘Keely Klassic’ in Birmingham in February, with the Beeb already in talks to broadcast it. Keely Hodgkinson was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the …

Keely Hodgkinson crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024
6 days, 3 hours ago

Keely Hodgkinson crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024

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Keely Hodgkinson: The track superstar with the world at her feet
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Keely Hodgkinson: The track superstar with the world at her feet

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Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson to miss rest of 2024 through injury
4 months ago

Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson to miss rest of 2024 through injury

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Lyles, Hassan bookend fabulous track and field program
4 months, 1 week ago

Lyles, Hassan bookend fabulous track and field program

China Daily  

Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the Paris 2024 Olympics women's marathon gold medal on Sunday. The closest and highest quality men's 100-meter race and a late-night pole vault world record lit up the first week, while Sifan Hassan's final-day marathon win, to cap a barely believable hat-trick of medals, was a fitting …

Keely Hodgkinson hungry for more success after Olympic gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Keely Hodgkinson hungry for more success after Olympic gold

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Keely Hodgkinson clinches magical women's 800m GOLD - as Team GB star lives up to favourite tag to beat Kenyan rival Mary Moraa
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Keely Hodgkinson clinches magical women's 800m GOLD - as Team GB star lives up to favourite tag to beat Kenyan rival Mary Moraa

Daily Mail  

Hodgkinson becomes just the 10th British woman to win Olympic athletics gold The British star held her nerve in the closing stages before running clear to win Keely Hodgkinson says she has cemented herself in history after she joined the list of British golden girls by storming to Olympic 800 metres glory. Hodgkinson is only the 10th British woman to …

Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson wins first gold medal in 800m final
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson wins first gold medal in 800m final

New York Times  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Keely Hodgkinson made it look easy. Hodgkinson won her first gold medal with a time of 1:56.72. USA’s Juliette Whittaker, in her first-ever final, finished seventh at 1:58.50. This is Hodgkinson’s first major international championship, having won silver in the Tokyo Games and in both the 2022 and 2023 World Championships.

Keely Hodgkinson relieved to get 800 metres campaign under way with heat win
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Keely Hodgkinson relieved to get 800 metres campaign under way with heat win

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Keely Hodgkinson teaches Phoebe Gill trick as Team GB stars progress at Olympics
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Keely Hodgkinson teaches Phoebe Gill trick as Team GB stars progress at Olympics

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How Keely Hodgkinson can spark a ‘golden era’ for British athletics at Paris Olympics
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How Keely Hodgkinson can spark a ‘golden era’ for British athletics at Paris Olympics

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Keely Hodgkinson becomes sixth fastest woman in history with stunning 800m win at pre-Olympic London Diamond League
5 months ago

Keely Hodgkinson becomes sixth fastest woman in history with stunning 800m win at pre-Olympic London Diamond League

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Femke Bol takes European hurdles gold to retain title
6 months, 1 week ago

Femke Bol takes European hurdles gold to retain title

Dutch News  

A dominant Femke Bol eased home to retain her European title in the 400 metres hurdles at the European championships in Rome on Tuesday evening. The silver medal went to Louise Maraval of France while Cathelijn Peeters took the bronze – her first medal in a big international event. There was also a surprise silver medal for Diana van Es, …

Femke Bol takes European hurdles gold to retain title
6 months, 1 week ago

Femke Bol takes European hurdles gold to retain title

Dutch News  

A dominant Femke Bol eased home to retain her European title in the 400 metres hurdles at the European championships in Rome on Tuesday evening. The silver medal went to Louise Maraval of France while Cathelijn Peeters took the bronze – her first medal in a big international event. There was also a surprise silver medal for Diana van Es, …

Keely Hodgkinson dominates to reach 800m final in Rome
6 months, 1 week ago

Keely Hodgkinson dominates to reach 800m final in Rome

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Poland’s Kaczmarek wins the 400m European title in 48.98. She’ll be a contender at the Paris Games
6 months, 1 week ago

Poland’s Kaczmarek wins the 400m European title in 48.98. She’ll be a contender at the Paris Games

Associated Press  

ROME — American standout Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is leading the way as expected in the 400 meters with the Paris Olympics less than 50 days away. Kaczmarek clocked 48.98 seconds at the European athletics championships on Monday to mark the third straight day that a woman has cracked the 49-second barrier. In Rome, Kaczmarek surged past Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke in the …

Sha’Carri Richardson gives her Olympic hopes a jolt with 100m win at Prefontaine Classic
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Sha’Carri Richardson gives her Olympic hopes a jolt with 100m win at Prefontaine Classic

New York Times  

EUGENE, Ore. — The display of power out of the starting block was back. It was a historic day in Eugene as Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet set a new WORLD RECORD in the women’s 10,000m with a time of 28:54.14. Moon cleared 4.53 on her second attempt and then passed on jumping 4.63 — thus opening the door for Grove and …

Keely Hodgkinson wins silver medal but keeps dreaming of World Championship gold
1 year, 3 months ago

Keely Hodgkinson wins silver medal but keeps dreaming of World Championship gold

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World Athletics Championships 2023: Moraa beats favourites Hodgkinson, Mu for 800m gold
1 year, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Moraa beats favourites Hodgkinson, Mu for 800m gold

The Hindu  

Mary Moraa of Kenya delivered a storming finish to win the world 800 metres gold on Sunday, proving too good on the final straight for race favourites Keely Hodgkinson and Athing Mu in a reshuffle of the medals from last year. Best celebration of the #WorldAthleticsChamps 🤝 Mary Moraa What a women's 800m final 🔥 pic.twitter.com/skq3EevlJf — World Athletics August …

Keely Hodgkinson out for revenge in bid for 800m title at World Championships
1 year, 3 months ago

Keely Hodgkinson out for revenge in bid for 800m title at World Championships

The Independent  

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World Athletics Championships 2023: From Julien Alfred to Letsile Tebogo, five potential limelight stealers
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: From Julien Alfred to Letsile Tebogo, five potential limelight stealers

The Hindu  

Established stars like Karsten Warholm and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce headline the World Athletics Championships in Budapest which gets underway on Saturday but the limelight also beckons for others a year out from the Paris Olympics. World Athletics Championships 2023: Indian team’s medal prospects She won Commonwealth Games silver behind two-time Olympic 100m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah last year confirming the promise she …

UCI World Championships: German sprinters win gold again, Dygert back up to speed
1 year, 4 months ago

UCI World Championships: German sprinters win gold again, Dygert back up to speed

The Hindu  

Germany’s track trio Lea Friedrich, Emma Hinze and Pauline Grabosch powered to a fourth successive gold medal in the team sprint and set a world record in the process at the first combined UCI World Championships on Thursday. Germany’s Pauline Sophie Grabosch, left, Emma Hinze, center, and Lea Friedrich pose with their gold medals after winning The Women’s Elite Team …

Sydney McLaughlin dazzles to new world lead in 400 metres
1 year, 5 months ago

Sydney McLaughlin dazzles to new world lead in 400 metres

The Hindu  

Sydney McLaughlin produced an expert performance in a less familiar event to win the 400 metres in a world-leading 48.74 seconds at the U.S. championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, a year after making magic in the hurdles. READ: Gabby Thomas records world-leading 200m time with 21.60-second finish, surpasses Shericka Jackson Olympic silver medallist Nia Ali banished the memory of …

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins the 400 meters in near-record time at U.S. championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins the 400 meters in near-record time at U.S. championships

LA Times  

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone crosses the finish line to win the women’s 400-meter dash at the U.S. track and field championships on Saturday in Eugene, Ore. Over and over Saturday evening, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone insisted she has yet to decide whether she will compete at August’s world track and field championships in the 400-meter hurdles, the event she has dominated, or the 400 …

Ledecky wins US 1,500m free title in sixth-fastest time ever
1 year, 5 months ago

Ledecky wins US 1,500m free title in sixth-fastest time ever

The Hindu  

Katie Ledecky closed out the US swimming championships on a high note Saturday, winning the 1,500m freestyle in an impressive 15min 29.64sec to book a fourth individual event at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. After checking the scoreboard, the seven-time Olympic gold medallist pounded the water in delight, having cleared the taste of a dissatisfying time in her 400m …

Keely Hodgkinson sets new British record at Paris Diamond League
1 year, 6 months ago

Keely Hodgkinson sets new British record at Paris Diamond League

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Keely Hodgkinson qualifies for 800m semi-finals in Istanbul
1 year, 9 months ago

Keely Hodgkinson qualifies for 800m semi-finals in Istanbul

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Tom Pidcock wins European gold in mountain bike cross-country
2 years, 4 months ago

Tom Pidcock wins European gold in mountain bike cross-country

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World Athletics Championships 2022: Athing Mu Clinches 800m Gold
2 years, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Athing Mu Clinches 800m Gold

News 18  

Athing Mu of the United States held off a fierce late challenge from Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson to add World Athletics Championships 800m gold to her Tokyo Olympic crown on Sunday. The 20-year-old Mu was forced to dig deep to hold off Hodgkinson in a thrilling battle down the final straight at Eugene’s Hayward Field before taking gold in a world-leading …

Kerley dominates, Jefferson stuns 100m U.S. finals
2 years, 5 months ago

Kerley dominates, Jefferson stuns 100m U.S. finals

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Fred Kerley won the men's 100 metres at the U.S. championships in a dominant 9.77 seconds on Friday, with Melissa Jefferson stunning the women's field in a scorching, wind-aided 10.69. Jefferson finished three hundredths of a second ahead of favourite Aleia Hobbs in the women's race, a remarkable rebound from her disappointing eighth-place finish at the …

Trayvon Bromell, Elaine Thompson-Herah bag 100m wins at Diamond League in Eugene
2 years, 6 months ago

Trayvon Bromell, Elaine Thompson-Herah bag 100m wins at Diamond League in Eugene

Firstpost  

Jamaica’s Thompson-Herah, who won back-to-back Olympic 100m-200m doubles in 2016 and last year, captured the women’s 100m in 10.79. “It shows I’m on a great path,” added the Jamaican star, who pulled out of the Birmingham Diamond League meeting with a shoulder injury, testing herself in a lower-level meeting in Kingston last Saturday instead. “I’m pretty sure I’m already getting …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jamaica sweep women’s 100m podium; Simone Biles’s campaign teetering with further pullouts
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jamaica sweep women’s 100m podium; Simone Biles’s campaign teetering with further pullouts

Firstpost  

Elaine Thompson-Herah blazed to an Olympic-record 10.61sec in the women’s 100 metres event, well ahead of crestfallen two-time winner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, with Shericka Jackson completing an all-Jamaican podium. Tokyo: Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah equalled the second-fastest time in history to retain her women’s Olympic 100m title on Saturday as ongoing mental health problems left gymnastics superstar Simone Biles’s Tokyo campaign teetering …

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocks career-best 21.79 seconds in 200m
3 years, 5 months ago

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocks career-best 21.79 seconds in 200m

The Hindu  

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce signalled her intention to vie for an elusive sprint double at the Tokyo Olympics next month with a career-best 21.79 seconds in the 200 metres on Sunday to add to her 100m victory as the Jamaican Trials came to a close. Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Rasheed Dwyer caught the fast-starting Yohan Blake in the last 20 metres …

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