Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sifan Hassan begins treble quest on Day 4 of athletics, Kendra Harrison hunts for elusive gold
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sifan Hassan begins treble quest on Day 4 of athletics, Kendra Harrison hunts for elusive gold

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In women’s 200m, fresh from retaining her 100m crown, Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah will look to safely negotiate the semis in her bid to make it a double-double and repeat her feat of the 2016 Rio Olympics Tokyo: The fourth day of athletics at the Tokyo Olympics takes place on Monday. That keeps me motivated and it keeps me enjoying this beautiful sport.” Women’s 100m hurdles - Final World record holder Kendra Harrison’s quest for an elusive championship gold will continue as she safely advanced through the semi-finals of the short hurdles. Men’s long jump - Final “If anyone can, JuVaughn can,” Swedish pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis said of his former Louisiana State University roommate’s bid for an audacious double in the long jump and high jump. Women’s 400m hurdles - Semi-finals Sydney McLaughlin is prepared for the latest instalment of her rivalry with 2016 Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad at the Tokyo Games.

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Olympic champion Lyles blasts to victory in Boston, accepts Tyreek Hill’s race challenge
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Olympic champion Lyles blasts to victory in Boston, accepts Tyreek Hill’s race challenge

The Hindu  

Noah Lyles powered to victory in the men’s 60m while fellow Olympic champion Grant Holloway extended his 11-year unbeaten streak with victory in the 60m hurdles at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix meeting in Boston on Sunday. You ain’t got no excuse now.” Hill’s response: “Get a load of this guy.” Get a load of this guy 😂 https://t.co/alv1g5z6aK …

Tejas Shirse breaks 60m hurdles national record in indoor meet in France
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tejas Shirse breaks 60m hurdles national record in indoor meet in France

The Hindu  

Tejas Shirse broke his own national record in men’s 60m hurdles while finishing second at the Elite Indoor Track Meeting in Miramas, France. Shirse clocked 7.64 seconds at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver level event on Friday to better his earlier national record time of 7.65 seconds, set at the CMCM Indoor Meeting in Luxembourg on January 19. The …

Indian athlete Jyothi’s golden leap in 60m hurdles
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Indian athlete Jyothi’s golden leap in 60m hurdles

New Indian Express  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji from Visakhapatnam made a remarkable comeback to the track, setting not just one but two national records, and winning gold in the 60m hurdles at the Meeting de Nantes Métropole in Nantes, France, on Saturday. This performance shaved 0.05 seconds off her previous best of 8.12 seconds, set at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in …

Arjuna Award for Olympic athlete Jyothi Yarraji of Andhra Pradesh
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Arjuna Award for Olympic athlete Jyothi Yarraji of Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Visakhapatnam’s 25-year-old athlete, Jyothi Yarraji, has been selected for the prestigious Arjuna Award. A trailblazer in Indian athletics, Yarraji made history as the first Indian woman to qualify for the 100m hurdles at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. Her career milestones include joining the Sports Authority of India hostel in 2016, training under Olympian N Ramesh, and later refining …

SAI athletics coach Ramesh savours double delight as trainees Yarraji, Deepthi honoured with Arjuna Award
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SAI athletics coach Ramesh savours double delight as trainees Yarraji, Deepthi honoured with Arjuna Award

The Hindu  

For N. Ramesh, athletics coach of Sports Authority of India, it was double delight when two of his trainees - 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji and para athlete J. Deepthi - were named for the prestigious Arjuna Awards on Thursday. Once she won the National under-18 women’s hurdles gold, she never really looked back and she became the first woman to …

2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’

The Hindu  

Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named ‘Athletes of the Year’ by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday. Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis won the men’s field category after an unbeaten 2024, winning Olympic gold and setting a new world record of 6.26 metres. Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh …

Diamond League 2024: Winfred Yavi Creates History In Women's 3000m Steeplechase; Breaks Several Records
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Diamond League 2024: Winfred Yavi Creates History In Women's 3000m Steeplechase; Breaks Several Records

ABP News  

Winfred Yavi World Lead: Winfred Yavi's run in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase event will be remembered for ages, as the Bahrain athlete broke a list of records with her iconic run at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. During her run, the Bahrainis clocked the time of 8:44:39 which has now the following records: New World Lead New Asian Record New …

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: Pooja Singh breaks U-20 NR in high jump to qualify for final
6 months, 2 weeks ago

World Athletics U-20 Championships 2024: Pooja Singh breaks U-20 NR in high jump to qualify for final

The Hindu  

India’s Pooja Singh rewrote the national U20 women’s national record in the high jump to qualify for the final with a ninth-place finish in the qualification round at the ongoing World Athletics U-20 Championships here. Daughter of a mason, Pooja broke her own national U-20 record of 1.82m set last year in Korea while winning a silver medal at the …

Lyles, Hassan bookend fabulous track and field program
7 months 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 …

Noah Lyles and Sifan Hassan bookend a fabulous Paris Olympics programme
7 months ago

Noah Lyles and Sifan Hassan bookend a fabulous Paris Olympics programme

The Hindu  

The Olympic athletics programme, highlighted by the shortest event and then the longest, saw performances of astonishing quality and spine-tingling drama, played out to a beautiful and unique purple backdrop that will forever mean Paris. The closest and highest quality men's 100 metres race and a late-night pole vault world record lit up the first week, while Sifan Hassan's final-day …

Olympics marathon results and times: Sifan Hassan beats Tigst Assefa in dramatic women’s race
7 months, 1 week ago

Olympics marathon results and times: Sifan Hassan beats Tigst Assefa in dramatic women’s race

The Independent  

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‘Just a 100m sprint’: Sifan Hassan completes unlikely Olympic treble after winning women’s marathon
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Just a 100m sprint’: Sifan Hassan completes unlikely Olympic treble after winning women’s marathon

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Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita left with one last Olympics regret despite Team GB relay silver
7 months, 1 week ago

Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita left with one last Olympics regret despite Team GB relay silver

The Independent  

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Team USA’s Masai Russell wins gold in women’s 100m hurdles photo finish at Paris Olympics
7 months, 1 week ago

Team USA’s Masai Russell wins gold in women’s 100m hurdles photo finish at Paris Olympics

New York Times  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Masai Russell couldn’t stay asleep. So in Saturday’s women’s 100-meter hurdles final, she had one thought after she surged through the final 10 meters and leaned across the line for another thrilling photo finish at Stade de France. Because when the results came in, after an eternity of seconds, the board did indeed reveal Russell’s name first, …

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Benjamin wins men’s 400 metres hurdles gold
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: American Benjamin wins men’s 400 metres hurdles gold

The Hindu  

Rai Benjamin finally got the better of great rival Karsten Warholm to win the Olympic 400 metres hurdles title on Friday, continuing the United States’ athletics gold rush and foiling the Norwegian’s bid to be the second man to retain the title. Benjamin, second behind Warholm in the Tokyo final and with two silvers and a bronze in world championships, …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Japanese wrestling juggernaut Fujinami ambles to freestyle gold
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Japanese wrestling juggernaut Fujinami ambles to freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Japanese wrestling juggernaut Akari Fujinami extended her outrageous winning streak to claim the women’s 53kg freestyle gold of the Paris Olympics at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Thursday. The 20-year-old arrived in Paris with a 130-0 record and capped her campaign with ridiculous ease winning the gold medal contest against Ecuador’s Lucia Yepez Guzman by technical superiority. I want to enjoy …

The mind-blowing stat behind Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s stunning 400m hurdles world record at Paris Olympics
7 months, 1 week ago

The mind-blowing stat behind Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s stunning 400m hurdles world record at Paris Olympics

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Australia's Jessica Hull qualifies for the Paris Olympics 1,500m final as Peter Bol misses out in the 800m
7 months, 1 week ago

Australia's Jessica Hull qualifies for the Paris Olympics 1,500m final as Peter Bol misses out in the 800m

ABC  

Jessica Hull has declared she can win Olympic gold in the women's 1,500 metres "mega-final" in Paris. That's no longer a problem, as evidenced by Hull's blistering run of 3:50.83 at last month's Paris Diamond League meet which lifted her to fifth spot on the all-time list. The women's line-up of Ella Connolly, Bree Masters, Kirstie Edwards and Torrie Lewis …

USA's Rai Benjamin bests world record holder to win 400m hurdles Olympic gold
7 months, 1 week ago

USA's Rai Benjamin bests world record holder to win 400m hurdles Olympic gold

NPR  

USA's Rai Benjamin bests world record holder to win 400m hurdles Olympic gold toggle caption Ashley Landis/AP SAINT-DENIS, France — Rai Benjamin just upgraded his silver to gold at the Paris Olympics at Stade de France on Friday in the 400-meter hurdles. He may have been 0.29 seconds slower than his silver-medal showing at the Tokyo Games three years ago, …

Rai Benjamin, who trained at UCLA and USC, wins elusive Olympic gold in 400 hurdles
7 months, 1 week ago

Rai Benjamin, who trained at UCLA and USC, wins elusive Olympic gold in 400 hurdles

LA Times  

American Rai Benjamin celebrates after winning the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles while Norway’s Karsten Warholm reacts to getting silver during the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday in Saint-Denis, France. With only three, 36-inch hurdles remaining in the race of his life, Rai Benjamin was in second place, his first championship gold medal in sight, and running off the …

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her own world record, wins Olympic gold again in 400-meter hurdles
7 months, 1 week ago

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her own world record, wins Olympic gold again in 400-meter hurdles

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone insists and insists that her biggest competition in any race are those 10 hurdles that circle the track. “Obviously, there are people next to you and they’re going to push you but it doesn’t matter if you don’t focus on the barriers in front of you,” McLaughlin-Levrone explaiend. “That was my focus, trying to be …

American wrestlers Spencer Lee, Aaron Brooks and Helen Maroulis to compete in Olympic medal matches
7 months, 1 week ago

American wrestlers Spencer Lee, Aaron Brooks and Helen Maroulis to compete in Olympic medal matches

Associated Press  

PARIS — Three U.S. wrestlers – Spencer Lee, Aaron Brooks and Helen Maroulis — will challenge for Olympic freestyle medals after earning their spots on Thursday. Brooks, the four-time national champion at Penn State who defeated Tokyo gold medalist David Taylor at the Olympic trials, opened Thursday by knocking off No. He then beat Japan’s Hayato Ishiguro 11-1 and led …

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world record to win another Olympic gold in 400m hurdles
7 months, 1 week ago

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world record to win another Olympic gold in 400m hurdles

New York Times  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is a privilege. She not only defended her Olympic crown in the 400-meter hurdles, besting Netherlands’ star Femke Bol in a much-anticipated showdown. She’s the first woman ever to repeat as Olympic champion of the 400-meter hurdles. Bol — now famous for swallowing America’s monster lead to deliver gold to the Dutch in the 4×400 …

50 laps and then a marathon: Sifan Hassan chases impossible dream at Paris Olympics
7 months, 1 week ago

50 laps and then a marathon: Sifan Hassan chases impossible dream at Paris Olympics

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Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulls out of 200m at Olympics
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulls out of 200m at Olympics

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Former Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce dramatically PULLS OUT of 100m as Sha'Carri Richardson eases into the final in Paris
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce dramatically PULLS OUT of 100m as Sha'Carri Richardson eases into the final in Paris

Daily Mail  

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a two-time 100m Olympic champion, dramatically pulled out of the semifinals on Saturday. The Jamaican sprinter, who won the 100m at both the Beijing and London Games, left an empty lane alongside US sensation Sha'Carri Richardson. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce dramatically pulled out of the 100m semifinals in Paris on Saturday US sprint sensation Sha'Carri Richardson booked her place in …

Team GB star Dina Asher-Smith crashes out of women's 100m at Paris Olympics after finishing fifth in the semi-finals
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Team GB star Dina Asher-Smith crashes out of women's 100m at Paris Olympics after finishing fifth in the semi-finals

Daily Mail  

Dina Asher-Smith admitted she was ‘incredibly shocked’ after once again failing to reach the Olympic 100 metres final. But it’s sport - you’ve got to get it done in the moment.’ Dina Asher-Smith was left 'incredibly shocked' after failing to qualify for the women's 100m Asher-Smith wasn't at her best as she finished in fifth place in the semi-finals in …

When to watch Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson and the rest of Team USA’s sprinters in action at the Olympics
7 months, 2 weeks ago

When to watch Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson and the rest of Team USA’s sprinters in action at the Olympics

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A massive race to start the Olympics: Get ready for the women’s 400-meter freestyle
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A massive race to start the Olympics: Get ready for the women’s 400-meter freestyle

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage from the Paris Games. Australian Ariarne Titmus, 23, is the defending Olympic gold medalist in the event and the favorite entering Saturday’s competition. For example, New Zealand’s 20-year-old Erika Fairweather would certainly like to play spoiler here; she out-touched McIntosh at 2023 worlds to earn bronze and finish behind Titmus and Ledecky. With none of the …

2024 Olympics: Top non-U.S. athletes to watch, from Nikola Jokić to Rayssa Leal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Olympics: Top non-U.S. athletes to watch, from Nikola Jokić to Rayssa Leal

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage from the Paris Games. GO DEEPER At 17, swimmer Summer McIntosh is ready to be a breakout star at Paris Olympics Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is one of the most accomplished players in men’s tennis history. GO DEEPER Meet Léon Marchand, the 'French Michael Phelps' ready to rule his home Olympics Armand Duplantis If you’re watching …

Record-setting hurdler McLaughlin-Levrone chases historic double
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Record-setting hurdler McLaughlin-Levrone chases historic double

China Daily  

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone during the 400m hurdles final at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, last month. In 2021 she clocked a world record 51.90 sec at the US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, to become the first woman to break the 52-second mark. She booked her place in Paris with another world record at the US Olympic trials last …

Daryll Neita describes ‘interesting dynamic’ with GB rival Dina Asher-Smith
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Daryll Neita describes ‘interesting dynamic’ with GB rival Dina Asher-Smith

The Independent  

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Laura Muir breaks British 1500m best as world records fall at Paris Diamond League
8 months, 1 week ago

Laura Muir breaks British 1500m best as world records fall at Paris Diamond League

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U.S. Trials: McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world record, qualifies to defend Olympic title
8 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Trials: McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world record, qualifies to defend Olympic title

The Hindu  

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lowered her world record once again, running the 400-meter hurdles in 50.65 seconds on Sunday to win the U.S. Olympic trials. In only her fourth long hurdles race of the season, the 24-year-old defending Olympic champion cleared all 10 barriers with ease, then went on a dead sprint to the line to break the record for the fifth …

McLaughlin-Levrone sends pre-Olympic jolt, runs 50.65 to break world record (again) in 400 hurdles
8 months, 2 weeks ago

McLaughlin-Levrone sends pre-Olympic jolt, runs 50.65 to break world record (again) in 400 hurdles

Associated Press  

EUGENE, Ore. — For the better part of two years, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone all but disappeared from the 400-meter hurdles course. The 24-year-old Olympic champion lowered the world record for the fifth time Sunday, closing out U.S. Olympic trials with 10 leaps over the barriers, then an all-out sprint toward the finish line in 50.65 seconds. “She ran in Atlanta, and …

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks 400-meter hurdles world record for fifth time
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks 400-meter hurdles world record for fifth time

CNN  

CNN — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the 400-meter hurdles world record for the fifth time on Sunday, clocking 50.65 seconds at the US Olympic Trials. The 24-year-old took 0.03 seconds off her previous record, which was also set at Eugene’s Hayward Field two years ago, and in the process earned a spot on the US team for the Paris Olympics. “Honestly, …

McLaughlin-Levrone sets 400m hurdles world record to seal Olympic berth
8 months, 2 weeks ago

McLaughlin-Levrone sets 400m hurdles world record to seal Olympic berth

China Daily  

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins women's 400m hurdles heat in 53.07 for the top time during the US Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene OR, USA on June 27, 2024. LOS ANGELES - Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashed her own 400m hurdles world record on Sunday to book her place at the Paris Olympics in sensational style at the US trials in …

U.S. Olympic trials: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world record in 400 hurdles
8 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. Olympic trials: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world record in 400 hurdles

LA Times  

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone reacts after crossing the finish line to win the women’s 400-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Sunday. “She ran in Atlanta, and she was having problems attacking the hurdles and getting her steps together” because of all her newfound speed, hurdling great Edwin Moses said of McLaughlin-Levrone’s first 400-hurdles race of 2024. “She …

Sha’Carri Richardson and a deep 200m field take spotlight at Olympic trials
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sha’Carri Richardson and a deep 200m field take spotlight at Olympic trials

New York Times  

EUGENE, Ore. — All eyes, as usual, will be on Sha’Carri Richardson as she takes the track again for the women’s 200-meter portion of U.S. Olympic track and field trials, beginning Thursday night with preliminary heats. Thomas’ personal best time of 21.60 seconds, from the 2023 USA outdoor championships, would be the American record if not for the mythical world-record …

Richardson back on track 200, McLaughlin-Levrone in 400 hurdles as Olympic trials enter homestretch
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Richardson back on track 200, McLaughlin-Levrone in 400 hurdles as Olympic trials enter homestretch

Associated Press  

EUGENE, Ore. — Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles are coming back for Part II. The second half of U.S. Olympic trials for track and field kick off Thursday, and the final four days at Hayward Field will feature the full complement of America’s biggest names in the sport. Another of America’s brightest stars, Athing Mu, went tumbling on the first …

What to watch at U.S. Olympic track and field trials: Noah Lyles takes center stage
8 months, 3 weeks ago

What to watch at U.S. Olympic track and field trials: Noah Lyles takes center stage

New York Times  

EUGENE, Ore. — Noah Lyles might be the fastest man in the world. The opening is there for Lyles — who won both the 100 and 200 at the 2023 world championships last August — to become the king of men’s track and field. Saturday Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs, who’ve won gold and silver, respectively, in each of the …

McLaughlin-Levrone to focus on her best event, the 400 hurdles, at Olympic trials
9 months ago

McLaughlin-Levrone to focus on her best event, the 400 hurdles, at Olympic trials

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone plans on defending her title in the 400-meter hurdles at the Paris Olympics, and has scratched from the 200 and 400-meter flat races she had originally signed up for. The world-record holder had been entered in all three races for this month’s U.S. Olympic trials, but as of Tuesday, she was listed as a “scratch” …

Elaine Thompson-Herah set to miss defence of Olympic 200m title at Paris 2024
9 months ago

Elaine Thompson-Herah set to miss defence of Olympic 200m title at Paris 2024

The Independent  

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shows anything’s possible for her at Paris Olympics and beyond
9 months, 1 week ago

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone shows anything’s possible for her at Paris Olympics and beyond

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. She’d blown through the stagger of the 400-meter race at the NYC Grand Prix on Sunday and ended any hope for the other seven runners in the field. It’s always just about refining it and learning the race.” It was the fastest time by anyone this season in the …

Dina Asher-Smith sends Olympic warning to rivals by claiming European 100m crown
9 months, 1 week ago

Dina Asher-Smith sends Olympic warning to rivals by claiming European 100m crown

The Independent  

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson withdraws from European Championship heptathlon
9 months, 1 week ago

Katarina Johnson-Thompson withdraws from European Championship heptathlon

The Independent  

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Sha’Carri Richardson gives her Olympic hopes a jolt with 100m win at Prefontaine Classic
9 months, 3 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 …

Bednarek sets the fastest 200m time this year at Doha Diamond League
10 months, 1 week ago

Bednarek sets the fastest 200m time this year at Doha Diamond League

Associated Press  

DOHA, Qatar — Olympic silver medalist Kenny Bednarek set the fastest time of the year in the 200 meters in 19.67 seconds at the Doha Diamond League on Friday. With a tailwind of +1.7 within the legal limit, Bednarek established a comfortable lead and coasted through the finish to win by several strides ahead of American relay teammates Courtney Lindsey …

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final

India Today  

On October 2nd, 2023, the Asian Games witnessed a remarkable performance by Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj. The 25-year-old hurdler clocked a personal best of 55.42 seconds in the women's 400m hurdles heats, securing her direct qualification for the final. Her time of 55.42 seconds placed her among the top five athletes, advancing to the final, demonstrating India's continued strength in …

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