Jyothi Yarraji smashes own 100m hurdles national record in UK
2 years, 7 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji smashes own 100m hurdles national record in UK

The Hindu  

A few days after breaking the 20-year-old women’s 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus, Jyothi Yarraji bettered it at the Loughborough international athletics meet at Loughborough, Britain, on Sunday. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu’s Jeswin Aldrin who had won the Federation Cup gold with a wind-assisted 8.37m, won the men’s long jump silver with 7.82m at the Castiglione international meet at Grosseto, Italy. And Tamil Nadu’s Praveen Chithravel, who produced a 16.84m triple jump in the recent Federation Cup, was sixth in his event with 16.18m. Jeswin and Praveen, who are coached by Cuba’s two-time Worlds triple jump silver medallist Yoandris Betanzos at the JSW’s Inspire Institute of Sport in Bellary, had to make frequent change of plans in the last couple of weeks after visa issues delayed their arrival in Europe.

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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records
3 days, 19 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 …

National junior athletics | Kiran rewrites his 110m hurdles record
2 weeks, 1 day ago

National junior athletics | Kiran rewrites his 110m hurdles record

The Hindu  

Seventeen-year-old Kiran bettered his own National record in the under-18 men’s 110m hurdles semifinals in the morning before cruising to the title in the evening in the National junior athletics championships at the Kalinga Stadium here on Monday. The results : Under-20: Men: 400m: Jay Kumar 46.29 ; 3000m: Mohit Yadav 8:16.84; 110m hurdles: Sandeep Gond 14.02; 10000m race walk: …

Jyothi Yarraji changes technique as she closes in on Olympic spot
7 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji changes technique as she closes in on Olympic spot

The Hindu  

Mere numbers suggest Jyothi Yarraji missed out on a national record and an Olympic qualification on Tuesday. Competing at the Motonet GP in Jyväskylä, Finland, Yarraji clocked a time of 12.78s in the final of the women’s 100m hurdles, matching but not breaking the national record she set at the World University Games last year. https://t.co/EhNzxX28Skpic.twitter.com/tcWEqoiI5b — James Hillier May …

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final
1 year, 2 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 …

Explained: Why Jyothi Yarraji's medal was upgraded to Silver despite finishing third in women's 100m hurdle
1 year, 2 months ago

Explained: Why Jyothi Yarraji's medal was upgraded to Silver despite finishing third in women's 100m hurdle

India TV News  

Indian contingent added three Gold, seven Silver and five Bronze medals to their tally on Day 8 as Track and Field accounted for a memorable day for the country in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China with nine out of them. India's one of the medal contenders in Track and Field, Jyothi Yarraji was expected to end up on …

Asian Games 2023: Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men’s long jump final
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men’s long jump final

The Hindu  

India’s Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin qualified for the final of the men’s long jump event here at the Hangzhou Olympic Stadium on Saturday. Asian Games 2023: World champion Nikhat Zareen confirms Olympic quota, medal Sreeshankar’s jump was the second-best among the 12 finalists behind China’s Yuhao Shi, while Aldrin’s was the sixth on the list. Jyothi, India’s fastest hurdler …

FACT CHECK: Did Jyothi Yarraji win gold for India at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

FACT CHECK: Did Jyothi Yarraji win gold for India at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou

The Hindu  

Ace sprinter Jyothi Yarraji is part of the Indian athletics squad for her maiden Asian Games at the 2023 edition in Hangzhou, China and will be in the 100m hurdles event. Yarraji was credited with winning gold in the 100m hurdles event by renowned singer Asha Bhosle through a post on social media platform X. Sportstar did a fact check …

World Athletics Championships: Jyothi Yarraji fails to qualify for 100m hurdles semis
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Jyothi Yarraji fails to qualify for 100m hurdles semis

The Hindu  

National record holder 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji failed to qualify for the semifinals of the World Athletics Championships as she finished seventh in her heat here on Tuesday. READ: Jyothi Yarraji is a level-headed and determined athlete, says Dr Aashish Contractor Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Kendra Harrison of USA led the semifinal qualifiers with a world record time of 12.24 …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 110m hurdles
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 110m hurdles

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal: Grant Holloway Holloway, a 25-year-old American, is the current World Champion, and has won it twice. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Jamaican, 22, is the current world number two, a Commonwealth Games winner, and …

World University Games | Bronze for Jyothi Yarraji and Amlan Borgohain
1 year, 4 months ago

World University Games | Bronze for Jyothi Yarraji and Amlan Borgohain

The Hindu  

Asian champion Jyothi Yarraji broke her women’s 100m hurdles National record while taking a fighting bronze at the World University Games in Chengdu, China, on Friday night. A little later, national record holder Amlan Borgohain made it a memorable day for India by picking the men’s 200m bronze with a season-best 20.55s. Jyothi Yarraji does it AGAIN, it's a New …

Jyothi Yarraji betters own National Record in women’s 100m hurdles, wins bronze at World University Games
1 year, 4 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji betters own National Record in women’s 100m hurdles, wins bronze at World University Games

The Hindu  

India’s Jyothi Yarraji improved her own National Record in women’s 100m hurdles as she won a bronze medal at the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China, on her Friday. Another national record holder sprinter, Amlan Borgohain also won a bronze medal in men’s 200m race with a season’s best time of 20.55 seconds. Meanwhile Ajay Kumar produced a personal …

Hurdles world record-holder Amusan charged with anti-doping violation
1 year, 5 months ago

Hurdles world record-holder Amusan charged with anti-doping violation

The Hindu  

Women’s hurdles world record-holder Tobi Amusan said on Wednesday that she has been charged with an alleged anti-doping rule violation. Amusan, a Nigerian, set the current world record for the women’s 100m hurdles of 12.12 seconds at last year’s World Athletics Championships. READ | Sha’Carri Richardson suffers first 100m loss of season “I am a CLEAN ATHLETE, and I am …

Jyothi Yarraji underlines her versatility with 200m silver
1 year, 5 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji underlines her versatility with 200m silver

Hindustan Times  

The technician’s efforts to fix the faulty wiring linking the starter’s mike with the starting block speakers seemed to drag on forever. Jyothi Yarraji secured gold in her main event 100m hurdles Jyothi Yarraji stood almost motionless through all that on lane three, in this key event for India on the final day of the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok. …

Jyothi Yarraji is Vizag's and India's new P.T. Usha
1 year, 5 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji is Vizag's and India's new P.T. Usha

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: A resident of Visakhapatnam, young sprinter Jyothi Yarraji recovered amazingly to clinch her maiden gold in the 100-metre hurdles of the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok on Thursday. Jyothi, born on August 28, 1999, is the daughter of Suryanarayana, a private security guard, and Kumari, a part-time worker in a city’s hospital. Jyothi got spotted during her school days …

Jagan hails Vizag girl Yarraji for her gold medal in Asian athletic event
1 year, 5 months ago

Jagan hails Vizag girl Yarraji for her gold medal in Asian athletic event

Deccan Chronicle  

Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulated Jyothi Yarraji for becoming the first Indian athlete to win the women’s 100 mt hurdles event at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok. He tweeted: My congratulations and best wishes to our very own @JyothiYarraji from Vizag, on winning gold at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships held in Thailand. The athletes put up a fabulous show …

Kept the medal thought out of my mind, says Jyothi Yarraji
1 year, 5 months ago

Kept the medal thought out of my mind, says Jyothi Yarraji

The Hindu  

When Jyothi Yarraji first tried the sprint hurdles seven years ago, shortly after joining the Hyderabad SAI, she used to crash into the barriers frequently. Jyothi is now India’s finest 100m hurdler ever and now, with her Asian gold in Bangkok on Thursday, she is the country’s first Continental champion in the event. READ | Jyothi Yarraji: No hurdle too …

ASIAN ATHLETICS | Kept the medal thought out of my mind, says Jyothi Yarraji
1 year, 5 months ago

ASIAN ATHLETICS | Kept the medal thought out of my mind, says Jyothi Yarraji

The Hindu  

When Jyothi Yarraji first tried the sprint hurdles seven years ago, shortly after joining the Hyderabad SAI, she used to crash into the barriers frequently. Jyothi is now India’s finest 100m hurdler ever and now, with her Asian gold in Bangkok on Thursday, she is the country’s first Continental champion in the event. @JyothiYarraji bags the 1⃣st🥇for 🇮🇳 at the …

Nita Ambani Hails Jyothi Yarraji for Scripting History At Asian Athletics Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Nita Ambani Hails Jyothi Yarraji for Scripting History At Asian Athletics Championships

News 18  

Reliance Foundation’s Jyothi Yarraji scripted history in style at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships by becoming the 1st Indian ever to win gold in the 100m hurdles event at the continental championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Despite the rainy conditions, the 23-year-old athlete finished the race in just 13.09 seconds to clinch the first gold medal for India at the ongoing …

Jyothi Yarraji: No hurdle too big for Indian athletics’ new sensation
1 year, 5 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji: No hurdle too big for Indian athletics’ new sensation

The Hindu  

When coach N. Ramesh watched Jyothi Yarraji for the first time during the Sports Authority of India’s trials for its Hyderabad centre in 2016, he was very impressed with her height. READ |Jyothi Yarraji clocks 12.84 seconds to win Kurpfalz Gala A late starter in athletics, Jyothi is now Asia’s fastest sprint hurdler and the only Indian to go under …

Jyothi Yarraji clocks 12.84 seconds at Kurpfalz-Gala
1 year, 6 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji clocks 12.84 seconds at Kurpfalz-Gala

The Hindu  

100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji won at Kurpfalz Gala, a World Athletics Continental Tour-Challenger event at Weinheim, Germany, on Saturday with her career’s third sub-13 timing, registering a season-best 12.84s. This is now the Reliance Sports Foundation athlete’s second-best effort after her national record of 12.82s, which had come at the 61st National Open Athletics Championship in Bengaluru in 2022. Bronze …

Federation Cup: Rohit wins gold with 83.40m in javelin, Manu finishes second
1 year, 7 months ago

Federation Cup: Rohit wins gold with 83.40m in javelin, Manu finishes second

Hindustan Times  

Rohit Yadav sizzled with a personal best of 83.40m to win an exciting men's javelin competition on the final day of the Senior Federation Cup Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Thursday. Last month, Manu won the Indian Grand Prix in Bengaluru hurling the javelin to 84.33m and Rohit came second. Manu has a personal best of 84.35m at the Inter-State …

Jeswin and Jyothi take silver with indoor National records
1 year, 10 months ago

Jeswin and Jyothi take silver with indoor National records

The Hindu  

Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin and 60m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji broke national indoor records while winning silver medals on the final day of the 10th Asian indoor athletics championships at Astana, Kazakhstan, on Sunday. Aldrin, who fouled four of his six attempts in the final, jumped 7.97m in his second attempt to better his own national record of 7.93m which came …

Jyothi Yarraji wins 60m hurdles silver at Asian Indoor Championships
1 year, 10 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji wins 60m hurdles silver at Asian Indoor Championships

The Hindu  

Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin and 60m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji broke national indoor records while winning silver medals on the final day of the 10 th Asian indoor athletics championships in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday. Aldrin, who fouled four of his six attempts in the final, jumped 7.97m in his second attempt to better his own national record of 7.93m which …

Jyothi Yarraji scorches her way into the women’s 100m hurdles record books
2 years, 2 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji scorches her way into the women’s 100m hurdles record books

The Hindu  

Jyothi Yarraji became the first Indian to go under 13 seconds in the women’s 100m hurdles by breezing past the finish line in 12.82 seconds at the 61st National Open athletics championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Monday. Jyothi Yarraji breaks her own National Record in 100m hurdles, running 12.82s at the Open Nationals in Bengaluru @TheHinduSports@sportstarweb — …

‘It’s the coming of age season for her,’ says Jyothi Yarraji’s coach James Hillier
2 years, 2 months ago

‘It’s the coming of age season for her,’ says Jyothi Yarraji’s coach James Hillier

The Hindu  

Jyothi Yarraji became the first Indian to go under 13 seconds in the women’s 100m hurdles by breezing past the finish line in 12.82 seconds at the 61st National Open athletics championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Monday. The 23-year-old had clocked 12.79 at the recently held National Games in Gujarat, but it wasn’t considered a National record …

Hurdler Jyothi Yarraji counts her gains after her first sub-13 run
2 years, 2 months ago

Hurdler Jyothi Yarraji counts her gains after her first sub-13 run

Hindustan Times  

This has been a great year for Jyothi Yarraji. Expectations were high that Jyothi would perhaps run faster than her national mark at the National Games and sign off her season on a high. Jyothi went from 13.91 seconds in 2019 to 13.03 secs in a year though it wasn't ratified as a national record as there were no National …

National Games: Jyothi Yarraji ‘a bit disappointed’ after being denied a new national record for the third time
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games: Jyothi Yarraji ‘a bit disappointed’ after being denied a new national record for the third time

The Hindu  

Jyothi Yarraji rejoiced seconds after she crossed the finish line first in the women’s 100m hurdles at the National Games. The first time Yarraji ‘broke’ the national record was in January 2020 at the Inter-University championships. “Even if she didn’t have any wind assistance, she would have run a time of 12.8 or 12.9s,” says her coach James Hillier from …

Hurdler Jyothi’s sub-13 secs race won’t count as national mark
2 years, 2 months ago

Hurdler Jyothi’s sub-13 secs race won’t count as national mark

Hindustan Times  

Jyothi Yarraji, it seems competes less with her rivals and more with the elements. “I expected this timing today because I know I am working hard with my coach and I have set bigger targets.” Yarraji’s confidence was also due to the 100m win, beating a top class field that included Dutee Chand and Hima Das. I don’t like to …

National Games: Jyothi Yarraji, Ram Baboo hog limelight as athletics events conclude
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games: Jyothi Yarraji, Ram Baboo hog limelight as athletics events conclude

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh athlete Ram Baboo clocked 2 hours 36 minutes and 34 seconds to set a new National record for 35km race walk on the concluding day of athletics competitions at the National Games here on Tuesday. In a race introduced last year and made its National Games debut this time, 23-year-old Ram Baboo’s mark helped him beat Haryana's Juned …

Amlan Borgohain and Jyothi Yarraji emerge fastest man and woman at National Games
2 years, 2 months ago

Amlan Borgohain and Jyothi Yarraji emerge fastest man and woman at National Games

The Hindu  

Amlan Borgohain and Jyothi Yarraji won exciting races to emerge as the fastest man and woman of the National Games here on Saturday. Jyothi beat a star-studded field, including Hima Das, Dutee Chand and Srabani Nanda, to win the women’s crown with 11.51 seconds. Commonwealth Games medallist M. Sreeshankar took the silver in long jump, behind Jeswin Aldrin, who leaped …

World Athletics Championship 2022: Murali Sreeshankar finishes seventh in men’s long jump final
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championship 2022: Murali Sreeshankar finishes seventh in men’s long jump final

The Hindu  

National record holder Murali Sreeshankar finished seventh with 7.96m in the men’s long jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon on Saturday. Performance-wise, it was the weakest long jump final at the Worlds in nearly 20 years and was packed with surprises with Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer, this year’s outdoor world leader with 8.45m, taking the bronze with just …

Jyothi Yarraji, ever ready to push the envelope
2 years, 5 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji, ever ready to push the envelope

The Hindu  

That’s the official time recorded for Jyothi Yarraji over the women’s 100 metres hurdles at the Inter State Championships in Chennai. It’s a good time because you learned something,” she says. Jyothi’s time would not be ratified though since there was no dope testing at the venue. Hillier clearly saw her as one of the country’s top prospects, which is …

Kerley dominates, Jefferson stuns 100m U.S. finals
2 years, 6 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 …

Long Jumper B Aishwarya Leaps to Stunning 6.73m, All Time 2nd Best by Indian Woman
2 years, 6 months ago

Long Jumper B Aishwarya Leaps to Stunning 6.73m, All Time 2nd Best by Indian Woman

News 18  

Karnataka’s B Aishwarya produced the second best ever long jump effort by any Indian woman as she cleared a stunning 6.73m in the qualification round on the third day of the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships here on Sunday. In another shock result, national record holder Jyothi Yarraji fell to finish the race in the women’s 100m hurdles final as …

May 26 Indian sports wrap: Nazneen to lead India in Margaret Court Cup; Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record again
2 years, 6 months ago

May 26 Indian sports wrap: Nazneen to lead India in Margaret Court Cup; Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record again

The Hindu  

TENNIS Nazneen to be India's captain for Margaret Court Cup Nazneen Rahman will be the captain of the four-member Indian team that will compete in the ITF Seniors Margaret Court Cup World Championship tennis to be staged in Portugal from July 31 to August 5. - Kamesh Srinivasan CHESS Abhijeet Gupta lost his sixth round game and the half-point overnight …

Jyothi betters own national record
2 years, 7 months ago

Jyothi betters own national record

The Hindu  

A few days after breaking the 20-year-old women’s 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus, Jyothi Yarraji bettered it at the Loughborough international athletics meet at Loughborough, Britain, on Sunday. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu’s Jeswin Aldrin who had won the Federation Cup gold with a wind-assisted 8.37m, won the men’s long jump silver with 7.82m at the Castiglione international meet at Grosseto, …

Jyothi Yarraji creates new 100m hurdle national record for second time in two weeks
2 years, 7 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji creates new 100m hurdle national record for second time in two weeks

Firstpost  

Before the latest national record, Jyothi Yarraji had broken the 20-year old women’s 100m hurdle national record on 10 May during the Cyprus International Meet in Limassol. Jyothi Yarraji smashed the women’s 100m hurdle national record for the second time in less than two weeks while winning the event at the Loughborough International Athletics Meet in the UK. time for …

Who is Jyothi Yarraji, the athlete with the new 100m hurdles record?
2 years, 7 months ago

Who is Jyothi Yarraji, the athlete with the new 100m hurdles record?

The Hindu  

The first thing coach James Hillier did after Jyothi Yarraji crossed the finish line at the women's 100m hurdles race at the Cyprus international athletics meet in Limassol on Tuesday evening was to check the wind speed timing. Last month, Yarraji again would have thought she had the record after clocking a time of 13.08 seconds in the Federation Cup …

Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus meet
2 years, 7 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus meet

Firstpost  

Jyothi Yarraji had clocked 13.09 seconds during the Federation Cup in Kozhikode last month but since the wind speed was +2.1 m/s, more than the permissible +2.0 m/s, it was not counted New Delhi: A month after her wind-assisted effort was not registered as a national record, hurdler Jyothi Yarraji has finally made the mark her own while winning a …

Jyothi Yarraji breaks 20-year old 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus
2 years, 7 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji breaks 20-year old 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus

Firstpost  

Jyothi won the gold medal in Cyprus International Meet. The old national record of 13.38 seconds was in the name of Anuradha Biswal since 2002 A month after her national record effort was not counted due to wind assistance beyond legal limit, 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji has smashed the NR while winning an event in Cyprus with a timing of …

Federation Cup: Jyothi Yarraji wins 100m hurdles gold but misses national record due to wind-aided effort
2 years, 8 months ago

Federation Cup: Jyothi Yarraji wins 100m hurdles gold but misses national record due to wind-aided effort

Firstpost  

Jyothi, who trains in Bhubaneshwar, dominated the women’s 100m hurdles final, winning with a wind-aided time of 13.08 seconds, faster than the existing national record of 13.38 in the name of Anuradha Biswal since 2002. Kozhikode: For the second straight day, wind assistance beyond legal limit denied an athlete a national record as Andhra Pradesh’s 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji grabbed …

National U-23 Athletics Championships: Dandi Jyothika Sri, Ayush Dabas win women's, men's 400m with personal bests
3 years, 2 months ago

National U-23 Athletics Championships: Dandi Jyothika Sri, Ayush Dabas win women's, men's 400m with personal bests

Firstpost  

Dandi Jyothika Sri, who was disqualified during the National Open Athletics Championships in Warangal, clocked 53.05 seconds. Dandi Jyothika Sri of Andhra Pradesh and Ayush Dabas of Haryana turned in fine performances to win the women and men’s 400m with personal best timings at the inaugural National U-23 Athletics Championships on Tuesday. Haryana’s Dabas bested compatriot Vikrant Panchal by half …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hurdler McLaughlin shatters own 400m record as Japanese continue to dominate skateboarding
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hurdler McLaughlin shatters own 400m record as Japanese continue to dominate skateboarding

Firstpost  

At the Olympic Stadium, McLaughlin powered home in 51.46 seconds, with defending champion Dalilah Muhammad claiming silver in 51.58 after another classic duel between the two dominant American hurdlers. Tokyo: Sydney McLaughlin obliterated her own world record to win Olympic gold in the women’s 400m hurdles on Wednesday as Japanese teenager Sakura Yosozumi maintained the hosts’ stranglehold on the skateboarding …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sydney McLaughlin smashes world record to win 400m hurdles gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sydney McLaughlin smashes world record to win 400m hurdles gold

Firstpost  

McLaughlin powered home in 51.46sec, with world champion and 2016 Olympic gold medallist Dalilah Muhammad claiming silver in 51.58. Tokyo: Sydney McLaughlin of the United States smashed her own world record as she stormed to victory in the Olympic women’s 400m hurdles final on Wednesday. It's so cool when people stand in front of things they destroyed 😎 pic.twitter.com/a4PHDFchGK — …

Tokyo 2020: Living up to its hype, 400m hurdles delivers one of the greatest races ever
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Living up to its hype, 400m hurdles delivers one of the greatest races ever

Hindustan Times  

45.94 seconds: Karsten Warholm, Norway, world record. Welcome to the greatest race ever run -- the 400m men’s hurdles final at the Tokyo Olympics. Three of the world’s four fastest times in the history of men’s 400m hurdles were set on the bright Tuesday Tokyo morning by Warholm, Benjamin — who is the son of former West Indies fast bowler …

Athletics: Hurdler Warholm crushes world record in race for the ages at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Athletics: Hurdler Warholm crushes world record in race for the ages at Tokyo Olympics

India TV News  

Karsten Warholm of Norway obliterated his own world record in the Olympic 400-meter hurdles Tuesday, finishing in 45.94 seconds to break the old mark by.76. Warholm responded a few weeks later by running the 46.70, and breaking the 29-year-old world record held by American Kevin Young since the Barcelona Olympics. “Forty-seven would’ve been a record, or an Olympic record, four …

Warholm wins 400m hurdles gold, smashes world record
3 years, 4 months ago

Warholm wins 400m hurdles gold, smashes world record

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: Norway's Karsten Warholm produced a devastating performance to smash his own world record and win the Olympic men's 400 metres hurdles gold on Tuesday. American arch-rival Rai Benjamin won silver in 46.17sec, with Brazil's Alison Dos Santos claiming bronze in 46.72, both regional records that also smashed their previous personal bests. There were national records for British Virgin Islands' …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Norway's Karsten Warholm crushes world record in memorable 400m hurdles dash
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Norway's Karsten Warholm crushes world record in memorable 400m hurdles dash

Firstpost  

Karsten Warholm of Norway obliterated his own world record in the Olympic 400-meter hurdles Tuesday, finishing in 45.94 to break the old mark by.76 seconds. Tokyo: Karsten Warholm of Norway obliterated his own world record in the Olympic 400-meter hurdles Tuesday, finishing in 45.94 to break the old mark by.76 seconds. 🇳🇴 WORLD RECORD 🇳🇴 4️⃣5️⃣.9️⃣4️⃣@kwarholm demolishes his own 400m …

Tokyo Olympics: Karsten Warholm eyes Olympic gold after 400-meter hurdles world record
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Karsten Warholm eyes Olympic gold after 400-meter hurdles world record

The Hindu  

With World Championship titles and the 400-metre hurdles world record in his possession, there is only one jewel left for Karsten Warholm to add to his athletics crown: Olympic gold. In front of an ecstatic, home crowd earlier this month, Warholm ran 46.70 seconds to break Kevin Young's 29-year-old world record by eight hundredths of a second. His chief rival, …

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