Sifan Hassan facing tough competition in BBC World Sports Personality of the Year award
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Sifan Hassan facing tough competition in BBC World Sports Personality of the Year award

NL Times  

Sifan Hassan is one of several highly prestigious athletes who are nominated for the BBC World Sports Personality of the Year award. Other nominees include US Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, Basketball player Caitlin Clark, and Armand Duplantis, who broke the Olympic and world record in pole vaulting in 2024. One of the contenders for the award is Simone Biles, a gymnast who won three gold medals at the games in Paris after missing many of the events in the previous Olympics due to mental health issues. Armand Duplantis became the first male pole vaulter to retain his world title at the Olympics since the 1950s last summer.

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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records
2 days, 4 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 …

Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan voted Athlete of the Year
3 weeks ago

Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan voted Athlete of the Year

Dutch News  

Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan has become the first Dutch sportswoman to be named World Athlete of the Year at a ceremony held by the sport’s governing body. She was also named women’s out of stadium athlete of the year at World Athletics’ annual awards ceremony in Monaco. “Sport is good for everyone’s health, and if we invest in it …

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’
3 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 …

Hassan, Tebogo named World Athletes of the Year
3 weeks ago

Hassan, Tebogo named World Athletes of the Year

China Daily  

MONTE CARLO - Dutch long-distance runner Sifan Hassan and Botswana's sprint sensation Letsile Tebogo were named World Athletes of the Year at the 2024 World Athletics Awards in Monaco on Sunday. In addition to the World Athlete of the Year title, Tebogo also took home the Men's Track Athlete of the Year award, while American star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was named …

Sifan Hassan makes history as first Dutch person to be named best athlete in the world
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Sifan Hassan makes history as first Dutch person to be named best athlete in the world

NL Times  

Sifan Hassan was chosen as the best athlete in the world for 2024 at the awards gala of the global association World Athletics in Monaco. The 31-year-old Hassan was the first woman ever to combine the 5,000 and 10,000 meter track distances with the maratho at the Games in Paris. The Dutch woman of Ethiopian descent won two world titles …

Femke Bol and Sifan Hassan nominated for European athlete of the year award
3 months ago

Femke Bol and Sifan Hassan nominated for European athlete of the year award

NL Times  

Femke Bol and Sifan Hassan are contenders for the European Athlete of the Year award. The two high-level Dutch athletes are among the ten nominees who can be voted for online, the European Athletic Association reported. Bol has been chosen as the best European Athlete for the last two years and could become the first woman to win the award …

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 …

Noah Lyles and Sifan Hassan bookend a fabulous Paris Olympics programme
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Sifan Hassan creates history in groundbreaking women's marathon at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
4 months, 1 week ago

Sifan Hassan creates history in groundbreaking women's marathon at Paris 2024 Olympic Games

ABC  

When Sifan Hassan claimed her second bronze medal on the track at these Paris 2024 Olympic Games, she was already looking forward. Hell for most, heaven for one, as Hassan created history on a historic day for women's running. With the women's race closing out the athletics program for the first time, Dutch runner Hassan became the first woman in …

Sifan Hassan puts on a fight to win marathon gold at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 1 week ago

Sifan Hassan puts on a fight to win marathon gold at Paris Olympics 2024

Al Jazeera  

Once an Ethiopian asylum seeker, the Dutch distance running great won her third medal of the Paris Olympics in a thrilling finish to the women’s marathon. Sifan Hassan completed her mission impossible with a gruelling women’s marathon win on the sun-baked streets of Paris on the last day of the Olympics, giving the games a dramatic ending of her own. …

Sifan Hassan wins women’s marathon gold, completes astounding Olympic treble
4 months, 1 week ago

Sifan Hassan wins women’s marathon gold, completes astounding Olympic treble

New York Times  

In the most dramatic and competitive Olympic marathon maybe ever, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands officially became an athlete for the ages. The great cliche of marathon racing — “great” because it’s so true — is that “20 miles is halfway.” In so many races, the first 80 percent of the marathon is basically transportation, and then the real racing …

Sifan Hassan earns second medal of Paris Olympics with bronze in 10,000m, awaits marathon
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sifan Hassan earns second medal of Paris Olympics with bronze in 10,000m, awaits marathon

New York Times  

Sifan Hassan collected her second medal of the Paris Olympics, another bronze, this time in the women’s 10,000-meter final. That might sound like a disappointment for the Dutch runner, since she won this race three years ago in Tokyo, along with a gold medal in the 5,000 at those Games. It wasn’t, especially considering Hassan has a marathon to run …

Sweden's Duplantis sets new world record to win men's pole vault gold at Paris Games
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sweden's Duplantis sets new world record to win men's pole vault gold at Paris Games

China Daily  

Armand Duplantis of Sweden poses with his new world record after the men's pole vault final of Athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug 5, 2024. PARIS - Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own world record as he successfully defended his pole vault title at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Duplantis, a two-time world champion who …

Paris 2024: Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis shatters Olympic and world record to retain Pole Vault Gold medal
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis shatters Olympic and world record to retain Pole Vault Gold medal

India TV News  

- that's the chant the whole Stade de France echoed with, in the wee hours of Monday night as world record holder Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis was man on a mission in men's pole vault final at the Paris Olympics. Duplantis not only retained his Gold medal but also shattered the Olympic and world record in a superhuman effort of flying …

Hassan takes bronze in the 5,000, the first of her 3 Olympic distance races. Chebet wins gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hassan takes bronze in the 5,000, the first of her 3 Olympic distance races. Chebet wins gold

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Sifan Hassan’s audacious attempt at a distance triple gold is over after just one race. That didn’t stop her from jumping on 5,000-meter gold medalist Beatrice Chebet of Kenya in a festive celebration for both women on Monday at the Paris Olympics. … My main goal is to complete all three distances.” Chebet clocked 14 minutes, 28.56 …

Mondo Duplantis soars to new world record, Olympic gold again: ‘He’s the fastest pole vaulter out there’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mondo Duplantis soars to new world record, Olympic gold again: ‘He’s the fastest pole vaulter out there’

New York Times  

SAINT-DENIS, France — Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, pole in hand, stood on the runway staring down a bar higher than anyone’s ever cleared. He is now the first back-to-back Olympic champion in men’s pole vault since American Bob Richards, who won in the 1952 Helsinki Games and the 1956 Melbourne Games. Duplantis and Richards are the only men’s pole vaulters with …

Duplantis, Lyles and Kipyegon among six named World Athlete of the Year
1 year ago

Duplantis, Lyles and Kipyegon among six named World Athlete of the Year

Hindustan Times  

Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis and American sprint star Noah Lyles were among the six who have been announced as World Athletes of the Year for 2023. World Athletics, which annually choses the best male and female athlete of the year, announced three awards in either section to reflect great performances across track, field and out of stadia events. Armand Duplantis …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis wins second straight gold in pole vault
1 year, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis wins second straight gold in pole vault

The Hindu  

Sweden’s world record holder Armand Duplantis claimed his second consecutive world pole vault title on Saturday, but did not have a seventh world record in him on a steamy night in Budapest. The Olympic champion cleared 6.10 metres for gold and then - in what turned into the “Mondo show” - missed at three attempts to clear 6.23, which would …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s pole vault
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s pole vault

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 in men’s pole vault in Budapest: Armand Duplantis Currently, there aren’t many athletes as dominant in their field as Armand Duplantis is in pole vault. Personal Best: 6.22m Season’s Best: 6.22m Chris Nilsen FILE PHOTO: …

Armand Duplantis sets new pole vault world record in France
1 year, 9 months ago

Armand Duplantis sets new pole vault world record in France

The Hindu  

Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record on Saturday, clearing 6.22 metres to add one centimetre to his previous mark at the All-Star Perche, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting, in Clermont-Ferrand, France. After setting the new world record, Duplantis said, “When you have moments like this when the energy is so high, and you are going …

Duplantis ‘feels close’ to setting new pole vault record
1 year, 10 months ago

Duplantis ‘feels close’ to setting new pole vault record

The Hindu  

Sweden’s Olympic champion pole vaulter Armand Duplantis said he “feels close” to setting a new world record after opening his 2023 season with a convincing win on home soil on Thursday. The 23-year-old was only thwarted by his own world record at the Mondo Classic indoor meeting in Uppsala, failing to clear 6.22 metres and settling for a highest jump …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Armand Duplantis Bags Pole Vault Title With New World Record
2 years, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Armand Duplantis Bags Pole Vault Title With New World Record

News 18  

Sweden’s Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis completed his medal collection as he dominated the pole vault for world gold in a new world record on Sunday. Olympic champion Duplantis, seeking an elusive first world title, triumphed with a best of 6.21 metres, bettering by 1cm his previous best set when winning gold at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade in March. American …

Sifan Hassan Dials Down Expectations After Tokyo Medal Triple
2 years, 5 months ago

Sifan Hassan Dials Down Expectations After Tokyo Medal Triple

News 18  

Triple Olympic medal winner Sifan Hassan will not be chasing hattrick of titles at the World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon, but rather add only one other event to her bid to win the 5,000 metres world title. The Dutch distance runner did the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres gold double at last year’s Tokyo Olympics and took bronze in …

Sifan Hassan voted European athlete of the year; Femke Bol named Rising Star
3 years, 2 months ago

Sifan Hassan voted European athlete of the year; Femke Bol named Rising Star

NL Times  

European Athletics selected Dutch Olympic gold medalist Sifan Hassan to Women's European Athlete of the year at the Golden Tracks award ceremony in Lausanne on Saturday evening. At the European Athletics event, 21-year-old Femke Bol was voted Rising Star of the year for her performance in the 400-meter hurdles during the Olympics. Bol broke the European female record for the …

Tokyo Olympics | Incredible Sifan Hassan achieves the long-distance double
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | Incredible Sifan Hassan achieves the long-distance double

The Hindu  

A pulsating final night of action in the athletics competition saw Dutch distance runner Sifan Hassan complete an incredible double with victory in the 10,000m while U.S.A star Allyson Felix brought the curtain down on her 17-year Olympic career with a record-extending relay gold. Norway celebrated gold in the men’s 1,500m with Jakob Ingebrigtsen downing Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot in a …

She’s out for an unprecedented Olympic triple crown, even if ‘people think I’m crazy’
3 years, 4 months ago

She’s out for an unprecedented Olympic triple crown, even if ‘people think I’m crazy’

LA Times  

Netherlands distance runner Sifan Hassan celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women’s 5,000-meter final at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands is attempting to become the first athlete to win the 1,500-, 5,000- and 10,000-meter events in the same Olympic Games. “Many people think I’m crazy” to try to win three distance …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sifan Hassan sets women's 10,000m world record in build-up to Games
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sifan Hassan sets women's 10,000m world record in build-up to Games

Firstpost  

Hassan, 28, clocked 29min 06.82sec at the Hengelo meet, smashing the previous best set by Ethiopian Almaz Ayana in winning gold at the 2016 Rio Games. Hengelo: Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands fired a warning shot ahead of the Tokyo Olympics by setting a new world record in the women’s 10,000m on Sunday. To run this world record here today …

Armand Duplantis and Yulimar Rojas Named World Athletes Of The Year
4 years ago

Armand Duplantis and Yulimar Rojas Named World Athletes Of The Year

News 18  

Swedish pole vaulter Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis was named the male athlete of the year, while Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas won the women’s title at athletics’ annual awards ceremony on Saturday. Duplantis, a world silver medallist in Doha last year, set a world record by clearing 6.17m in Torun, Poland, in February and then bettered that by one centimetre in …

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