Olympics: New Zealand's Hamish Kerr wins gruelling men's high jump in Paris
4 months, 1 week ago

Olympics: New Zealand's Hamish Kerr wins gruelling men's high jump in Paris

India Today  

New Zealand's Hamish Kerr won gold in the men's Olympic high jump on Saturday with a best effort of 2.36 metres after a long and gruelling final, securing his country's first medal in the event. Defending champion Mutaz Barshim of Qatar got the bronze with a season's best 2.34, leading to a war of attrition between Kerr and American Shelby McEwen as they sparred for the gold. It was after such a stalemate in the Tokyo final that he and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi decided to share the gold medal. The Qatari did a celebratory backflip off the mat after his last jump, with the bronze his fourth medal in as many Olympic appearances.

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Punching well above their weight, New Zealand Olympians celebrate outstanding medal count in Paris
4 months, 1 week ago

Punching well above their weight, New Zealand Olympians celebrate outstanding medal count in Paris

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The omission of New Zealand from the world map which was a centerpiece of the Paris Olympics closing ceremony might have seemed a particular snub to the nation of 5 million which finished 11th on the medal table with 10 golds and 20 medals overall. Of the 20 medals New Zealand won in Paris, 14 — …

After 11 straight misses, New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr wins lengthy jump-off for high jump gold
4 months, 1 week ago

After 11 straight misses, New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr wins lengthy jump-off for high jump gold

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — First they put the bar up higher. Wherever they put the bar, American Shelby McEwen and world indoor champion Hamish Kerr of New Zealand couldn’t clear it. “We both just nodded and off we went.” Added McEwen, “We talked to each other, and he was like, ‘Let’s jump off.’ And I was like, ‘I’m all for it.’” …

Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi finishes 11th in men’s high jump final after visiting hospital hours earlier
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi finishes 11th in men’s high jump final after visiting hospital hours earlier

New York Times  

Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi, who made headlines at the Tokyo Olympics for sharing the gold medal with Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim, participated in the men’s high jump final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday just hours after going to the hospital. … Now they are going to do more tests on me to figure out what is going on, …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Spain’s Diaz unseats champion to win triple jump gold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Spain’s Diaz unseats champion to win triple jump gold

The Hindu  

Spain’s Jordan Diaz won gold in the men’s triple jump on Friday, securing his country’s first ever Olympic medal in the event by defeating defending champion Pedro Pichardo of Portugal who had to settle for silver. It was a stunning Olympic debut for the 23-year-old Diaz who shook the sport this year by leaping 18.18 metres in June, the third …

Sha’Carri Richardson’s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sha’Carri Richardson’s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — There were small signs for anyone willing to look that the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson might not quite match the person she has become. On a rainy and odd evening at the Stade de France, 23-year-old Julien Alfred from St. Lucia showed there’s more than one inspirational story, and more than one great sprinter, at this Olympic track …

How Jose Torres Gil won surprising gold medal for Argentina in Olympic freestyle BMX finals at Paris Games
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Jose Torres Gil won surprising gold medal for Argentina in Olympic freestyle BMX finals at Paris Games

Hindustan Times  

Jose Torres Gil won the men's freestyle BMX gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, putting together a sublime first run that withstood the best efforts of British world champion Kieran Reilly and French superstar Anthony Jeanjean. Gold medallist Jose Torres Gil of Argentina celebrates with his medal The rider from Argentina opened with a massive 720, threw down …

Jakob Ingebrigtsen sends Josh Kerr message in statement 1,500m victory at European Championships
6 months, 1 week ago

Jakob Ingebrigtsen sends Josh Kerr message in statement 1,500m victory at European Championships

The Independent  

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Flushed with success: Kerr reveals his secret to maintaining a winning focus
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Flushed with success: Kerr reveals his secret to maintaining a winning focus

China Daily  

New Zealand's Hamish Kerr wins the high jump title during the Indoor World Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 3. WELLINGTON — New Zealand high jumper Hamish Kerr aims to add Olympic gold in Paris to his world indoor title — by deploying tactical toilet breaks to help him mentally reset. The 27-year-old calls himself "the flying Kiwi", and …

Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold

The Hindu  

Despite rain being an issue, former Asian bronze medallist Nayana James came up with a 6.43m effort as she shocked Japan’s Asian champion Sumire Hata and won the long jump gold at the Taiwan Athletics Open, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Taipei on Sunday. 68 Nayana, the Federation Cup champion, is way below the young Shaili Singh …

Josh Kerr lays down Olympic marker with world indoor title in Glasgow
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Josh Kerr lays down Olympic marker with world indoor title in Glasgow

The Independent  

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World Athletics Championships 2023: Kerr stuns Ingebrigtsen to win 1,500m gold
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Kerr stuns Ingebrigtsen to win 1,500m gold

The Hindu  

Briton Josh Kerr pulled off one of the shocks of the World Championships when he beat Olympic champion and hot favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen in an absolute carbon copy of last year’s final to take 1,500m gold on Wednesday. Favourite in 2022, Norway’s Ingebrigtsen was outkicked by Britain’s Jake Wightman to miss out on gold and Kerr, the Tokyo Olympic bronze …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Tamberi wins gold after thrilling high jump final, Barshim finishes third
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Tamberi wins gold after thrilling high jump final, Barshim finishes third

The Hindu  

Italy’s Olympic champion and showman Gianmarco Tamberi captured his first world high jump title on Tuesday, in a dramatic finish against young American JuVaughn Harrison. Tamberi, who famously shared the Olympic title with three-time world champion Mutaz Barshim of Qatar, cleared a world-leading 2.36 metres for gold. CAMPIONE DEL MONDO 🚀 The Olympic champion becomes the high jump world champion …

World Athletics Championships, Gianmarco Tamberi: Athletes to watch out for
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships, Gianmarco Tamberi: Athletes to watch out for

The Hindu  

Almost a year has passed since that historic high jump final in Tokyo, where Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi and his Qatari counterpart Mutaz Barshim shared the gold in an attempt to uphold one of the notions of Olympics - friendship. 🚨 ICONIC OLYMPIC MOMENT ALERT 🚨 The men's high jump Olympic gold medal was shared between Mutaz Barshim of Qatar and …

Sharing Olympic gold at Tokyo was special but will not happen again, say high-jumpers Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim
2 years, 7 months ago

Sharing Olympic gold at Tokyo was special but will not happen again, say high-jumpers Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim

Firstpost  

Italian Tamberi and Qatar’s Barshim shared the high jump gold medal in one of the most extraordinary moments of the Tokyo Olympics last year. Doha: Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim, who provided one of the emotional peaks of the Tokyo Olympics by sharing the high jump gold medal, will not repeat the gesture if they are tied again. Barshim, …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 6
2 years, 10 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 6

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Beijing Games: ___ CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING MEN’S 30KM SKIATHLON Russian skier Alexander Bolshunov pulled away from the pack early to win gold in the 30-kilometer skiathlon. ___ LUGE MEN’S SINGLES Johannes Ludwig of Germany is the Olympic champion in men’s luge, adding that to the World Cup overall …

Gianmarco Tamberi hopes to finish season on a high in Zurich
3 years, 3 months ago

Gianmarco Tamberi hopes to finish season on a high in Zurich

The Hindu  

Gianmarco Tamberi will never regret sharing the high jump gold with friend Mutaz Essa Barshim at the Tokyo Olympic Games but believes the choice to stop competing in such instances should be taken away from athletes. Italian Tamberi and Qatari Barshim both cleared 2.37m in Tokyo but failed at the world record height of 2.39m and chose to share 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 …

Tokyo Olympics: Jakob Ingebrigtsen delivers family gold in 1500m final as Britain’s Josh Kerr takes bronze
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Jakob Ingebrigtsen delivers family gold in 1500m final as Britain’s Josh Kerr takes bronze

The Independent  

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shaunae Miller-Uibo clinches 400m title; Italy continue to boss tracks with men's 4x100 metres relay gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shaunae Miller-Uibo clinches 400m title; Italy continue to boss tracks with men's 4x100 metres relay gold

Firstpost  

Shaunae Miller-Uibo wins women’s 400m final, Italy clinch men’s 4x400m relay, Joshua Cheptegei shines bright in 5000m in our athletics round up from Tokyo. “The best thing is I have another gold medal right now.” Italy win first ever men’s 4x100 metres relay title Italy produced a stunning performance to win the men’s 4x100 metres relay Olympic title for the …

Tokyo Olympics | Parchment shocks Holloway
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | Parchment shocks Holloway

The Hindu  

Grant Holloway, the World champion in 110m hurdles, and the only man to go under 13s this year, had a healthy lead at the halfway stage in the final on Thursday but landed hard after the eighth barrier and lost his rhythm. Glory for Gardiner World champion Steven Gardiner ran a smart race to take the 400m gold in 43.85s …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: USA endure disappointing day on track as Australian teen Keegan Palmer wins skateboarding gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: USA endure disappointing day on track as Australian teen Keegan Palmer wins skateboarding gold

Firstpost  

The USA’s poor day on the track began with a stunning flop in the men’s 4x100 metres relay heats, and extended to red-hot favourite Grant Holloway’s defeat to 31-year-old Hansle Parchment in the 110m hurdles. Tokyo: The USA suffered deep disappointment on the track at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday while Australian teen Keegan Palmer flew to a stunning skateboarding …

Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim share Olympic gold in emotional high jump final
3 years, 4 months ago

Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim share Olympic gold in emotional high jump final

CNN  

CNN — They both cleared the highest bar, but when it came to deciding a winner, two Olympic high jumpers opted not to take it to a tie-breaker. During the long competition, 30-year-old Mutaz Essa Barshim from Qatar and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi, 29, executed the first six jumps up to 2.37 meters. Barshim’s gold medal has completed his Olympic set …

Can we have 2 golds? Qatar's Barshim and Italy's Tamberi share Tokyo Olympics high jump victory in heartwarming moment
3 years, 4 months ago

Can we have 2 golds? Qatar's Barshim and Italy's Tamberi share Tokyo Olympics high jump victory in heartwarming moment

India Today  

Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim added Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men's high jump in Tokyo on Sunday - and persuaded organisers to let him share it with his friend and rival, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi. Barshim won bronze, later upgraded to silver, at the London 2012 Games He picked up another silver in Rio four years later …

Tokyo Olympics: Italian former long jumper Marcell Jacobs stuns field to win men’s 100m final
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Italian former long jumper Marcell Jacobs stuns field to win men’s 100m final

The Independent  

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Tokyo Olympics 100m final: Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins gold in 9.80 seconds
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 100m final: Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins gold in 9.80 seconds

The Hindu  

It was a magical Sunday night in Tokyo as Lamont Marcell Jacobs virtually came from nowhere and raced away as the fastest man of the Olympics. With American world leader Trayvon Bromell crashing out in the semifinal and China's Su Bingian topping that round in a new Asian record time of 9.83s, many had expected surprises in the final. The …

Qatar’s Barshim, Italy’s Tamberi share Olympic high jump gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Qatar’s Barshim, Italy’s Tamberi share Olympic high jump gold

Al Jazeera  

Rare shared gold came as Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi tied on 2.37-metre clearances in Tokyo. Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi have put the nightmare of serious injuries behind them to share a rare Olympic athletics gold in the high jump. Barshim – giving Qatar its first Olympic track and field title – and Tamberi recorded …

Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins historic 100m gold at the Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins historic 100m gold at the Tokyo Olympics

CNN  

The Olympic Stadium, Tokyo CNN — Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs set a new European record as he claimed a shock victory in the men’s 100m at the Tokyo Olympics. The two men embraced as Jacobs – the first Italian man to win 100m gold at the Olympics and the first European man to do so since Great Britain’s Linford Christie …

Tokyo Olympics highlights Sunday: Australia celebrates best single day in history, Emma McKeon breaks multiple records
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics highlights Sunday: Australia celebrates best single day in history, Emma McKeon breaks multiple records

ABC  

History was made today as the team in Tokyo claimed more gold medals for Australia in a single day than ever before. Emma McKeon led the way with a gold in the women's 50m freestyle, then jumped back in the pool with the rest of the relay team to clinch gold in the 4x100m medley relay. Both McKeon and Campbell …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: China trampoline star Dong Dong scripts history, wins four medals at four Games
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: China trampoline star Dong Dong scripts history, wins four medals at four Games

Firstpost  

The 32-year-old, who won gold at London 2012, posted a score of 61.235 in the men’s final to take silver behind Belarus’s Ivan Litvinovich, who scored 61.715. Chinese trampoline gymnast Dong Dong narrowly missed out on gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday but became the first athlete in the sport to win four medals at four Games. Dong Dong, …

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