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Keep the Faith -- Kipyegon and Barshim make history at the worlds
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» BUDAPEST - Kenya's Faith Kipyegon won a historic third world 1500m gold on Tuesday and although Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim missed out on a fourth crown, he became the first man to win five medals in the event.
Ukraine athletes hoping to offer 'positive emotions' for besieged compatriots
AFP, Published on 21/07/2022
» EUGENE (UNITED STATES) - Ukraine might have sent its smallest delegation of athletes ever to a world championships, but acting federation president Yevhen Pronin said the 22-strong team were just glad to be present in Eugene and offering up a glimmer of hope for compatriots.
Ingebrigtsen breaks 1500m indoor world record
AFP, Published on 18/02/2022
» LIéVIN (FRANCE) - Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the world indoor record in the 1500m when he ran 3min 30.60sec on Thursday in Lievin in northern France and then set his sights on back-to-back world titles later this year.
Paralympic triathlete who helped Spain fight Covid wins gold
AFP, Published on 28/08/2021
» TOKYO - During Spain's tough lockdown last year, Paralympic triathlon champion Susana Rodriguez trained furiously at home and helped fight the coronavirus in her job as a doctor.
Thompson-Herah 'on a mission' at golden Lausanne Diamond League
AFP, Published on 25/08/2021
» PARIS - A golden array of Olympic champions has allowed the organisers to boast that the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne offered 'Best of Tokyo in 2 Hours' but even they were in doubt over the headline race.
Jepchirchir crowned marathon queen on Olympics' 'Super Saturday'
AFP, Published on 07/08/2021
» TOKYO - Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir won a gruelling women's marathon and the United States are looking to extend their men's basketball reign as the Tokyo Olympics heads into its busiest day on Saturday.
Rookie Tomala wins 'crazy' walk gold as Felix targets Olympic history
AFP, Published on 06/08/2021
» TOKYO - Poland's Dawid Tomala won an astonishing 50km walk Olympic gold on Friday despite only completing the distance once before as US sprint great Allyson Felix sets her sights on track and field history in Tokyo.
Australian skateboarder stuns at Olympics as US relay team crash out
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» TOKYO - Australia's Keegan Palmer flew to a stunning skateboarding gold medal on Thursday as the USA suffered track disappointment with a major flop in the 4x100 metres relay heats.
Chinese star swimmer Sun Yang's 8-year doping ban overturned
AFP, Published on 24/12/2020
» GENEVA - Chinese swimmer and triple Olympic champion Sun Yang won a huge victory seven months before the Tokyo Olympics with Switzerland's top court overturning an eight-year doping ban.
Warholm stars as athletics returns to Oslo via French garden and windswept Kenya
AFP, Published on 12/06/2020
» OSLO - Double world 400m hurdles champion Karsten Warholm put aside coronavirus-induced Lego building to smash the world record for the unorthodox 300m hurdles behind closed doors at a near-empty Bislett Stadium on Thursday.