The Tokyo Olympics full of surprises continued on the first day of August. Just when the World Champion, Jamaica Yohan Blake failed to qualified for 100m final. The Venezuela living legend, Yulima Rojas produced a spectacular 15.67m leap in triple jump to break 26 years old record. The Venezuela and Barça athlete set her stall […]
It was Jamaica 1,2,3 in the 100m woman final at the Tokyo Olympics. Elaine Thompson eclipsed the field stacked of fastest line of women by defended her Olympics title with scintillating Olympics record of 10.61s; making her the second fastest of all time after Florence Joyner. Fraser-Pryce was second in 10.76s and Shericka Jackson third […]
Just after Nigerian are battling with a ban of it’s 10 athletes from participating in Olympics for failure to do the required number of out of competition test, the Athletic Integrity Unit (AIU) just hit harder again. The most decorated Nigeria athlete, Blessing Okagbare has just been provisional suspended for using prohibited substances, growth homorne […]
The Swiss Alex Wilson who ran a new European 100m record just 10 days ago and was later cancelled is in serious soup after been thrown out of Tokyo Olympics for doping. According to Athletics Integrity Unit ( AIU) press release earlier today; the previous suspension of Alex which he’s country lifted has been reinstated. […]
Muir had the option of contesting both the 800m and 1500m events in Tokyo but made the “very hard decision” to drop the shorter distance; opened up on why she decided to stay with 1500m in an interview with the BBC. “Two events was the original plan, but what I really want is a medal […]
The world 100m and 200m record holder, a living legend Jamaica Usain Bolt has taken a swipe at present advances in spike technology that could help to run faster. In his serious mood, called the project laughable and believed that the new shoes give an unfair advantage over any athletes not wearing them. After athletes […]
The European 200m bronze medalist, Swiss Alex Wilson has just ran an incredible 9.84s (1.9) to take down Francis Obikwelu’s 9.86s European record. The 30 years old Jamaica born Alex, improved his Swiss national record of 10.08s he recorded in 2019 at Georgia Games in Marietta. In the 200m, he also improved his national record […]
Competing on day one of the two-day meet at the pre-departure training camp in Cairns, Australia champion, Linden Hall produced highlight perfomance by clocking her second-fastest time of 4:00.00 in a mixed 1500m race in Cairns on Sunday. “I haven’t run the 1500m since Nationals so it was nice to dip the toes in and […]
The third day of European U-20 Championship witnessed a surged in medals amassed by the the impressive Irish athletics team which rewarded them with historic top in the medal table. Just after Rashidat Adeleke completed sprint double in 200m, more gold continues for Ireland. Longford’s Cian McPhillips, followed suit by securing gold for Ireland in […]
On the third day of European U-20 Championship on Saturday (17), the Kadriorg Stadium was beamed into life as Rashidat Adeleke cough out a magnificent athletics display. An European U-20 leader with 22.96s, Adeleke in scintillating form rounded over the sprint double win in 200m; adding to 100m she won yesterday. In the process setting […]
Irish teenage sensation, Rashidat Adeleke finally crowned her impressive season on Friday (16); after winning the European U-20 female 100m in 11.34s. She beat Serbia Ilic Ivana (11.42s) to second and British Eze Joy (11.44s) to third place. In the men 100m, British Mokoyawo Tobi was the champion in 10.25s equalling European U -20 lead. […]
The American newly crowned 800m champion and Olympics medal hopeful, Athing Mu was on edition of TexAgs Radio interview on Wednesday. On the interview she bared her heart out on many issues. ” Back in high school, Sydney McLaughlin was huge when I was a freshman. Everyone knew her, and she was breaking every record. […]
The British Olympics 800m hopeful Oliver Dustin was earlier thought to have gone ‘Sha’carri’s way when a traces of a cocaine metabolite were found in his sample following an in-competition test in France. But in a cheering news few minutes ago, the British athletics has decided to exonerate the young British middle-distance runner and subsequently […]
The European 800m bronze medalist and British Indoor 800m record holder, Giles Elliot continues his world class transformation as just few minutes ago churned out again an incredible perfomance at the Gateshead Diamond League. A Birmingham born runner showed his endurance strength to beat his fellow country man Heyward Jake on the tape finishing in […]
Sha’carri Richardson suspension aftermath smoke still lingering on with the latest reply of president of WADA Witold Banka to the US congress woman Ocasio-Cortez and congress man Raskin. The duo has written earlier to the WADA on why they will ban Sha’carri Richardson for Marijuana a non performance enhancing substance. In the reply, Banka said […]
At the Monaco Diamond League, the 1500m world leader Dutch Sifan Sifan Hassan was completely taken unaware by in-form Kenyan Faith Kipyekon who beat her hands down. Determined reigning champion, Faith completely took control of closing stage of the 1500m by winning in a world leading time and a new national record of 3:51.03 while […]
Sprinter Leon Reid who is currently on bail for a case of drugs and fire arm charges has been included in the Ireland athletics squad for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Reid’s case is scheduled for 23 July, the day the Olympics in Japan begin. Thursday’s announcement of the 25-strong Ireland squad confirmed those athletes […]
The Egyptian champion and All Africa Games medalist, Bassant Hemida looking more sharper for Tokyo Olympics Games. At the Czech Club League Athletics Meet yesterday (4), Hemida produced scintillating performance to hit a sprint double win and double national record. In 100m Hemida improved her national record of 11.23s she set in the same stadium […]
World 400m bronze medalist, Jamaica Shericka Jackson who took the short sprint by storm lately has confirmed her new found form by winning the 200m at the Stockholm Diamond League today, Sunday (3). Jackson subdued African champion, Maria-Jose To Lou to win the 200m in 22.10s to Ta Lou season best of 22.36s. Another national […]
Just two days ago after basking in the euphoria of breaking a 16 years old Kim Gevaert 51.45s Belgium 400m record in Montreuil athletics meet in France by running 50.75s; then just few minutes ago she has lowered the record again. At the KBC meet in Belgium early today, Cynthia provided the highlight perfomance by […]
Sha’carri Richardson has accepted her ban and her subsequent exclusion from the US Tokyo Olympics bound team after tested positive to marijuana. “I want to take responsibility for my actions,” she told Savannah Guthrie in an exclusive interview on Friday. “I know what I did, I know what I’m supposed to do … and I […]
It’s no longer new that American 200m champion, Gabrielle Thomas is the second fastest woman ever over the 200m. But most people forgot the same Gabby was provisional suspended for alleged whereabouts failure but later cleared by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). She was actually banned in May by the AIU for allegedly missing three […]
After several assault on Kelvin young 400m hurdle 46.78s world record, the Norwegian Karsten Warhorm finally got what he actually deserved this evening at Oslo Diamond League by smatching the world record with near perfect hurdling, finished in 46.70s. The reigning champion showed the glimpse of world record form when at Weltklasse Zurich in August 2019, […]
This evening at the Oslo Diamond League, Dutch Champion Femke Bol who has broken national record for umpteenth time has registered another one. She finished 400m hurdles in impressive 53.33s, a new national record. But the 100m women saw the resurgence of Ivorian Maria-Josee To Lou who clocked her season best of 10.91s (-0.3) to […]
The European 800m bronze medalist, Irish Mark English booked his Tokyo Olympics spot yesterday in a scintillating fashion by breaking the national record. The 28 years old middle distance now hold both indoor and outdoor record. At the Meeting in Castello near Barcelona on Tuesday. English clocked 1:44.71, well inside the 1:45.20 automatic qualifying time for […]
In a very controversial ruling by Court Of Arbitration (CAS) today, the Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Nasser, the reigning 400m world champion has been blocked from fixturing in this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, by handed her two years ban. Thereby partially upheld the decision issued by the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal on October 14, […]
A British 5000m runner Andrew Butchart who was selected on Tuesday for Team GB for the Tokyo Olympics has put himself in trouble by stupid comments allegedly made on podcast which was quickly deleted. But the comments has now forced the British Athletics to put his selection under review. The UK Athletics is now investigating […]
Saturday good weather snowballed to eyes pumping performance at the US trials. It was Grant Holloway who first threatened the world record with a scotching 12.81s in the semifinal; almost nail Arrit Merritt 12.80s world record. He later ran 12.96s to win in the final. Then in the 200m final, Gabby Thomas did unthinkable as […]
The fastest living woman, Shelly-Ann Fraser- Pryce confirmed her ratin by running another scintillating time of 10.71s to win the Jamaica championship on Friday (25). But in the final there was an upset, the Olympics champion Elaine Herah was displayed to third place by the dark horse Shericka Jackson. Jackson ran 10.82s to Elaine 10.84s. […]
