The Algerian triple jump record holder and 2019 All African Games Champion, Yasser Mohamed Triki was in awesome form at the Algers Meet on Friday (7). Yasser was almost equal his 17.08m triple jump national record which he set last by jumping 17.06m (0.6) to win. In the 800m, Mohamed Belbachir won in 1:45.50 beating […]
Double Olympics 800m Champion, Caster Semenya who tried her legs on 2000m two weeks ago, on Thursday (6) at Potchefstroom South Africa Meet tried 3000m this time around. She won in 9:04.20. In the 400m hurdle for women, South Africa Champion Wenda Nel was outright impressive as she won her race in 55.16s while the […]
Following incredible performance across the field on Sunday (9) USATF Golden Games, World Athletics Silver Medalist, Rai Benjamin was really smoken as he took everybody to a cleaner to run a world leading 47.13s to win. The British Island Kyron M McMaster broke national record in 47.50s to take second while Brazilian new national record […]
At USATF Golden Games on Sunday (9), World Athletics Silver Medalist, American Shamier Little came out smoking in her race of the year as won the 400m hurdle in world leading time of 53.65s. The Panama Gianna Woodruf who came second managed to break her national record after recorded 54.74s. In the 400m, Michael Norman […]
The multiple talented Agne Lukoseviciute has broken Lithuania national hammer record at the USATF meet a few minutes ago. She strucked 66.09m on her last throw to place fourth. The event was won by American Gwendolyn Berry who threw 73.73m. Canadian Jillian Weir came second with a throw of 68.48m and while American Whitney Simmons […]
The double world champion and world triple jump record holder, Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas has got off her season started on bright note. In her first outing this season at Ibiza meet. She soared to a world leading jump of 15.14n to beat Ana Peleteiro who jumped 14.31m. Elsewhere in Montpelier France meet, Africa Champion, Burkinabe […]
The 20th European Throw Cup which started today in Croatian city of Split spring up good big throw on the first day of two days event. The event was originally scheduled to take place in Leiria, Portugal on 13-14 March but the it had to be moved to Split owing to the prevailing coronavirus situation […]
(CAS) has rejected appeals from El Mahjoub Dazza and Gomathi Marimuthu against their respective four-year doping suspensions. Morocco’s marathon runner, El Mahjoub Dazza and Indian 800m runner Gomathi Marimuthu who were both banned in 2020 by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), but later appealed against their sanctions to the Court of Arbitration (CAS); their appeal […]
At the Shizuoka International Athletics Meet on Monday (3) in Watanabe Akane and Morishita Daichi provided the highlight performance in a close to national record result. In the hammer female throw, Akane threw 65.22m to near 66.79m national record. She beat Katsuyama Ititomi 60.54m to second. Kitamura Yuma took 800m in 2:03.05. Sekimoto Mocka ran […]
DK Metcalf, the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver and one of the fastest players in the NFL caused a stire when he ran 22.64 mph for an entire 100m, which is something like in 9.88 seconds despite put on a helmet and pads but without a block start. Metcalf now challenged the like of Ronnie Baker […]
The former IAAF (World Athletics) president Lamine Diack has been allowed to return to Senegal after bond attached to his final release was paid last week. The 87-year-old Diack was saved from going to prison by his age but the judge still attached a bond before he can be free. According to his lawyer the […]
The freshman and NCAA 60 metre 2021 Champion, nineteen years old Michal Williams is bursting in euphoria of a new found form. He was so pleased to have gotten his immediately target; getting within the US Olympics trial qualification of 10.05s. At Arizona Tucson meet on Saturday (1), Micah bursted out to his quick strides […]
The 2015 Beijing World Athletics long jump silver medalist, British Shara Proctor showing off good form in Clermont Florida on Sunday (2). The 32 years old Anguilla born, jumped 6.77m (1.9) to beat another British, Jasmine Sawyer who jumped 6.75m (2.7). In the 200m, the Indian Champion Srbani Nanda was fourth with good 23.47s in […]
The 2014 Asian Junior Champion, Taio Kanai has again broken Japanese 110m hurdle on Thursday (29) at Oda memorial athletics meet. Taio who first broke the national record in 2018 and later again last year. But this time around his 13.16s new record win at Edion Hiroshima stadium now stand third fastest time this season. […]
The twenty-four year old University of Vienna graduate, Victoria Hudson was completely over the moon on Monday (26) at the local Elsenstadt meet. Victoria, a daughter to an English man and Austria mother got the record she has been secretly craving for. Her determination finally paid off as she smashed Javelin 11 years Elisabeth Pauer […]
Athletics in Tel Aviv capital city of Isreal was agog as several Isreali national record holder turned up for the local meet at the Tel Aviv beautiful stadium arena on Saturday (1). Although Blessing Afrifa 21.11s over 200m was a bit far from national record but in 1500m, it was Necho Tayachew that was more […]
Africa Champion Nigeria Tobi Amusan was on her best of element as she shot to the top of the world with second fastest time in the world. She won 100m hurdle in 12.48s yesterday at the Pure Athletics Sprint Elite which equalled her personal best. In the same vein, Olympics Champion Jamaica Elaine Thompson got […]
The world University Games Champion, Mexican Jesús Tonatui Lopez has finally climbed to be the man to beat in 800m. The Mexican 800m record holder has broken his national record again by a spectacular 1:44.40s finishing performance on Saturday (1) at Trial of Miles Kansas City. Now the world leader in the event with that […]
Nigeria Junior Champion Rosemary Chukwuma was in the form of life at the Texas Tech Corky today. The young fast Nigeria won the 100m in 11.18s but unlucky to get her new personal best courtsey of tail wind of 2.1 m/s. At LSU invitation, Aleia Hobbs produces technical race to win in 11.01s. In the […]
Just after fast 200m win yesterday at the Texas invitation by Jenna Prandini, again today recorded quick 11.16s (-0.3) to win 100m. Keni Harrison was good to place fourth in 11.36s after her earlier victory in 100m hurdle in 12.48s. Irish teenage sensation, Rashidat Adeleke was not left out again. She was close to best […]
The current long jump world leader (7.14) and American junior record holder, Tara Davis on Friday (30) at Texas invitation gave account of herself in another impressive outing. She jumped another massive 6.97m to win. Followed by Shakeela Saunders 6.51m jump. Funminiyi Olajide was third in 6.28m In the hammer at Texas Tech Corky, Andrei […]
Florida UNF invitation which thrown up some big performance yesterday continue today with another fast time. The 2015 world athletics bronze medalist, Trayvon Bromell was almost equal his best in 100m as he stopped the clock in world leading time of 9.88s (1.5). Nigeria 200m record holder Divine Oduduru added to his beautiful performance yesterday […]
American Champion and multiple NCAA Champion, Jenna Prandini looked much refresh on Friday (30) at Texas invitation. In the 200m Prandini finished in relaxed home straight to win in 22.22s while Kynnedy Flannel came second in 22.52s. The British Jodie Williams was also impressive as she came third in 22.68s. The 2019 European Youth Games […]
Africa and NCAA Champion, Nigeria Divine Oduduru has turned on the burner at the Florida NUF invitation yesterday. The Nigerian 200m record holder looked so smooth on the curve to nail it home in 19.88s (1.8). His time now sit second fastest behind Terrance Laird 19.81s. He left Cravont Charleston 20.16s in his tail while […]
The three-time Olympic champion on the track and second-fastest marathoner of all time, Kenenisa Bekele has clearly showed his displeasure with the Ethiopian Athletics Association yesterday by annoucing his withdrawal from Saturday’s Ethiopian Olympic marathon trials, which will be held as a 35 km race in the city of Sebeta, 15 miles outside the Ethiopian capital, Addis […]
The 2018 world indoor triple jump silver medalist, Brazilian Almir Cunha dos Santo gave a star highlight performance of Braganca Paulista, Brazilian meet on Sunday (25). Almir whose personal best jump is 17.41m, jumped 17.03m to win. In the high jump, Thiago Alfano Moura was at his best as he cleared 2.24m to win. NCAA […]
A former Jamaica 100 yards record holder and an Olympian who went on to equalled the 100 yards world record of 9.3sec four times in 1961, Dennis Johnson has died aged 81 after being admitted to hospital with Covid-19. Johnson, a former director of sports at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), was born in […]
The New Zealand team for this summer’s Tokyo 2020 Games and next year’s Beijing 2022 Winter Games have already plan to use non-invasive saliva polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19 for it’s team before departure. The new saliva testing option will be fast, accurate and more comfortable for athletes as more than 1,000 required […]
Ethiopian Olympic marathon trials scheduled for Sunday, May 2 in Geneva, Switzerland has now been changed. According to Ethiopian Athletics Association the event will now hold in Sebeta, Ethiopia on Saturday(1) instead. Sebeta which is roughly 15 miles southwest of the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. The format will remain the same, with the top […]
