The double European U-20 Champion, Rhasidat Adeleke is gradually stamping her authority on the senior level as she eclipsed Irish 300m indoor record of Phil Healy on Saturday (15) at Clemson Invitational. Adeleke came second behind American Talitha Diggs in a new Irish record of 36.87s. 60m 1 Talitha Diggs 7.26; 2 Kynnedy Flannel 7.26; 3 Danielle […]
At the Corky Classic in Lubbock on Saturday (15) a Bahamian 200m specialist, Terrence Jones showed how quick his legs can be as he stepped down in distance to win the 60m. After winning his heat – in what was the first 60m race of his life – in a national record 6.53s, then later […]
Coming from vegeance of not allowed to compete at Olympics, Nigeria Champion Ruth Osoro and with a determination to put that behind propel her performance from the moon on Saturday (15). Ruth not only break her own national record but also NCAA record after flew 14.76m just some minutes after winning the long jump in […]
The Ghanaian high jump indoor record holder, Abigail Kwarteng seems to discover her sterlin form she had last in 2019 when she first broke Ghana indoor national record with 1.82m clearance. At the Nashville indoor on Friday (14), Abigail was sublime in her first outing of the season with a near perfect high jump clearance […]
With different indoor across the US on Friday (14), the best performance came from Clemson Invitational. Michael Boling produced a top performance by jumping 8.25m in the long jump. In the 400m, Randolph Ross started from where he left off last year with another fast 45.37s to coast home his first win. Kendra Harrison was […]
Early on Wednesday morning, a Texas Kinesiologist and naturopathic doctor named Eric Lira was charged by the U.S. prosecutors for providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes competing in last summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. Lira, 41, of El Paso, is the first person to be charged under a new U.S. anti-doping law governing international sports competitions. The […]
The 18-year-old Australian new 200m sensation, Aidan Murphy who broke Australia 35-year-old Steve McBain’s U20 Men’s State Record (21.21), set in Athens in 1986 after running 20.64s last year November, was in another splendid form on Sunday (9). Murphy, the fastest 200m Australia through out last year including in Olympics ran another scintillating time to break […]
A new horizon light of sprint success is gradually blossom over the Irish athletics, follow up to impressive performance of lot of young sprinters last year; another such promising display was epitomized yesterday as 19 years old Israel Olatunde shone like millions star in his first outing of the season. At Irish national indoor league […]
Seville base Spanish Physiotherapist and Spain international, Maria Isabel Perez was in awesome swell of form earlier today at Antequera indoor. The 60m Sandra Myers 12 years old national record of 7.23s was easily broken by scintillating Perez after winning in 7.21s. Another Spanish, Alba Borrero was second in 7.42s while Cristina Lara was third […]
Friday (7) Yalamov memorial athletics was brought to a spackle when rising sprint star of Russian, Igor Obraztsov was quicked over the 60m to win in an impressive 6.58s. Other impressive performance came from Matvey Tychikin who won high jump after clearance the height of 2.25m. Full Results: Yekaterinburg 7.1.2022 -Yalamov Memorial- 60m 1 Igor […]
A Moroccan national 5000m champion and half marathon record holder Aziz Lahbabi has been issued with provisional suspension for taking unnamed ban substance by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). In 2011, Aziz received a six-month ban for taking methylhexanamine, a ban substance. Aziz first international breakthrough came when he won first international medal at the 2010 World […]
Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra’s coach Klaus Bartonietz has been rewarded with a contract extension till the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced on Sunday. Klaus Bartonietz helped javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra win India’s first track and field medal – a gold – at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in August last year. Bartonietz who took […]
Egyptian sprint record holder, Bassant Hemida confirmed she is the Egyptian sprint star of the moment. At the national championship which ended on Sunday (26), Bassant won her customary 200m in 23.01s and went on to dazzled all and sundry with national record in 400m win with impressive 52.84s. Bassant now holds all the Egyptian […]
The Isreali great investment in youth sports is beginning to blossom as its young athletes are now flying. Just less than ten days when Derba Ayale broke Israel national U-20 3000m record, Derba again moved to do the same in 5000m in 14:03.49. But the day seems to belong to Isreali new sprint sensation, Blessing […]
The rising star of Russian in field event, the European U-20 high jump champion Matvey Tychikin was completely wholesome in the air on Saturday (25) in small city of Omsk Bulatovs memorial. The eighteen years old Matvey showed some composure to win after scaling 2.24m in the high jump, beating Matvey Rudnik. Full Results Omsk […]
Egyptian Champion and double sprint record holder, Basent Hamida has finally banished the disappointed over missing Tokyo 2020 due to injury after churning out a scintillating performance just on her first race after injury. Just few days to the end of the year, Hamida won 400m in the neighborhood championship to finished in 52.82s, thereby […]
The rising star of Austrian athletics, eighteen years old Lionel-Afan Strasser was in splendid form on Thursday (23) in Vienna indoor meet. Strasser relishing on his new found confident in the air, flew over 2.18m to break Austrian U-20 national high jump record. Elsewhere in Moscow cold meet, Igor Obraztsov brought out shine as he […]
On Monday, Nicholas Santos of Brazil defied age to win the men’s 50m butterfly. Santos, 41, was competing against swimmers more than 10 years younger than him, but nevertheless managed to win the race, only 0.12 seconds shy of the championship record he set three years ago. “I have my own company. I have to […]
On Sunday (19), it was a good home run for Paula Sevilla at Gallur meet in Spain. The twenty-four years old improved sprinter did not waste time on her sweet day to write her name into the Spanish record book by finishing 300m in astonishing new national record of 37.19s. In far away Isreali meet, […]
The twenty-four years old New Zealand sprint sensation, Zoe Hobbs was completely over the moon on Sunday (19) as she ended the year in a life best and national record. At the McKinnon Shield meet, Zoe broke her own New Zealand 100m record of 11.32s she shared with Michelle Seymour. She surged into finish line […]
Bloomington city of Indiana witnessed a sublimed sprint yesterday by in-form Rikkoi Brathwaite as he dashes to a win in 60m with new British Virgin Islands new national record. Rikkoi made the Hoosier open a memorable by breaking his own national record in 6.54s leaving Chris Borzor in second place in 6.74s. Other results: 300m […]
Even with UK Athletics taking tough stance by denying them UK funding, the duo of sprinters Adam Gemili and Laviai Nielsen are staying put with their coach against all odds. Gemili and 400m runner Nielsen have opted to remain part of his training group in Florida. However, two-time Olympic bronze medallist Daryll Neita has left […]
Sighting escalation of stress fracture which is medically called complication can be frightening by all and sundry. Mere standing or simple innocuous jump run by an athlete may bring instant fracture. When this happens, the big questions that are always followed are: why will a trained athletes’ limp succumb to fracture suddenly by mere standing […]
Before ‘we get at our mark, and get set’ for this important subtle topic, it will be cool to know a bit about facial palsy and it’s different from belly’s palsy. Facial palsy is a condition that causes weakness of facial muscles; thereby affecting the normal function of facial muscles. Resultant effects are: half of […]
One of the leading world-class coach who has coached Andre de Grass and Christian Taylor to international glory, Rana Reiner is currently under investigation for sexual misconduct by the US center for SafeSport. The US center for SafeSport decided to launch the investigation after multiple sexual misconduct was made against him. US SafeSport is a […]
It’s no longer news that all is not well between the fastest woman alive, Elaine Thompson-Heran and her coach Stephen Francis. Although Elaine neither confirm it or deny it by saying it’s just that she’s yet to start training. But her coach’s response even compounded their rumours split by answering until he see her in […]
Shaking off disappointment of not picking a medal in Tokyo Olympics 100m final, the Chinese 100m record holder, Su Bingtian made sweet ending afterward. In the magnificent Chinese arena( Xi’an Olympic Center Stadium) filled with over 17 thousands spectators, Sia stormed to victory in the men’s 100m final at China’s 14th National Games on Tuesday […]
Finally, the African 100m silver medalist and South Africa, Carina Horn has breaths a sigh of relief after completing her two years doping ban. Recounting her ordeal, “from an emotional perspective, the last two years had been tough. There were many evenings that I could not stop myself from crying as it felt as if […]
This is not good time for UK Athletics. Just when some influential figures in UK track and field have called on UK Sport to intervene in the ongoing ‘crisis’ around UK Athletics by making an approach to Sir Brendan Foster to replace chairman Nic Coward, who is due to leave next month. Another negative new […]
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