The World Athletics long jump bronze medalist, Ese Brume was solid in form and confident in jump at Diamond League in Doha few minutes ago. The Commowealth and triple African Champion was competing for the first time this season since covid-19 lockdown. Ese Brume first blazed into the final three with 6.68m and her 6.71m […]
The new improved Ivorian Champion, Arthur Cisse sparked off the Doha Diamond League on Friday (25), with a new Ivorian 200m record. Cisse stop the clock at 20.23m; to make himself double Ivorian record holder. Jamaica Julian Forte came second in 20.39s and Christophe Lemaitre third in 20.68s. Stewart Mcsweyn was smoking as he was […]
Kenyan long-distance runner Patrick Siele has been banned for three-and-a-half years for legged it when anti-doping officials came to collect his sample, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Thursday. Siele is the latest in a long line of Kenyan athletes to be sanctioned in recent years, including 2008 Olympic 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop, former […]
The athletics legend, Usain Bolt’s 34th birthday party, which was held last month, with attendance of host of famous faces including footballers Raheem Sterling and Leon Bailey and entertainers Ding Dong, Christopher Martin and Munga Honourable; has now been become a subject of investigation by the police. Jamaican police say an investigation into whether Usain […]
Polish Javelin record holder, Marcin Krukowski gave a stand out performance at a small Meet in Polish town of Suwalki, on Wednesday (23). The 28 years old Warsaw born, Polish Champion, won in an impressive 80.76m. He was followed by 79.44m throw from Cyprian Mrzyglod while Piotr Lebioda was third with 78.98m throw. In the […]
The Meeting Ciutat de Barcelona produced three national record. The African 400m Junior Champion, Tijan Keita was totally over the moon as he demolished the Gambia 150m record of 16.31s held by Lamin Camera since 2016. Keita came second in 150m in Gambia new record time of 15.68s. Daniel Rodrigue who ran second Spanish 150m […]
The son of former president of World Athletics, Papa Massata Diack was reflecting on his five years sentences in absentia in France over corruption and breach of trust. “Let me tell you now: I will react to any disclosure published in the press, because I also know things. The day Lamine Diack speaks about the […]
A Moroccan naturalised Bahraini distance runner Hassan Chani has been banned for four years for doping and stripped of his 2018 Asian Games gold medal, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday. Changes in Chani’s blood values in his biological passport led to the charge, the AIU said. Chani was disqualified from all of his races […]
Another American weightlifter Matthew McCullough has been given a 20-month ban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after failing a drugs test for a banned substance. Just weeks after American Tiffany Parlor was given a four-year sanction for testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol. An investigation found that the 25-year-old McCullough’s positive test […]
An Agency called LetHerRun movement which are backed by a coalition of former competitors, sports scientists and doctors has called on World Athletics to reverse its decision to ban Caster Semenya and other female athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone from competing in certain events unless they take medication. The #LetHerRun movement, conceived by […]
The Czech Olumpics Champion and Javelin legend, Dana Zatopkova’s ashes have been laid to rest alongside her husband Emil Zátopek at a folk park close to St Anne’s Church in Czech town Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. Zátopková died in March at the age of 97 but the COVID-19 pandemic had made it impossible for a public […]
The twenty four years old discus throw giant, Gudni Valur Gudnason was full of smile at the Reykjavik Iceland small Meet on September (16). Gudni who has been on splendid form lately, started slowly as he threw 61.05m in his first throw. Then followed it up with 63.09m and improved 65.71m. But in the fourth […]
Reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah now has the fastest time in the women’s 100 metres this year, after hrr sizzling 10.85 seconds on Thursday to win in Rome – the third stop on the Wanda Diamond League circuit. In what was her first competition outside of Jamaica as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Thompson- Herah won unchallenged to signal […]
Armand Duplantis, the man who has broken pole vault indoor record twice this year has finally got his wish as he soundly broke Sergey Bubka‘s 26-year-old outdoor pole vault world record, clearing 6.15 meters at a Diamond League meet in Rome on Thursday. Duplantis, the Swede who was born and raised in Louisiana, already held the […]
The british indoor 800m and mile record holder,Jemma Reekie was flying with adept technique to win a star studded 800m race few minutes ago at Rome Diamond League. Reekie floored the new Norwegia record holder, Hynne Hedda who was second in 2:00.24s. Reekie won in 1:59.76s. The british 800m outdoor record holder, Laura Muir was […]
The Chinese champiobship which started on Tuesday (15) and to end on 18th, was brought to life with some scintilating jumping display by World long jump bronze medalist and Chinese national record holder, Wange Jianan, when yesterday he jumped 8.36m world lead. Li Jialun was super in high jump when he won in 2.24m jump. […]
The double All African Games medalist, Egyptian Basant Hemida was really smoking on Wednesday (16) at Kladno, Czech Meet. Basant the double Egyptian record holder broke her own 100m record by winning in 11.23s. Then few hours later make it double win by taking 200m in 22.91s. The french hammer record holder, Alexandra Tavernier, also […]
The Zagreb Tuesday (15) Meet was full of vicissitudes of performances. But one of the highlight performance was in men 800m, which was turned to battle of british. Jake Wightman has been the best British in 1500m and 800m with a fasted time by any british since 2012. But in Zagreb, the newly crown british […]
The Gala dei Castelli Meet was brought to light on Tuesday when Hynne Hedda breaks a ten year old Dutch 800m record with ease in 1:58.10s, in thr process beating British sensational, Reekie Jemma to third place in 1:58.87. Swiss Buchel Selina was second in 1:58.37s. The world 400m record holder, Wayde Van Niekerk finished […]
Olympic high jump medallist and Algeria record holder, Abderrahmane Hammad has been elected to replace Mustapha Berraf as President of the Algerian Olympic Committee (COA). The 43-year-old received 105 votes, comfortably overcoming nearest rival Mabrouk Kerboua, the former head of the Algerian Cycling Federation who earned 32 votes. Soumia Fergan, a campaigner for women’s rights […]
The four time Olympics Champion, British Mo Farah has open up on his plan for next Olympics. “I’m definitely motivated, I’m still hungry and I still want it more,” added Farah on the bid to become the first athlete to win the 10,000m in three consecutive Olympics He had confirmed he would defend his 10,000m title at […]
The world 400m record holder, South African Wayde van Niekerk will make his long-awaited international comeback in Switzerland on Tuesday, more than a month after his planned return was derailed by a positive test for Covid-19. “My body is in good health‚ which I’m grateful for‚ and I’m looking forward to racing again‚” said Van […]
Today 2020 ISTAF Meet in Berlin throw up a lot of world leading performances. Four time world champion, American Christian Taylor was at his best with a world leading jump of 17.57m to win in triple jump. In 3000m steeplechase, Kenya. Kiyeng Hyvin ran fast in a world leading time of 9:06.14s. German Vetter Johannes […]
The Spanish Javelin record holder, Odei Janaiga who just set Spanish Javelin new record in Leon on August 22, has smatched the record again at the Spanish National Championship today. Odei showed his improved technique to win the championship in 83.51m. Nicolas Quijera was second in 79.80m while Pabio Bugallowas third in 69.56m. In discus, […]
The reigning 200m French Champion, Mouhamadou Fall was in splendid form at the French Championship earlier today. Fall was close to his best of 10.12s as he won 100m in 10.16s. The African Champion, Hugues- Fabrice Zango also added colour to the Championship as he maintains his impressive form of late as he hammered another […]
Caster Semenya received a boost from South Africa Authority despite her recent set back in Switzerland court of appeal in overturned IAAF ruling. South African Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has pledged to fight the “injustice” of the ruling which requires Caster Semenya to take testosterone-reducing medication in order to be eligible […]
The reigning Asian Long Jump Champion and 2018 World Junior Champion, Japanese Yuki Hashioka was over the moon on Friday (11) at Japanese University Championship in Niigata. The 21 year old, Hashioka breaks his personal best to win in a world lead of 8.29m. In the 100m, Soshi Mizukubo has joined an elite Japanese sprinters […]
The double Olympics Champion and four time World triple jump champion, American Christian Taylor was not himself as he put every foot wrong in Samorin Slovakia yesterday in the PTS Meeting. Taylor was graciously humbled by local favourite Tomas Veszelka who jumped 16.69m to win as Taylor managed to jump 16.53m to place second. The […]
The reigning World 200m Champion and double British record holder, Dina Asher-Smith has got another British sprint record at DASH athletics series in Bromley; an hour drive from her Orpinghton place of birth, on September (11). Having hitherto captured 100m and 200m, Dina left no minute pass as she kicked from start to finish to […]
