Day: January 21, 2025
Yemisi Ogunleye and Malaika Mihambo started the indoor season with strong results
German athletics stars Yemisi Ogunleye and Malaika Mihambo opened the indoor athletics season in style after topping the world rankings for the season in their respective disciplines at the World Athletics Tour’s “Bronze Label” tournament Sparkassen Indoor Meeting Dortmund. Olympic shot put champion Yemisi Ogunleye won the event with 18.98m, also a meeting record. The
Italian rising athletics star Kelly Doualla set a new European U18 best time for the 60m
Italian athlete Kelly Doualla set the fastest 60m time in Europe for the under-18 girls’ event after winning first place at the Memorial Giovannini, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Challenger meeting, in Ancona. The rising Italian athletics star, whose parents are from Cameroon, turned 15 in November. Kelly Doualla won the race convincingly in 7.23
Irish athlete Sophie Becker
Sophie Becker, an Irish athlete, who earned the silver in 4x400m relay at the Roma European Athletics Championships in 2024. She competed in the mixed 4x400m relay event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and 400m, 4x400m relay and 4x400m mixed relay at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Sophie Becker is an IAAF World Relays silver medalist