Day: January 26, 2025
Kishane Thompson won his indoor debut
Paris 2024 Olympic 100m silver medalist Kishane Thompson won his indoor debut. The Jamaican athlete won the 60m at the World Athletics Tour Indoor Gold Label event in Astana in 6.56 sec. In the heats, the 23-year-old Thompson clocked 6.58 sec. Ali Anwar Al-Balushi (Oman) took second place in the men’s 60m final with 6.60
Tia Clayton won 60m gold at the World Athletics Tour Indoor’s Gold Label in Astana
Jamaican sprinter and World’s U20 champion Tia Clayton smashed the competition, winning the 60m gold at the Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov in Astana Kazakhstan. The meeting is World Athletics Tour Indoor’s Gold Label. Tia Clayton won the 60m event, clocking at 7.18 sec. Her twin sister Tina Clayton also was on the podium,
Marta Alemayo won the women’s 3,000m gold in Astana
The 16-year-old Ethiopian long-distance runner Marta Alemayo won the women’s 3,000m at the World Athletics Tour Indoor Gold Label event in Astana. She set the world’s all-time U18 indoor record of 8:39.80 min. The U20 world cross-country champion shaved more than 6 seconds off her previous best, which had stood for 12 years. Just a
Emmanouil Karalis opened the winter season with a victory in Rouen
Olympic bronze medalist in the pole vault at Paris 2024 Olympics, Emmanouil Karalis, opened the winter season with a victory. The Greek record holder in the event won in Rouen (France) with a world-best result of 5.85m. The French pole vaulter Baptiste Thiery and Olympic silver medalist Sam Kendricks (USA) both cleared 5.75m to form