Month: January 2025
Polish long jumper Magdalena Bokun
Magdalena Bokun is a prominent athlete from Poland, focusing on the long jump discipline. She has garnered significant accolades, including a silver medal at the European Team Championships and the title of National Indoor Champion. Her best performances in the long jump are recorded at 6.71m outdoors and 6.43m indoors. Born on May 29, 1996,
British runner Hannah Nuttall
Hannah Nuttall is a talented British runner specializing in middle-distance and cross-country events. In 2024, she achieved the title of British champion in the 5,000m. Her biggest achievement is winning the gold at the 2021 Dublin European Cross Country champion. Hannah Nuttall was born on July 7, 1997. She began her athletic journey as a
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
Keely Hodgkinson receives another award
Paris 2024 Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson has been named Sportswoman of the Year in a Sunday Times poll. The 22-year-old British runner won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in December 2024. In 2024, Keely Hodgkinson also defended her European 800m title and became the sixth fastest woman in the world ever
Workenesh Edesa will defend the Osaka Marathon title in a very strong competition
Ethiopian runner Workenesh Edesa will return to the Osaka Marathon as the course record holder and hoping to defend her title from last year. In 2024, she shaved more than two seconds off the course record to win and equal her personal best of 2:18:51 hours set in Berlin in 2022. Workenesh Edesa finished 8
Benson Kipruto tries to defend Tokyo Marathon title
Paris 2024 Olympic marathon bronze medalist Benson Kipruto will try to defend his Tokyo Marathon title in this year’s race on the streets of Japan on March 2. The 33-year-old Kenyan runner won the 2024 edition in 2:02:16 hours. Timothy Kiplagat (2:02:55 hours) and Vincent Kipkemboi (2:04:18 hours) finished second and third, respectively. In Tokyo,
Armand Duplantis was awarded Sweden’s Athlete of the Year for the fifth time
Europe’s number one athlete for 2024 Armand Duplantis received two more awards. He was named Sweden’s No 1 Athlete of the Year and also won the Achievement of the Year award. The 25-year-old Swedish pole vaulter earned the Swedish Athlete of the Year award for the fifth time in his career after winning the pole