Month: January 2025
Jakob Ingebrigtsen could become the most successful athlete at the European Indoor Championships
Norwegian long-distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen is aiming for even greater continental success at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn from March 6 to 9. The Norwegian, who won his third European Cross Country title in the men’s event in his last competition last month, is planning a short indoor season. His main target this winter
Olympic champions meet in Karlsruhe
Olympic long jump champion from Tokyo and European champion from Rome 2024 Malaika Mihambo has confirmed her participation in the home tournament in Karlsruhe on February 7. The competition is the fifth stop of the World Athletics Tour indoor with a “Gold Label”. Malaika Mihambo is a German athlete, 2020 Olympic champion and 2022 world
Kishane Thompson will make his indoor debut in Astana
Paris 2024 Olympic 100m silver medalist Kishane Thompson will make his indoor debut at the World Athletics Tour Gold Label event in Astana, Kazakhstan, on January 25. The 23-year-old Jamaican athlete will start in the 60m sprint. Kishane Thompson has never competed indoors before. He has a personal best of 6.67 sec in the 60m,
Paula Jane Radcliffe believes Keely Hodgkinson has huge potential to break the world record
British former long-distance runner Paula Jane Radcliffe believes Keely Hodgkinson has huge potential as the Olympic champion aims for a “double” success in 2025. Keely Hodgkinson won gold in the 800m in Paris Olympics last summer and is now aiming to do the same indoors and outdoors at this year’s world championships in Nanjing and
Hellen Obiri and Sisay Lemma will defend their titles at the Boston Marathon
Defending Boston Marathon champions Hellen Obiri and Sisay Lemma will also be among the participants in this year’s race on April 21. Hellen Obiri is the only woman in history to hold world titles in the indoor, outdoor and cross-country events, and she hopes to become the first woman to win the Boston Marathon three
Athletics talent Bayanda Walaza turned down a US scholarship to work with his coach
South Africa’s 18-year-old sensation Bayanda Walaza has turned down a US scholarship to stay home and work with his coach Thabo Matebedi. It seems he is taking heed of Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo’s advice to African sprinters not to be lured into American training camps. The teenage sprinter has decided to continue working with
Pia Skrzyszowska will compete at Val de Roy tournament
Munich 2022 European 100m hurdles champion Pia Skrzyszowska has been announced as a participant in the athletics tournament in Val de Roy on February 2nd. The competition is part of the World Indoor Athletics Tour with a “Silver Label”. Last year, the Polish athlete won bronze medals at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow and