Month: March 2025
Letsile Tebogo, Kishane Thompson and Akani Simbine will compete at the Shanghai Diamond League
World medalists Letsile Tebogo, Kishane Thompson and Akani Simbine will renew their rivalry at the Diamond League in Shanghai/Keqiao on May 3. Botswana’s athlete Letsile Tebogo won the 200m Olympic title in Paris last year, having previously won silver medals in the 100m and 200m at the World Championships in Budapest. He finished sixth in
Salwa Eid Naser has made a strong start to the summer season at the Felix Sanchez Classic 2025
Paris 2024 Olympic 400m silver medalist Salwa Eid Naser has made a strong start to the summer season. The defending Bahraini athlete won the 400m at the Felix Sanchez Classic in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, clocking at 48.94 sec. Local star and Olympic champion in the event, Marileidy Paulino, did not compete in the tournament.
Bayapo Ndori defeated Olympics champion Letsile Tebogo at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne
Paris 2024 Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo has started the 2025 season with a defeat. The Botswanan talent finished second in the 400m event at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne, Australia, with a time of 45.26 sec. He was beaten by his compatriot and teammate on Botswana’s 4x400m relay team at Paris 2024, Bayapo
Grant Holloway will compete at the Silesia Diamond League in August
American hurdler Grant Holloway will compete at the Diamond League in Silesia, Poland, on August 16. He will compete in the 110m hurdles, an event in which he has won three consecutive world titles. Grant Holloway won gold medals outdoors in 2019, 2022 and 2023, and won Olympic gold in Paris last summer. He is
Loice Chemnung prepares for a new record at the Malaga Half Marathon
After setting a course record at the Malaga Half Marathon last week, Loice Chemnung is preparing for an even stronger result next year. Loice Chemnung clocked 1:05:46 for her victory on Sunday, bettering her previous course record of 1:05:58 hours from last year’s triumph. “I feel good about the win. I will come back here
Jakob Ingebrigtsen testify about fear and abuse against his father
Two-time Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen described a childhood marked by fear and abuse as he took the stand to testify against his father and former coach Gjert Ingebrigtsen. The father has pleaded not guilty to charges of physically abusing two of his children, including the athlete. Gjert Ingebrigtsen, 59, faces up to six years in
Claire Bryant won the long jump gold at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing
American long jump athlete Claire Bryant won the gold at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. The 23-year-old athlete, who is making her debut in a tournament of this level, blew away the competition and won the long jump gold with a personal best of 6.96m. She achieved this result on her
Mattia Furlani won the long jump gold at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing
Mattia Furlani won his first major men’s title. After losing the European indoor long jump gold to Bozhidar Saraboyukov by one centimeter two weeks ago, the Italian now triumphed at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing with 8.30m. He registered his winning attempt in his second outing in the sector. The 20-year-old Mattia Furlani was
Jakob Ingebrigtsen made history by winning a 1,500m and 3,000m double in Nanjing
Jakob Ingebrigtsen made history by winning his second world indoor title in Nanjing. After yesterday’s triumph in the 3,000m, he also won the 1,500m gold in 3:38.79 min. He became only the second athlete in history to win a world indoor double in the 1,500m and 3,000m after the legendary Ethiopian athlete Haile Gebrselassie, who
World record holder in the 60m hurdles Devynne Charlton defended her world gold in Nanjing
World record holder in the 60m hurdles Devynne Charlton defended her world gold from Glasgow at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. The Bahamian won in a highly contested final with a personal best of the season of 7.72 sec. European indoor champion from Apeldoorn 2025 Ditaji Kambundji won her first world