Month: April 2025
Romanian triple jumper Diana Ana Maria Ion
Diana Ana Maria Ion is a Romanian Olympics track and field athlete specializing in the triple jump. In 2023, she became Romanian national champion and later earned a silver medal at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships, where set her personal best is 14.31m. Diana Ana Maria Ion was born on November 27, 2000, in
American discus thrower Valarie Allman
Valarie Allman is a distinguished American athlete who specializes in the discus throw. She has achieved the remarkable feat of being a two-time Olympic champion, securing gold medals at both the Tokyo 2020 and the Paris 2024 Olympics. In addition, she earned a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, making her the first
Cypriot high jumper Despina Charalambous
Despina Charalambous is Cypriot track and field athlete in the high jump, who is a three-time national champion. Her personal best in the event is 184cm, cleared at the Limassol Cyprus U20 Championships in 2021. Despina Charalambous was born on May 22, 2000. She started in athletics at an early age and showed great skills
British athlete Morgan Lake
Morgan Lake is British high jumper and heptathlete, who is World U20 champion, European U20 champion, Commonwealth Games silver medalist, as well as 16-time national champion. Her personal best in the high jump is 199cm, which is a national record. In pentathlon, she holds the national U20 record with 4,527 points. Morgan Lake was born
Iceland high jumper Birta Maria Haraldsdottir
Birta Maria Haraldsdottir is track and field athlete from Iceland, who competes in the high jump. She is a three-time national champion and has a personal best of 187cm, being just 1cm below the women’s national record. Birta Maria Haraldsdottir was born on March 19, 2004. She started in athletics at an early age and
Mykolas Alekna improved his own discus throw world record breaking the 75-meter barrier
Lithuanian athlete Mykolas Alekna surpassed his own discus throw world record by over a meter, achieving an exceptional throw of 75.56 meters at the Oklahoma Throws Series. This event was part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting, held in Ramona on Sunday. Returning to the venue where he previously set his record of
Valarie Allman reclaimed the North American discus throw record at the Oklahoma Throws Series
The two-time Olympic champion Valarie Allman (USA) reclaimed the North American discus throw record with an impressive throw of 73.52m at the Oklahoma Throws Series, part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting, held in Ramona on Saturday. This achievement marks the longest women’s discus throw globally since 1989, picking up Valarie Allman to
Akani Simbine won the 100m gold at the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix
Akani Simbine, who recently earned a bronze in the 60m at the World Indoor Championships, made an impressive return to the 100m event at the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting held in Gaborone. Facing pressure from Kenya’s African record-holder Ferdinand Omanyala, Akani Simbine showcased a powerful finish,
Letsile Tebogo won 200m gold at FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix
Letsile Tebogo brought immense joy to the local supporters at the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix by achieving a resounding victory in the 200m event during the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting held in Gaborone on Saturday. The achievements of the Olympic champion’s compatriots, Bayapo Ndori, Oratile Nowe, and Kethobogile Haingura, were also met
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce returns on the track in 2025
Jamaican veteran Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will return to the track in 2025, the three-time Olympic champion announced on social media. This is expected to be her final year as an active athlete. The 10-time world champion said she would compete for another year, writing on Instagram that she had “unfinished business”. “Time will pay tribute to