Month: June 2025
Ireland announce strong squad for European Athletics Team Championships
Ireland have announced a 46-strong squad for the European Athletics Team Championships Division Two, to be held in Maribor, Slovenia, on June 28-29, 2025. The Irish team includes experienced 100m hurdler Sarah Lavin, a finalist at the European, World and European Indoor Championships. She was the winner when Ireland won promotion from Division Three two
Julien Alfred, Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden meet at Eugene Diamond League
Julien Alfred defeated Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden to win Olympic gold in the 100m in Paris. Nearly ten months after Julien Alfred’s stunning 10.72-second victory in the women’s 100m at the Olympics in the French capital, a long-awaited rematch is coming. The 24-year-old sprinter from St. Lucia will face Paris silver and bronze medalists
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s coach strongly criticizes the cancellation of the Los Angeles Grand Slam meeting
Bob Kersee expressed his disappointment at the cancellation of the fourth round of the Michael Johnson Grand Slam of Athletics circuit. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was undoubtedly the face of the event, as the first announced athlete and star in all three editions to date. The world record holder in the 400m hurdles competed in the circuit’s
Zoe Hobbs won the 100m gold at the Paavo Nurmi Games
New Zealand’s sprinter Zoe Hobbs won the women’s 100m gold at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland. She clocked at 11.07 sec to win triumph with the victory and set a personal season’s best. The silver in the event was for Boglarka Takacs (Hungary), who lagged just 0.04 sec from the winner, while Thelma
Three Olympic medalists will meet in the 400m event at Eugene Diamond League
Quincy Hall, Kirani James and Muzala Samukonga will compete in the men’s 400m at the Diamond League in Eugene next month. Three of the world’s top 400m runners will face off in the ninth Diamond League meet of the season at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on July 5. At Hayward Field, reigning Olympic champion
Rai Benjamin and Marileidy Paulino confirmed participation at Paris Diamond League
Rai Benjamin (USA) and Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic) are the latest Olympic champions to confirm their participation in the eighth round of the Diamond League in Paris this Friday. Rai Benjamin and Marileidy Paulino will be aiming for an impressive 400m performance when the Diamond League continues in the French capital this Friday. Rai Benjamin
Julius Yego won the javelin throw gold at the Paavo Nurmi meeting
Beijing 2015 javelin throw world champion Julius Yego won the gold at the Paavo Nurmi meeting, part of the World Athletics Tour in Turku, Finland. He recorded a result of 83.08m, which is his season’s best, to secure the victory in the event. The silver in the event went to Cyprian Mrzyglod (Poland), who also
European record holder Andreas Almgren: This is the most memorable night of my life
Swedish athlete Andreas Almgren broke the European 5,000m record at home with an impressive victory at the Diamond League in Stockholm. Running the last two laps in 59.90 sec and 58.07 sec respectively, Andreas Almgren triumphed in the Swedish capital with a European record of 12:44.27 min. This came just 10 minutes after his compatriot
Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the Stockholm Diamond League’s 800m gold with a run under 1:42 min
Paris 2024 Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Algerian runner Djamel Sedjati put on another spectacular performance in the running. The Kenyan won the Diamond League race in Stockholm with a season-best time of 1:41.95 min. Djamel Sedjati finished second with a season-best time of 1:42.27 min. American athlete Josh Hoey improved his personal best
Armand Duplantis: It will be one of the greatest memories for me in my career
Armand Duplantis set his 12th world record in the pole vault after winning the Diamond League in Stockholm, clearing 6.28m. He didn’t make a single mistake, much to the delight of his compatriots in the stands. Just a few days ago, Duplantis also won the Diamond League in Oslo with a leap of 6.15m, and