Month: June 2025
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone made impressive 100m hurdles debut at the Philadelphia Grand Slam
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone clocked an impressive 11:21 sec to finish second in her first 100m hurdles event at the Philadelphia Grand Slam The four-time Olympic champion and world record holder in the 400m hurdles, accustomed to dominating the event in one lap, was beaten only by Ackera Nugent (Jamaica), who won in 11:11 sec. Ackera Nugent’s
Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem won the javelin throw gold at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships
Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) won the gold medal in the javelin throw at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea. The event was marked by the absence of Indian star Neeraj Chopra. Arshad Nadeem, who stunned the athletics world with his historic throw of 92.97m at the Paris 2024 Olympics, once again showed
Lachlan Kennedy won 100m gold at the Kip Keino Classic with sub-10-second run
The Australian sprinter Lachlan Kennedy smashed the competition in 100m at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi to win the gold with a great run of sub-10-seconds. The silver medallist at the World Indoor Championships won the title defeating young South African athlete Bayanda Walaza with a personal best of 9.98 sec. His achievement was
Gabriela Petrova won the triple jump silver at Tag der Uberflieger in Essen
Bulgarian athlete Gabriela Petrova started the summer season in an excellent way. The European finalist in the triple jump in Apeldoorn 2025 this winter finished second at the international jumping tournament Tag der Uberflieger in Essen (Germany), part of the World Athletics Tour’s Bronze Label. The 32-year-old athlete recorded 14.37m (+0.6 m/sec) for second place.
Amalie Iuel won 400m hurdles at Kip Keino Classic with a new meeting record
Amalie Iuel (Norway) nearly stumbled in the final meters of the women’s 400m hurdles at the Kip Keino Classic, but recovered to win in 54.80 sec, improving her own meeting record by 0.09 sec and winning the gold. She finished comfortably ahead of Kristiina Halonen of Finland (55.32 sec). Eileen Demes (Germany) earned the bronze,
Zakithi Nene won 400m gold at Kip Keino Classic with sub-44-second
Three weeks after leading South Africa to victory in the 4x400m relay at the World Relays, Zakithi Nene achieved another remarkable feat at the Kip Keino Classic. He won the men’s 400m in Nairobi in a season-high world time of 43.74 sec. The race saw six meeting records and two world-leading times for the season.