Month: August 2025
Oblique Seville: Running 9.87 sec in these conditions shows that I can run much faster anywhere
Oblique Seville won the 100m sprint at the Lausanne Diamond League with an impressive time of 9.87 sec for the conditions in which the athletes had to compete in Switzerland. Heavy rain and puddles accompanied the competitors during the race in Lausanne. “Running 9.87 sec in these conditions shows that I can run much faster
Sonia O’Sullivan questioned Rhasidat Adeleke’s decision not to be part of the Ireland’s relay for the Tokyo World Athletics Championships
There has been some disappointing news from the world of athletics in recent days, with it being announced that Rhasidat Adeleke will not be part of Ireland’s team for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo next month. The Irish sprinter has endured a difficult 2025 season, battling injuries and a lack of form. She recently
Evans Chebet and Sheila Chepkirui will lead the Kenyan team for the 2025 New York City Marathon
The 2022 New York City Marathon champion Evans Chebet and current women’s champion Sheila Chepkirui will lead the Kenyan team in this year’s race, which will be held on November 2. Evans Chebet will be looking for revenge after narrowly missing out on the title last year. The 36-year-old marathon runner will be looking to
Slovak hurdler Emma Zapletalova
Emma Zapletalova is Slovak track and field athlete, who competes in 400m hurdles and 400m sprint. She holds the Slovak national record in both events and won 400m hurdles gold at the Tallinn European U23 Athletics Championships in 2021. She is also European Team Championships 1st League gold medalist and multiple national champion. Emma Zapletalova
Ivana Spanovic will compete only in the triple jump at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships
Ivana Spanovic has decided to compete only in the triple jump at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, which means she will not defend her title won two years ago in the long jump. The most successful Serbian athlete announced her decision on social media. “The last long jump competition hits different. We decided not to
Femke Bol and Karsten Warholm won 400m hurdles gold in Silesia Diamond League with world leading results
Femke Bol won 400m hurdles gold at the Diamond League’s Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, improving her world lead to 51.91 sec, warming up for the coming Tokyo World Athletics Championships in September. This is her seventh sub-52 second clocking of her career and her 29th Diamond League win. Femke Bol smashed the competition in the
Armand Duplantis is unstoppable at Silesia Diamond League
Armand Duplantis is unstoppable and won another gold in men’s pole vault at the Silesia Diamond League, clearing 6.10m. After a few days ago he set a world record in the event of 6.29m for 13th time in a row, now he cleared 6.10m, which was enough for the victory. Emmanouil Karalis of Greece was
Kishane Thompson beats Noah Lyles in men’s 100m at the Silesia Diamond League
Kishane Thompson beats Noah Lyles in men’s 100m at the Silesia Diamond League, getting revenge from the Paris 2024 Olympics and hinting for the big battle at the upcoming Tokyo World Athletics Championships in September. The Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson finished in 9.87 sec to secure the gold at the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, ahead
Grand Slam Track under question in 2026
There will be no Grand Slam in athletics in 2026 until the athletes who participated in the 2025 edition are paid. This was announced by the legendary Michael Johnson, who is the initiator of the new format in the sport. “The current situation and the inability to pay the athletes and the partners is one
Armand Duplantis eagers to compete at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships
Armand Duplantis, who recently set another world record in the pole vault, now has a new target. The Swedish pole vaulter broke the world record for the 13th time last week, clearing 6.29m at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, and will be one of the biggest attractions at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships next