Author: Svilen Petrov
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will compete in the 400m at Prefontaine Classic in Eugene
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will compete in the 400m at the Eugene Diamond League’s Prefontaine Classic on July 5. The world record holder in the 400m hurdles will compete in her third 400-meter race of the Diamond League season in Eugene. She ran a time of 49.69 sec in Miami in May and has a personal best
Faith Kipyegon reveals her strategy for the historic one-mile run in Paris
Faith Kipyegon has revealed how she will approach her historic Paris mile run, attempting to break four minutes. Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon will attempt to become the first woman to run a sub-four-minute mile at the Stade Charlety in Paris on June 26. Having accomplished just about everything in her career, including Olympic titles,
Sabastian Sawe will miss the Tokyo World Championships to compete at Berlin Marathon
Sabastian Sawe surprised fans and the Kenyan Athletics Federation with his decision to skip the World Championships in Tokyo. Instead of competing at the world championship, he intends to compete at Berlin Marathon, which will be held on September 21. Sabastian Sawe made his marathon debut in Valencia in 2024, where he sensationally triumphed in
Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili will compete for Turkey
Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili will officially compete for Turkey amid years of neglect and administrative lapses by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the National Olympic Committee (NOC). The decision comes after the 22-year-old Favour Ofili was barred from competing in the 100m at the Paris 2024 Olympics despite meeting the qualifying standard. The
Bayanda Walaza: It’s a real honour to compete with Ferdinand Omanyala
Bayanda Walaza has expressed his deep admiration for Ferdinand Omanyala, citing him as an inspiration for his sprinting career. The two-time world U20 champion is extremely grateful to Ferdinand Omanyala and said it was an honour to compete with him in any format. Ferdinand Omanyala and Bayanda Walaza first met at the sixth edition of
Neeraj Chopra won the javelin throw gold at Paris Diamond League
Tokyo 2020 Olympic javelin throw champion and Budapest 2023 world champion Neeraj Chopra achieved success at the Diamond League in Paris. The big star of Indian athletics won the competition with 88.16m. He registered this result on his first attempt and then failed to improve his distance, making three faults. Munich 2022 European champion and
Nicola Olyslagers won the high jump gold at Paris Diamond League and again defeated Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Olympic, world and European champion in the high jump Yaroslava Mahuchikh suffered a second consecutive loss to the two-time world indoor champion Nicola Olyslagers. This time it happened at the Stade Charlety in Paris, where last year the Ukrainian high jumper set a world record of 2.10m. Nicola Olyslagers won the gold at this year’s
Valarie Allman recorded another Diamond League’s victory in Paris
Two-time Olympic discus throw champion Valarie Allman (USA) recorded another Diamond League’s victory of the season. The American athlete won the tournament at the Charletti Stadium in Paris with 67.56m. However, she achieved her best result only in her last sixth attempt, before which she was in second place. The European discus and shot put
Bozhidar Saraboyukov misses the European Athletics Team Championships due to injury
The European indoor long jump champion from Apeldoorn 2025, Bozhidar Saraboyukov, has been withdrawn from Bulgaria’s squad for the European Athletics Team Championships Second Division, which will be held in Maribor (Slovenia) on June 28-29 due to injury, the Bulgarian Athletics Federation (BAF) announced. The 20-year-old Bozhidar Saraboyukov has not recovered after spraining his ankle
Elaine Thompson-Herah did not register for World Athletics Championships qualifiers
Jamaican fans are worried after Elaine Thompson-Herah’s name was not included in the list of participants for the National Championships, which determine the country’s squad for the 2025 World Athletics Championships. Elaine Thompson-Herah’s absence from the Jamaican men’s and women’s National Championships has raised concerns about the country’s medal chances at the 2025 World Championships.