Author: Svilen Petrov
Isabella Whittaker won NCAA 400m gold with new college and North American record
Isabella Whittaker set the second fastest time in the history of the 400m indoor race. She clocked 49.24 sec at a NCAA Indoor Championships race in Virginia, USA. This is both a new college record and a North American record. “The team did a fantastic job of sticking together. We got punched in the mouth
Tesfaye Deriba Ketema and Sharon Chelimo broke the Barcelona Marathon men’s and women’s course records
The men’s and women’s course records for the Barcelona Marathon were broken in this year’s edition of the race, which took place yesterday. The Ethiopian runner Tesfaye Deriba Ketema won the men’s race in 2:04:13 hours, while Sharon Chelimo won the women’s race in 2:19:33 hours. The 30-year-old Kenyan athlete entered the race with a
Kishane Thompson will miss the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing due to injury
Paris 2024 Olympics 100m silver medalist Kishane Thompson will miss the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing from March 21-23 due to injury. He was expected to be one of Jamaica’s stars at the global event, but news of his injury has left fans in the Caribbean nation worried. Kishane Thompson was expected to
Matthew Richtman is the first American to win the Los Angeles Marathon in 31 years
Matthew Richtman won the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon, becoming the first American to win the title in 31 years. He clocked a personal best of 2:07.56 hours on the course that started at Dodger Stadium and wound through downtown, Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Brentwood before finishing in Century City. Athanas Kioko (Kenya) was second
Mondo Duplantis misses out on new world record in Sweden
Pole vault superstar Armand Duplantis failed to break his own world record in front of his adoring home fans after missing the impressive 6.28m mark three times in Uppsala Mondo Classic. Two weeks ago, the Olympic and world champion set the 11th world record of his stunning career when he cleared 6.27m in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Only 13 athletes in Team Britain for the World Athletics Indoor Championships
Olympic bronze medalist Georgia Bell will lead a small British team to the World Athletics Indoor Championships later this month. Thirteen British athletes will head to Nanjing, China. Georgia Bell, 31, who reached the Olympic podium in Paris has now left her job in cybersecurity to focus on athletics again. The World Indoor Championships are
Former half marathon world record holder Kibiwott Kandie was suspended
Former half marathon world record holder Kibiwott Kandie has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Federation of India for refusing or failing to provide a sample for testing. Kibiwott Kandie set a world record in the Valencia Half Marathon in 2020 when he won the event. He will also win the same race in Valencia
Mattia Furlani, Andy Díaz Hernandez, and Zaynab Dosso are the Italian stars for the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing
Two medalists from the Paris 2024 Olympics and two European Indoor champions from Apeldoorn have been named in the Italian team for the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, next week. Silver medalist in the long jump Mattia Furlani and bronze medallist in the triple jump Andy Díaz Hernandez will join European 60m champion
Hamish Kerr will defend his world high jump title in Nanjing
Hamish Kerr will defend his high jump title as part of a 12-strong New Zealand team named for the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing. The squad for the event in China, which will be held from 21-23 March, is the largest ever named for New Zealand at a global indoor championship. Hamish Kerr cleared 2.36m
The 16-year-old Yan Ziyi broke her own world Under-20 record in the javelin throw
China’s 16-year-old Yan Ziyi broke her own world Under-20 record in the javelin throw with a throw of 64.83m at the Throws Invitation Meeting 1 in Chengdu. It is her third world record in the age group. Last year, the then-15-year-old Yan Ziyi set a mark of 64.28m in April and improved to 64.41m in