Author: Svilen Petrov
Great Britain sends a strong team for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the World Athletics Championships, which begin in Tokyo on September 13, has been announced. Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson will be looking to repeat her Paris 2024 Olympics triumph in the Japanese capital, while Josh Kerr and track legend Katarina Johnson-Thompson have been given wildcards to compete.
Alexander Ogando won the 200m gold at the Brussels Diamond League
Dominican sprinter Alexander Ogando won the 200m gold at the Brussels Diamond League after clocking 20.16 sec ahead of the American Robert Gregory with 20.19 sec and the 2021 World U20 champion Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike with 20.29 sec. Alexander Ogando is World champion and Olympics silver medalist with Dominican 4x400m mixed relay. His personal best
Oleh Doroshchuk won the high jump gold at the Brussels Diamond League
The 2025 Apeldoorn European Indoor champion in the high jump Oleh Doroshchuk triumphed at the Brussels Diamond League, clearing 225cm on his first attempt for the gold. The Ukrainian high jumper achieved his first Diamond League victory this season, after earning the silver in Rome and the bronze in Silesia. The silver in the men’s
American domination in Brussels Diamond League
American track and field athlete Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became the sprint queen of the Brussels Diamond League after winning the 100m convincingly in 10.76 sec. She came close to the meeting record, which dates back to 2016, and was ten-hundredths behind her best ever. The American beat her compatriot Sha’Carri Richardson, who finished in 11.08 sec,
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