Category: Athletics News
Italy defends its title at the European Athletics Team Championships
Individual victories by Larissa Iapichino in the long jump and Leonardo Fabbri in the shot put helped Italy defend its team title at the European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid. Italy started the fourth and final day with a comfortable but not insurmountable lead, which it managed to maintain throughout all 12 events
Brigid Kosgei vs Sifan Hassan in epic marathon clash in Sydney
Former marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei will face Olympic champion Sifan Hassan in the Sydney Marathon on August 31. Race organizers had initially billed Sifan Hassan as the frontrunner in the women’s race, but Brigid Kosgei’s inclusion has raised the stakes considerably. Race director Wayne Larden said the calibre of this year’s women’s entry
Mercy Kwambai will be looking to defend her title at the Leva Marathon
Mercy Kwambai will be looking to defend her title in the 25th edition of the Leva Marathon this Saturday. Mercy Kwambai is the favorite to retain her title as the event returns after a one-year hiatus. In 2023, she finished in 2:48:35 hours, ahead of Zeddi Jerop (2:52:54 hours) and former champion Fridah Lodepa (3:04:32
Favour Ofili with an impressive 100m victory at the ATX Sprint Classic in Texas
Nigerian-born sprinter Favour Ofili continued her stellar 2025 season with an impressive victory at the ATX Sprint Classic in Texas. On Saturday, she triumphed in the women’s 100m final in 10.78 sec (+3.1 m/s). Favour Ofili dominated a strong field, finishing well ahead of American Olympic medalist Gabrielle Thomas, who took second place in 10.95
Chase Jackson broke her own US record in the shot put at the Idaho Meeting
Two-time world champion Chase Jackson broke her own US record in the shot put at the Idaho Meeting to 20.95m. Her winning throw came in the first round. She registered only one other valid attempt of 20.45m. Maggie Ewen came second with 19.69m, seven centimeters ahead of Jaida Ross. Chase Jackson’s winning mark not only
Armand Duplantis won pole vault gold at Golden Spike Ostrava with a new meeting record
Just nine days after breaking his own world record in the pole vault, Armand Duplantis broke the meeting record of 6.13m at the Golden Spike in Ostrava. While the Swedish world and Olympic champion was busy chasing heights in his own division, three competition records were broken on the track thanks to the middle-distance duo
Gout Gout claimed his first international men’s race victory in 200m at Golden Spike Ostrava
Talented Australian sprinter Gout Gout has claimed his first international men’s race victory, giving a glimpse of what’s to come later this season and in the years to come. Cuban sprinter Reynier Mena started strongly in the men’s 200m at the Golden Spike in Ostrava and took the lead midway through the race, but Gout
Camille Rutherford is another Bahamian sprinter to run 100m under 11 sec
Bahamian sprinters have continued to impress this season, and the prospect of a very fast relay team with a chance of qualifying for the World Championships now looks promising. Camille Rutherford became the Bahamas’ second sub-11-second athlete, clocking a personal best of 10.96 sec at a race in Ontario, Canada. Camille Rutherford, who lives and
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,