Category: Hurdles News
Ja’Kobe Tharp broke the world record in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships
American Ja’Kobe Tharp broke the world record in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships. The 20-year-old athlete clocked 12.75 sec in the semifinals. His previous best was 13.01 sec. Ja’Kobe Tharp said he felt great going into the race and planned to give it his all, but was shocked by the result. “I swear
Alison dos Santos and Emma Zapletalova triumphed in 400m hurdles at Oslo Diamond League
The 2022 Eugene 400m hurdles world champion Alison dos Santos (Brazil) defeated world record holder Karsten Warholm for the third time in Diamond League tournaments this season. The blow the Brazilian dealt was more serious this time, as Karsten Warholm was defeated in front of a home crowd in Oslo. Alison dos Santos won the
Ezekiel Nathaniel edged out Trevor Bassitt in men’s 400m hurdles at the USATF Lone Star Grand Prix
Nigerian athlete Ezekiel Nathaniel, who finished fourth at the World Championships last year, won a thrilling men’s 400m hurdles race at the USATF Lone Star Grand Prix, narrowly edging out Trevor Bassitt. Caleb Dean led for the first 300m before Trevor Bassitt attacked him in the final stretch. Ezekiel Nathaniel also picked up speed and
Tara Davis-Woodhall showed impressive skills in hurdles
Tara Davis-Woodhall is the current Olympic and world champion in the long jump, and she also boasts a planetary gold medal in this discipline. However, it turned out that the American has not forgotten one of her first loves in athletics – steeplechase. She has a result of 12.83 sec in the 100m hurdles (+3.7
Devynne Charlton aims for historic third consecutive 60m hurdles world title
Bahamian Olympian Devynne Charlton is aiming to defend her women’s 60m hurdles title at the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, from March 20-22. Devynne Charlton, who already has two consecutive titles under her belt, is bidding to become the first athlete to win three consecutive world indoor 60m hurdles championships. She won her
Cordell Tinch won the world’s 110m hurdles gold in Tokyo
The winner of the 2025 Diamond League, Cordell Tinch, also won the world title in the 110m hurdles. The American athlete left the planetary gold in the USA after winning the final run in Tokyo with 12.99 sec (-0.3 m/s). Two Jamaican hurdlers completed the podium. Orlando Bennett recorded a personal best of 13.08 sec
Reigning world and Olympics champion Grant Holloway did not qualify for the 100m hurdles final in Tokyo
For the first time since 2019, a new world champion in the 110m hurdles will be crowned at the World Athletics Championships. The unexpected results in Tokyo continued on Tuesday night when reigning world and Olympic champion Grant Holloway, the second-fastest 110m hurdler in history, finished sixth in his semi-final in 13.52 sec. Having won
Ditaji Kambundji won the women’s 100m hurdles title in Tokyo
Ditaji Kambundji (Switzerland) won the world title in the 100m hurdles at the Tokyo Championships. The Swiss athlete broke her country’s national record for the gold medal, finishing in 12.24 sec (-0.1 m/s). World record holder Tobi Amusan (Nigeria) took silver this time in 12.29 sec, while Grace Stark (USA) won bronze in 12.34 sec.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone swapped the hurdles with the 400m run
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will make a dramatic change at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this month, swapping her crown event, the 400m hurdles, for the 400m. The 26-year-old American athlete has already achieved it all in the hurdles, with six world records, two Olympic titles and a world title. But this season she has given
Karsten Warholm and Femke Bol won 400m hurdles Diamond Trophies with new meeting records
Men’s 400m hurdles world record holder Karsten Warholm and women’s European record holder Femke Bol were unstoppable on their way to the 2025 Diamond Trophies. Karsten Warholm won the men’s 400m hurdles in Zurich with a new meeting record of 46.70 sec. He bettered his own race record of 46.92 sec from 2019. Qatari’s Abderrahman