Category: Athletics News
Armand Duplantis won his third world indoor title
The great superstar of the pole vault and world record holder in the event, Armand Duplantis, won his third world indoor title. The Swede secured the gold medal at the planetary athletics forum in Nanjing (China) with 6.15m, which he cleared on his first attempt. Armand Duplantis then gave up on attempting a new world
Leyanis Perez Hernandez won the triple jump gold at the Nanjing World Athletics Indoor Championships
There was a strong Cuban dominance in the women’s triple jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. Leyanis Perez Hernandez, who finished second at last year’s Glasgow World Championships, won the title with a jump of 14.93m in her first attempt. This is also the best result in the world for the season.
Saga Vanninen won the pentathlon title at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing
European pentathlon champion Saga Vanninen also won the world title at the Nanjing Championships. The two-time world champion in the women’s heptathlon collected 4,821 points for the gold medal in the pentathlon in China. The Finish athlete recorded 8.30 sec in the 60m hurdles, 1.81m in the high jump, 15.81m in the shot put, 6.37m
Woo Sang-hyeok won his second world indoor title in the high jump
South Korean athlete Woo Sang-hyeok won his second world indoor title in the high jump. The 28-year-old athlete was the only one to clear 2.31m and secure gold in Nanjing (China). The Korean was also the world champion in Belgrade in 2022, and last year in Glasgow he finished with a bronze medal. New Zealander
Andy Diaz Hernandez won the triple jump title at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing
The Cuban-born Italian athlete Andy Diaz Hernandez won the triple jump title at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. The European champion and bronze medalist in the event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Andy Díaz Hernández triumphed with a national record of 17.80m. The Chinese competitor Yaming Zhu took silver with 17.33m,
Olympic 800m medalists will renew their rivalry at the Eugene Diamond League
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson, Olympic silver medalist Tsige Duguma and last year’s Diamond Trophy winner Mary Moraa will compete in the 800m at the Diamond League in Eugene on July 5. A year after they were on the podium at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the three will renew their rivalry on the track. British star
Mark English will miss the Nanjing World Athletics Indoor Championships due to illness
Mark English will miss the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, from March 21-23 due to illness. The Irish middle-distance runner won a bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn earlier this month. “Unfortunately I will not be competing at the World Championships in Nanjing. I have been dealing with illness since
Neil Gourley will captain Team Britain at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing
Scottish middle-distance runner Neil Gourley will captain Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing (March 21-23). The 30-year-old athlete will start in the 1,500m. Last week he finished fourth at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, failing to defend his silver from the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Nadia Battocletti chases another European title at the European Road Championships in Belgium
Olympic 10,000m silver medalist Nadia Battocletti (Italy) has confirmed she will be chasing another European title on a different surface within ten months. She won gold medals in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the European Athletics Championships in Rome last June and added European cross-country gold in Antalya in December. The Italian will now try
Indian long-distance runner Archana Jadhav gets a four-year doping ban
Indian long-distance runner Archana Jadhav has been banned from competing for four years after failing a doping test in January. According to the Athletics Federation of India, oxandrolone was found in her sample from a Pune Half-Marathon in December last year. This synthetic anabolic steroid promotes protein production and muscle building in the body. Archana