Category: Athletics News
Sander Skotheim set a new Norwegian decathlon record to win Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis
Sander Skotheim continued his excellent form in 2025, setting a new Norwegian record and climbing to seventh in the all-time decathlon rankings, winning the event at the 50th anniversary Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis, Austria. Having won gold in the heptathlon at the 2025 Apeldoorn European Athletics Indoor Championships and the 2025 Nanjing World Indoor Championships in
Natalia Bukowiecka faces strong competition at Oslo Diamond League
Olympic bronze medallist Natalia Bukowiecka will lead a star-studded women’s 400m line-up at the Diamond League in Oslo on June 12. The European champion and Olympic bronze medallist will face a classy competitors at the Bislett Games in Oslo. The field includes six of the world’s top 10 and five of the eight finalists from
Kenny Bednarek improved his personal best to win the 100m gold at the Philadelphia Grand Slam
American track and field sprinter Kenny Bednarek improved his personal best to win the 100m gold at the Philadelphia Grand Slam. The athlete finished in 9:86 sec, improving his top result by 0.01 sec, and triumphed in the short sprint group, collecting 24 points. Olympic silver medalist Josh Kerr (Great Britain) edged gold medalist Cole
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone made impressive 100m hurdles debut at the Philadelphia Grand Slam
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone clocked an impressive 11:21 sec to finish second in her first 100m hurdles event at the Philadelphia Grand Slam The four-time Olympic champion and world record holder in the 400m hurdles, accustomed to dominating the event in one lap, was beaten only by Ackera Nugent (Jamaica), who won in 11:11 sec. Ackera Nugent’s
Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem won the javelin throw gold at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships
Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) won the gold medal in the javelin throw at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea. The event was marked by the absence of Indian star Neeraj Chopra. Arshad Nadeem, who stunned the athletics world with his historic throw of 92.97m at the Paris 2024 Olympics, once again showed
Lachlan Kennedy won 100m gold at the Kip Keino Classic with sub-10-second run
The Australian sprinter Lachlan Kennedy smashed the competition in 100m at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi to win the gold with a great run of sub-10-seconds. The silver medallist at the World Indoor Championships won the title defeating young South African athlete Bayanda Walaza with a personal best of 9.98 sec. His achievement was
Gabriela Petrova won the triple jump silver at Tag der Uberflieger in Essen
Bulgarian athlete Gabriela Petrova started the summer season in an excellent way. The European finalist in the triple jump in Apeldoorn 2025 this winter finished second at the international jumping tournament Tag der Uberflieger in Essen (Germany), part of the World Athletics Tour’s Bronze Label. The 32-year-old athlete recorded 14.37m (+0.6 m/sec) for second place.
Amalie Iuel won 400m hurdles at Kip Keino Classic with a new meeting record
Amalie Iuel (Norway) nearly stumbled in the final meters of the women’s 400m hurdles at the Kip Keino Classic, but recovered to win in 54.80 sec, improving her own meeting record by 0.09 sec and winning the gold. She finished comfortably ahead of Kristiina Halonen of Finland (55.32 sec). Eileen Demes (Germany) earned the bronze,
Zakithi Nene won 400m gold at Kip Keino Classic with sub-44-second
Three weeks after leading South Africa to victory in the 4x400m relay at the World Relays, Zakithi Nene achieved another remarkable feat at the Kip Keino Classic. He won the men’s 400m in Nairobi in a season-high world time of 43.74 sec. The race saw six meeting records and two world-leading times for the season.
Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim won the 400m gold at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi
Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim produced a sensational performance to win Qatar’s first gold medal at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea. The 28-year-old sprinter clocked 45.33 sec to win the men’s 400m title, beating Kentaro Sato of Japan (45.50 sec) and Kalinga Hewa Kamurage of Sri Lanka (45.55 sec). Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi