Category: Running News
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden aiming to break Florence Griffith Joyner’s world records
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden has officially confirmed her status as one of the world’s top rising talents and is now aiming to break Florence Griffith Joyner’s world records. The Olympic 100m bronze medalist recently became only the second woman since Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to win three gold medals at a single world championships. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden achieved this feat
Faith Kipyegon won her fourth world title in 1,500m
Faith Kipyegon continues to make history. The Kenyan runner won her fourth world title in the 1,500m outdoors after winning the final in Tokyo in 3:52.15 min. This is the second result in the history of the planetary outdoor championships. Her compatriot Dorcus Ewoi fought for the silver medal at the last moment, finishing in
George Beamish won men’s 3,000m steeplechase world title
New Zealand’s athlete George Beamish produced one of the surprises of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He brought Oceania its first world title in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase, finishing first in 8:33.88 min. George Beamish overtook the big star Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco), who this time had to settle for silver in 8:33.95 min.
Olympics champion Cole Hocker was disqualified from the 1,500m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
Cole Hocker has been disqualified from the 1,500m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after the Olympic champion was penalized for illegally pushing Robert Farken of Germany during the semi-finals earlier today. Cole Hocker, who triumphed over Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the much-anticipated 1,500m final at the Paris Olympics last year,
Julien Alfred withdrew from the 200m final in Tokyo due to injury
Olympics 100m champion Julien Alfred (Santa Lucia) has withdrawn from the 200m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo due to a thigh injury. The 24-year-old athlete, who won a silver medal in the 200m at the Paris 2024 Olympics, won bronze in the 100m at the championships in Tokyo yesterday, but after the
Jimmy Gressier won the 10,000m gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
Jimmy Gressier (France) won the 10,000m gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The French athlete triumphed with the title after a thrilling final. At brutal and wet conditions, Jimmy Gressier edged out Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha in a final sprint to become the first Frenchman to win a world medal in the event.
Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000m gold and Ryan Crouser defended his shot put world title in Tokyo
Olympic champion and world record holder Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000m gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, her first world championship title. The Kenyan athlete was fastest in the distance with a time of 30:37.61 min, more than half a second ahead of Italy’s Nadia Battocletti, while Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay took bronze. Beatrice
American sprints talent Erriyon Knighton was banned for 4 years for doping
American track and field athlete Erriyon Knighton has been banned from competing for four years for testing positive for a banned substance, ruling the 21-year-old sprinter out of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said its judges had upheld independent appeals from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and athletics
Keely Hodgkinson: Jarmila Kratochvílova’s 800m world record will soon be beaten
Keely Hodgkinson has expressed full confidence that one of the oldest world records in athletics – the women’s 800m – will be broken soon. The 23-year-old British athlete, who is an Olympic champion in the event, is preparing in Tokyo for the world championships starting in a few days. According to her, the Czech Jarmila
World 1,500m silver medalist Diribe Welteji might be banned from competing in Tokyo
Ethiopian middle-distance runner Diribe Welteji could be banned from the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) requested her provisional suspension while a doping case is heard. The 23-year-old athlete, who won silver in the 1,500m at the last World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary two years ago, was acquitted of