Category: Sprints News
Marileidy Paulino and Hagos Gebrhiwet joins the list of stars to compete at Lausanne Diamond League
Olympic 400m champion Marileidy Paulino and Ethiopian long-distance star Hagos Gebrhiwet are among the latest global stars to join a world-class Lausanne Diamond League on August 20. Marileidy Paulino and Hagos Gebrhiwet join the super-stars Noah Lyles, Kishane Thompson and Shericka Jackson. Marileidy Paulino is the reigning Olympic, world and Diamond League 400m champion and
Australian sprinter Gout Gout is threatened by new young talents
Australian sprinter Gout Gout, inspired by Usain Bolt, may soon face his toughest competition yet. Two teenagers are emerging on the world athletics stage, threatening his status as Usain Bolt’s successor. The 17-year-old Australian has been heralded as the next big sprint star, breaking records from a young age and drawing comparisons to the Jamaican
Ander Garair won the 100m title at the Tampere European Athletics U20 Championships
Spanish sprinter Ander Garair won the 100m title at the Tampere European Athletics U20 Championships. He clocked 10.40 sec (-0.7 m/s) for first place. The battle for the other two places on the podium was so fierce that two athletes finished in second place with exactly the same times. Dutch athlete Jozuah Revierre and Britain’s
Kelly Doualla won 100m gold at the Tampere European Athletics U20 Championships
Italian athlete Kelly Doualla won the European Under-20 100m title in a landslide at the Tampere European Athletics U20 Championships. The 15-year-old athletics talent, who is of Cameroonian parents and was born in Italy, clocked 11.22 sec (-0.1 m/s) to win the gold medal. Mabel Akande (Great Britain) took silver in 11.41 sec, while Ukraine’s
Noah Lyles wins 200m sprint at USA Athletics Championships with season’s top result
Noah Lyles edged past Kenny Bednarek to win the hotly contested 200m sprint in the world’s fastest time of the year at the USA Athletics Championships, turning to glare at Kenny Bednarek as the pair crossed the finish line. Noah Lyles, a three-time world champion in the event, was trailing after the turn but accelerated
Letsile Tebogo revealed what went wrong in the men’s 100m at the London Diamond League
Letsile Tebogo has hinted at what may have affected his performance at the London Diamond League, vowing to come back stronger. Tebogo has revealed what went wrong in the men’s 100m at the London Diamond League. The reigning Olympic 200m champion entered the race hoping to make a mark but failed to impress, finishing seventh
Steven Gardiner returned to wins but still is far from his best
After a series of poor performances and races where he didn’t finish, Steven Gardiner seemed to be back on track, winning the 400m in Landover, Maryland, over the weekend. The Olympic and world champion in the event clocked a modest 45.68 sec to comfortably win the race. American Jarrett Gentles was second in 46.33 sec,
Rosemary Chukwuma clocked 10.90 sec in 100m at Ed Murphey Classic in Memphis
Nigerian sprinter Rosemary Chukwuma continued her strong form with a time of 10.90 sec (+3.7 m/s) to finish second in the women’s 100m at the Ed Murphey Classic in Memphis, Tennessee. Chukwuma was edged out by American sprinter Mckenzie Long, who won in 10.88 sec, while Leah Bertrand of Trinidad and Tobago finished third in
Quincy Wilson has broken his own 400m U18 record and set a season’s best
American talent Quincy Wilson has broken his own 400m record, clocking a world-best 44.10 sec in a race in Memphis. The 17-year-old Quincy Wilson had held the world record for the Under-18 event since last year. After running 44.20 sec a year ago, he improved his mark by 10-hundredths of a second, beating compatriot Bryce
Noah Lyles won the men’s 200m event at the Monaco Diamond League
American sprinter Noah Lyles won the men’s 200m event at the Monaco Diamond League, clocking at 19.88 sec. This was his first appearance in the event in nearly a year. Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana was second (19.97 sec), and Makanakaishe Charamba of Zimbabwe was third (19.99 sec). In women’s 100m sprint, Julien Alfred