Category: Sprints News
Ertan Ozkan won the 60m gold at the Beograd Balkan Indoor Championships
Ertan Ozkan won the 60m gold at the Beograd Balkan Indoor Championships. The Turkish athlete won the sprint with 6.63 sec, beating his compatriot Mustafa Kemal Ay by only 0.02 sec. The bronze in the event was for Nikola Karamanolov (Bulgaria), who finished in 6.69 sec. Another Bulgarian sprinter finished fourth – Hristo Iliev, who
Letsile Tebogo will compete in 100m event at the Keqiao Diamond League
The Paris 2024 Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo will compete in the 100m at the second Diamond League event of 2025 in Keqiao, China, on May 3rd. The Botswanan sprinter won five times in the event between July and September last year. In 2025, the 21-year-old Letsile Tebogo will turn his attention to the 100m
Patrizia van der Weken won the 60m gold at the INIT Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe
Patrizia van der Weken continue with her strong performance since the beginning of the 2025 season. The Luxembourg\’s sprinter won the 60m gold at the prestigious INIT Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe, clocking at 7.13 sec. The result was not quite remarkable, but she beat the competition, warming up for the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn,
Patrizia van der Weken and Ronnie Baker were the fastest in the 60m sprints at the Czech Indoor Gala 2025
Patrizia van der Weken and Ronnie Baker were the fastest in the 60m at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold Label’s Czech Indoor Gala in Ostrava. The Luxembourg record holder, who is the world number one for the season with 7.07 sec, won in the Czech Indoor Gala with 7.08 sec. She was just 1
Lamont Marcell Jacobs admitted the problems he has been facing in the US over the past year
Tokyo 2021 Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs has admitted to the struggles he has faced in the past year of training in the US. “Last year in the US was tough for me because I love burgers and fries and everything, so it was really hard to stay focused and just eat at home.
Julien Alfred, Rai Benjamin and Noah Lyles triumphed in the sprint events in Boston
Paris 2024 Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred won the 300m in a new Saint Lucia record of 36.16 sec at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold Label’s in Boston New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Her training partner Dina Asher-Smith took second place in the event in 36.87 sec. In the men’s 300m event of the
Patrizia van der Weken is Luxembourg’s hope for a European medal in the sprint
Patrizia van der Weken is Luxembourg runner and one of the biggest talents of the European athletics. She is Summer World University Games 100m champion in 2021 Chengdu and one of the biggest hope of a honor in sprints. “I didn’t expect to progress so much in such a short period of time”, admits Patrizia
Lieke Klaver and Nadine Visser will compete in Metz
Two of the Netherlands’ athletics stars, Lieke Klaver and Nadine Visser, will compete at the World Athletics Tour Indoor Silver Label’s meeting in Metz on February 8. Lieke Klaver is expected to compete in the 200m and 400m. The world and European indoor 400m silver medalist will face the European 4x400m medley champion Sharlene Mawdsley
Julien Alfred will competed in 300m at Brighton, Massachusetts
Paris 2024 Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred will return to competition in Brighton, Massachusetts, on February 2. This time, however, she will not be competing in one of her signature sprint events, but will instead be competing in the longer 300m. In the event, she will face her training partner Dina Asher-Smith and American athlete
Noah Lyles started 2025 season with 60m win at Florida College Championship
Olympic track and field champion Noah Lyles (USA) clocked 6.62 sec in his first appearance on the track in 2025. He achieved the result during the 60m indoor championships in Gainesville, Florida. Interestingly, Noah Lyles ran the same time in both the heats and the final. It was also Noah Lyles’ first competition since the