Elena Burkard won a double gold at the German Cross-Country Championship
German runner Elena Burkard sealed her gold double by winning the women’s national long distance title on the second day of the German cross-country championships in Darmstadt. The 33-year-old athlete, who also triumphed in the middle distance (3.8km) on Saturday, proved she is in excellent form two weeks ahead of the European Cross Country Championships
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
Ferdinand Omanyala commented on his difficult 2025 season
Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Ferdinand Omanyala commented on his difficult 2025 season, revealing the challenges he has kept a secret until now. He spoke about the extent of the injury he has suffered this season and explained why he had no intention of going public with it. Africa’s fastest man has endured a difficult 2025
Finnish pole vaulter Elina Lampela
Elina Lampela is an track and field athlete from Finland specializing in the pole vault. She has represented Finland in several significant championships, including the Olympic Games in 2020 and 2024. At both the 2024 European Athletics Championships and the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships, she achieved a fourth-place finish. She is a five-time national
New Zealand pole vaulter Eliza McCartney
Eliza McCartney is a track and field athlete from New Zealand who specializes in the pole vault. She secured a bronze medal in this discipline at the Rio 2016 Olympics, as well as the silver at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow 2024. Currently, she holds the New Zealand and Oceania record with a height
French pole vaulter Marie-Julie Bonnin
Marie-Julie Bonnin is a French pole vault athlete, who is World Indoor champion from Nanjing 2025 and European Indoor bronze medalist from Apeldoorn 2025. She also has a gold from Chorzow Diamond League and is European U23 champion. Her personal best in the pole vault is 4.75m, which is also a national record. Marie-Julie Bonnin
Mattia Furlani won the long jump title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
Mattia Furlani won the long jump title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, repeating his success after triumphing with the indoor title in Nanjing this winter. The Italian athlete improved his personal best and with 8.39m (+0.2 m/sec) won his first world outdoors title. The silver went to Tajay Gayle (Jamaica) with 8.34m (-0.1
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
Cordell Tinch won the world’s 110m hurdles gold in Tokyo
The winner of the 2025 Diamond League, Cordell Tinch, also won the world title in the 110m hurdles. The American athlete left the planetary gold in the USA after winning the final run in Tokyo with 12.99 sec (-0.3 m/s). Two Jamaican hurdlers completed the podium. Orlando Bennett recorded a personal best of 13.08 sec
Hamish Kerr won the high jump gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
Paris 2024 Olympic high jump champion Hamish Kerr added a world outdoor gold to his collection of medals. The New Zealander won an extremely interesting competition with a new world best result for the season of 236cm. Hamish Kerr was the only one to clear this height, and he did it on his first attempt.