At the beginning of the season, Farkas, 19, was aiming for success in the decathlon—his specialty event where he holds the Croatian U20 record with 7,300 points. But things took an unexpected turn during a training session in Budapest in mid-July. While warming up for the long jump, Farkas over-rotated and landed awkwardly in a sand pit that hadn't been properly raked. His left shoulder hit a raised mound, causing it to dislocate.
Rebecca Cheptegei, a Ugandan Olympic marathoner, was brutally attacked by her ex-boyfriend, who has since died from the injuries he sustained during the incident, a Kenyan hospital official confirmed.
Alvaro Martin, the highly accomplished Spanish race walker, has officially retired at the age of 30, following an illustrious career that saw him claim Olympic, European, and world titles. The announcement comes after his standout performances at the 2024 Paris Olympics, marking the end of a storied journey in athletics.
Marco Arop set a new Canadian standard on Sunday by winning the men’s 1,000-metre race at the World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Zagreb, Croatia. The 25-year-old completed the race in 2 minutes 13.13 seconds, surpassing his previous national record of 2:14.35, set in August 2022 at the Monaco Diamond League.
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, Scotsman Josh Kerr of the Brooks Beasts Track Club set a new standard in American road racing. Kerr, the Olympic 1500m silver medalist, claimed victory at the 43rd New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile with an impressive time of 3:44.3, breaking Sydney Maree’s long-standing record from 1981 of 3:47.52.
In the 1500 meters at the Zurich Diamond League, Nuguse caught up to Ingebrigtsen with 150 meters remaining and surged past him in the final stretch, winning in a time of 3:29.21. Ingebrigtsen followed closely, finishing second in 3:29.52, with Cole Hocker rounding out the top three at 3:30.46.
On the eve of the big Weltklasse Wanda Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Wednesday night (4), there could only be one winner of the highlight 100m head-to-head when the starting gun fired following all of the pre-race drama in front of the crowded Letzigrund Stadion grandstand.
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Rebecca Cheptegei, an Olympic marathon runner from Uganda, is in a life-threatening condition after a brutal attack by her boyfriend, who allegedly set her on fire by pouring petrol over her.
Kenyan middle-distance runner Mary Moraa delivered a stellar performance at the ISTAF in Berlin, breaking the world record in the 600 meters. Competing in front of 40,500 spectators at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, Moraa clocked a stunning time of 1:21.63, surpassing the previous best by 14 hundredths of a second.
Parvej Khan, a rising star in middle-distance running who recently gained attention for his performances in American collegiate athletics, has tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO), a banned substance. The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has placed Khan under provisional suspension, effective August 28.
