Lima, Peru; 27 August, 2024 - Australia's rising sprint stars have opened their account at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Lima with gold, as the Mixed 4x400m relay team secured the nation's first relay victory in 26 years, while Aleksandra Stoilova becomes the first Australian since Sally Pearson to contest the Women's 100m final at the prestigious meet.
Lima, Peru; 29 August, 2024 - Inspired by Olympic champion Nina Kennedy, South Australian pole vaulter Tryphena Hewett has secured Australia’s fourth medal at the 2024 World Athletics Under 20 Championships with a breakthrough bronze as Olympic semi-finalists Torrie Lewis, Peyton Craig and Claudia Hollingsworth bolted to victories in their respective semi-finals.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the world record-holder in the 400m hurdles, is setting her sights on lowering her personal bests in both the 200m and 400m as she prepares to compete at the Brussels Diamond League on September 13-14. This will be McLaughlin-Levrone’s first and only appearance following her Olympic victory,...
Norwegian double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has set his sights on breaking world records in every distance from 1500m up to the marathon. Could another record fall this weekend?
What was once considered an impossible achievement — breaking one of the most revered records on the athletics track — became...
