Olympic champion Tamirat Tola to defend New York Marathon title
Ethiopian Tamirat Tola will defend his championship at the New York City Marathon in an attempt to become just the second athlete to win both the Olympic title and the…
Keely Hodgkinson aims to break the 800-metre world record of 1983
The 800-metre world record for women has been held for more than 40 years, and Keely Hodgkinson is determined to overcome it. The 22-year-old athlete is inspired to break one…
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico posts the fastest time in all heats at the 100-metre hurdles
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico began her defence of the Olympic 100-metre hurdles championship by setting the quickest time in the heats. American Masai Russell and Nigeria's Tobi Amusan are…
USA’s Cole Hocker pulls off one of the biggest shocks in the Olympics by winning the gold in the 1,500m race
The 1,500-metre race was expected to be a showdown between world champion Josh Kerr and Tokyo Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen. However, Cole Hocker shockingly defeated the two veteran athletes to…
Mondo Duplantis smashes world record in the pole vault for the ninth time
Mondo Duplantis has proven once again that he is one of the best athletes of this generation. The Swedish pole vault star surpassed his own world record with a massive…
Kishane Thompson is a favourite at the men’s 100-metre Olympics
It is well-known in the Olympics community that Kishane Thompson of Jamaica or Noah Lyles of the United States would probably win the men's 100-metre sprint, the main event in…
Julien Alfred defeats Sha’Carri Richardson to win women’s 100m gold
The new Olympic champion in the women's 100-meter race for Paris 2024, Julien Alfred, cried and waved to the cheering spectators as she sprinted across the finish line. The three-time…
Can Femke Bol defeat champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone?
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Femke Bol, two of the greatest talents in the world of athletics, will face off for the first time since 2022 when they meet each other in…
Sounkamba Sylla allowed to participate in Olympic opening ceremony despite hijab ban
French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla, who said she would not be permitted to participate in the Olympic opening ceremony because of her headscarf, will be allowed to take part after all,…
Gabrielle Thomas wins 200m race at the 2024 London Diamond League, now she’s ready for the Olympics
At the London Athletics Meet 2024 Diamond League, world record holder Gabrielle Thomas emerged victorious in the women's 200-metre event. After her victory, the athlete said: “I feel really good.…
Usain Bolt ranked 9th greatest athlete of the 21st century
ESPN recently released a list of the top 100 athletes in the world since 2000. Usain Bolt, the star of track and field, came in ninth place on the list…
Zharnel Hughes is ready to make history at the Paris Olympics
As a rising track and field star athlete, Zharnel Hughes declared that he would rather let his performances at the upcoming Paris Olympics speak for themselves. At the sold-out London…
Track and field champion Shericka Jackson suffers injury as Paris Olympics approach
Shericka Jackson, a renowned Jamaican runner, was dominating a women's 200-metre race in Hungary when she abruptly suffered an injury. The event served as a practice run for the coming…
Marathoner Lawrence Cherono of Kenya to have a seven-year doping ban
Lawrence Cherono, a Kenyan marathon runner, was banned for seven years for breaking anti-doping regulations. Following the four years for testing positive for a prohibited substance, the 35-year-old athlete was…
Faith Kipyegon of Kenya won a world record at the Wanda Diamond League in Paris
In the women's 1500m at the Wanda Diamond League in Paris, Kenyan Faith Kipyegon broke her own world record, providing a perfect boost for the upcoming Paris Olympics. With a…
Jacques Freitag, a former high jump world champion, has been confirmed dead in South Africa
After going missing last month, South African police have confirmed that the body of former Olympian and world high jump champion Jacques Freitag has been located and that a murder…