Tag: Athletics
Athletics: Armand Duplantis after Olympic gold and world record: “Will party so damn much”
Armand Duplantis took a new Olympic gold tonight, and improved the world record. When he arrived at the SVT Sports interview microphone almost two hours later, he was tired but…
Athletics: Dramatic 5,000m decider: Faith Kipyegon dished out – but regained Olympic silver on appeal
Faith Kipyegon is the reigning world champion at 5,000 meters, and had hoped to take her first Olympic gold at the distance, after two previous golds at 1,500 meters. That…
What is the pole vault made of in athletics and is its size regulated?
A flagship discipline in athletics where many French people have shone in history, such as Renaud Lavillenie or Jean Galfione, pole vaulting contains special equipment whose poles are carefully regulated.…
Athletics: SVT Sports expert Alhaji Jeng pays tribute to Armand Duplantis after the new world record: “Incredibly fascinating”
Armand Duplantis was the biggest favorite throughout the Olympics. And he did not disappoint. Olympics in Paris 2024 Duplanti’s crazy achievements – see the triumphs here Sam Kendrick’s bloody pictures…
Untouchable Duplantis keeps gold and breaks pole vault world record again
As expected, Armand Duplantis left no chance to the other pole vault finalists on Monday, August 5 at the 2024 Olympic Games. Far too strong, the Swede, who has been…
Kenyan Beatrice Chebet wins Olympic 5000m, Sifan Hassan takes silver
Kenyan 10,000m world record holder Beatrice Chebet was crowned 5,000m Olympic champion on Monday evening in 14 min 28 sec 56 ahead of Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan, at the end of…
Athletics: Victims of the war remembered in the Ukrainian celebration: “They will never compete”
Ukraine went from three medals to six in Paris in a matter of hours on Sunday night. The three medalists celebrated together inside the packed Stade de France, 76,500 spectators.…
In Finnish athletics, a rare record-breaking day at the Olympics – the last similar one was 40 years ago | Olympics
Two Finnish records on the same day is a rare treat for Finnish athletics at the Olympics. 4.8. 21:38•Updated 4.8. 22:06 Paris Olympics on channels 26.7.–11.8. Go to the competition…
Mission accomplished for American Noah Lyles, new king of the 100m
He had set himself the main goal of bringing the Olympic 100m title back to the United States, who had been chasing it for 20 years. And Noah Lyles achieved…
Athletics: Noah Lyles won Olympic gold in the 100 meters – by five thousandths of a margin
The American Noah Lyles has been one of the world’s best sprinters in recent years, with, among other things, double Olympic gold in both 100 and 200 meters. But his…