Tag: Athletics
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…
Athletics: Julien Alfred stormed to a 100m win – taking Saint Lucia’s first ever Olympic gold
Already when the semi-finals were to be decided, it became dramatic. This when the Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce did not come to the start. Olympics in Paris 2024 Imane…
Sprinter Julien Alfred wins gold in the 100m, Saint Lucia’s first Olympic medal
Sensation on the sprint planet with the coronation of Julien Alfred, Saturday August 3 in the final of the women’s 100m of the 2024 Olympic Games. The Saint Lucian athlete…
USA counts on Noah Lyles to reclaim sprint throne
With his compatriot Sha’Carri Richardson in the women’s category, Noah Lyles is the leader of the American athletics delegation. The sprinter has the ambition of winning four gold medals at…
Naomi Akakpo, sprinter and flag bearer of Togo, had “a crazy experience”
Naomi Akakpo, who competed in the 2024 Olympics in the 100m, broke her personal record on Friday, August 2. Not enough to claim a place in the semi-finals, but the…