Tag: Athletics
Lavillenie, Tamgho, Martinot-Lagarde… these veterans who said goodbye to the Paris Games
Renaud Lavillenie, Teddy Tamgho and Pascal Martinot-Lagarde have each suffered the harsh law of Olympic selection and will not see the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. After having carried the…
Athletics: Linda Haglund’s SM record from 1979 beaten twice
On August 13, 1979, Linda Haglund won the SC gold in the 200 meters in a time of 23.11 and until now the SC record has remained intact. When Nora…
Athletics: Julia Henriksson with a super time in Uddevalla – the record is blown due to too strong a wind
Julia Henriksson was superior in the ladies’ 100-meter race. She finished with a time of 11.08 – which would be classed as a new record if it weren’t for the…
Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompon-Herah withdraws
Six times medalist at the Olympic Games, including five times gold, Elaine Thompson-Herah will miss the Paris Olympics. The Jamaican, injured in an Achilles tendon, announced her withdrawal on Wednesday…
Athletics: Norwegian European champion Karoline Grövdal’s blunder – misses the Olympics in the 10,000 meters
There are three ways to get to an Olympic 10,000m start in Paris. To go under the time limit of 30.40, via the ranking or via cross-country running. Grövdal has…
Cameroonians denounce the fiasco of the African athletics championships on their soil
The African Athletics Championships which are currently being held in Douala, Cameroon. Since the start of the competitions, events have been punctuated by several controversies with long delays and repeated…
Comet Sha’Carri Richardson heads straight for the 2024 Olympics in Paris
Sha’Carri Richardson made a strong impression on Saturday June 22 during the American athletics selections for the Paris Olympic Games. The sprinter posted the best world performance of the year…
in Douala, the African Athletics Championships already under fire from critics
The African Athletics Championships, which take place from June 21 to 26 in Douala, Cameroon, represent one of the last chances for African athletes to validate their ticket for the…
The memories of Amadou Dia Ba, the only Senegalese Olympic medalist
Douala is the capital of African athletics for a week! The crème de la crème of the continent’s athletes will come and test themselves first and try to secure their…
sprinting runs in Jamaica’s veins
After years in the shadow of rival America, Jamaica has crushed the sprint events at the Olympics since 2008. The result of colossal training work on the island and feats…