Tag: Athletics
Athletics: Longest discus throw in 35 years by Cuba’s Yaime Perez
See the throw in the player above. During the American throwing series Oklahoma Throwing Tour last night the former world champion from 2019 hit the ninth longest throw of all…
Athletics’ Olympic decision is stirring – the Finnish boss responds to criticism and opens up the reasons for the historic change | Sport
The international athletics federation World Athletics (WA) said on Wednesday that it will be the first sports federation to start distributing prize money at the Olympics. In athletics at the…
The color of the Olympic athletics track is astonishing and the reason is even more
The Stade de France, which hosts the athletics events for the Olympic Games, is receiving a major facelift… with some unusual color. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games begin in a…
International Athletics Federation to reward gold medalists for the first time
World Athletics, the International Athletics Federation, announced this Wednesday April 10 that it would become the first sports federation to reward gold medalists, by paying $50,000 (46,000 euros) to all…
Athletics: Jekaterina Poistogova-Guliyev Loses Olympic silver twelve years later
This after Russian anti-doping authorities suspended her for four years after retesting doping samples. The 33-year-old, who then competed for Russia but who later switched to Turkey, has had all…
Ethiopian double and two surprises
Two victories for two surprises: despite their little experience over this distance, Mulugeta Uma among the men and Mestawut Fikir among the women signed an Ethiopian double at the Paris…
Athletics: Monster throw by Mykolas Alekna – Daniel Ståhl’s competitor
See the record throw in the player above. Alekna had previously thrown 71.00 as the longest. That throw came last year at the same competition in Berkeley, California. Swedish discus…
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Paris Marathon and Paris-Roubaix: racing, on foot or by bike, is in the spotlight this Sunday in France! We will return to these two events thanks to the talent of…
Blind, Patrick sees the big picture with his friends during the Paris marathon
The 47th edition of the Paris marathon takes place in the streets of the French capital this Sunday, April 7, 2024. More than 50,000 amateur runners will set off, with…
Did the planned change to the long jump and triple jump upset the athletics people for nothing? | Sport
The athletics people who swear by tradition got on their back legs in February when the CEO of the International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics (WA) Jon Ridgeon told…