Tag: meters
Athletics: Andreas Almgren clears the 10,000 meters at the Olympics: “A broken tibia”
Andreas Almgren was previously entered in both the 10,000 meters and 5,000 meters at the Olympics in Paris. Now he is ironing out the 10,000 meters and at a press…
Season’s top time for Kishane Thompson in 100 meters | Sports in a nutshell
Kishane Thompson won Jamaica’s Olympic qualifier with a time of 9.77. Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson moved to the top of the world statistics in the 100 meters on Friday, when…
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…
Leonie Tenzer with her record 1500 meters freestyle seventh in the EC final | Sports in a nutshell
Diver Lauren Hallaselkä finished eighth in the EC final. Leonie Tenzer swam her record in the 1500m freestyle final and finished seventh. 21.6. 20:07•Updated 21.6. 21:28 Swimmer Fanny Teijonsalo side’s…
Athletics: New Swedish record in 800 meters by Andreas Kramer – struck in Poland
It was in Polish Bydgoszcz, at the Irena Szweinska Memorial, that Andreas Kramer hit a new top time. The Swede won an 800-meter race in 1.44.08. It is a new…
Athletics: Elaine Thompson-Herah does not defend the Olympic gold in the 200 meters
Elaine Thompson-Herah limped after finishing a 100m race in New York last week, raising questions over the five-time Olympic gold medallist. And now it is clear that she will not…
Athletics: Emmanuel Wanyonyi struck with super time in 800 meters – third fastest ever
Since David Rudisha broke the 800m world record with 1:40.91 at the 2012 Olympics, no other runner has been under 1:42.00. Until today. Olympics in Paris 2024 World best by…
Femke Bol wins gold with women’s relay in the 4×400 meters
The Dutch team won the world title in Budapest last year and is also world indoor champion this year. With their time of 3.22.39, they won a third gold medal…
Athletics: Andreas Almgren was fourth in the 10,000 meters in the EC athletics
Andreas Almgren has shown brilliant form throughout the year, and before tonight’s EC race had broken the Swedish record no less than six times. One of the records was broken…
Defending defender Bol to European Championship final 400 meters hurdles: ‘Consciously withheld’
“It’s a good track with wide bends and I’ve seen a lot of personal bests being run, so the conditions are right,” Bol said after her race in the semi-finals,…