Athletics: Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis clears 6.22m to break his own world record

The Olympic champion Duplantis improved his own record of 6.21m that he set in winning the world title outdoors in Oregon last year.

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· Feb 26, 2023 · 10:21 am

Athletics: USA Olympic champion Randolph Ross gets three-year suspension for doping

Ross, a member of the US 4x400m squad which won gold in Tokyo last year, has been suspended for three years for breaking anti-doping rules.

AFP

· Dec 13, 2022 · 09:54 pm

Watch replay: Athletics World C’ships men’s 100m final – Fred Kerley leads the US to a clean sweep

Fred Kerley won gold, Marvin Bracy finished second and Trayvon Bromell took the bronze in a podium sweep for the United States in the men’s 100m sprint event.

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· Jul 17, 2022 · 10:19 am

Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to UK and forced to work as child servant

In a BBC TV documentary, Farah reveals that his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin.

AFP

· Jul 12, 2022 · 09:55 am

Sebastian Coe says athletics could exclude trans athletes, Rugby League issues ban

World Athletics could follow swimming, cycling and Rugby League in banning trans athletes from women’s events.

AFP

· Jun 21, 2022 · 09:53 am

Justin Gatlin interview: ‘I don’t think I was born in the wrong generation’

The five-time Olympic medallist spoke about his longevity in athletics, competing with the greatest, life after sport, the lows of his career and more.

Shahid Judge

· May 14, 2022 · 10:15 am

Watch: Armand Duplantis clears 6.19m to break his own pole vault world record

After easily clearing 5.61m, 5.85m and then 6m, he passed 6.19m at his third attempt.

AFP

· Mar 08, 2022 · 05:34 pm

Tokyo Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge wins race but falls short of breaking his own world record

The 37-year-old Kenyan was just over a minute slower than the world record time he had set at the Berlin Marathon in 2018.

AFP

· Mar 06, 2022 · 10:14 am

Technology in sport: New rules for running shoes after Paris Olympics

The move comes at a time where carbon and foam soles in athletics shoes appears to be improving performances.

AFP

· Dec 24, 2021 · 01:49 pm

'I could have won Tokyo Olympics 100m', says retired Bolt

The first Olympic 100m final since Bolt’s departure was a subdued affair, with Jacobs clocking 9.80sec at a Covid-emptied Tokyo National Stadium.

AFP

· Nov 15, 2021 · 09:19 pm

Athletics: Record-breaking Kenyan distance runner Agnes Tirop found dead with stab wounds

Only last month, she smashed the women-only 10km world record at the Road to Records Event in Germany.

AFP

· Oct 13, 2021 · 10:39 pm

Data check: Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce produce a 100m season for the ages

Jamaican sprint queen Elaine Thompson-Herah led a host of Olympic champions to glory in an action-packed Diamond League final in Zurich on Thursday.

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· Sep 10, 2021 · 11:16 am