Category: Athletic
Rome (AFP) – Marcell Jacobs on Saturday won his first 100 metres race in Europe this year in the build-up to his Olympic title defence in Paris. Marcell Jacobs won double gold at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago © Andreas SOLARO…
Paris (AFP) – Kenyan long-distance runner Rodgers Kwemoi, a world junior 10,000m champion, was on Friday banned for six years for repeated athlete biological passport (ABP) violations. Kenya’s Rodgers Kwemoi (C) competes in the men’s 10,000m final during the 2022 World…
Nairobi (AFP) – Alexander Mutiso Munyao, the surprise winner of this year’s London Marathon, was rewarded for his victory on Wednesday by being named in the Kenyan marathon team for this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Alexander Mutiso Munyao won his…
Washington (AFP) – Karayme Bartley and Leah Anderson gave Jamaica a sweep of 400-meter titles on Saturday as global talent spread out the victories at the 128th Penn Relays. American Vashti Cunningham won the women’s high jump title at the 128th…
Montreal (AFP) – Kaori Sakamoto delivered a bravura free skate on Friday to become the first woman in more than 50 years to win three straight titles at the Figure Skating World Championships, vaulting from fourth after the short programme. Kaori…
Lausanne (AFP) – Olympic chiefs announced Tuesday that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer’s Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. The Olympic rings are seen outside the headquarters…
Montreal (AFP) – Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto and Shoma Uno each will seek their third consecutive world crowns at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, which begin Wednesday in Montreal. Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto will try to capture her third consecutive women’s world…
World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a car crash in western Kenya that left a third passenger injured, police said Sunday. Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates his Chicago Marathon world record victory in…
Los Angeles (AFP) – Reigning World Champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates shook off illness to capture a fifth US figure skating ice dance crown Saturday, continuing an undefeated season aimed at a world title repeat. Flu-like symptoms for both skaters…
Washington (AFP) – Amber Glenn grabbed women’s gold as Isabeau Levito faltered on Friday at the US Figure Skating Championships, where Ilia Malinin dazzled in the men’s short program. Glenn, second behind defending champion Levito after the short program, landed a…
