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Olympic champion Jacobs wins on Rome return

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...

Kenya’s Kwemoi banned for six years for doping

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...

London Marathon winner Munyao in Kenya team for Paris Olympics

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...

Jamaicans sweep 400 crowns, win men’s 4×100 Penn Relays title

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...

Japan’s Sakamoto wins third straight figure skating women’s world title

Montreal (AFP) – Kaori Sakamoto delivered a bravura free skate on Friday to become the first woman in more than 50 years to win three...

Russian, Belarusian athletes not part of Paris Olympics opening ceremony

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...

Japan’s Sakamoto, Uno seek world figure skating ‘three-peats’

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...

World record marathon holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in Kenya road accident

World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a car crash in western Kenya that left a third passenger...

Ailing Chock and Bates claim fifth US ice dance crown

Los Angeles (AFP) – Reigning World Champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates shook off illness to capture a fifth US figure skating ice dance crown...

Glenn nabs women’s title as Malinin dazzles at US Figure Skating Championships

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...

Douglass wins 200m breaststroke in American record at Knoxville Pro Swim

Washington (AFP) – Kate Douglass clocked an American record of 2min 19.30sec to win the women's 200m breaststroke on Saturday as the Pro Swim series...

Hendrickx shines at European figure skating championships

Kaunas (Lithuania) (AFP) – Loena Hendrickx, looking to make up for the heartbreak of 2023, eased into the lead after Thursday's short program at the...

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