Athletics

Sha’Carri Richardson dominated the world 100m championship in Budapest, setting a blazing pace that left Dina Asher-Smith trailing in eighth place. The American sensation, Richardson, shattered the World Championships record with a remarkable time of 10.65 seconds, securing her victory ahead of Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. In stark contrast, Dina Asher-Smith faltered, clocking a …

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As the 2022 track season ends, we have witnessed some great performances across multiple disciplines. One of those that stands out is women’s 100 metre sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s dominant year. The finale of the Diamond League in Zurich saw Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce close her season with another sub-10.7 seconds time in the 100 metre, securing her …

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Kenyan police announced that they had arrested the husband of distance runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time World Championship bronze medallist who was found dead at her home. The country’s track federation announced she had died on Wednesday. She was 25. Athletics Kenya said the country had “lost a jewel”, while World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said: …

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Roger Bannister – The Four Minute Mile The four-minute mile was an elusive ambition in the field of athletics.  It had been a target for many years but has never been recorded formally.  Then one day in 1954 a young man by the name of Roger Bannister was the first person to cross this important …

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A History of British Sprinting: Jason Gardener and Darren Campbell The first part of this series focused on two Olympic gold medalists Linford Linford Christie and Allan Wells, the two men that can claim to the best ever sprinters in British history. The second part of this series will focus on two more recent British …

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Stockholm, Sweden hosted a Diamond League meet on Sunday, August 23. Multiple new records were set at this meet, a testament to the training athletes around the world have been putting in amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The men’s and women’s pole vault events kicked off the day. In the men’s event, Armand Duplantis of Sweden …

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A History of British Sprinting: Linford Christie and Allan Wells Although Americans, Jamaicans and Canadians have generally dominated the sprinting game through history, there have been countries which have challenged this pattern throughout the years of modern competitive sprinting. The United Kingdom is one of the few countries that have managed to make an impact …

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The Dark Horse and The Muscle Man  The dark horse of British sprinting, Dwain Chambers, 36, once again shocked the nation in the recent British Championships to secure a spot at the European Championships in Switzerland. Muscle bound sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, 25, also secured his spot in Switzerland, with the hope of making more of an …

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A History of British Sprinting: Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis The last article in this series was about Darren Campbell and Jason Gardener, two athletes who have been successful in recent years and made sure that sprinting in Britain was kept alive post the Christie era. The famous 2004 Olympic gold medal in the 4x100m …

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A History Of British Sprinting: Dwain Chambers and Christian Malcolm In this part of the A History of British Sprinting series, we will be looking at Dwain Chambers and Christian Malcolm. These two sprinters have been very successful in what has been a period with plenty of good British sprinters but no great British sprinters. Dwain Chambers Arguably, …

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