February 8, 2025
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Bolt, Gatlin Renew Rivalry

While the eyes of the sporting world were fixed on boxing’s much-touted “fight of the century” in Las Vegas on May 2, the two fastest men on the planet renewed a rivalry on the track. Six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt and American arch-rival Justin Gatlin took to the blue track of the Thomas A. […]
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Radcliffe Reflects on 'Emotional' Run

A tearful Paula Radcliffe admitted emotion almost got better on her London Marathon farewell. The 41-year-old returned to the scene of her finest hour to bring the curtain down on a glorious career on Sunday. The world record holder shouted her thanks to the crowds lining the route and linked hands with a club runner […]
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I’M Fit for Rio 2016 Challenge—Bolt

Usain Bolt, the world record holder in 100 metres and six-time Olympic gold medallist has assured that he will run at the Rio 2016 Olympics and will also run in the Bahamas next month at the IAAF/BTC World Relays. Bolt, who also holds the 200 metres world record, ran only three races last year as […]
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Protect Your Legacy, Mills Tells Bolt

Coach Glen Mills has charged Usain Bolt to protect his legacy, ahead of his three-year swansong, which gets going with a return to Beijing for this year’s IAAF World Championships. Now with six Olympic gold medals, 10 World Championships medals (8 gold), records in the 100m (9.59), 200m (19.19) and the 4x100m (36.84) to his […]
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Farah, Mwangangi Clash in Doha

British double Olympic and world champion Mo Farah will open his Diamond League campaign in Doha on May 15, organisers said. Farah will compete in the 3000 metres in the opening leg of the 14-meet series, marking the 32-year-old’s first appearance in Doha. “I’ve heard so many great things about the track, the crowd and […]
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Farah in New Race Row

Britain’s Mo Farah has become embroiled in a new race row after Spain’s Fabian Roncero said the Olympic star’s new European record does not count. Farah, who was born in Somalia before moving to Britain aged eight, became the first British runner to break the hour-mark when he broke the European record in a time […]
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Rio 2016: Firm stages Talent Hunt in S'East

Ahead of Rio 2016 Olympics, a Lagos-based athlete’s development outfit, “Making of Champions” has begun a two-day talent hunt of young grassroots athletes in the South East of Nigeria. The event, according to the initiator of the programme, Bambo Akani, is aimed at discovering scores of young talented athletes in parts of South East, Nigeria, […]
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Montsho to appeal Doping Ban

Former 400m world champion Amantle Montsho has revealed she will appeal against the two-year ban handed down to her for doping after testing positive at last year’s Commonwealth Games. The 31-year-old from Botswana tested positive for the stimulant methylhexaneamine after the 400m final in Glasgow, where she finished fourth. Her “A” and back-up
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James, Merritt clash in Shanghai

The world’s two leading one-lap runners will go head-to-head for the first time in 2015 at the Shanghai IAAF Diamond League meeting on May 17. World 400m champion LaShawn Merritt and Olympic champion Kirani James will clash at the second meeting on this year’s IAAF Diamond League calendar with important bragging rights to be won […]
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Tavengwa Reveals Secret to Stardom

Zimbabwe’s top female long distance athlete Sharon Tavengwa’s fairytale run began in an unorthodox fashion in Chirumhanzu when she pretended to be a boy for her talent to be recognised. Tavengwa’s chance to be noticed came when one of the boys making up the four by 400 metres U-12 relay team scheduled to compete in […]