33 articles tagged "olympics-athletics"
Eliud Kipchoge says he has "fulfilled" his legacy after the Kenyan became the first athlete since 1980 to retain an Olympic marathon title at Tokyo 2020. Kipchoge, only the third person to win successive Olympic ma
Allyson Felix has overtaken Carl Lewis as the most decorated American track and field athlete after helping Team USA to Olympic gold in the 4x400m relay. BBC News reports the 35-year-old had already become the most
The Netherlands' Sifan Hassan won the 10,000m to seal her second gold and third medal of the Tokyo Olympics. The 28-year-old, who had been seeking an unprecedented golden treble, had missed out on that feat when sh
India has claimed their first-ever Olympic gold in athletics as Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin at Tokyo 2020. The 2018 Commonwealth Games champion who is only 23-years-old registered a best throw of 87.58m to
Canadian Damian Warner has won Olympic gold in the decathlon. He won with an Olympic record-setting 9,018 points. Kevin Mayer of France, who holds the current world decathlon record, took the silver with 8,726
Faith Kipyegon of Kenya has defended her Olympic title in the women’s 1,500 metres. 27-year-old Kipyegon ran the race in an Olympic record time of 3:53.11. She becomes only the third athlete to retain an Oly
American Allyson Felix has become the most decorated female track and field athlete of all time by taking the 400 metres bronze for her 10th Olympic medal. Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas won the gold medal, wit
Jamaica has won the women's 4x100m relay for the first time since 2004. The Jamaican team won the race in 41.02 seconds for the second-fastest time in history behind the United States' world record of 40.82 at the
Italy has won the men’s 4x100-metres relay to give Marcell Jacobs his second gold medal at Tokyo 2020. Jacobs who won the men’s 100-metres was part of the team that won the sprint relay. The Italians edged
Steven Gardiner has won Olympic 400m gold to secure the Bahamas' first medal of the Tokyo 2020 Games. Gardiner who is the current 400m world champion crossed the line in 43.85 seconds. Colombia's Anthony Zambr
Uganda's Peruth Chemutai has won the 3,000m steeplechase gold as Kenyan world champion and world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech finished seventh. Chepkoech had complained after Sunday's heats that she was suffer
Emmanuel Korir led home countryman Ferguson Rotich to complete a Kenyan one-two in the 800m final. Korir, who finished sixth in the 400m final at Doha 2019, showed his finishing speed as he made a decisive break f
Canada's Andre de Grasse has won his first gold and fifth Olympic medal overall as he beat the world champion, Noah Lyles, in the final 50 metres of the 200m final. The 26-year-old, who took bronze in the 100m fin
The USA's Sydney McLaughlin has smashed her own world record with a sensational run as she took Olympic gold in the women's 400m hurdles at the Tokyo Games. McLaughlin who is only 21 powered down the home straight
100 metres bronze medalist Adre De Grasse is aiming to collect his second Tokyo Olympic medal in the 200 metres final after clocking the fastest time from the semi-final. The Canadian sprinter clocked 19.73 second
Norway's Karsten Warholm ran a stunning men's 400m hurdles race to demolish his previous world record and take gold at Tokyo 2020. Warholm who is 25-years-old finished in 45.94 seconds to slash more than seven-tent
Elaine Thompson-Herah has confirmed her place among the greatest sprinters of the world as she has secured a women's 100m-200m double at Tokyo 2020. The 29-year-old Jamaican surged home in 21.53 seconds to back up
Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah is on course to complete a sprint double after equalling her personal best to qualify for the women's 200 metres final. The 100 metres champion clocked 21.66 seconds to lead the quali
Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim has added Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men's high jump in Tokyo -and persuaded organisers to let him share it with his friend and rival, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi. Both B
Peter Bol has qualified for the men's 800 metres final in Tokyo, becoming the first Australian to achieve the feat since Ralph Doubell won gold at the 1968 Olympics. Bol set an Australian and Oceania record with a
