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DEFolorunso and Ivanov the day 3 standouts at World University Games
Victories by Italy's Ayomide Folorunso in the women's 400m hurdles and Bulgaria's Tihomir Ivanov in the men's high jump were the key highlights on day three at the World University Games in Naples on Wednesday (10).
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Season heats up as world's finest converge in Monaco - IAAF Diamond League
Whenever you come to the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco you can bet on something good happening – it’s just a case of judging where to put your chips. As the wheel spins again here at the Herculis EBS meeting on Friday (12) night, there are several numbers that look particularly likely to come up – with rich possibilities.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Manyonga and Echevarria headline London long jump field
World champion Luvo Manyonga of South Africa and Juan Miguel Echevarría of Cuba, the 2018 world indoor champion, will head the field in the men's long jump at the Müller Anniversary Games, the tenth stop of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League, in London on 20 July.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Advice to my younger self: Omar McLeod
World and Olympic 110m hurdles champion Omar McLeod has been at the top of the pile for some time. However, life at the elite end has not always been straightforward for the Jamaican superstar. Here he offers an interesting twist on our regular Advice To My Younger Self series.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Record-breaking throw from Bukowiecki at World University Games
Poland’s Konrad Bukowiecki kick-started the athletics programme at the World University Games in Naples, winning the shot put with a games record of 21.54m.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Barber and Röhler in the spotlight in Lucerne
Kelsey-Lee Barber and Thomas Röhler both clinched javelin victories with the final throws of their competitions at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meeting in Lucerne on Tuesday (9).
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Taylor, Coleman and Miller-Uibo shine in Szekesfehervar
It may have been aided by a strong following wind, but world and Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor produced one of the longest leaps of his career to win at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar on Tuesday (9).
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
IAAF Inside Athletics – Juan Miguel Echevarria: ‘I want to give people the best show ever’
In the latest episode of IAAF Inside Athletics, world indoor long jump champion Juan Miguel Echevarria explains how he is working on every aspect of his performance in a bid to break the world record and put on a great show for fans of the sport.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Air quality at the heart of Herculis in Stade Louis II
Organisers of 2019 Herculis EBS IAAF Diamond League meeting on Friday (12) are aiming to not only host another spectacular edition but also, for the first time in athletics history, to produce an event where the stadium’s air quality will be take centre stage.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Lyles and Morris record a ‘Souvenir’ for Zurich – IAAF Diamond League
Weltklasse organisers arranged for Olympic pole vault silver medallist Sandi Morris and two-time Diamond League 200m champion Noah Lyles to team up with Swiss band Baba Shrimps to record a track ahead of the IAAF Diamond League finals in two months’ time.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Williams leads Jamaican charge at NACAC U18 Championships
Jamaica’s world U20 champion Briana Williams provided the highlight of the NACAC U18 Championships in Queretero, which concluded on Sunday (7).
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Marshall and Colebrook lead record-breaking sprints at NACAC U23 Championships in Queretaro
USA’s Tonea Marshall and Samson Colebrooke of The Bahamas led a superb weekend of sprinting in Queretaro at the 10th North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NACAC) U23 Championships, which concluded on Sunday (7).
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Soufiane Bouchikhi eindigt als vierde op European Cup in Londen, maar blijft ver boven WK-limiet
Soufiane Bouchikhi is er zondag in Londen niet in geslaagd zich te plaatsen voor de 10.000 meter op het WK atletiek in Doha. Op de European Cup viel de Belgische veldloopkampioen net naast het podium met een chrono van 28:04.09, ver onder het WK-minimum (27:40.00).
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Twell and Crippa take European 10,000m Cup titles
Britain’s Steph Twell overhauled European champion Lonah Chemtai Salpeter to win the European 10,000m Cup in London on Saturday (6) while Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa timed his finish well to win the men’s race.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Shitara smashes Australian all-comers’ marathon record on Gold Coast
Japan’s Yuta Shitara slashed almost a full minute off the Australian all-comers’ record when he won a thrilling three-man battle over the closing 2.195 kilometres at the Gold Coast Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label road race, on Sunday (7).
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Sykora leads Czech 1-2 in Ribeira Brava, Rosenberg in pole position overnight in Lutsk
The first league of the European Combined Events Team Championships in Ribeira Brava concluded on Saturday (6) with the Czech Republic dominating, while the super league kicked off in Lutsk where Estonia’s Kristjan Rosenberg and Ukraine’s Daryna Sloboda lead overnight.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Field for London's Emsley Carr mile announced - IAAF Diamond League
World indoor 1500m record holder Samuel Tefera is among the headliners announced fo the Emsley Carr Mile at the Muller Anniversary Games, the 10th stop of the 2019 IAAF Diamond League, on 20-21 July.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Kamworor to headline Copenhagen half
Three-time world half marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor will headline the Copenhagen Half Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label road race, on 15 September.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Lyles and Cheruiyot lead meeting record rampage in Lausanne – IAAF Diamond League
By the time Noah Lyles took to his blocks for the 200m at Lausanne’s Athletissima on Friday (5), three meeting records had already been broken at the eighth IAAF Diamond League fixture of 2019.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
Lisek tops six metres in Lausanne – IAAF Diamond League
Polish pole vaulter Piotr Lisek climbed to a share of the 10th spot on the world all-time list at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Friday (5), smashing the Athletissima meeting record with a lifetime best of 6.01m.
Categorieën: Atletieknieuws
