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☆ The Paris Olympics wanted a fast track and it got one – this is how it was made
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Liam Tharme | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

There were two requirements for the Stade de France track for the 2024 Paris Olympics: make it purple and make it fast. But Paris was fast: seven Olympic records and three track and field world records were set at the Games. Thirteen men ran under Kenenisa Bekele’s 10,000m Olympic record (Michael Steele/Getty Images)Four men broke Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s 1500m Olympic record from Tokyo, including Ingebrigtsen, only for him to not medal. Washing the Olympic track in Tokyo in 2021 (Antonin Thullier/AFP via Getty Images)One myth Stroppiana is keen to bust is track hardness. And since then we haven’t been able to change that point of view.”How hard is the Paris track?

Persons: Joshua Cheptegei 10000m, Cole, Arshad Nadeem Javelin, Sydney McLaughlin, Marileidy Paulino, Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, Michael Steele, Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s, Noah Lyles ’, Richard Heathcote, Maurizio Stroppiana, Mondo, ”, Stroppiana, Antonin Thullier, “, haven’t, Patrick Smith, ’, Denis, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, Nathan Laine Organizations: Stade de France, Joshua Cheptegei 10000m Uganda, Bahrain, Dominican, Kenya, Kipyegon, Getty, Mexico City, Paris, Getty Images, University of Milan, Olympic, Stade, Adidas, Nike, Asics, Puma, Bloomberg Locations: Rio de Janeiro, Paris, London, Rio, Tokyo, Sweden, Seville, Italian, Moscow, Mexico, Barcelona, Mexico City, AFP, Atlanta, Los Angeles, USA, Brisbane, Australia, Before Tokyo

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Track and field picks up, while Léon Marchand returns to the pool
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Team events continue, with men’s soccer beginning its quarterfinals. Canada is one of a handful of countries that could challenge the U.S., the reigning Olympic gold medalist in men’s basketball. GO DEEPER Argentina to play France in Olympic men's football quarter-finalsThursday highlightStop what you’re doing right NOW and watch Simone Biles on floor! It marked Biles’ sixth Olympic gold — the most of any U.S. gymnast. Brazil’s Rebecca Andrade claimed silver and the United States’ Suni Lee, who won Olympic gold in the event at the Tokyo Games, took bronze.

Persons: Celine Dion, —, Brian Pintado, Yang Jiayu, Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, Cheptegei, Jacob Kiplimo, Gudaf, Nia Akins, Allie Wilson, Juliette Whittaker, Athing Mu, Marchand, Smith, Regan Smith, Kaylee McKeown, Léon Marchand, RJ Barrett, it’s, Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Alexandre Lacazette, Jean, Philippe Mateta, Julian Alvarez, Nicolás, Simone Biles Organizations: Olympics, Stade de France, NBC, La Defense, Frenchman, Spain, Getty, Toronto Raptors, Olympic, Australia, Games, Saint, Argentina –, Telemundo, Argentina, France Locations: Paris, Tokyo, Ethiopia, France, Canada, men’s, Sydney, basketball, Spain, Montigny, Morocco, Argentina, Argentina – France, United States, The U.S, Olympic

☆ Kipyegon sets women's 1,500m world record, Kerly wins 100m in Florence
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Kipyegon shaved almost an entire second off the previous mark of 3:50.07 set by Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba in 2015. The world record completes the 29-year-old's collection of feats, adding to her two Olympic 1,500m golds and the 2017 and 2022 world titles, Commonwealth Games gold medal from 2014 and three Diamond League titles. Dina Asher-Smith, who won the world 200 metres title in Doha in 2019, pulled out in the build-up to the race. Spaniard Mohamed Katir produced a lung-busting performance to win the 5,000m with a world leading 12:52.09, with world record holder Joshua Cheptegei coming in fourth. Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pietro Mennea Golden, Luigi Ridolfi, Kipyegon, Remo Casilli FLORENCE, Fred Kerley, Ethiopia's Genzebe, Britain's Laura Muir, Jessica Hull, Muir, Ferdinand Omanyala, Trayvon, Jamaica's Yohan Blake, Jacobs, Ivorian Marie, Josee Ta Lou, Gina Lueckenkemper, Imani, Lara Lansiquot, Dina Asher, Smith, Ta Lou, Erriyon Knighton, Grant Holloway, Mohamed Katir, Joshua Cheptegei, Italy's Leonardo Fabbri, Andy Diaz, Larissa Iapichino, Aadi Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: Diamond League, Commonwealth Games, Kenyan, Rabat, Thomson Locations: Florence, Italy, Ivorian, Doha, Netherlands, Rabat, Nashik, India

☆ Ferdinand Omanyala: Africa's fastest man races to make Kenya a 'sprinting nation'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Jackie Prager | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya: The 36-year-old marathoner is considered among the " The 36-year-old marathoner is considered among the " greatest of all time ," and Kipchoge showed it once again at the Tokyo Olympics, winning gold in the men's marathon. That's back-to-back wins for the Kenyan superstar, making him only the third man ever to defend his gold medal in this event. Hide Caption 5 of 11Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Faith Kipyegon, Kenya: Kenya celebrated more record-breaking success on the track when Kipyegon defended her gold medal in the women's 1,500m, setting a new Olympic record in the process. Hide Caption 6 of 11Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Uche Eke, Nigeria: The young athlete became the The young athlete became the first gymnast to qualify and compete for Nigeria at the Olympics. Hide Caption 8 of 11Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Selemon Barega, Ethiopia: Crossing the finish line ahead of Ugandans Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo, Barega captured the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters.

☆ A fost anunțată lista celor cinci candidate pentru trofeul rezervat atletei anului 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Asociația Internațională a Federațiilor de Atletism a anunțat lista celor cinci candidate pentru trofeul rezervat atletei anului 2020.Etiopianca Letesenbet Gidey, olandeza Sifan Hassan, kenyanca Peres Jepchirchir, venezueleanca Yulimar Rojas şi jamaicana Elaine Thompson-Herah pretind la câștigarea premiului.La masculin, lista finaliştilor a fost anunţată mai devreme şi îi cuprinde pe Joshua Cheptegei din Uganda, Armand Duplantis din Suedia, Ryan Crouser din Statele Unite, Karsten Warholm din Norvegia şi germanul Johannes Vetter.Cheptegei, care a doborât anul acesta recordurile mondiale la 5 și 10 mii de metri, este considerat favorit la câştigarea trofeului la masculin, alături de Duplantis, deținătorul recordului mondial la săritura cu prăjina.La feminin, Yulimar Rojas, deținătoarea noului record al lumii în sală la triplusalt, şi Sifan Hassan, care a doborât recordul european la 10 mii de metri, au cele mai mari șanse la obținerea acestui premiu.Distincțiile urmează să fie acordate pe 5 decembrie în cadrul unei galei virtuale.

Persons: Etiopianca, Peres, jamaicana Elaine Thompson, Joshua, Armand Duplantis, Ryan Crouser, Johannes Vetter.Cheptegei, Duplantis, Rojas, Hassan Organizations: Asociația Internațională Locations: Uganda, Suedia, Statele Unite, Norvegia

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