Tag Archives: Athletics

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  American veteran Justin Gatlin was booed after he stunned Usain Bolt to win the 100m world title in London on Saturday. Gatlin, who served a doping ban between 2006-10 and won silvers behind Bolt at the last two world championships, clocked 9.92 seconds, with …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Mo Farah’s hopes of winning his third successive world championship distance double could be in jeopardy after requiring medical treatment following Friday’s epic victory in the 10,000m. The 34-year-old British legend won despite being spiked twice in the final lap — the first saw …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | British athletics legend Mo Farah won his 10th successive global title on Friday winning the 10,000 metres world crown at the London Stadium where he won Olympic gold in 2012. The 34-year-old, who will bid to add a third successive world double in the 5000m …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Uganda’s ?? Joshua Cheptegei  has won the 2017 World Athletics Championship 10,000m silver medal after a fine run in the final on Friday. Ugandan youngster Cheptegei stretched British athletics legend Mo Farah all the way. Cheptegei bagged a sh108million prize for his effort, joining …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Usain Bolt kicks off the defence of his world 100m on Friday in his swansong season, the first step to bringing down the curtain on his glittering career. Bolt, dubbed an “extraordinary competitor” by IAAF president Sebastian Coe, will take to the track in London …

Friday 1,500m heats – 9.40 pm (Esther Chebet) 10,000m final – 11.20pm (Cheptegei, Toroitich, Kurong) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has all it takes to be crowned a World Athletics champion. At 20, he’s already tested glory as world junior champion, has one of the world’s top …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Wayde van Niekerk has been hailed as the next poster boy for global track and field, and the softly-spoken South African admits he’s taking on board as much as he can from the outgoing Usain Bolt. Although lacking the showman’s pizzaz of Bolt, who has …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt labelled himself the underdog as he seeks to round off his glittering individual track career with the defence of his world 100m title this week. “That’s what I keep reading and what my team keeps telling me, so I’ve got …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Kenya’s David Rudisha’s hopes of adding world 800 metres gold to the Olympic title he won in a world record time at the same track in the 2012 London Olympics have been dashed because of injury. The 28-year-old — who ran an astonishing time …

Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Joshua Cheptegei will lead a seasoned Ugandan team of 21 to the London World Athletics Championships next week. Cheptegei may be one of the youngest on the team at 20, but all eyes will be on him to stretch the world’s best in …