Tag Archives: Athletics

UK athletics chief stands down amid Salazar ban fallout London, United Kingdom | AFP |  UK Athletics performance director Neil Black is to stand down, the governing body said Tuesday, after he said he would review his position following the doping ban handed down to Olympic champion Mo Farah’s former coach …

✳10,000m lineup – 8PM  LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY PB SB 2019 1 1291 Rodgers KWEMOI KEN 27:25.23 27:26.92 2 237 Onesphore NZIKWINKUNDA BDI 28:09.98 28:11.90 3 1906 Shadrack KIPCHIRCHIR USA 27:07.55 27:47.71 4 1085 Yemaneberhan CRIPPA ITA 27:44.21 27:49.79 5 1907 Leonard KORIR USA 27:20.18 27:34.01 6 701 Hagos GEBRHIWET ETH 26:48.95 26:48.95 7 1488 Sondre …

Desisa ends 18-year hiatus for Ethiopians to take marathon world gold RESULT 🇺🇬 Marathon ✳ Fred MUSOBO in 13th  2:13:42 ✳ Stephen KIPROTICH in 18th 2:15:04 ✳ Solomon MUTAI (DNF) ➡ Winner ✳ Lelisa DESISAETH Ethiopia 2:10:40 Sunday 8PM ➡ 10,000m F – Joshua CHEPTEGEI | Abdallah Kibet MANDE Doha, Qatar | AFP …

RESULT 🇺🇬 ⏭ 1500m final 💠 Nanyondo 11th Prizes ▶ Finalists win…. 1⃣ $60,000 2⃣ $30,000 3⃣ $20,000 4⃣ $15,000 5⃣ $10,000 6⃣ $6,000 7⃣ $5,000 8⃣ $4,000 Doha, Qatar | AFP | Uganda’s Winnie Nanyondo finished 11th in the 1,500m final on the penultimate day of the  World Athletics Championships …

Doha, Qatar | AFP | World athletics chief Sebastian Coe insisted Wednesday the World Championships had not been “derailed” by the Alberto Salazar doping case after the high-profile coach was banned for four years. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Coe said the governing body had reacted swiftly after …

  🇺🇬 Medal ceremony ⏭ 800M Final  – Nakaayi 1st (GOLD) ✳Prize Money (tax free in Uganda) 1st $60,000 2nd $30,000 3rd $20,000 4th $15,000 5th $10,000 6th $6,000 7th $5,000 8th $4,000 RANK COUNTRY G S B TOTAL 1 UNITED STATES 6 7 2 15 2 PR OF CHINA 2 …

🇺🇬 Monday ⏭ 800M Final  – Nakaayi 1st (GOLD), Nanyondo 4th Today 6.15pm 3000m Steeplechase H Ben Kiplagat | Albert Chemutai | Abel Sikowu Tomorrow Women’s 1500m S Winnie Nanyondo | Esther Chebet Women’s 5000m  F Sarah Chebet Thursday Men’s 1500m H Ronald Musagala Women’s 1500m F Winnie Nanyondo | Esther Chebet …

Doha, Qatar | AFP |  Halimah Nakaayi of Uganda won the women’s 800m at the world championships here Monday, producing a sprint finish to claim the throne left vacant by the absent South African Caster Semenya. Nakaayi, 24, timed her race to perfection moving onto the shoulder of leader Ajee …

Doha, Qatar | AFP |  Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce surged to an unprecedented fourth 100m crown and US legend Allyson Felix broke Usain Bolt’s gold medal record tally as the returning new mothers lit up the World Championships here Sunday. Fraser-Pryce and Felix, both racing in their first major …

Doha, Qatar | AFP | Gjert Ingebrigtsen admits he is a dictator but one who produces results as three of his sons — Jakob, Henrik and Filip — will contest Monday’s 5,000 metres final at the World Athletics Championships. The youngest of the Norwegian family trio, 19-year-old Jakob — who …