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Amoah promises medal sweep in relays
14+ hour, 27+ min ago (212+ words) Ghana sprinter, Joseph Paul Amoah, has assured Ghanaians of a podium finish for the country's Men's 4100 Relay Team to make amends for the disappointment of missing out on a medal win in the individual sprint events, particularly in the Men's…...
Ethiopian runner Melese dies during training
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (246+ words) The winner of the Houston, Shanghai and Prague marathons passed this Tuesday at the age of 36 after falling ill during a routine training session while preparing for a race in Ottawa on 24 May, the Ethiopian Athletics Federation announced. Yebrgual Melese,…...
Dr Ofori Sarpong gifts 600-bed dormitory to Alma mater
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (463+ words) The Chief Executive Officer of Special Group of Companies, Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong has inaugurated a 600 bed ultra- modern dormitory for the Presbyterian Boys" Senior Secondary School (PRESEC), Legon, as part of activities marking his 60th birthday celebration. The facility named:…...
Kenya rewards Sawe for London record
1+ week, 2+ day ago (389+ words) President William Ruto has presented the Kenyan distance runner in Nairobi with a car and "53, 000 after he completed the marathon in the British capital in 1: 59: 30, the first official mark under two hours. The celebrations had begun the previous night at…...
Thompson-Herah sets Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games target
1+ week, 4+ day ago (197+ words) Five-time Olympic champion, Elaine Thompson-Herah, aims to have "fun" after confirming she will defend her Commonwealth 100m and 200m titles at Glasgow 2026. The Jamaican sprint star became the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic sprint doubles when she earned 100m and 200m gold medals…...
Ethiopia's Assefa breaks own world record at London Marathon
2+ week, 3+ day ago (91+ words) Ghanaian Times Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia broke her own "women's only world record in winning the London Marathon on Sunday. The 29-year-old " pulled away from Kenyans Hellen Obiri and Joyciline Jepkosgei down the home stretch to cross the finish line…...
Fast Eddie Nketia adds fuel to Australia's sprinting ambitions
3+ week, 3+ day ago (567+ words) A week after Australians absorbed Gout Gout's impressive 200 metres run at national championships, excitement surged again as the unheralded Eddie Nketia clocked a wind-assisted 9. 84 seconds in the 100m at a U. S. college meet over the weekend. New Zealand-born Nketia only switched allegiance…...
Kiplimo sets world half-marathon record in Lisbon
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (180+ words) Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo regained the world half-marathon record as he claimed victory in Lisbon on Sunday. The 25-year-old won in 57 minutes and 20 seconds to take 10 seconds off the record set by Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha in Valencia in 2024. Kiplimo was the…...
Luka, Le Bron lead Lakers past Kings
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (276+ words) Luka Doncic had 28 points and nine assists, Le Bron James added 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers finished a back-to-back set with a 128-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. Austin Reaves scored 12 points for the Lakers, who also…...
Jamaica's Thompson-Herah runs first race since 2024
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (153+ words) Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, a five-time Olympic champion, competed in her first race since June 2024 in Saturday's Camperdown Classic at Kingston, Jamaica. Thompson-Herah, who won back-to-back Olympic titles at 100 and 200 metres in 2016 at Rio and five years later in Tokyo,…...