AKO5 kicks off in Abuja with thrilling fights
The air in Abuja crackled with anticipation on Friday as the African Knockout Championship (AKO5) kicked off with an electrifying face-off at the opulent Abuja Continental Hotel.
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Yavi narrowly misses world record in Diamond League victory
ROME : Olympic champion Winfred Yavi of Bahrain won the 3,000 metres women's steeplechase in impressive fashion at the Rome Diamond League meeting on Friday, coming agonisingly close to breaking the world record with the second-fastest ever time.
Sarah Healy impresses in Rome, Ireland book World U20 final spot
UCD AC's Sarah Healy produced a strong run to finish eighth in the women’s 1500m at the latest Diamond League meeting in Rome.
Ingebrigtsen breaks 3,000 metres world record
Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the 3,000 metres world record at the Silesia Diamond League meet on Sunday with a time of seven minutes 17.55 seconds.
Watch: Paris Olympics Gold Medal-Winner Armand Duplantis Breaks Another Paul Vault World Record
Armand Duplantis and Jakob Ingebrigtsen thrilled spectators as they set world records at the Silesia Diamond League meeting on Sunday. Duplantis celebrated in his usual exuberant style as he set a new mark of 6.26 metres in the pole vault, less than three weeks after he last broke it when defending his Olympic title in Paris. The 24-year-old Swede was congratulated by Polish President Andrzej Duda, who came onto the track and shook his hand.
Ingebrigtsen smashes 3,000m world record, Duplantis sets new pole vault record at Diamond League Silesia
Norwegian runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis set new world records and Canada's Marco Arop ran to a meeting record on Sunday at a Diamond League event in Chorzow, Poland.
Diamond League 2024: Indias Avinash Sable To Take Part In Silesia Leg
India's Avinash Sable will be hoping to continue to build on his superb performance in men's 3000m steeplechase at the Paris Olympic Games when he takes part in the 12th meet of the 2024 Diamond League to be held at the Silesian Stadium on Sunday. Along with multiple medallists from Paris 2024, the premier track-and-field meet will feature Sable, who recently became the first Indian to qualify for the final of the men's 3000m steeplechase event at the Olympics.
Track and field season rolls on post-Olympics
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