Preview: Irish athletes in Glasgow for World Athletics Indoor Championships
Irish athletes have arrived in Scotland ahead of the World Athletics Championships which start at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on Friday.
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Dutch runner Bol races to another world indoor 400 record
Two-time world champion Femke Bol lowered her own world record in the indoor 400 metres at the Dutch national championships in Apeldoorn on Sunday.
Norway's Ingebrigtsen breaks 2,000m record in Brussels
BRUSSELS :Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke a 24-year-old world record in the rarely run 2,000 metres in the Diamond League meeting in Brussels on Friday.
Ukraine’s best high jumper wins gold for her country at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary: The war with Russia hangs over the Olympic world these days as much as anywhere else. So perhaps it was fitting that the last person standing on the last event of the final day of the track and field world championships hailed from Ukraine. And perhaps it was perfect that Yaroslava Mahuchikh closed out that event with a gold medal hanging from her neck. Ukraine’s best high jumper, a symbol of hope to her war-torn country and defiance to those who would see it ruined, won a championship Sunday.
Brilliant Bol grabs gold for Dutch, US men stroll in 4x400m relays
BUDAPEST: The United States emphatically won their ninth world men's 4x400 gold from the last 10 finals on Sunday (Aug 27) but the absence of their women's team allowed the Netherlands to take gold after one of the performances of the week by anchor Femke Bol.
Amazing Bol finish takes Dutch to 4x400m gold
BUDAPEST : Femke Bol produced an astonishing final leg to snatch gold for the Netherlands in a thrilling women’s 4x400 metres relay on Sunday, the final event of the World Championships.
Ireland finish eighth in final of 4x400m relay
The Irish quartet of Kelly McGrory, Sharlene Mawdsley, Roisin Harrison and Sophie Becker finished eighth in the final of the women's 4x400m relay, bringing down the curtain on an impressive championships for Team Ireland.
Saudi tennis chief plans sport’s growth in Kingdom, praises Ons Jabeur’s impact
When Saudi Tennis Federation president Arij Almutabagani attended the iconic Wimbledon Championships in 2022, her sojourn to southwest London was quiet and uneventful. Fast forward 12 months and it was a different story.