Ingebrigtsen shatters world record in seldom-run two-mile event at Paris Diamond League
PARIS, France : Norwegian distance star Jakob Ingebrigtsen shattered the world record in the two mile race at the Paris Diamond League on Friday.
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French Open 2023: Why are so many Norwegians at the top of sport? Casper Ruud explains…
Casper Ruud has revealed that one of the keys to recent Norwegian success in the sporting world is a big training centre in the country where all their athletes come together to work out. Norwegian sport is booming at the elite level with Ruud among a talented pool alongside the likes of footballers Erling Haaland and Ada Hegerberg, athletes Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Karsten Warholm, and golfer Viktor Hovland — while Scandinavian sport as a whole has also seen a big surge outside the usual calling of winter sports.
Fred Kerley wins 100m at Rabat Diamond League in early showdown
World champion Fred Kerley won the 100m in an early season showdown at a Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday.
Avinash Sable Breaks 30-Year-Old Men's 5000m National Record
Top Indian runner Avinash Sable smashed the 30-year-old men's 5000m national record at the Sound Running Track Meet at San Juan Capistrano, California in USA. Sable, who also holds the national record in his pet event of 3000m steeplechase and competed in Tokyo Olympics, clocked 13 minutes and 25.65 seconds while finishing 12th in the American Meet.
Tonbridge AC runner James West from Thanet comes eighth in the 3,000m race at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey
Runner James West was disappointed with his performance as he came eighth at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Turkey.
Olympic stars among Laureus World Sports Awards nominees
Olympic champions Katie Ledecky, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Mikaela Shiffrin are among the nominees for this year’s Laureus World Sports Awards.
Final-lap pain propelling Darragh McElhinney to greater heights
Back in August, Team Ireland had two representatives in the final of the men's 5000m final at the European Championships in Munich: 22-year-old UCD student and Cork native Darragh McElhinney, and 24-year-old University of Washington's Brian Fay of Raheny Shamrocks.
Johnson: Wightman can emulate inspirational exploits of Farah and Ennis-Hill
Jake Wightman can spearhead the next generation of superstar British athletes after a sensational summer of middle-distance running saw him crowned world champion, claims Michael Johnson. Wightman, 28, shocked the field in July by storming past Norway's Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to take 1500m glory in Oregon having finished a distant 10th in Tokyo last year.