World champion Noah Lyles set a new US Olympic trials record by winning the 200m in a time of 19.53 seconds in Oregon. The 26-year-old, who won the 100m trials last weekend, came from behind to beat rival Kenny Bednarek by 0.06secs. Lyles’ time – the fastest 200m in 2024 so far – beat a record […]
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Athletics Federation is still undecided between Azeem Fahmi and Shereen Vallabouy for the wildcard in the 100m at the Paris Olympics. MAF’s selection panel has put its decision on hold pending the performance of Azeem in the 100m at the Asean University Games in Indonesia on July 2. “It’s his final
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Renowned Jamaican born athletics coaches Stephen Francis and Glen Mills have publicly criticized the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, (JAAA), and the Jamaica Olympic Association, (JOA), for what they describe as gross incompetence and insufficient support for the country’s track and field athletes, potentially jeopardizing their participation in the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. Jamaican coach Steve
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) — The question remains on whether national sprint champion Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi or Shereen Samson Vallabouy will secure the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) wild card slot for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games MAF president Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said that the federation still needed to conduct a more in-depth
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KUALA LUMPUR: It’s the last chance saloon in Kazakhstan for Shereen Samson Vallabouy this weekend. Malaysia’s athletics queen will really need to produce an almighty run in the Central Asian city of Almaty. Her 400m race in the Kazakhstan Open will decide whether she qualifies for next month’s Paris Olympics. The 26-year-old Perakian is
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In a race that was set up as a 10,000m world record attempt, Beatrice Chebet of Kenya ran 28:54.14* to make history at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on Saturday (25).The time is an astounding seven seconds faster than Letesenbet Gidey’s previous world record of 29:01.03, set in 2021. Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay moved to third on
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Empat daripada lima acara akhir telah diadakan pada hari kedua yang dibasahi hujan dalam Kejohanan Lari Berganti Asia yang pertama, yang berakhir di Stadium Nasional di sini pada petang Selasa. Dua hari pertandingan juga termasuk perlumbaan berasingan untuk atlet Remaja Thai. Sesi pembukaan pada hari Isnin hanya menyaksikan kategori “Universal” bersaing dalam lari berganti 4
Hujan menghalang prestasi, tetapi tidak keteguhan para atlet! Read More »
As many as 16 member federations of Asian Athletics are fielding teams in the inaugural Asian Relay Championships, which will be held in Bangkok on May 20-21. The National Stadium, which witnessed a highly contested Asian Athletics Championships in the Thai Capital last year, will once again play host to the much-anticipated first edition of
IT’S all in the math for Soh Wai Ching. Bent over his laptop, the 30-year-old athlete declares: “I can never be a Lee Chong Wei or a Nicol David!” It’s not a self-deprecating remark, but as Soh points out seriously, it’s all in the math. Source: Soh Fast! World’s top tower runner aims to follow
PARIS, May 18 — They may be made of cardboard, but the beds at the athletes’ village for this year’s Paris Olympics have been chosen for their environmental credentials, not to prevent competitors having sex, organisers said. The clarification came after fresh reports that the beds, manufactured by Japanese company Airweave and already used during
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