At the 1968 US Championships in Sacramento, Hines became the first man to officially go below 10 seconds for 100m, running a hand-timed 9.9 seconds. US sprinter Jim Hines, the first man to break the 10-second barrier for 100m, has died at the age of 76, World Athletics said on Monday.At the 1968 US Championships …
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Athletics legend Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized high jumping with his signature “Fosbury Flop,” has died at the age of 76, his agent confirmed on Monday. Fosbury’s agent Ray Schulte said in a statement that the 1968 Olympics gold medalist died peacefully in his sleep early Sunday from lymphoma. “Dick will be greatly missed by friends …
BATHURST, Australia (Reuters) -Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet overhauled favourite Letesenbet Gidey with a stunning late burst over the last 100 metres to clinch the women’s cross country world title on Saturday. Jacob Kiplimo later won the men’s title for Uganda but only the wind whipped up by the approach of a thunder storm about to sweep …
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Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian won the gold medal in the men’s 60m final in his season debut at the Gothenburg Games, part of the World Athletics Indoor Tour, in Gothenburg, Sweden on Thursday. Su secured the first place in his group in 6.75 seconds in the heat, and the 33-year-old finished the final with a …
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(Reuters) – World Athletics on Saturday said it is consulting with member federations on a proposal that would impose more stringent testosterone limits on transgender women athletes competing in women’s track and field events. The governing body’s proposal stops short of calling for an outright ban on trans athletes and said it arrived at its …
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