World record holder Tobi Amusan has been selected as Nigeria's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Ogun state-born hurdler, will lead the Nigerian contingent when the opening ceremony takes centre stage on July 26 at the Seine, the city’s main water artery. Amusan is the current world record holder in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.12...
100m hurdles world recorder holder, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, has been cleared of any anti-doping rule violations by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over a whereabout rule violation filed by the athletics governing body, World Athletics, via its Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The 27-year-old was initially charged by World Athletics in July 2023 for an alleged anti-doping violation under...
10km road race world record holder, Kenya’s Rhonex Kipruto, has been handed a six-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit due to irregularities found in his Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) as a result of doping. The 24-year-old, who is a World Championship 10,000 metres bronze medallist, will be banned until May 2029, having been suspended provisionally since May 11, 2023, as a result of violating anti-doping...
Kenya’s Edward Pingua was the first athlete to race to the top of the hill in Okpekpe as he claimed the symbolic 10th edition title of the premium international road race on Saturday. The 22 year-old conquered the challenging & unique undulating race course in a time of 29 minutes and 31 seconds ahead of other runners. He showed his delight with a shout of victory...
Kenya's long-distance runner, Beatrice Chebet has set a new world record of 28:54.14 in the women's 10,000 metres at the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Chebet's feat overshadowed the previous record held by Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey since 2021 and she became the first woman to run under 28 minutes in the 10km event. Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay came second in the race, becoming the...
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