Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich, the women’s marathon world record holder, on Wednesday was confirmed as one of the headliners in this year’s London Marathon, Afrosport reports. Chepngetich set a new record in Chicago in October 2024, having clocked two hours, nine minutes and 57 seconds, to run the fastest time by a female athlete in marathon history. The 30-year-old shattered the former record held by Ethiopian Tigst...
Sport across the globe, especially in the women’s category, witnessed some record-breaking feats in 2024, and with the year coming to an end, it is only right that we shine the light on some of the standout performers. With this in mind, Afrosport selects its Female Athlete of the Year across three categories—Nigeria (domestic), Africa (continental), and Global (worldwide)—highlighting their qualities as well as the record...
With the 2024 coming to a close after unprecedented levels of sporting action and excellence, Afrosport nominates its Male Athlete of the Year from the Nigerian, African and global category. Nigerian: Ademola Lookman The 2023-24 season was written in the stars for Lookman after he helped Atalanta win their first European title by scoring a first half hat-trick against a Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League...
The 2024 calendar year was an eventful one for Athletics particularly as it had the biggest event in the Paris 2024 Olympics. The global sporting event is incomplete without setting remarkable feats and records and Afrosport takes a lot some of the most noteworthy individuals and the moments that set them apart. Moments of the year Tebogo claims historic 200 metres Olympic gold Letsile Tebogo was...
Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named ‘Athletes of the Year’ by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday. Hassan, who also won the out-of-stadium award, was rewarded for her incredible performance in the French capital which stretched beyond the marathon and on to the track. Sifan Hassan 🇳🇱 is your World Athletics...
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