Hugues Fabrice Zango made history at the 2023 World Athletics Championships on Monday by becoming the first person to win a gold medal for Burkina Faso in the global athletics event. Zango claimed gold medal in the men's triple jump after a leap of 17.64 metres in his fifth attempt in Budapest etched his name in history books. His success in Budapest is a progression of...
It was a mixed feeling for Team Nigeria on the opening day of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest as Favour Ashe was disqualified in the heat of the men's 100m. Ashe beat the gun in heat 5 of the men's 100m and he was adjudged for a false start in a race won by Jamaica's Oblique Seville. Meanwhile, Nigeria's other representatives Seye Ogunlewe and...
Nigeria's sprint star Tobi Amusan has expressed her gratitude after she was cleared to participate at the 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest on Thursday. Amusan was placed on provisional suspension in July after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) charged her for anti-doping violations, but an independent tribunal found her innocent. Thursday's ruling clears the 26-year-old World Record holder to defend her world title in the...
Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the reigning 100m Olympic Gold medallist, said on Thursday that it would be a "tough challenge" to become world champion in the 100-metre event at this year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The 28-year-old, who is in prime form and holds the record as the reigning 100-metre European champion and also spearheaded Italy’s 4 x 100m relay gold medal winning team in Tokyo...
Three-time high jump world champion Mutaz Barshim has his eyes set on clinching a fourth straight gold medal when the 2023 World Athletics Championship kicks off in Budapest, Hungary, this Saturday. The 32-year-old Qatari, who holds the record for the second-highest jump ever with a personal best of 2.43m he recorded in Brussels in 2014, said he is "ready to fight" for his title once again,...
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