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Athletics: Kipyegon, Ta Lou & Duguma clinch titles at inaugural ATHLOS NYC meet

Athletics: Kipyegon, Ta Lou & Duguma clinch titles at inaugural ATHLOS NYC meet

African athletics stars Faith Kipyegon (Kenya), Marie Josee Ta Lou-Smith (Ivory Coast) and Tsige Duguma (Ethiopia) all emerged as winners of their respective events at the inaugural all-female ATHLOS meet in New York on Thursday. The athletics meet, which was organised by Serena William’s husband, Alexis Ohanian, was held at the 5,000-capacity Icahn Stadium with the sole purpose of shining the light on women athletes across...

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan races into women’s 100m hurdles semifinals

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan races into women’s 100m hurdles semifinals

World record holder Tobi Amusan sealed a spot in the semifinals of the women’s 100-metre hurdles in the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. Amusan qualified for the next round by finishing first in Heat 1 in a time of 12.49 seconds, ahead of America’s Alaysha Johnson, who clocked a time of 12.61s and Jamaica’s Janeek Brown in 12.84s. The world record-holder is safely through to the...