Three-time Olympic medallist Noah Lyles edged Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo to win the highly anticipated men’s 200-metre event at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday, Afrosport reports. Both sprinters have built up a healthy rivalry over the last year, with Tebogo setting an African record of 19.46 seconds to beat Lyles and win gold in the 200m race at the Paris 2024 Olympics. However, the 27-year-old American...
Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi was in inspired form at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday, dominating the rest of the field to win the men's 800-metre event, Afrosport reports. Wanyonyi, 20, led the race from start to finish at Stade Louis II before crossing the line in a world leading time of 1:41.44, the 10th fastest time in history. Trailing the Paris Olympic gold medallist was World...
Two-time Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali on Friday won the men's 3000-metre steeplechase event at the Monaco Diamond League, Afrosport reports. The Moroccan, a two-time world champion, was tested to the limit but was resolute enough to seal the win, The 29-year-old reached another gear in the final 50m at Stade Louis II, winning the race in 8:03.18. El Bakkali held off Japan's Ryuji Miura, who...
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