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Tokyo 2025: Jefferson-Wooden blazes to 100m gold in new Championship record

Tokyo 2025: Jefferson-Wooden blazes to 100m gold in new Championship record

American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden stormed to her first-ever world title on Sunday, winning the women’s 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Afrosport reports. The 24-year-old clocked 10.61 seconds to set a new Championship record at the Japan National Stadium, a time that also makes her the fourth-fastest woman in history. “It has been an amazing year,” said Jefferson-Wooden, a  bronze medallist in the 100m...

Paris 2024: Amusan, Kipyegon, Gauff & seven other top athletes to watch out for

Paris 2024: Amusan, Kipyegon, Gauff & seven other top athletes to watch out for

The 2024 Paris Olympics is the 33rd edition of the prestigious Games which brings athletes from various countries together for a common goal of earning a podium finish. Over the years, established athletes have shone on the biggest of stages as expected, while the Games have also served up numerous emerging talents along the way. With the much-anticipated Paris Games already on the way, Afrosport highlights...

World Athletics Championships: Burkina Faso’s Zango wins gold in triple jump, Richardson wins women’s 100 metres

World Athletics Championships: Burkina Faso’s Zango wins gold in triple jump, Richardson wins women’s 100 metres

Hugues Fabrice Zango was the toast of the African continent on Monday evening as he claimed the gold medal in the final of the men's triple jump event at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest while Sha'Carri Richardson was victorious in the final of the women’s 100 metres. Burkina Faso's Zango was a bronze medalist at the 2019 World Championships in Doha and went on...

Tobi Amusan nominated for Laureus award

Tobi Amusan nominated for Laureus award

Athletics sensation, Tobi Amusan has been nominated in the category of World Breakthrough of the Year for the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards. The 25-year-old made global headlines when she broke the 100 metres hurdles world record in a time of 12.12 seconds at the 2022 World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon. Amusan's recognition has since soared both locally and internationally as she recorded further success...