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...
South African sprinter Akani Simbine has maintained his unbeaten streak in the 2025 Athletics season with a win in the men’s 100-metre race at the Rabat Diamond League in Morocco on Sunday, Afrosport reports. Simbine, who is the fastest man in the world this season, clocked a time of 9.95 seconds, beating Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala, who finished second in 10.05s, while American Fred Kerley settled for...
Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali is among the history books after successfully defending his title in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. The 28-year-old, competing in just his second event this year, raced through the finish line in a time of 8:06.05 to become the first man since 1932 to defend a steeplechase Olympic title. El Bakkali’s consistency over the years is...
Reigning Olympic champion and two-time gold medallist in the World Athletics Championships, Soufiane El Bakkali, expressed his profound delight at winning yet another gold medal and revealed he has always "dreamt of moments like this". The 27-year-old claimed his second consecutive world championship title in the men's 3,000-metre steeplechase on Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary, to defend the title he won in 2022 in Eugene. "Thankfully I'm...
The 2023 World Athletics Championships is less than 48 hours upon us as elite athletes gather at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary to compete for glory. African athletes are not left out in this and Afrosport takes a look at the top 10 athletes that have a strong shot at claiming medals. 1.) Tobi Amusan Country: Nigeria Discipline: 100 Metres Hurdles World Ranking: 1...
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