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...
South African sprinter Akani Simbine led a host of African stars to victory at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland on Sunday. The 29-year-old former African 100-metre record holder was first to the finish line in the men's sprint finals with a time of 9.97 seconds to win his second straight win of the Diamond League season. https://twitter.com/Diamond_League/status/1680584323018158083?t=2DsIXd-qmtHxukmshtIxMg&s=19 He defeated reigning world champion Fred Kerley, while...
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