Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

Tokyo 2025: McLaughlin-Levrone storms to 400m gold with second-fastest time in history

American sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone clocked the second-fastest time ever recorded to claim gold in the women’s 400 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The 26-year-old, delivered a spotless performance, powering through wet conditions to cross the finish line in 47.78 seconds, setting a new Championship record by shattering previous one set by Czechoslovakia’s Jarmila Kratochvílova, who ran 47.99s back in...

Botswana’s Tebogo, Hassan named World Athletics ‘Athletes of the Year’

by Ibikunle Salako

2 December 2024

Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named ‘Athletes of the Year’ by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday. Hassan, who also won the out-of-stadium award, was rewarded for her incredible performance in the French capital which stretched beyond the marathon and on to the track. Sifan Hassan 🇳🇱 is your World Athletics...

Paris 2024: Tebogo, Fahnbulleh & two others to represent Africa in men’s 200m final

Brussels Diamond League: Tebogo, Fahnbulleh & other Africans vie for medals in final

by Victor Gbogidi

13 September 2024

Olympic 200-metre champion, Letsile Tebogo, is aiming for another triumph on the tracks, this time at the Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels on Saturday, September 14. The Botswana sprinter has been in top form of late securing victories in Lausanne, Silesia, Zurich, and Brescia, as well as a 100m win in Rome. The 21-year-old has seemingly switched his attention to Brussels, where he will face...

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

by Ibikunle Salako

25 July 2024

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: Dominican Republic’s Paulino reflects on winning historic 400 metres goal medal

by Kunle Fayiga

24 August 2023

Marileidy Paulino stated she had been working hard towards winning her first World Athletics Championships gold medal which she finally did in the women's 400 metres final in Budapest on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Dominican was a silver medalist from last year's championships in Eugene likewise at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo that included silver in the Women's 4×400 metres relay. Paulino was however a class apart...

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

Tokyo 2025: McLaughlin-Levrone storms to 400m gold with second-fastest time in history

Botswana’s Tebogo, Hassan named World Athletics ‘Athletes of the Year’

Brussels Diamond League: Tebogo, Fahnbulleh & other Africans vie for medals in final

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

World Athletics Championships: Dominican Republic’s Paulino reflects on winning historic 400 metres goal medal

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