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World Athletics Championships: Jamaica’s Watson excited to win first title

Newly-crowned 400-metre world champion, Jamaica’s Antonio Watson, reveals he feels excited and great to win his first-ever World Athletics Championships gold medal after causing an upset in the final in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday. The 21-year-old raced past the finish line first in a time of 44.22 seconds, while Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith took silver and Quincy Hall of the United States secured bronze, with former...

2023 World Athletics Championships: Top 10 Africans to watch out for in Budapest

by Kunle Fayiga

18 August 2023

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...

Simbine, Hailu lead African stars at Silesia Diamond League

by Ibikunle Salako

16 July 2023

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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