Tag: athletics
Paris 2024 Olympic Games: imbroglio after a programming error on ticketing for athletics events
Romain Rouillard / Photo credit: SERGE TENANI / HANS LUCAS / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP 7:11 p.m., May 18, 2023modified to 10:03 p.m., May 18, 2023 Spectators who think they…
Kelvin Kiptum: Kenyan miracle runner astonishes even the experts and raises question marks
Marathon phenom Kelvin Kiptum Kenyan miracle runner astonishes even the experts By Emmanuel Schneider 05/09/2023 8:43 p.m He comes out of nowhere and, in his second official marathon, comes within…
After a surprising change: Klosterhalfen wants to attack the world leaders with speed
After a surprising change Klosterhalfen wants to attack the world leaders with speed 05/04/2023, 07:40 am Completely unexpectedly, Germany’s running wonder Konstanze Klosterhalfen changed suppliers and trainers a few weeks…
Despite “jet lag” on the podium: marathon runner drives the car – disqualified
Despite “jet lag” on the podium Marathon runner drives a car – disqualified 04/19/2023, 8:38 p.m She drives part of an ultramarathon by car – that’s why the Scottish runner…
Contra for German IOC boss: Athletics smashes Bach’s Russia plan
Contra for German IOC boss Athletics smashes Bach’s Russia plan 03/24/2023, 1:50 p.m Powerful headwind for Thomas Bach: Russian and Belarusian athletes are not allowed to participate in the 2024…
Athletics: transgender athletes excluded from the female category
International women’s competitions are now banned for male and female transgender athletes who have experienced male puberty. By VD with AFP Male and female transgender athletes are excluded from international…
Athletics: transgender people banned from women’s competitions
Transgender people are banned from women’s athletics competitions “from March 31”, the president of World Athletics, the international federation, announced on Thursday. “The (World Athletics) board has decided to exclude…
But athletes remain suspended: Athletics lifts doping ban against Russians
Athletes remain banned Athletics lifts doping ban against Russians 03/23/2023, 7:32 p.m So far, Russian and Belarusian track and field athletes have been banned for two reasons: the attack on…
the international athletics federation maintains the exclusion of Russians and Belarusians
The World Athletics Council, the international athletics federation, ruled : Russians and Belarusians remain “excluded” competitions in the discipline, due to the situation in Ukraine. At least in a ”…
‘It was amazing’: Athletics coach Jean-Claude Perrin recalls Fosbury’s jump at the 1968 Olympics
Jean-Baptiste Sarrazin, with AFP 8:32 p.m., March 14, 2023modified to 8:36 p.m., March 14, 2023 It was by turning his back on conventions that the American Dick Fosbury, who died…
Russian doping and corruption in athletics: prison sentence confirmed on appeal for Diack junior
Papa Massata Diack, a former marketing consultant for the International Athletics Federation, has had his prison sentence confirmed. This occurs in the context of the doping case of Russian athletes…
Won gold with “Fosbury Flop”: Formative high jumper Dick Fosbury is dead
Won gold with “Fosbury Flop” Formative high jumper Dick Fosbury is dead 03/13/2023 9:21 p.m High jumper Dick Fosbury revolutionized his sport with a new jumping technique – while also…