Tag: athletics
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…
Kevin Mayer wins heptathlon gold at European Athletics Indoor Championships
Europe 1 with AFP 5:54 p.m., March 05, 2023modified to 6:13 p.m., March 05, 2023 For the third time in his career, Kevin Mayer was crowned European indoor heptathlon champion…
France’s 4×400 men’s relay wins silver at the Indoor Athletics Euros
Europe 1 with AFP 6:02 p.m., March 05, 2023 The French 4x400m men’s relay team won silver at the European Indoor Athletics Championships on Sunday in Istanbul. Gilles Biron, Téo…
Euro indoor athletics: Benjamin Robert and Agnès Raharolahy medalists in the 800m
Europe 1 with AFP 6:38 p.m., March 05, 2023modified to 7:12 p.m., March 05, 2023 Benjamin Robert won silver in the 800m at the Indoor Athletics Euros on Sunday in…
European Athletics Championships: a last accessible obstacle for the Blues before the Olympics
A few days before the start of the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul, the French team is traveling to a battered country. The competition was maintained despite the earthquake…
Four fourth places at the European Championships: Mihambo cannot shake off German bad luck
Four fourth places at European Championships Mihambo cannot shake off German bad luck 03/05/2023, 8:00 p.m Tried everything, but it wasn’t enough: the German track and field athletes remained without…
“She’s doing very badly”: DLV star dedicates EM lead to colleague with cancer
“You are very bad” DLV star dedicates EM lead to colleague with cancer 3/4/2023 3:09 p.m Sam Parsons has just entered the 3,000 meter final at the European Indoor Championships…