Despite Kazakhstan restrictions to only two athletes at last Tokyo Olympics after their historic of losing six gold medalist in the past Olympics due to doping; six of their weightlifters have now been found to have tested positive to prohibited substances. The banned six weightlifters include the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games bronze medallist Igor Son […]
Yesterday Friday was a bad Friday for Leon Reid, an Irish sprinter who competed at Tokyo Olympics. At Bristol Crown Court yesterday, Reid was given 21 months sentence including 18 months work suspension and 220 unpaid hours work for allowing his flat to be used to produce crack cocaine. Reid represented Ireland in the 200m […]
Shaking off disappointment of not picking a medal in Tokyo Olympics 100m final, the Chinese 100m record holder, Su Bingtian made sweet ending afterward. In the magnificent Chinese arena( Xi’an Olympic Center Stadium) filled with over 17 thousands spectators, Sia stormed to victory in the men’s 100m final at China’s 14th National Games on Tuesday […]
The British 800m record holder and Tokyo Olympics silver medalists, Keely Hodgkinson with her new found confident tried her speed over the shorter 400m in a low key Nottingham meet on Saturday (28). The teenage British sensation, Keely did not disappoint as she raced to impressive new best of 52.61s. In the 3000m, Dani Chattenton […]
It’s no longer news that the reigning world 200m Champion, Noah Lyles could only picked bronze medalist (19.74) behind Andre De Grasse and U.S. teammate Kenneth Bednarek (19.68) at the Tokyo Olympics 200m final. But what is not known was how has been battling depression before the games. After the epic race, he opened up […]
Muir had the option of contesting both the 800m and 1500m events in Tokyo but made the “very hard decision” to drop the shorter distance; opened up on why she decided to stay with 1500m in an interview with the BBC. “Two events was the original plan, but what I really want is a medal […]
The Egyptian champion and All Africa Games medalist, Bassant Hemida looking more sharper for Tokyo Olympics Games. At the Czech Club League Athletics Meet yesterday (4), Hemida produced scintillating performance to hit a sprint double win and double national record. In 100m Hemida improved her national record of 11.23s she set in the same stadium […]
The European 800m bronze medalist, Irish Mark English booked his Tokyo Olympics spot yesterday in a scintillating fashion by breaking the national record. The 28 years old middle distance now hold both indoor and outdoor record. At the Meeting in Castello near Barcelona on Tuesday. English clocked 1:44.71, well inside the 1:45.20 automatic qualifying time for […]
Cool, windy conditions in Manchester was not cool for four- time Olympics champion, Mo Farah to run the 27:28.00 Olympics qualification needed in 10,000m. Unfortunately the tired Farah could not maintain the necessary pace set by Australian duo David McNeil and Ryan Gregson. Once Belgian training partner Bashir Abdi peeled off with nine laps to […]
The reigning Champion and four-time Asian champion, Bahrain Salwa Eid Naser to face appeal to decide whether she will go to Tokyo Olympics or not. Naser is set to attend a two-day appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) which could result in her being banned from this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics. […]
Following recent impressive performance by Australia track and field athletes, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has formally added 15 members to its athletics team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The athletes are speed star Rohan Browning in the men’s 100m, Riley Day in the women’s 200m, Bendere Oboya in the women’s 400m, Jye Edwards in […]
The North Korean which claimed it has no COVID-19 cases has now withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics citing Covid-19. In a statement on the secretive state’s official Sports in the DPRK Korea website said authorities want to “protect athletes”. “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has decided not to participate in the 32nd Olympic Games […]
Despite negative appeal by former doping mastermind turned whistblower, Grigory Rodchenkov that no Russian athletes should be allowed to take part in the postponed Tokyo Olympics next year. Russia’s athletics federation on Tuesday sent a letter to the world athletics body, asking them to delay a planned review after it failed to pay a doping fine. […]
South Africa Wayde Van Niekerk, the World 400m Record Holder and Olympics Champion opened up on how he went through a bout of depression after his injury in 2017 in an interview with BBC sport. “The first two weeks were very difficult and showed signs of me climbing into a dark space,” he said. “So […]
USA Olympic 200m finalist Deajah Stevens who was provincially suspended in May has been banned for the Tokyo Games in 2021 for whereabouts failure. The 25-year-old has been banned for 18 months from 17 February to 16 August 2021, eight days after the rearranged Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to finish. Deaja, the 200m US 2017 […]
The chance of suspended reigning 100m World Champion, Christian Coleman participating in Tokyo 2020 Olympics next year is now seriously hanging on lightest string going by the statement of World Athletics president Sebastian Coe. Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, has warned Coleman not to expect any special deals or favours that would allow […]
The French Tokyo Olympics climbing hopeful and World Junior Climbing Champion, Douady, died over the weekend after falling while on climbing practice in the French Alps. A 16 years old, Douady, died on Sunday after falling 150m the French Mountain Climbing Federation (FFME) confirmed. A climbing prodigy, Douady was expected to form part of the […]
The chance of Russian given window to participate in Tokyo 2020 Olympics is tickling away by day as Russian Athletics Federation vice President, Eduard Bezuglov said that they don’t have sufficient funds to pay the fine. To make the matter worst, the World Athletics said on Monday it had shot down a request by Russia’s athletics federation to […]
The fourth time Olympics Champion Mo Farah has reacted to Tokyo Olympics Postponement with some elation. Feel the postponement will not affect him from featuring in rescheduled Olympics despite he will be 38 years by then. “Olympics was about the last thing to get cancelled. In a way obviously it’s disappointing it has been cancelled […]
FIFA has officially extended the age limit for the men’s football tournament at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics to 24 from 23. Following the Games’ postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, the amended rule retains the original stipulation regarding teams being based around players born on or after 1 January 1997, but given the Olympics’ move […]
The John R. Wooden Award which is normally given annually to the most outstanding player in US College Basketball, it’s five finalist were announced on Wednesday for the 2019-200 season. They are Kansas’ Nigeria Udoka Azubuike, Iowa’s Luka Garza, Marquette’s Markus Howard, Seton Hall’s Myles Powell and Dayton’s Obi Toppin. Azubuike, Howard and Powell are seniors, while Garza is a junior and Toppin […]
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