Athletics

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Bus plunges off bridge in northern Nigeria, killing 22 athletes | Athletics News
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Bus plunges off bridge in northern Nigeria, killing 22 athletes | Athletics News

Kano governor declares day of mourning after athletes representing the state at a national sports event are killed. A bus crash in Nigeria’s...

Q&A: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo on his Olympic triumph; African sprinters | Athletics News
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Q&A: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo on his Olympic triumph; African sprinters | Athletics News

Tebogo talks to Al Jazeera about breaking the American and Jamaican dominance, and the future of sprinting in Africa. Doha, Qatar – Loud...

Q&A: India’s Neeraj Chopra on mental pressure, social media and 90m barrier | Athletics News
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Q&A: India’s Neeraj Chopra on mental pressure, social media and 90m barrier | Athletics News

Doha, Qatar – Reigning men’s javelin world champion and Olympic silver medallist Neeraj Chopra is set to get his 2025 athletics season under way...

Chopra: Nadeem javelin friendship ‘not the same’ after India-Pakistan clash | Athletics News
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Chopra: Nadeem javelin friendship ‘not the same’ after India-Pakistan clash | Athletics News

The recent military escalations have damaged a once exemplary athlete bond between Olympic javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra of India and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem....

Assefa sets women’s record in London Marathon; Sawe wins men’s race | Athletics News
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Assefa sets women’s record in London Marathon; Sawe wins men’s race | Athletics News

Tigst Assefa sets a record time for a women’s-only race while Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe wins his first London Marathon. Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered...

Gout: Record-breaking sprinter selected for World Athletic Championships | Athletics News
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Gout: Record-breaking sprinter selected for World Athletic Championships | Athletics News

Gout Gout, the 17-year-old 100m and 200m sprint prodigy, has earned his first call-up to the Australian squad after blitzing the national championships...

Humans outrun robots at Beijing half-marathon | Technology News
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Humans outrun robots at Beijing half-marathon | Technology News

The humanoid robots were no match for human rivals as they made their half-marathon debut in the Chinese capital. Humans took the lead...

African athletes find their feet in Vietnam’s marathon running boom | Athletics News
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African athletes find their feet in Vietnam’s marathon running boom | Athletics News

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Ethiopian runner Tesfaye Tsegaye Keress deftly made his way through nearly 18,000 participants to position himself near...

Who is Gout Gout, Australia’s record-breaking teenage sprint sensation? | Athletics News
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Who is Gout Gout, Australia’s record-breaking teenage sprint sensation? | Athletics News

EXPLAINER Al Jazeera’s lowdown on the 17-year-old sprinter of South Sudanese heritage who is drawing comparisons with Usain Bolt. Gout Gout, a 17-year-old...