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Gout Gout breaks own 200m record; beats Bolt’s Golden Spike debut time | Athletics News
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Gout Gout breaks own 200m record; beats Bolt’s Golden Spike debut time | Athletics News

The 17-year-old Australian Sudanese sprinter clocked 20.02 seconds to break the Australian national record once again. Australian teenage sprinter Gout Gout has crushed...

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...