Rhonex Kipruto, owner of the world record for the 10000 meters on the road, was suspended for six years
The Kenyan received the maximum sanction for irregularities in his biological passport and the Court considered that he was part of a system of “deliberate and sophisticated doping” to improve his performance. He will lose his record and the bronze medal at the Doha World Cup.
World Athletics ratified Tigist Assefa’s world record
The Ethiopian woman, a big favorite to win the gold medal in Paris 2024, set a new record last year by winning the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:11:53. Amane Beriso and Megerte Alemu will accompany her at the Olympic Games.
Warm up for Paris: Summer McIntosh broke her world record in the 400 medleys
In the qualifiers for the Olympic Games, the Canadian set a new record by winning 4:24.38 in a distance where she was world champion in Budapest and Fukuoka.
Impact on athletics: The oldest men’s world record was broken
At the discus throw, the Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna reached 74.35 meters and broke the almost 38-year mark of the German Jürgen Schult.
Eliud Kipchoge breaks his own marathon record for the second time in four years
Kipchoge smashed his own world record by 30 seconds in Berlin where he set it four years ago
Orlando Duque, new sports director of the World Series of High Diving
Caleño will now be an authority in the sport in which he excelled for a long time achieving important positions and even world records
Yulimar Rojas breaks the world record in triple jump
Duplantis breaks pole vault world record yet again
Swedish Olympic pole vault champion sets new world record height of 6.19 meters indoors in Belgrade, Serbia. Duplantis: “I feel like this is just a start”
Australian swimmers set first world record of the Games
Japan won its first gold medal in swimming with Ohashi Yui in the 400m combined.
FLASH: Hassan smashes world 10,000m record with 29:06.82 in Hengelo