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France 24
a day ago
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- France 24
Alfred coasts in London, but Lyles pipped in season-opening 100m
Alfred, the women's 100m Olympic champion, set a meet record with a world-leading 21.71 seconds at a 60,000-capacity sell-out London Stadium. It put her joint ninth on the all-time list for the 200m in a massive boost for the St Lucia sprinter before the world championships in Tokyo in September. "It was a strong first 150 metres of the race and I managed to control it to finish strongly," said Alfred, whose 100m gold at the Paris Olympics was the first of any colour for her tiny Caribbean island homeland. "It was a great race for me, and races like this give me a lot of confidence as we get closer to Tokyo. I did the 200m last year before the Olympics and I finished second, but seeing how I ran today and how comfortable I felt, I am a lot more confident in my 200m heading into the worlds," she added. Lyles, who won Olympic gold in the men's 100m in Paris last year, suffered a dreadful start and was left chasing Jamaica's Oblique Seville, who racked up a straightforward gun-to-tape win in 9.86sec. The 28-year-old American, making a late start to the season after coming back from an ankle tendon injury, insisted, however, that he felt great. "I feel extremely healthy and I am feeling no pain," he said. "I wanted the win but I think it was my fastest ever season opener, so I will take that result today." In an afternoon of high-class track and field, Femke Bol produced yet another dominant run in the 400m hurdles for her 29th consecutive Diamond League win. The Dutch athlete clocked 52.10sec, finishing a full second ahead of American Jasmine Jones. "I wanted to run quicker in Monaco but my second bend was really not great there," Bol said, referring to her world-leading 51.95sec from last week. "I had hoped to do better here. I think I executed the second bend better here but other elements were a little less good, so it is a bit disappointing." Wanyonyi still chasing Rudisha Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi, hunting down compatriot David Rudisha's 800m world record of 1:40.91 -- set when he won Olympic gold in this same stadium in 2012 -- fell short. Wanyonyi, the current Olympic champion, edged Canada's Marco Arop for victory in a meet record of 1:42.00. "My training right now is at 80%, so I will be upping the training in the next few weeks and over the next races before Tokyo," the Kenyan warned. There was also a meet record of 3:28.82 for Kenya's Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech in a loaded men's 1500m. Reigning world champion Josh Kerr came second in 3:29.37 in a dramatic final event at the home of Premier League club West Ham. Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Georgia Hunter Bell delighted the home crowd by producing an impressive kick to win the women's 800m in a season's best of 1:56.74. It was the first of a trio of wins by British athletes in quick succession. Charles Dobson ran a personal best of 44.14sec to seal a dramatic victory in the men's 400m, overhauling fellow Britain Matthew Hudson-Smith, the world and Olympic silver medallist, in the final metres. "It is an incredible feeling, I love running here in front of a massive home crowd. It is just awesome to get that time," said Dobson. "Tactically it went perfectly, and I won the race, so what more can I ask for?!" And Morgan Lake claimed an unlikely win in the women's high jump, the sole athlete to clear 1.96m to finish ahead of the likes of Australia's 2022 world champion Eleanor Patterson and Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the world record holder and current world and olympic champion. The outstanding performance in the field came from Lithuania's world record holder Mykolas Alekna, who threw a Diamond League and meet record of 71.70m in the men's discus. Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay also set a meet record of 4:11.88 in an electric women's mile, bettering the previous best set by Sifan Hassan in 2018 by almost three seconds.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Orkney sprinter creates history with double gold at Island Games
Taylah Paterson has become the first woman from Orkney to win double gold in the women's 100m and 200m at the Island games since 1985. The sprinter followed Hilary Rendall and the pair were pictured together following Paterson's success in the 200m. Paterson, who sprinted for Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, smashed through the finish line in the 100m in 11.90 seconds. It was the only sub-12 race at this year's Island Games, which is taking place in Orkney. Orcadians have claimed seven medals so far with Paterson's two joined by three silvers and two bronze. Read More Private Scottish island that is 'perfect film destination' goes on market Search for Kinloch Castle buyer to start as Rum residents back sale for redevelopment Project to improve visitor hub on Scottish island secures funding Paterson came out on top against Shetland's Katie Dinwoodie and Guernsey's Abi Galpin in the 100m. Dinwoodie then finished third in the 200m with Yyns Mon's Ffion Roberts claiming silver. Rendall carried her medals with her throughout the week and was thrilled that Paterson could join her in an exclusive club. The 2025 Island Games has been taking place since July 12 and runs until July 18, having been formally opened by Princess Anne. 24 islands take place in the competition including Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, the Falkland Islands and the Cayman Islands among others.
SBS Australia
6 days ago
- Sport
- SBS Australia
'I'm grateful of who I am': Meet the Filipino-Indigenous sprinter making waves in Australian track and field
At just 16 years old, Thewbelle was selected to represent Australia at the 2024 World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Lima, Peru, where she helped the team qualify for the finals. Thewbelle is the eldest of two children. Her mother is a Filipina from Pangasinan, while her father comes from the Minjungbal Indigenous group. Her favourite food is Chicken Adobo and pansit. In February 2025, Thewbelle set a new record as the Australian Under-20 champion in the 60 metres, clocking 7.30 seconds at the 2025 Australian Short Track Athletics Championships. She also delivered standout performances at the 2025 Australian All Schools Athletics Championships, finishing the 100 metres in an impressive 11.38 seconds and the 200 metres in 23.40 seconds. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST SBS Filipino 15/07/2025 14:20 Filipino In February 2025, Thewbelle Philp [in back sports attire] set a new record as the Australian Under-20 champion in the 60 metres, clocking 7.30 seconds at the 2025 Australian Short Track Athletics Championships. She also delivered an impressive performance at the 2025 Australian All Schools Athletics Championships, finishing the 100 metres in 11.38 seconds and the 200 metres in 23.40 seconds. Credit: Thewbelle Philp Thewbelle's family [L-R] her dad Matthew, mum Beth and younger sister . Credit: Thewbelle Philp Thewbelle shared that she inherited her athleticism from her father, Matthew, who once played in the rugby league and was also a swimmer and sprinter. Credit Thewbelle Philp Credit: Thewbelle Philp 📢 Where to Catch SBS Filipino
CBC
14-07-2025
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- CBC
Leduc improves own women's 100m national record at Edmonton Athletics Invitational
Audrey Leduc improved her own national record time in the women's 100-metre at the Edmonton Athletics Invitational on Sunday. The Gatineau, Que., sprinter ran a 10.94 time in prelims, eclipsing her previous record mark of 10.95 set at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Leduc was the sole runner in her preliminary group to run sub-11 seconds before going on to win the subsequent final in a time of 11.06. Placing fifth in the final was Sade McCreath of Ajax, Ont., who previously co-held the national record with Leduc in the women's 100m. Savannah Sutherland of Borden, Sask., recorded a personal best time of 50.62 to win the women's 400m final, falling within worlds standard mark (50.75). In the men's 400m, it was Christopher Morales Williams, of Vaughan, Ont., who won the final in a time of 44.85 — the only runner to record a time under 45 seconds. Mitton wins women's shot put On the field side, Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., put on a show, claiming the women's shot put with a best throw of 19.46m. Jamaica's Danniel Thomas-Dodd also managed a worlds standard mark, placing behind Mitton with a best attempt of 18.83m. On Friday, Mitton placed third in the women's shot put event at the Diamond League stop in Monaco. In the men's hammer throw, Chilliwack, B.C., native Rowan Hamilton earned a third-place finish with a 74.93m toss. For more results from Foote Field, see here. Sarah Mitton finishes 3rd in shot put at Diamond League Monaco 2 days ago Duration 1:03
The Guardian
13-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Tour de France 2025: Tim Merlier claims stage nine as Van der Poel bid falls just short
Tim Merlier out-sprinted Jonathan Milan to victory on stage nine of the Tour de France after Mathieu van der Poel almost pulled off an audacious win in Chateauroux. Van der Poel had rolled off the front of the peloton alongside his Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate Jonas Rickaert at the start of the 174km stage from Chinon in what looked a certain suicide mission, but the Dutchman held off the chasing pack until the final few hundred metres. The Alpecin-Deceuninck adventure had forced rival teams to burn their lead-out men in a furious chase through crosswinds in the final 30km of the stage, and with the sprint trains thoroughly depleted the quick men had to fend for themselves at the finale. Milan, Saturday's stage winner, had good position on the barriers but Merlier went long and the European champion pipped the Italian to the line. 'It was really hard,' said Merlier, who also won stage three into Dunkirk. 'Five minutes [to Van der Poel] is a lot but we tried to chase and also the other teams start to help, the pacing was quite high at the front, but it was hard for all the guys. The bunch was nervous. In the end we just went all in and I'm happy I can win my second stage here.' There has been debate in recent days about the long-term value of flat sprint stages in the Tour, with the fight for UCI points meaning fewer teams can be tempted into breakaways, but this one certainly delivered some drama. Chateauroux, this week renamed Cavendish City in honour of Sir Mark, who took the first of his Tour-record 35 career stage victories here in 2008, has only ever known sprints in its history in the race, but Van der Poel did his best to break that streak. When he and Rickaert went early, it looked like a play purely for the intermediate sprint points, but they rolled through that line early in the day and just kept going, building a lead of more than five minutes. Even as teams furiously fought for position in the wind behind, the lead still held at 50 seconds with 10km to go as splits appeared in the peloton. Rickaert fell back with 6km left and it became a straight fight between the powerful but shattered Van der Poel and some disorganised lead-out trains behind. It would go the peloton's way, but Van der Poel got at least one wish with Rickaert being named the most combative rider of the day. 'We wanted to go for it today because it's his dream to be on the podium of a Tour de France,' Van der Poel said. 'It's hard not to be able to finish it off but we put up a good show today.' There was no change at the top of the general classification, with Tadej Pogacar remaining 54sec clear of Remco Evenepoel. Jonas Vingegaard is behind Kévin Vauquelin in fourth, 1min 17sec off yellow. However, there was a blow for Pogacar as UAE Team Emirates teammate João Almeida abandoned the race as a result of injuries suffered on stage seven. Jeremy Whittle's report from Chateauroux to follow
