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Multiple Olympic and World Championship gold medallist, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, is urging Jamaicans to throw their support behind the country’s male athletes in Tokyo, Japan, who, for many, have not performed up to the same high standards compared

Yesterday, Jamaicans forgot their collectively woes celebrated the victo...

A star is found: In 200, De Grasse finally gets his gold Today 05:41 am JST Today | 07:49 am JST Perhaps the worlds next sprint star wasnt so hard to find after all. Hes Andre De Grasse, the Canadian who ran his first sprint as a teen in baggy basketball shorts and borrowed spikes, and now has an Olympic gold medal in the 200 meters. De Grasse powered past a pair of Americans — Kenny Bednarek and the favorite, Noah Lyles — to finish in 19.62 seconds Wednesday and take one of t...

TOKYO (AP) — Perhaps the worlds next sprint star wasnt so hard to find after all.

Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim competes in the men’s high jump final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim is a gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, sharing first place with Italian Gianmarco Tamberi. The two have come a long way from injuries and setbacks, and shared an emotional moment when the judge ruled that they can indeed tie for first place rather than...

AP Interview: Italy coach says Jacobs can run much faster By ANDREW DAMPFAugust 2, 2021 GMT TOKYO (AP) — The 26-year-old Texas-born Italian sprinter who surprised everyone by winning the 100 meters at the Tokyo Olympics might just be getting started. Antonio La Torre, the head coach of Italy’s track and field team, believes Marcell Jacobs can run as fast as few men besides Usain Bolt ever have. “With his infinite talent I dare to say that he’s a man who can run close to 9.70 — or mayb...

Loop Sports - Updated Rasheed Dwyer, of Jamaica, competes in a heat of the mens 200-metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek). It was not all gloom and doom for Jamaica in the men’s 200m on Monday night as one of the country’s representatives pulled through to the semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics. National champion Rasheed Dwyer took control to win heat one of the half-lap distance in 20.31 to book his spot in the semi-finals in com...

200m world champion Noah Lyles cruises into Olympic semifinals Getty Images Getty Images USAs Noah Lyles reacts after winning ahead of second-placed Sibusiso Matsenjwa and Canadas Brendon Rodney in the mens 200m heats during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games By: Eric Goodman and last updated 2021-08-03 01:55:42-04 American Noah Lyles, the 2019 world champion in the mens 200m and owner of the fastest time in the world in 2021, easily advanced to Wednesdays semifinals. Lyles won the f...

Olympic countdown: Akani Simbine, hoping for the big leap Post News Network New Delhi: Akani Simbine, the fastest man from South Africa, has consistently reached the 100m finals in international meets, only for the podium to elude him. The Tokyo Olympics offers him the opportunity to make the leap from a finalist to a medallist. Growing up in Gauteng, Simbine used to play football, bringing out his ability to run speedily. Soon, Simbine made the shift to track and field for good. ...

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