Diamond League: Mo Farah eases to victory, Elaine Thompson edges Dafne Schippers in London
Whilst Farah posted an impressive warm-up run for the world championships and his track swansong in London in three weeks' time, there were others too who made statements of intent.
Jul 09, 2017, 23:34 PM IST
Usain Bolt favourite to win IAAF’s 2015 World Athlete of the Year award
Usain Bolt, Ashton Eaton and Christian Taylor were confirmed as the finalists for the 2015 World Athlete of the Year award.
Nov 19, 2015, 05:27 AM IST
Rutherford, Schippers big winners at 2015 European Athletics Golden Tracks awards
Greg Rutherford and Dafne Schippers were the big winners at the European Athletics Golden Tracks awards in Lausanne.
Oct 18, 2015, 08:42 AM IST
Sprint queen Dafne Schippers defeats Allyson Felix in marker for Rio
World champion Dafne Schippers proved she will be the sprinter to beat over 200 metres at next year`s Rio Games with victory over Olympic champion Allyson Felix at the Diamond League athletics finale in Brussels on Friday.
Sep 12, 2015, 03:03 AM IST
Sprint queen Dafne Schippers may take on long jump
Dutch sprint queen Dafne Schippers, who won the 200 metres gold medal and the 100 silver at last month`s world championships in Beijing, is contemplating taking on the long jump next season. Schippers believes she can leap seven metres, a feat that would put her among the top six performances of 2015. "I want to do something else other than just sprint," the former heptathlete told a news conference on the eve of Friday`s Diamond League meeting in Brussels.
Sep 11, 2015, 03:23 AM IST
