The longest day of the year in Frankfurt. Sunday is the Mainova Ironman European Championship. The starting gun goes off early at 6:30 a.m.: for swimming – 3.8 km in the Langener Waldsee. This is followed by 180 km on the bike around Frankfurt and a marathon run (42.195 km) on the banks of the … Read more
In addition to flowers, the athletes, who were very tired after the busy Paris program and the journey home, received St Lawrence beer from the Mayor Stanislav Antoš. They brewed in a local brewery especially for Fèis Chod, which was celebrated in the town last weekend. Even if it is difficult for the people of … Read more
In history, in the skies, Emil Zatopek; on earth, in Paris, now, Sifan Hassan. Or, better yet, Sifan Zatopek Hassan, the Dutchwoman who, by winning the marathon (2h 22m 55s, Olympic record) alongside the Invalides, not invalids, completed a feat very close to that of the legendary and rebellious Czech, winner of the gold medal … Read more
Spanish athlete Jordan Díaz was proclaimed Olympic champion this Friday in the triple jump event at the Paris 2024 Games, thanks to the 17.86 he achieved in his first attempt, without needing, or having any rivals, to do the sixth and final one. Díaz lived up to his status as world leader of the year … Read more
Paris (from our correspondent) – “How is it like there? I guess I can imagine it, everyone will be drunk,” explained Sekerák humorously a few minutes after the race, in which he achieved his most valuable coaching success. With his ward, he kept to the highest goals at the Domažlice stadium. He was also immediately … Read more
Beijing. China is fighting fire with fire in the face of persistent doping allegations that have dogged its swimmers at the Paris 2024 Olympics. China’s Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday called for more thorough testing of American track and field competitors, citing past doping scandals in a press release. He questioned the way the U.S. Anti-Doping … Read more
Segovia City Council will open the Agustín Fernández Pavilion in the San Lorenzo neighbourhood to the public so that the 1,500-metre Olympic final race, in which the Segovia athlete Águeda Marqués will be taking part, can be followed live. The television broadcast of the race, scheduled by the Paris Olympic Games organisers for 8.15pm, will … Read more
The Tokyo Olympic champion emphasized the great significance of her silver medal in Paris after her corona infection. “I am very grateful and very proud that I have even made it this far. I don’t think there are very many people or athletes who, with such a history, with such a handicap, can leave the … Read more
There were 25 athletes competing in the women’s 10,000m final at the Paris Olympics, including Japanese first-time competitor Goto, 21-year-old Haruka Koumi, and 36-year-old Takashima. ‘ competing in her second Olympics after Rio de Janeiro. Games. The race progressed at a slow pace, with Goto leading the pack until around 5,000 metres, and the Japanese … Read more
In the women’s 4×100-metre relay, a paper-like result was produced, while Canada won surprisingly in the men’s relay, partly thanks to the United States, who made a big mistake in the first relay and was disqualified after the Olympic athletics competition in Paris. In the women’s relays, the USA was the clear winner, as the … Read more