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Léa Sprunger (SUI) par Lukk2008 Via Flickr : IAAF Diamond League Lausanne Jul 06/2017 400mH 54.29 (PB)

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Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah CBE OLY (Hussein Abdi Kahin; March 23, 1983) is a British long-distance runner. His ten global championship gold medals make him the most successful male track distance runner ever, and he is the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history.

He is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m. He is the second athlete, to win both the 5,000 m and 10,000 m titles at successive Olympic Games. He completed the ‘distance double’ at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in Athletics. After finishing second in the 10,000 meters at the 2011 World Championships, he had an unbroken streak of ten global final wins. The streak ended in his final championship track race, when he finished second in the 2017 5,000-meter final.

He mostly competed for over 5,000 m and 10,000 m but has run competitively from 1,500 m to the marathon. In 2017, he indicated his intention to switch wholly to road racing following victory at his final track race, the 2017 IAAF Diamond League 5,000 m final. He won the 2018 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:05:11, a European record.

Born in present-day Somaliland, was trafficked from Djibouti to London, at the age of nine where he was forced into child labor. He adopted the name, becoming a British citizen. He is the European record holder for the 10,000 m, half marathon, marathon, and two miles, the British record holder for the 5,000 m, the British indoor record holder for the 3,000 m, and the current world record holder for the one hour run and indoor world record holder for the two miles.

He was the first British athlete to win two gold medals at the same world championships. He has won the European Athlete of the Year award and the British Athletics Writers Association British Athlete of the Year award more than any other athlete, three times and six times. In 2017, he won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

He married Tania Nell (2011). He has a stepdaughter, twin daughters, and a son. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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WWE Bayley’s older sister, Brenda Martinez....

Brenda Martinez (born September 8, 1987) is an American middle-distance runner and Olympian. Born in Upland, California, she won a silver medal in the 800 meters at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow and finished first in the 800 meters at the 2014 Diamond League Final. She represented the US at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 1500 meters. Martinez twice set the world record in the Distance Medley Relay at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston; first on February 7, 2015, and then breaking her own record on January 28, 2017. In 2016, Martinez qualified for the U.S. Olympic team competing in the 1500 meters after beating Amanda Eccleston by 0.03 seconds.

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Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra

Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra – The gold medalist Neeraj Chopra is an Indian track-and-field athlete who has brought India’s name to the global map of Javelin. Today, he is the holder of a Diamond League title and again earned the new title of India’s Golden Boy at the Paris Olympics 2024. From the Olympics and many other championships, he collected splendid gold medals.

Currently, he is portraying himself as an Indian Athlete at the Paris Olympics 2024. With his hard work and determination, he is now qualified for the finals that will be held on 8 August 2024.

Since emerging as a gold medalist in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games he consolidated his role as the first Indian track-and-field athlete singly to win an Olympic gold and the second Indian athlete overall just after Abhinav Bindras’s double triumph in the 2008 Olympics. Chopra is now paying attention to holding his gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 

He is truly the inspirational personality of today’s generation. So let’s give some light on Neeraj Chopra’s life journey. 

What are Neeraj Chopra’s life and times?

Neeraj Chopra was born on 24 December 1997 in Khandra, Haryana, India and his forename is Subedar Major Neeraj Chopra. As described above, he is an Indian track and field athlete who is reigning the Olympic champion and World championship in Men’s javelin throw.

His birth took place in the Ror family. Serving in Panipat Haryana, he was born to Satish Kumar who is a farmer, and his mother, Saroj Devi who is a homemaker. Chopra has two siblings and he is the eldest sibling in the family, with two minor siblings.

He completed his schooling in his town and graduated from Chandigarh and as of 2021, he was pursuing a Bachelor of Arts from Punjab. 

Chopra’s family was concerned about his weight when he was a teenager and urged him to start going to the gym in Panipat daily. Chopra would sit at the adjacent Shivaji Stadium to watch boys of his age practice javelin throwing after a session.

Despite the lack of knowledge about javelin in their village, Chopra’s family supported him when they heard about his enthusiasm for the sport. He trained at Shivaji Stadium for a year before moving to the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula, Haryana, where Naseem Ahmad coached him.

This success in the Olympics was topped off by a sporting career that had started at the age of 13 years. Now he has become the defending champion. At the age of 19, he was also serving as a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Army. 

How did Neeraj Chopra’s athletic career begin?

After his parents sent him for training. Subsequently, he began receiving training, and in 2010, he decided to pursue his passion for javelin throwing and applied for admission to the Sports Authority of India facility.

Fortunately, Neeraj caught the attention of renowned javelin thrower Jaiveer Choudhary, who chose to instruct him. He then proceeded to Jalandhar to train with other superior javelin throwers. Neeraj pleaded with his father to let him live in Panipat after getting his first medal in a district tournament.

He emerged into the public at the age of fifteen in 2010, he was the nation’s under-16 champion in javelin and in the following years, he received many accolades in the national category.

What are the achievements in his International career?

He secured his first international medal (silver medal) at the Youth Olympic Games qualification competition in Bangkok in 2014.

In 2016, he won a gold medal at the South Asian Games during the athletics final in Guwahati, he also secured gold medals in the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and hold the position of the first Indian athlete to achieve a world record by setting the record 86.43 m.

His journey was unstoppable besides these medals and achievements. In 2018, Chopra came into triumph during the year 2018 where he won a gold medal during the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia, and the Asian Games held in Jakarta.

In the finals of the Tokyo Olympics, Chopra also became the holder of one gold medal making him India’s first gold medalist in track and field. 

Therefore, by the end of 2022, Chopra set the highest, national record in the esteem by achieving an 89.94-meter throw. Though the injuries occurred in 2023, he was able to clinch the later World Athletics Championships and the Asian Games.

In 2024, he secured victories at various events, including the Federation Cup and Paavo Nurmi Games. He is tied up for the showdown of the Paris 2024 Olympics and is a proud holder of the gold medal. Already he has become an inspirational story for many other individuals.

He is competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics and representing India at the global level of Games. If he secured the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, Chopra would be marked in the history of the Olympics. 

What are his awards and recognition?

For his commendable and unforgettable contributions to sports, Neeraj Chopra has been awarded many awards. The notable awards are the Padma Shri Award, the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, and the Vishisht Seva Medal by the Indian Army.

He is the achiever of many medals, titles, and gold medals. That truly makes him the super sports star in today’s generation.

Read More:-  USA’s Role In Paris Olympics 2024

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Athletics: 'Consistent' Warholm lays down world’s marker in Monaco

AFP, Saturday 22 Jul 2023 Karsten Warholm fired out a warning to contenders for world gold in the men’s 400m hurdles in Budapest next month with a stunning marker at the Diamond League meet in Monaco. Karsten Warholm of Norway (L) crosses the finish line ahead of Alison Dos Santos of Brazil (R) in the Men s 400m Hurdles event during the IAAF Diamond League Herculis athletics meeting at the…

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Trinidad and Tobago winners of 4x400m relay. Like Cedenio came from behind and pipped the US at the post. Utterly amazing. Buen hecho brethren! Proud to be TnT

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Gina Lückenkemper (GER) por Lukk2008 Via Flickr: IAAF Diamond League Lausanne Jul 05/2018 100m B / 4x100m

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Léa Sprunger (SUI) par Lukk2008 Via Flickr : IAAF Diamond League Lausanne Jul 06/2017 400mH 54.29 (PB)

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Justin Alexander Gatlin (February 10, 1982) is a retired sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is the 2004 Olympic Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 and 2017 World Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 World Champion in the 200 meters, and the 2019 World Champion in the 4 x 100 meters relay. He is the 2003 and 2012 World Indoor Champion in the 60 meters. He is a 5-time Olympic medalist and a 12-time World Championship medalist. At the World Athletics Relays, he won two gold medals in the 4 x 100 meters relay in 2015 and 2017. He won the Diamond League trophy (2013-2015).

His personal best of 9.74 seconds ranks fifth on the all-time list of male 100-meter athletes.

In 2001, he incurred a two-year ban from athletics for testing positive for amphetamines, reduced to one year because of an appeal. In 2006, he incurred a further four-year ban for testing positive for testosterone, with this sanction erasing his world-record time of 9.77 seconds in the 100 meters.

He returned to competition in August 2010. In June 2012 at the US Olympic trials, he ran a time of 9.80 seconds, which was the fastest-ever time recorded for a man over the age of 30. In May 2015 at the IAAF Doha Diamond League, he broke his 100m record for a man over the age of 30 by running 9.74 seconds.

He won the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 2004 Olympics. At the London 2012 Olympics, he ran a time of 9.79 seconds, earning a bronze medal. He won his third Olympic medal in the 100 meters in the 2016 Olympic 100-meter final, finishing with the silver. At 34, he became the oldest man to win an Olympic medal in a non-relay sprint event. He won the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 2017 World Championships. At the 2019 World Championships, he won the silver medal in the 100m in a time of 9.89. His tally of eight global championship 100m medals (three Olympic and five World Championships) makes him the most decorated 100m sprinter of all time.

He was a regular competitor on Pros vs Joes, which pitted professional athletes against non-professionals. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Diamond League: Warholm edges closer to Young's 400m hurdles record in Stockholm | More sports News - Times of India

Diamond League: Warholm edges closer to Young’s 400m hurdles record in Stockholm | More sports News – Times of India

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STOCKHOLM: Norway’s two-time world champion Karsten Warholm blasted to the second fastest time ever run over the 400m hurdles at the Diamond League in Stockholm on Sunday. Despite clipping the final hurdle, the 24-year-old clocked 46.87 seconds, bettering his own European record of 46.92sec and moving within touching distance of American Kevin Young‘s long-standing world record of 46.78,…

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Olympics: Kenya's Faith Kipyegon sets new women's 5,000m world record

AFP , Friday 9 Jun 2023 Faith Kipyegon of Kenya set a second world record in seven days when she raced to victory in the women’s 5,000m at the Diamond League meeting in Paris on Friday. Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon (L) runs to first place ahead of Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey in the women’s 5000m event during the IAAF Diamond League Meeting de Paris athletics meeting at the Charlety Stadium in Paris…

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While Caster Semenya agues that she never took anything to influence the level of testosterone in her system and would not also go for artificial reduction.

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At the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco, Usain Bolt demonstrated once again, as he approaches his career’s finish line, that he is still a winner.

Despite making a sluggish start on the Stade Louis II track, the Bolt effect a sporting world has come to know and love duly took place from 30 metres onwards, and with 20 metres remaining the 30-year-old was already closing down and cruising before he crossed the line in 9.95, 0.03 ahead of his closest challenger, Isiah Young of the United States.