Swimming: Australian Chalmers breaks 100m freestyle short-course world record
KAZAN, RUSSIA (REUTERS) – Australia’s Kyle Chalmers set a short-course world record in the men’s 100m freestyle as he clinched gold at the World Cup in Kazan, Russia on Friday (Oct 29). Fresh from victory in the 50m freestyle on Thursday, the 23-year-old came home in 44.84 seconds, bettering the mark of 44.94 seconds set... » read more
Athletics: Olympic 100m champion Jacobs says out of action until 2022
ROME (AFP) – Olympic Games 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs announced on Thursday (Aug 12) on his Instagram account that he will not run again until 2022. In response to a fan during a social media interaction, who asked the Italian when his next appearance on the track would be, he replied: “2022”. Almost unknown... » read more
Sporting Life: Su Bingtian gives planet a taste of Asian speed
TOKYO – So cool this Su Bingtian is. So fast this teacher runs in the semi-finals. So crazy it is to feel, at least for a brilliant, beautiful while, that a 100m Olympic champion, or medallist, can come from Asia. Who cares that he comes sixth in the final, he makes us believe. What, you... » read more
Olympics: Life after Bolt is a mad dash featuring new sprint king Jacobs
TOKYO – If there was one thing Usain Bolt gave the world that was perhaps under-appreciated, it was surety. The Jamaican’s reign of dominance on the track saw him end up with gold hanging from his neck after each of the eight sprint finals across three Olympic Games before he retired in 2017. Last night,... » read more
Athletics: Fraser-Pryce clocks career-best 21.79 seconds in 200m
KINGSTON (REUTERS) – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce signalled her intention to vie for an elusive sprint double at the Tokyo Olympics next month with a career-best 21.79 seconds in the 200 metres on Sunday (June 27) to add to her 100m victory as the Jamaican Trials came to a close. Running in lane four, the four-time world... » read more