Athletics

Liévin meeting (indoor): what to remember from Wednesday evening – Athlé – Liévin meeting

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Armand Duplantis attracted everyone’s attention Wednesday evening in the Arena of Liévin. The Swede flew over the men’s pole vault competition (6.07m), without breaking his own world record, his attempts at 6.19m having failed. ” I was 6.07 m, it’s a hell of a height. Afterwards, I felt that my legs were giving up on … Read more

Corona virus prevents amateur runners from starting

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Tens of thousands of amateur runners have to do without the start of the Tokyo Marathon on March 1st. The corona virus is to blame. However, the event, which is considered a qualification run for the Olympics, should not be a complete one. Due to the dangers posed by the novel corona virus, only around … Read more

Pole vault: Duplantis jumps to world record – sport

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The Swede flies over 6.17 meters at the World Indoor Meeting. It improves the old record from 2014 by one centimeter. – Just over five months before the Tokyo Olympics, Sweden’s child prodigy Armand Duplantis set the year’s first world athletics record. The 20-year-old European pole vault champion Armand Duplantis skipped 6.17 meters in a … Read more

Lamine Diack’s trial postponed for procedural concerns – Athlé – Justice

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Senegalese Lamine Diack, former president of the International Federation (IAAF), and his entourage, suspected of being at the heart of a system of corruption to cover doping cases of Russian athletes, were tried by the 32nd Chamber of the Paris Tribunal since Monday. – – But their trial began with a first twist. The national … Read more

Dakar: adventurer Mike Horn at the start of the event

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THE SCAN SPORT – Less than a month after his rescue in the Arctic, the South African will set off for the Saudi desert on Sunday alongside Cyril Despres, five times winner of the race. “I was stuck in the ice for a month and now I’m headed for Jeddah.” Rescued on December 8 with … Read more