17 World and Olympic Champions to kick off IAAF Diamond League season in Doha
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Seventeen reigning world and Olympic champions will gather in Doha on Friday (4) to help kick off the 2018 IAAF Diamond League, which gets underway for the ninth straight year in the Qatari capital, and with it the...
Greatest Ghanaian Athletes of All Time: Ghana’s medalists from 1958 to 2020
Editor’s note: This is a continuation of our project to find the ‘Greatest Ghanaian Athletes of All Time. This week, we compile the list of Ghana’s medalists at the IAAF organised events, Commonwealth Games, African Championships and the All...
GH One: Ghana’s chances at the IAAF World Championships
GH One host Samuel Bartels and his panel discuss Ghana's chances at the IAAF World Championships in London 2017 with interviews with Ghana 400m runner Emmanuel Dasor and Ex Ghana long jumper Prof. Andrew Owusu on Monday, 24th July,...
Botswana’s Nijel Amos to shine in men’s 800m at London 2017
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David Rudisha produced one of the most incredible displays of middle-distance running to claim the Olympic title five years ago in a world record of 1:40.91.
The Kenyan was aiming to return to the scene...
South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga banishes memory of Olympic miss by grabbing first World title
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A 8.48m leap in the second round was enough to secure South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga his first world title in an enthralling, high quality long jump competition.
The 26-year-old had missed out on gold at...
Officials and athletes give perspectives on GUSA Games Legon 2020
Officials and athletes have hailed the 26th Ghana University Sports Association Legon 2020 as one of the best organised ever in Ghana since its inception in 1964.
Under the theme “Integrating Sports into Academia for Youth Empowerment and Development,” the...
Doha 2019: Adam Gemili cruises to 200m semi final with 20.06(SB)
Great Britain's Adam Gemili delighted with 20.06(SB) clocking in 200m heat.
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HEAT 1 29 SEP 2019
POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK REACTION TIME
1 827 Adam GEMILI GBR GBR 20.06 Q SB 0.173
2 1775 Ramil GULIYEV TUR TUR 20.27 Q 0.157
3 1424 Taymir BURNET NED NED 20.37 Q 0.151
4 1460 Divine ODUDURU NGR NGR 20.40 q 0.186
5 325 Paulo André CAMILO DE OLIVEIRA BRA BRA 20.75 0.152
6 1927 Rodney ROWE USA USA 20.92 0.179
7 1410 Fodé SISSOKO MLI MLI 21.30 0.194
2052 Terrance...
7 defending champions on USA’s team for Doha 2019
Eight world champions and 13 Olympic champions feature on USA’s team for the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, which will be held from 27 September until 6 October.
Tori Bowie, Kori Carter, Emma Coburn, Phyllis Francis, Justin Gatlin, Sam...
London 2017: Sani Brown produces life time best 10.05s in 100m heats
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Abdul Hakim Sani Brown produced a life time best 10.05 to book his place in the semi finals of the men’s 100m at the IAAF World Championships London 2017.
Brown, who has a Ghanaian father...
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