Masterful Mo Farah Wins 3rd Olympic Gold

After Bolt’s Triple-Triple Britain’s Mo Farah Ends His Olympic Career with a Double- Double

 August 22, 2016   R K Gupta

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On the last day of 2016 Games’ Track-and-field action, legendary long-distance runner Mo Farah of Great Britain added 5000m gold medal to the one he had already collected in 10000m last Sunday. Farah thus repeated his 5K/10K performance in London 4 years ago and joined Finland’s Lasse Viren, who was the only man to win […]

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Masterful Mo Farah Wins 3rd Olympic Gold

Masterful Mo Farah Wins 3rd Olympic Gold Fraser-Pryce Misses and Phelps Wins His 23rd

 August 15, 2016   R K Gupta

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On an action-packed day in the 2016 Rio olympics, athletics and swimming took center-stage with some expected and a number of unexpected results. In men’s 10000m, Great Britain’s Mo Farah won the gold medal to add to his two previous golds in 5000 and 10000m that he won at London 4 years ago. But Jamaica’s […]

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Athletics in the Rio Games

There is More to Athletics in the Rio Games Than Just Usain Bolt

 August 12, 2016   R K Gupta

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The hype and hoop-la generated by Usain Bolt’s keenly awaited triple-triple has somewhat shadowed the other star athletes preparing for track-and field action starting Friday. In a message last week to his 4 million followers on twitter, Bolt beckoned everyone to watch him make Olympic history at the Rio Games. No one has ever done […]

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DL Highlighted

Birmingham DL Highlighted by Mo Farah’s Record and Upsets for Ibarguen Valerie Adams

 June 10, 2016   R K Gupta

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In the Birmingham DL Meeting, which ended on June 5, 2016, 8 stadium records and 6 world-leads were achieved. The spectators were treated to a great run by their own Mo Farah, who broke a 34-year old British record in the non-DL 3000m race. In the same event, a 32-year old Scottish record was also […]

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Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix

Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix: Top stories

 February 22, 2016   R K Gupta

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Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers announced her rising status in short-sprint by winning 60m in the fourth leg of Glasgow’s IAAF  World Indoor Tour on Saturday. By extending her winning streak in the indoor meets, Schippers is a commanding favorite in 60m for next month’s World Indoor Championships at Portland. Schippers’ exploits in last November’s World Championships […]

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Mo Farah

Eaton Breaks Decathlon World Record Bolt Wins His Third Gold and GBR’s Mo Farah Takes 5000m Gold in Beijing’s World Championship on Day 8

 August 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was a busy Saturday at Beijing with several finals. Ashton Eaton met everybody’s expectations and broke his own world record in Decathlon. The American dished out his greatest performance in the history of the event by scoring 9045 points, leaving his closest rival Canada’s Damian Warner 350 points behind. An hour later, Jamaica wrapped […]

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Mo Farah

Eritrean Ghirmay Ghebreselassie Tops in Marathon Mo Farah Wins His 6th World Championship Gold on First Day at Beijing

 August 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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The first day of the World Athletics Championship was highlighted by an unknown marathon runner Ghirmay Ghebreselassie, who left behind a strong field of marathoners from East Africa. The Eritrean teenager not only became the youngest man to win the World Championship marathon but he brought the first gold for his nation in the World’s. […]

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London Diamond League IAAF

London DL Meet Highlighted by Usain Bolt Mo Farah Amos Rudisha & Kiprop’s Strange Mile

 July 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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The two-day Sainsbury Anniversary Games, of which the London Diamond League was a part, were held in Olympic Stadium during July 24-25, 2015. All talk on Friday was about Usain Bolt returning to the track and Mo Farah dominating the field in 3000m. Besides these two big names, Friday’s events saw sparkles by Britain’s Zharnel […]

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Lausanne Diamond League

Lausanne Diamond League: Justin Gatlin and Mo Farah Star in Swiss Athletic Night

 July 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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On July 09, 2015, the Lausanne Diamond League Meeting concluded with Justin Gatlin and Mo Farah producing great performances in the events of their choice. USA’s Justin Gatlin was dominant in his 9.75s 100m sprint leaving Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay in his wake. Great Britain’s Mo Farah, who disappointed his fans at Birmingham by […]

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2015 Diamond League Season

2015 Diamond League Season Gets Underway with Notable Performances in Doha and Shanghai

 May 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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The much awaited Diamond League began last week with great performances from world’s top athletes. On Friday, the inaugural D/L meeting at Doha saw superb efforts that ended with 11 World leads, 5 Meeting and 4 DL Records. In one of the finest early season speed displays, Pedro Pablo Pichardo and Christian Taylor produced the […]

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