Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas sets world record to win women's triple jump
Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas has set a world record - the first to be broken in athletics at the Tokyo Games - as she won Olympic gold in the triple jump. BBC News report
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Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims shock 100m gold
Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs is the new sprint king of the world after he claimed a shock gold in the Olympic Men’s 100 metres final this morning. Jacobs who s
Dame Valerie Adams gets a bronze medal in Tokyo 2020
New Zealand shot put champion Dame Valerie Adams has won her fourth Olympic medal at Tokyo 2020. She got bronze in the women's shot put final this afternoon. This i
Australia’s Rohan Browning beats Yohan Blake and Chijindu Ujah in men’s 100m heats
Australia’s 23-year-old Rohan Browning shocked the world last night in the men's 100 metres heats when he beating the second-fastest man in history Yohan Blake of
Jamaica wins 1st, 2nd, 3rd in Women’s 100m final
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah has become the second-fastest woman in history as she beat fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to retain her Olympic 100 metres title.
Tabakaucoro ends Tokyo 2020 campaign with 7th place finish in the heats
Pacific Sprint King Banuve Tabakaucoro has ended his Tokyo 2020 campaign with a seventh-place finish in Heat 4 of Round 1 of the men’s 100 metres. He clocked a
Tabakaucoro advances to Round 1 of 100 metres at Tokyo 2020
Pacific Sprint King Banuve Tabakaucoro has qualified for Round 1 of the 100 metres competition at the Tokyo Olympics. Tabakaucoro tied for third place with a time of
Tabakaucoro to make Olympic Games debut today
Pacific sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro will make his Olympic Games debut in heat 2 of the Men’s 100m preliminary round this afternoon. Tabakaucoro has ran a sea
Tabakaucoro resumes preparation for Olympics in Japan
Pacific sprint king Banuve Tabakaucoro who is representing Team Fiji in the 100 metres event has resumed his training for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan. An upd
USA's Trayvon Bromell is one of Bolt's favourites
One of Usain Bolt's favourites in the 100 metres at the Olympic Games this month is Trayvon Bromell who won the event at the US Olympic track and field trials. Bolt w
Gold medal favourite banned from Olympics after positive marijuana test
American champion Sha'Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-metre race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. BBC News reports Richardson w
US shot put star Ryan Crouser smashes 31-year world record
US Olympic champion Ryan Crouser’s has shattered the shot put world record that has stood for 31 years. FoxSports reports the 28-year-old defending champion eas