Tag: Ruth Beitia
Olympic High Jump Champion Ruth Beitia announces retirement
Rio 2016 GOLD medalist in the women’s High Jump Ruth Beitia, has announced her retirement from active competition, citing persistent injuries as the reason...
Bolt, Ayana nominated for 2016 IAAF World Athlete of the Year...
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has shortlisted 20 names ahead of the 2016 IAAF Awards Night slated to hold in Monaco on...
Mo Farah, Ruth Beitia named 2016 European Athletes of the Year
Great Britain’s Mo Farah was named the male European Athlete of the Year 2016, while Spanish jumper Ruth Beitia won the female category of...
Lavillenie clinches historic 7th Trophy as Taylor sets MR at Zurich...
World Record holder in the men’s Pole vault, Renaud Lavillenie topped the list of athletes that dominated the Field events at the Zurich Diamond...
Day 9 Review of Athletics at the Rio Olympics (Sat August...
The final day of Track and Field events at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was filled with so much anticipation and excitement, with the...
Ruth Beitia defies the odds to win High Jump GOLD at...
She was the oldest athlete on the field but that didn’t stop Ruth Beitia from pursuing her dream of winning a medal at the...
Shaunae Miller & Christian Taylor claim WLs at London Diamond League
Shaunae Miller ran a terrific race to win the women's 400m with a World Leading (WL) mark of 49.55s at the London Diamond League...
Schippers smashes 22-year old MR at Oslo Diamond League
With Dafne Schippers and Elaine Thompson going head-to-head in the women’s 200m at Thursday’s Oslo Diamond League, it was almost certain that the winning...
World Leads for Lavillenie, Beitia ahead of Portland 2016!
World Record (WR) holder in the men’s Pole vault, Renaud Lavillenie cleared a World Leading (WL) 6.03m to win his event at the Jablonec...
Doreen Amata sails through to High Jump final with perfect scorecard!
Nigeria’s Record Holder in the women’s High Jump, Doreen Amata on Thursday joined an exclusive list comprising of the likes of Olympic champion and...