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Girma beats 25-year-old men’s world indoor 3,000m record in Lievin

  • Athletics

Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma shattered the 25-year-old world indoor 3,000 metres record at the Pas-de-Calais meeting here tonight as he held off the challenge of Spain’s Mohamed Katir to clock 7min 23.81sec.

after working hard for a victory in 3:32.38 that took him past the 3:33.22 set by Yared Nuguse of the United

States at the top of this year’s world rankings he had the look of a relieved and happy man."

States, set a 2023 world leading mark of 4.83m.Grant Holloway’s incredible unbeaten indoor run in the

60m hurdles, stretching back to 2014, when he was 16, abides.The double world champion from the United

States, a peerless starter, was first to hurdle one once again and proceeded to win in 7.39, just 0.01


Kraków airport introduces Automated Border Control before 2023 European Games

  • Kraków 2023

The airport in Kraków has introduced Automated Border Control (ABC) gate system for passengers from outside the Schengen area before the 2023 European Games.

including Britain, Georgia, Croatia and Albania - all set to take part at Kraków-Małopolska 2023.The United

States has also been included in the list of countries.






US win thrilling mixed team parallel final at Alpine World Ski Championships

  • Alpine Skiing

The United States clinched the mixed team parallel title for the first time at the International Ski

giving him too big a deficit to claw back.Ford finished in 22.67, beating his opponent by 1.50.The United

States' Tommy Ford, right, won the deciding tie after Norway's Timon Haugan, left, got caught in the




Chengdu 2025 World Games sporting programme to top IWGA AGM agenda

  • Chengdu 2025

Discussions over the Chengdu 2025 sporting programme are set to highlight the agenda for the upcoming International World Games Association (IWGA) Annual General Meeting.

the event.It is also set to be the first time it has taken place in China.Last year's edition in the United

States saw the biggest sporting programme contested in the Games' history with 30 official sports and


Bol celebrates lifting of doping suspension but SIA still investigating

  • Athletics

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Peter Bol's provisional suspension for doping has been lifted meaning he can return to competition with immediate effect, although Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) is still investigating the runner.

lifted.SIA said the suspension was lifted after Bol's B-Sample produced an "atypical finding" which it states

similar case in 2003 saw double Olympic medallist Bernard Lagat, who has represented Kenya and the United

States, threatened to sue what was then the International Association of Athletics Federations after


Czech Republic, Britain, Canada and Sweden join boycott of IBA World Championships

  • Boxing

The Czech Boxing Association (CBA), Boxing Canada and the Swedish Boxing Association have said they will boycott the Women's and Men's World Championships this year due to the planned participation of Russia and Belarus under their national flags while Great Britain will be absent from the women's event.

The four countries join the United States and Ireland in planning to be absent from the International

The problem is that some states allow themselves to be bribed."

GB Boxing states that the decision to boycott the Women's World Boxing Championships was taken because


Breaker Montalvo first World Games athlete of the month for 2023

  • Breaking

Birmingham 2022 b-boy breaking gold medallist Victor Montalvo has been named the first World Games athlete of the month for 2023.

Montalvo's achievements towards the end of last year earned him the honour for January.Competing for the United

States under the name Victor, he won the Red Bull BC World One competition held in New York City in


Lord Mayor Schrinner claims Vancouver partnership will support Brisbane 2032 ambitions

  • Brisbane 2032

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner believes the launch of a strategic partnership between the South East Queensland (SEQ) Council of Mayors and the Metro Vancouver Regional District will support the region in its preparations for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Schrinner led an SEQ Council delegation on a visit to 1984 Summer Olympics host Los Angeles in the United

States and 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics host Vancouver in Canada, with a particular focus on


Wu makes history for China with maiden ATP Tour title at Dallas Open

  • Tennis

Wu Yibing has become the first Chinese player to win an event on the men's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour with his victory over American home favourite John Isner at the Dallas Open.

which finished 14-12.He had started the ATP Tour 250 event with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory against the United

States' Michael Mmoh, and followed it with an impressive 7-6, 6-4 win against Canada's third seed Denis