Many comparisons can be drawn between the backstories of four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Kenyan distance runner Dominic Lobalu, highlighting their journeys from conflict zones to athletic stardom.

“That was the first time I saw athletics.

“When they put the Olympics (athletics), I was like, ‘why are you putting this thing?'

GETTY IMAGESThat pivotal race ignited Lobalu's passion for athletics, setting him on a new path.

The new queen of speed is named Julien Alfred. The sprinter from Saint Lucia won gold in the Paris final of the 100 metres, earning the first medal for the Caribbean country in the Olympic Games and surpassing the favourite, the American Sha'Carri Richardson.

But the Caribbean runner appeared on the scene to give athletics a historic twist.Alfred always led the

In 2024, she won gold in the 60 metres at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow, setting

straightforward.Young Alfred lost her father at the age of 12, a harsh blow that almost led her to quit athletics

The shot put final held on 3 August at the Stade de France in Paris confirmed the reign of Ryan Crouser. The American, who also holds the world record, claimed his third Olympic gold, something no other athlete has achieved in this event to date.

Afghan judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad has explained the positive result for steroids, a banned substance for which he has been suspended, as the result of medical treatment.

The women will compete in athletics and cycling the Taliban don't recognize those women.

The St Lucia athlete takes advantage of the last-minute absence of Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to win the sprint event. It is the first medal in the country's history. Ryan Crouser won his third gold in the shot put and the Netherlands won the 4x400 medley relay.

The athletics combined event was decided in the last race, the 1500m.

The Belgian became the first cyclist to win gold in both the individual time trial and road race at the same Olympics. After 273 kilometres, he crossed the finish line under the Eiffel Tower alone. The silver and bronze medals went to French riders Mouas and Laporte.

It could have been the 10,000 metres final in the Olympic stadium on Friday, but it wasn't athletics

In an interview with Inside The Games on Friday, the sports adviser to Italy's Stampa di Lombardia and journalist with 50 years' experience gave his views on Algerian athlete Imane Khelif and the controversy surrounding women's boxing while addressing the IOC-IBA rift and blaming Thomas Bach.

medallist; he should know the rules, but he's more concerned with staying in power than letting (World Athletics

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei won gold in the men's Olympic 10,000m at the Stade de France on Friday, with an Olympic record time (26:43.14).

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The President of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, has released a video calling the President of the International Olympic Committee "evil" for his role in the current Olympic gender controversy while saying that he will "reward" the 2 boxers eliminated by Khelif and Lin Yu Ting.

We will clearly differentiate women's boxing from men's boxing and we will defend our athletics.

Sharon Firisua struggled to keep up with her fellow contenders in the women’s 100-metre preliminaries Friday, clocking in almost 3 seconds behind first place at 14.31. It’s no wonder, as the two-time Olympian is a distance specialist who has never competed in the 100m sprint before.

from the Solomon Islands competing at the Paris Games.Michael Kuali, president of the Solomon Islands Athletics

The Paris 2024 Athletics programme kicked off early on Thursday with a festive atmosphere that grew as

enthusiastic supporters of their athletes.Paris's Trocadero streets came alive with festivities as the athletics

RDP / INSIDE THE GAMESNot everyone was an Athletics' expert, many of the fans had their opportunity to

and that's what happens," concluded the athlete from Puglia, who recently won bronze at the European Athletics

The President of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, gave an update on his bid to include cross-country running

The Solomon Islands Olympic committee’s decision has raised a huge controversy in the country’s Athletic Federation.

represent the country in 100 metres run at the Paris 2024.The decision was a shock for the Solomon Islands Athletics

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe praised the Netflix docu-series "Sprint" on Thursday, highlighting

Athletics has often struggled to compete with other popular sports and activities.

It's been terrific," said Coe on the opening day of athletics at the Paris Olympics.

Athletics has missed a star like Usain Bolt, whose charisma and performances drew huge crowds.

China's Jiayu Yang, who finished 12th in Tokyo three years ago, both won gold medals at Paris 2024 as athletics