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Coe will be 'tough' on athletes seeking nationality switchKenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala has cancelled his appearance at the Dromia International Sprint and Relays Meeting in Greece to focus on the Diamond League schedule. The withdrawal follows his eighth-place finish at the Rome Diamond League, where he clocked 10.11 seconds in the men's 100m.
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Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala has cancelled his appearance at the Dromia International Sprint and Relays Meeting in Greece to focus on the Diamond League schedule. The withdrawal follows his eighth-place finish at the Rome Diamond League, where he clocked 10.11 seconds in the men's 100m.
7 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
American 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus won the 800m at the Bislett Games in Oslo with a personal best of 1:42.08, edging Olympic and world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi by one hundredth of a second in a photo finish. Lutkenhaus said he had to dive for the line to secure the victory.
11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala clocked 10.11 seconds to finish eighth in the men's 100m at the Rome Diamond League, with American Noah Lyles winning in 9.88 seconds. Omanyala said he would "take the hit" but vowed to keep fighting after a difficult outing.
5 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Briton Max Burgin upset Olympic 800-metre champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi at the Rabat Diamond League meeting on Sunday, clocking 1:42.98 to Wanyonyi's 1:43.56. Burgin's victory marks his return to form after earlier injuries and suggests potential for the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest in September.
1 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala won the men's 100m at the Diamond League Xiamen meet in China with a season-best time of 9.94 seconds, defeating South Africa's Gift Leotlela and becoming the only athlete to run sub-10 in the field.
24 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala, the African record holder in the 100m, competes in the Xiamen Diamond League on Saturday carrying four sub-10 second performances already this season, including a 9.98-second second-place finish at last weekend's Shanghai Diamond League opener.
21 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A viral social media post claiming the Botswana government had declared a public holiday for Arsenal supporters was dismissed as fake by the ruling administration's official pages, which displayed a "FAKE" stamp across the fabricated press release.
20 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Pole vault world record-holder Armand Duplantis, a two-time Olympic champion and triple world gold medallist, competes in the Diamond League opener in Shanghai/Keqiao on Saturday against a field including Greece's Emmanouil Karalis, US champion Sam Kendricks, and Australia's Kurtis Marschall. Duplantis, unbeaten since 2023 and holder of 15 pole vault world records including a 6.31m clearance set in March, said he feels both nervous and excited ahead of the competition.
15 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ferdinand Omanyala, Africa's fastest man, will compete in the men's 100m at the Shanghai Diamond League this weekend against Olympic and world medallists. The Kenyan sprinter enters the race with momentum after winning at the Kip Keino Classic and posting a season-best 9.98 seconds at the Addis Ababa Grand Prix.
12 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said he will remain "tough" on athletes switching nationality after blocking bids by top Jamaicans and Kenyans, including 2024 Olympic discus champion Roje Stona and former women's marathon world record-holder Brigid Kosgei, to move to Turkey. Coe said the federation examines each request and accepts switches only in cases such as marriage or political intolerance, but will reject moves motivated by financial packages aimed at boosting medal counts.
3 May 2026 · The Standard →
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says he will remain "tough" on athletes seeking to switch nationality, after his federation blocked offers from Turkey to top Jamaicans and Kenyans including Olympic discus champion Roje Stona and former women's marathon world record-holder Brigid Kosgei. Coe stated that athletes should start and finish their careers in the same country to preserve the meaning of national-based global competitions.
2 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →