Olympic champion sprinter featured at the Diamond League finals in Brussels.
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… Botswana also announced a half-day holiday after Letsile Tebogo won Olympic Gold in the 200m at the 2024 Paris Games. …
Botswana gov’t denies granting Arsenal fans holiday after Premier League victoryCitizen Digital
… I want to jump high, as always." Duplantis will be joined by Kenya's middle-distance queen Faith Kipyegon, Norway's hurdles king Karsten Warholm, Botswana's Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo and Nigerian 100m hurdler Tobi Amusan in what promises to be a high-octane start to th …
Duplantis 'nervous but fired up' for Diamond League openerCitizen Digital
Omanyala to face Simbine, Tebogo at Shanghai Diamond League By Bernard Cheruiyot May 12, 2026 02:04 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Ferdinard Omanyala celebrates after winning the men's 100m with a personal …
Omanyala to face Simbine, Tebogo at Shanghai Diamond LeagueThe Standard
… "It's very important, most federations rely very heavily on government investment and government investment will dry up if those governments think that they are investing in talent programmes for other countries."Letsile Tebogo, the 2024 Olympic 200 metres champion and the leadin …
Coe will be 'tough' on athletes seeking nationality switchCitizen Digital
… "It's very important, most federations rely very heavily on government investment and government investment will dry up if those governments think that they are investing in talent programmes for other countries." Letsile Tebogo, the 2024 Olympic 200 metres champion and the leadi …
Coe will be 'tough' on athletes seeking nationality switchThe Unstoppable Africa Awards will officially launch in Kenya on October 31, 2026, bringing together influential figures across sport, entertainment, business, leadership and humanitarian action across 16 categories. Kenya has eight nominees including rally driver Pauline Sheghu, nominated for Sports Personality of the Year.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Unstoppable Africa Awards will officially launch in Kenya on October 31, 2026, bringing together influential figures across sport, entertainment, business, leadership and humanitarian action across 16 categories. Kenya has eight nominees including rally driver Pauline Sheghu, nominated for Sports Personality of the Year.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
The second day of the Diamond League finals in Brussels on Saturday features Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo, Swiss star Audrey Werro, and newly-minted world record holders Masai Russell and Alison dos Santos. Diamond League winners in events at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship earn automatic qualification to a $10 million showdown.
5 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ferdinand Omanyala, Africa's 100m record holder, has ended his 2026 season early after sustaining a stress fracture to the heel bone of his left foot. He will miss the Diamond League Final in Brussels and the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
1 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Faith Kipyegon, Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis, Julien Alfred and Oblique Seville headline the Diamond League meet in Monaco on Friday, the 10th of 15 elite circuit events. The track and field competition at Stade Louis II will feature Olympic triathlon champions and other top athletes competing across multiple events.
9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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.
13 June 2026 · 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 →