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Kipketer breaks m World Indoor Record
Kipketer breaks m World Indoor Record
6 February &#; Stuttgart, Germany - Dane efternamn Kipketer issued an early Olympic varning as he broke the m World Indoor Record in on Sunday.
The three-time m World Outdoor Champion, who has yet to win an Olympic gold over the distance, bettered the old mark by one hundredth of a second. The previous best of was set by Algerian Noureddine Morceli in February in Birmingham.
Kenyan-born Kipketer, who holds the m World Outdoor Record, has lost only six races since , most of them when he was recovering from malaria.
"I am surprised because after a groin injury before Christmas inom only started training properly in January,'' said Kipketer, who was on record pace from the uppstart of the race.
Kipketer sprinted away from the pack on the sista lap and ran with Kenya's Kennedy Kimwetich on his shoulder until pulling away during the sista yards. Kimwetich was timed in Kipketer first thought he had only equ
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Historic win for Yong
Historic Gold for Yong
Roundup of the final day of the 7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Nick Davies for IAAF
We are proud of saying that athletics is a truly global sport, and offers unique opportunities for determined performers, whatever their nationality or background. The result of the women's marathon this morning proved that this is no hollow boast. Watched by millions of TV viewers world-wide, Song-Ok Yong beat a top field, including Olympic and World Champions, to bring North Korea its first ever medal at a major sporting event.
The race had been scheduled for an early morning start to ensure it would be seen on prime time TV in Japan, such is the passion for the marathon in that country. And in the absence of the defending world champion Hiromi Suzuki, the unsung Ari Ichihashi proved to be Japan's star. For the first half of the race, the pace was respectable with 10k covered in and 20k in Among the 16 athletes in the lead group w
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4 × metres relay
Track and field relay event covering metres
| Athletics 4 × metres relay | |
|---|---|
The finish at the Rio Olympics | |
| Men | &#;Jamaica(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) () |
| Women | &#;United States(Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) () |
| Men | &#;Jamaica(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) () |
| Women | &#;United States(Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) () |
| Men | &#;Jamaica(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) () |
| Women | &#;United States(Tamari Davis, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson) () |
The 4&#;×&#;&#;metres relay or sprintrelay is an athleticstrack event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing &#;metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individual &#;m race. Each runner carries a relay baton. Before , the baton had to be passed within a 20&#;m ch