The organising committee of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 revealed the official mascot name, Riku One.
Two-time world cross-country champion clocks 56 minutes, 42 seconds at World Athletics race in Barcelona.
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The directive could strip federal funding from schools that allow trans women and girls to compete in women’s events.
Experts say reform is needed to stop teens from betting online, but Javier Milei has threatened to veto a recent bill.
Dutch runner is rewarded for her three Olympic medals in a week at the 2024 Games, where Tebogo won the men’s 200m gold.
Chepngetich wins the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56, dedicating the record to Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car crash.
At least four professional female runners have been murdered by their intimate male partners since 2021.
Athletes from 89 countries take part in 10th edition of games featuring sport including horseback wrestling.
Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after being set on fire by former partner, was buried at her ancestral home.
Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died in a Kenyan hospital after her boyfriend set her on fire on Sunday.
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Cheptegei died aged 33 due to multiple organ failure days after her boyfriend poured petrol on her and set her on fire.
Rebecca Cheptegie, who ran in last month’s Olympic marathon, has burns covering 75 percent of her body.
Al Jazeera picks the five biggest talking points and viral moments from a memorable Olympic Games in Paris.
![Hijab-clad distance runner Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands shows off her gold medal during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in the outskirts of Paris [Oli Scarff/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AFP__20240811__36E46YY__v1__HighRes__AthleticsOlyParis2024Closing-1723482585.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Kipyegon becomes the first athlete ever to win three back-to-back 1500m gold medals and sets new Olympic record time.
![Kenya's Faith Kipyegon reacts as she crosses the finish line in the women's 1500m final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France [Jewel Samad/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AFP__20240810__36DU8T8__v1__HighRes__AthleticsOlyParis2024-1723316596.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
