Athletics

Ethiopian Gobena and Kenyan Jepchirchir power to Sydney Marathon victories

Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena (left) and Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir won the men’s and women’s races respectively at the Sydney Marathon on Aug 30.

India’s ex-Olympic javelin champ Chopra ends season early after ligament tear, to miss Asiad

India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra at the World Athletics Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland on Aug 21, when he threw 88.05m for second place.

Duplantis dominance under threat as Karalis reaches new heights

Athletics - Diamond League - Zurich - Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland - August 27, 2026 Greece's Emmanouil Karalis with Sweden's Armand Duplantis during the men's pole vault final REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Pole vault ace Armand Duplantis needs A-game to fend off pressure from Emmanouil Karalis

Sweden’s winner Armand Duplantis (right) and Greece’s runner-up Emmanouil Karalis congratulate each other after the Diamond League pole vault final on Aug 27.

China’s ‘Usain Bot’ shows the limits of human speed

China’s Tiangong Ultra humanoid ran 100 m in 8.64sec, blazing past Usain Bolt’s 9.58sec human world record.

Brazil’s Alison dos Santos, American Masai Russell race to world hurdles records in Zurich

Masai Russell clocked 12.09sec in the women’s 100m hurdles to erase the previous mark of 12.12sec set by Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan in 2022.

American Hana Moll wins women’s pole vault at Zurich city event in main train station

US pole vaulter Hana Moll competing in the Diamond League Weltklasse Zurich athletics meeting at the Wanner Hall of the Zurich Main Railway Station on Aug 26.

North Korea to ‘bring joy to Marshal Kim’ with 100 athletes at Asian Games

An aspiring athlete practices a kick during the National Taekwon-Do Fans Contest in Pyongyang on Aug 12.

Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9 second 100 metres in Beijing

A Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot crosses the finish line in 8.86 seconds, next to Honor humanoid robots, during a 100m large-size group semi-final race, at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Aug 25.

Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen to renew 1,500m rivalry in September

Josh Kerr of Britain (left) after winning silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics while Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway looks dejected.

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