Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
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Social media applauded the team for their excellent efforts, appreciating the mind behind the eye-relaxing visuals.
Nike launched a new running shoe that complies with limits set by World Athletics after the governing body imposed a landmark ban on a version of the sportswear giant's Vaporfly shoes that was used to run the first sub-two hour marathon. The first-ever shoe ban by World Athletics (WA) last week addressed concerns that technology advances are giving athletes an unfair and unnatural advantage, described by some critics as "technological doping".
Images for Sunday's closing ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics.
Kenyan Abraham Kiptum set a world record of 58 minutes and 18 seconds in the men's race at the Valencia half-marathon in Spain on Sunday.
London Marathon race director Hugh Brasher said on Friday that organisers are working to ensure the rescheduled race is held on Oct. 4 despite the cancellation of September's Great North Run due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellation of the annual half marathon had raised doubts about the London Marathon going ahead due to the challenges faced by organisers in implementing social distancing protocols.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei, American Ryan Crouser (shot put), German Johannes Vetter (javelin) and Norwegian Karsten Warholm (400m hurdles) were the other male finalists at the virtual ceremony.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
Serbian Djokovic, who 12 months ago had elbow surgery, won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2018, before lifting this year's Australian Open crown, to add to his tally of Grand Slam singles titles and reclaim top spot in the rankings.
Kenya's top runners have urged athletics fans and sports enthusiasts across the world to keep faith in them, despite media allegations of widespread doping in the east African nation famed for its top-class runners.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele sprinted to victory in the 5,000 meters on Saturday to become the first man to complete the Olympic long-distance double since 1980.
The gold medallists on Day 16 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday.
Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele partly blamed his state-of-the-art Nike shoes for his failure to win the London Marathon on Sunday.
Kenyan Brigid Kosgei broke Paula Radcliffe's 16-year-old women's marathon world record but former Alberto Salazar coached athletes, including Mo Farah, were never a factor in the Chicago Marathon.
England's football star David Beckham and his family stepped out in full force to cheer his son Romeo, who took part in the London Marathon.
Rafael Nadal is in contention for the 'World Sportsman of the Year' award alongside six-time Formula 1 World champion Lewis Hamilton, six-time World MotoGP champion Marc Mrquez and six-time FIFA World Footballer of the Year Lionel Messi.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who is set to retire after the World Championships in London next year, has been shortlisted for the 2016 IAAF World Athletes of the Year award.
We are not going to risk taking Kenyans there if this Zika virus reaches epidemic levels: Kenya Sports authorities across the world are scrambling to find out more about the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Brazil as they make plans for August's Rio Olympics. Below are the latest announcements:
Jemima Sumgong, who last year became the first Kenyan woman to win Olympic gold in the marathon, has tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO in an out-of-competition test carried out by the IAAF, the sport's governing body said on Thursday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.
Kenya reacted angrily on Tuesday to calls by the German Athletics Federation (DLV) that its athletes be barred from the Rio Olympic Games due to doping concerns.
The Olympic silver medallist surpassed American Ashton Eaton's 9,045 total at the 2015 world championships in Beijing.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
Sports authorities across the world are scrambling to find out more about the mosquito-borne virus as they make plans for the games in August.
It is the first break in the four-year cycle for the summer Olympics since the 1940 and 1944 Games were cancelled because of World War Two.
The Indian duo of Thanackal Gopi and Kheta Ram put up an inspired show and clock their personal best timings to finish 25th and 26th respectively in the men's marathon at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.
Paula Radcliffe struggled to hold back the tears as she tore down the Mall in front of her adoring fans.
Doping could cast a shadow over Kenya at the 2016 Rio Olympics unless the East African nation implements credible systems to root out drugs cheats, said veteran Kenya-based coach Brother Colm O'Connell.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
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