byRBR AdminA fascinating interview in this press conference. Torie Bowie, a converted long jumper who is taking the track world via storm in the 100 meters and 200 meters. Allyson Felix, a professional for nearly a decade, and she is in her twenties! And Irene Ekelund, a promising junior in Sweden who is focused on making it big time.
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Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73 https://bbc.in/3p4jupc
"[Derartu Tulu's] Olympic win and her legacy live on in a multitude of ways; most notably, through the footsteps of hundreds of young girls training to be just like her."
Interesting piece from ...@hborenstein23 about Tulu's 1992 Olympic 10,000m victory. https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/08/08/30-years-ago-ethiopias-derartu-tulu-made-history-reshaped-running/
By any measure, the #athletics portion of #CWG2022 was a huge success. Hoping for similar energy at #Munich2022. https://twitter.com/athleticsweekly/status/1556561722776948737
There were 12 sessions of athletics over six days at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Given most were 30k sell-outs, it's safe to say around 360,000 people watched track and field this past ...week.
Wow.
Hungry for more athletics action today? 😋
@GoSydGo, @realshellyannfp, @mondohoss600 + many more are in action at today's @GyulaiMemorial!
#ContinentalTourGold ...https://twitter.com/ContiTourGold/status/1556369591806205952
It's not over yet!
World champions assemble for the penultimate #ContinentalTourGold in Szekesfehervar 🇭🇺
Don't miss it, here's how to watch ⤵️
One week to go. 🤫
#Munich2022 #BackToTheRoofs
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