Derartu comes from a sporting family of several Olympic medalists, which includes her cousins Tirunesh, Genzebe and Ejegayehu Dibaba. Life and career. Derartu Tulu grew up tending cattle in the village of Bekoji in the highlands of Arsi Province, the same village as Kenenisa Bekele. She is the cousin of Ejegayehu Dibaba, Tirunesh Dibaba and Genzebe Dibaba. Derartu is …

The 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from 19 to 25 July 2010. A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the Championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. It was the second time that the event …

Sanya Richards-Ross (née Richards; born February 26, 1985) is a retired Jamaican-American track and field athlete, who competed internationally for the United States in the 400-meter sprint.Her notable accolades in this event include being the 2012 Olympic champion, 2009 world champion, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, and 2005 world silver medalist. With her victory in …

Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the heptathlon as well as long jump.She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals in those two events at four different Olympic Games. Sports Illustrated for Women magazine voted Joyner-Kersee the Greatest Female …

Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia: 8:55.04 Hellen Onsando Obiri Kenya: 8:57.72 Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain: 8:59.16 60 metres hurdles details: Nia Ali United States: 7.80 PB: Sally Pearson Australia: 7.85 Tiffany Porter Great Britain: 7.86 SB: 4x400 metres relay details United States Natasha Hastings Joanna Atkins Francena McCorory Cassandra Tate Jernail ...

The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial world championships for the sport of athletics organised by the World Athletics, contested by athletes in the under-20 athletics age category (19 years old or younger on 31 December in the year of the competition.. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in 1986 and …

Les différentes distances. Cela concerne donc le 800 mètres et le 1 500 mètres qui sont des disciplines olympiques, d'autres distances sont aussi concernées par le demi-fond : le 1 000 mètres et le mile (1 609 m), le 2 000 mètres et le 3 000 mètres.. Le 800 mètres. Le 800 mètres est une course qui comprend deux tours autour d'une piste d'athlétisme de 400 mètres. Elle fait …

Le 5 000 mètres est une épreuve d’athlétisme faisant partie des courses de fond et qui se court sur la distance de 5 000 m, soit 12 tours et demi sur une piste en plein air de 400 m.. Le record du monde de la discipline est détenu par l'ougandais Joshua Cheptegei en 12 min 35 s 36, réalisé à Monaco le 14 août 2020.L'Éthiopienne Letesenbet Gidey détient depuis le 7 octobre 2020 à …

The 5K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of five kilometres (3.107 mi). Also referred to as the 5K road race, 5 km, or simply 5K, it is the shortest of the most common road running distances.It is usually distinguished from the 5000 metres track running event by stating the distance in kilometres, rather than metres.. Among road running events, …

Les Laureus World Sports Awards sont des récompenses sportives internationales décernées chaque année à des athlètes, toutes disciplines confondues, qui ont le plus marqué le monde du sport l'année précédente, mais aussi à des associations ou personnes qui promeuvent le sport dans un but caritatif. Ces distinctions sont remises lors d'une cérémonie organisée par la …