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Leotlela wins maiden Diamond League 100m

SHAOXING, ​China: South Africa's Gift Leotlela edged Ferdinand Omanyala and Kenny Bednarek to win the Shanghai Diamond League 100 metres on Saturday, as Mondo Duplantis fell short in his attempt to improve his...

South Africa's Gift Leotlela (R) wins the men's 100m event during the Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League athletics meeting in Keqiao, Shaoxing in China's eastern Zhejiang province on May 16, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

Japan to announce virus emergency throughout Olympics

The Olympic rings are displayed near the National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo on July 7, 2021

Virus emergency to be ‘imposed’ in Tokyo during Games

The logo of Tokyo 2020 is displayed near Odaiba Seaside Park in Tokyo. -- AFP

Oman Olympic delegation gets vaccinated

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Duplantis delights home fans with 6m

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis competes in the men’s final pole vault event during the Diamond League Track and Field meeting in Stockholm, Sweden. — AFP

No spectators possible for Games: Japan PM

Torch relay runners attend a torch kiss event after their relay on a public road was cancelled in Sammu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. -- Reuters

OOC gears up for Tokyo Olympics

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Qatar's world 400m bronze medallist dies

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Legends of the Olympic Games

In this file combination of eight pictures done on August 17, 2008 shows Michael Phelps of the US displaying the eight gold medals he won at the swimming events during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games . From L to R, top row : men's 4 x 100m medley on August 17, 100m butterfly on August 16, men's 200m individual medley on August 15, men's 4 x 200m freestyle relay on August 13. From L to R, bottom row : men's 200m butterfly on August 13, men's 200m freestyle on August 12, men's 4X100m freestyle relay on August 11, men's 400m individual medley on August 10.

Ministerial decision to hold Marathon of Governorates

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Tokyo organisers to cap spectators at 10,000 per venue

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'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh dies of Covid aged 91

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Tokyo 2020 chief says Games ‘100 pc’ on

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Olympics chief says cancellation unlikely as volunteers quit

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Fraser-Pryce storms to 100m victory

Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas celebrates after setting a stadium record in the women's triple jump final. -- AFP

Diamond League kicks off today

USA's Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates winning the women's 200m race at the IAAF Golden Spike 2021 Athletics in Ostrava, Czech Republic. -- AFP
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