athletics

Athletics Meeting at Camille Chamoun Sports Complex

The Lebanese Athletics Federation continued its calendar of activities for the year 2024 by organizing an athletics meeting at the Cité sportive Camille Chamoun in Beirut. All the races started on time, with a large number of clubs affiliated to the Federation taking part. A new national record was set in the 80-meter hurdles (under 16 category ...

Athletics: Mark Anthony Ibrahim Wins Gold in Dubai and Moves Closer to Paris

Lebanese international runner Mark Anthony Ibrahim (Let's Run Club) won gold in the 400-meter hurdles at the "Grand Prix" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Ibrahim set the pace of the race, clocking 49.35 seconds, a record-breaking first for this race at the Dubai "Grand Prix." This was Ibrahim's second personal best time under the supervision of ...

World Athletics Launches New Biennial Championship

World Athletics on Monday launched a new three-day global championship starting in 2026 in Budapest to attempt to ensure track and field has a global audience in the years between world championships. The World Athletics Ultimate Championship will take place every two years, with the first on September 11 to 13, 2026. Gold medallists are set to ...

Athletics: Imperious Jacobs Rules Rome as Italy Basks in 'Super Saturday'

Home favorite Marcell Jacobs retained his European 100m crown in Rome as Team Italy basked in their own “Super Saturday” with two further golds to surge to the top of the medals table. In a night of high-quality track and field at Rome's Stadio Olimpico, there was a record-extending seventh discus title for Croatia's Sandra Elkasevic. There ...

Bebe Vio: The Paralympic Champion Lighting Up the World

Beatrice Vio, an exceptional Italian athlete, has reached the pinnacle of the Paralympic world through her talent, determination, and charisma. By pushing the boundaries of adapted athletics and becoming one of the few media stars of the Paralympic Games, she embodies resilience and excellence. Beatrice Vio, better known as "Bebe," is an Italian ...

Athletics: "Run the City" in Tribute to the Martyrs

Runners Charbel Sejaan and Joanne Makari took the title in the "Run The City" 10km competitive race for men and women. The race was organized by the Beirut Marathon Association on Sunday in downtown Beirut. A total of 1050 runners from different nationalities participated in the race, including groups of visually and hearing impaired runners. The ...

Athletics (U-23): Ten Medals for the Lebanese Delegation in Ismailia

The Lebanese athletics delegation showed off their talent at the five-day Under-23 Arab Championships in Ismailia, Egypt. The young Lebanese athletes demonstrated their excellence in the queen of disciplines, showing a clear improvement over nations with greater resources and world champions. A Harvest of Medals Lebanon won two gold, five ...

Athletics: Tebogo Delivers Olympic Glory for Africa and Late Mother

Letsile Tebogo has always said an Olympic medal would not just be for Botswana but the continent of Africa, and he duly delivered on Thursday by becoming the first African to be crowned 200m Olympic champion. The 21-year-old produced a stunning run in Paris to leave pre-race favorite Noah Lyles trailing in third. In fact, Tebogo is only the ...