Even the IAAF didn’t recognize a women’s mile world record. The failure to recognize Leather’s accomplishment wasn’t a matter of the IAAF alone being shortsighted, but an overall lack of recognition for women’s distance running in particular, and to a large degree, women’s athletics...
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PARIS, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Dutch runner Sifan Hassan broke women's mile world record, while American veteran Justin Gatlin outplayed his promising compatriot Noah Lyles in men's 100m of the IAAF Diamond League Monaco on Friday. In the Stade Louis II, Hassan, born in Ethiopia, set a new...
Alpine skiing legend Shiffrin concluded her FIS World Cup 2022-23 season with 88 titles in total, breaking the all-time world record of 86 wins set by Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark. She also set another new world record for the most women's World Cup giant slalom wins with 21, and became ...
The first IAAF-recognized world record in the mile was run by John Paul Jones of the United States. No, the record doesn’t go back to the American Revolution. This John Paul Jones performed his feat on May 31, 1913, in Allston, Mass., where he completed the mile in 4:14.4. France...
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With it, she broke the school record. There was more excitement for Astrauskas’ crew in the women’s hammer as Olivia Roberts climbed to number four on the all time list with a 61.44m toss that has the Badgers looking solid in that event. There are no brats here, and we’re okay ...
France has a reputation for its nude and topless beaches. There’s even a whole town on the Mediterranean dedicated to the naturist lifestyle. Often called Naked City,Cap d’Agdepulls in tens of thousands of tourists in the peak summer season. Visitors flock to the coast and naturist village...