107-year-old Sawang Chanpram from Thailand impresses with two gold medals and a new world record in discus throw at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea. (translated)
At the athletics meeting in Zurich, Alison dos Santos and Masai Russell set two world records in just 40 minutes, with dos Santos running the 400 meters hurdles in 45.80 seconds and Russell running the 100 meters hurdles in 12.09 seconds. (translated)
At the athletics meeting in Zurich, Alison dos Santos and Masai Russell set two new world records in an impressive time span of 40 minutes: dos Santos over 400 meters hurdles in 45.80 seconds and Russell over 100 meters hurdles in 12.09 seconds. (translated)
At a spectacular evening in Zurich, the hurdle runners Alison Dos Santos and Masai Russell set two new world records in hurdle sprinting. (translated)
Alison dos Santos set a new world record in the 400 m hurdles at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich, while Austrian hurdler Enzo Diessl took third place in the 110 m hurdles. (translated)
Alison dos Santos and Masai Russell set two world records in the 400 meters hurdles and the 100 meters hurdles, respectively, at the athletics meeting in Zurich within 40 minutes. (translated)
The British athletics coach Leon Baptiste, who was awarded "Coach of the Year" in 2023, has been sentenced to ten months in prison for child abuse after nearly four months of disappearance in Morocco. (translated)
Cyréna Samba-Mayela, a French athlete and Olympic medalist from 2024, faces a threat of a two-year suspension after missing three doping tests over the course of one year, which could jeopardize her participation in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. (translated)
mein persönliches fazit aus der deutschen leichtathletik em bilanz ist dass wir die breitenförderung zurückbauen sollten und wieder leistungsfeindlicher werden müssen #Leichtathletik #Sportpolitik #Förderung
Frederik Ruppert (Tübingen) hat sich zum Europameister über 3000 m Hindernis gekrönt.🇩🇪🥇 ▶️ Der 29-Jährige lief in Birmingham nach 8:25,33 Minuten zu seinem ersten großen Titel der Karriere. Ruppert setzte sich im Alexander Stadium gegen den Luxemburger Ruben Querinjean (8:25,61) durch, Bronze ging wie vor zwei Jahren an Karl Bebendorf (8:26,65/Dresden). Das Duo gewann die Medaillen 19 und 20 für das deutsche Team bei diesen Titelkämpfen. Niklas Buchholz wurde Neunter (8:31,08). #Europameisterschaft #3000mHindernis #Leichtathletik
Frederik Ruppert won gold at the European Championships in the 3000 meters steeplechase in Birmingham, where his strong performance also secured him his first medal at a major event, while Karl Bebendorf finished with bronze. (translated)
As a result of a forest fire in Belgium, a possible evacuation order has been issued in the border town of Monschau, while SPD ministers presented a joint package of measures against the heat and are calling for the introduction of a national action plan for heatwaves, and Amanal Petros won the marathon at the European Athletics Championships. (translated)
In Hamburg-Mitte, there were reports about the possible evacuation of Monschau due to a forest fire in Belgium, the proposals from the SPD federal ministers for a heat action plan, and the victory of Amanal Petros in the marathon at the athletics European Championships. (translated)
At the Athletics European Championships in Birmingham, journalists and staff were asked to leave the Alexander Stadium due to a security alarm, while earlier a police operation due to fraud suspicions had led to the cancellation of medal ceremonies. (translated)
Amanal Petros won gold in the marathon on the last day of the athletics European Championships in Birmingham, thus succeeding Richard Ringer as the new European champion. (translated)
Julian Weber, the injury-plagued javelin thrower, surprised at the Athletics European Championships in Birmingham with an unexpected victory and set a championship record in the process. (translated)
Wie kann man nur eine Leichtathletik-EM in eine Stadt wie Birmingham vergeben? Beim Marathon, den ich gerade live am TV verfolge , verlieren sich wenige Zuschauer am Straßenrand. Meistens sieht man einige in Gruppen stehen, die als Zugereiste Fans aus den Herkunftsländern der Teilnehmer durch ihre Transparente und Fahnen erkennbar sind. Birmingham gehört zu den Städten in England mit dem höchsten Anteil von Muslimen und weist eine der höchsten Kriminalitätsraten auf. Leichtathletikbegeisterung sieht anders aus. #LeichtathletikEM #Birmingham #Sportveranstaltungen
Julian Weber secured the gold medal in javelin at the Athletics Championships in Birmingham with a throw of 90.40 meters despite shoulder problems in his last throw, repeating his triumph from 2022, while teammate Nick Thumm won silver with 83.76 meters, completing the German double. (translated)
On August 15, 2026, the tagesschau reported on various topics, including successes in the firefighting efforts of a forest fire in the Eifel, the fifth anniversary of the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan, the discussion about deportations to Afghanistan, an earthquake in Indonesia with fatalities, the Rave the Planet parade in Berlin, as well as the victory of Hamburg's Owen Ansah in the 200 meters at the European Athletics Championships, and the preparation of Elversberg for the first Bundesliga football match. (translated)
The article summarizes current topics such as the ongoing firefighting efforts after the forest fire in the Eifel, historically low water levels in the Rhine, the expiration of the ceasefire between Iran and the USA, five years since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, a strong earthquake on the Indonesian island of Flores, the success of sprinter Ansah at the European Athletics Championships, and the preparations of the SV Elversberg team for their first Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen. (translated)
