American star Lyles wins 200m in outdoor season debut at Diamond League Monaco

American Noah Lyles made an impressive season debut in the 200 metres to beat Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday, where Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi outclassed a high-class 800m field. An injury-hampered campaign had raised doubts over three-times world 200m champion Lyles’s chances of defending his title in Tokyo in September, but…

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What does Penny Oleksiak’s withdrawal mean for Canada’s relay chances at swim world championships?

Less than a month ago, just days before her 25th birthday, Canada’s most decorated female Olympian stood on the pool deck of Commonwealth Place in Victoria with a smile stretching across her face. Penny Oleksiak had just completed a successful national swimming trials, winning  both the 50- and 100-metre freestyle events and being named to Canada’s team…

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Camryn Rogers tops her own Canadian record to win hammer throw at Prefontaine Classic

Camryn Rogers bettered her own Canadian record to win the women’s hammer throw at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. The 26-year-old from Richmond, B.C., won the event with a 78.88-metre throw – topping her previous national record of 78.62, set in 2023. Rogers, the reigning world and Olympic champion, achieved the mark on the…

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