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2024 Herculis
The 2024 Herculis was the 38th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Monaco. Held on 12 July at Stade Louis II, it was the ninth leg of the 2024 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. Highlights At the meeting, Jessica Hull broke the 2000 metres world record, running 5:19.70. Quincy Hall broke the 44 second barrier in the 400 metres for the first time, running 43.80. Djamel Sedjati set a new Diamond League record in the 800 metres, running a personal best of 1:41.46. Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the 3:27 barrier in the 1500 metres for the first time, running 3:26.73. Results Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for the 2024 Diamond League finals. First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th place or lower. In the case of a tie, each tying athlete earns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Louis II
The Stade Louis II () is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves primarily as a venue for football, being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team. The stadium is most notable for its distinctive nine arches at the away end of the ground. The arena is also used for the Herculis, a track and field meet of the Diamond League. The stadium hosted the 1986 and 1998–2012 UEFA Super Cup matches. Due to Monaco's small size, the stadium is the only football and athletics stadium in the country. History The original Stade Louis II was opened in 1939 as the home of AS Monaco. The decision to build a new sports centre in Monaco dates back to 1979. Prince Rainier III decided to establish a sports area in the Fontvieille district. The prince brought in Parisian architects to build the complex. The work began in May 1981 and ended in 1984, and required 120,000 m³ of concrete, 9,000 tonnes of iron and 2,000 tonnes of steel structure on a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Zeze
Ryan Zeze (born 29 January 1998) is a French athlete. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 .... References External links * 1998 births Living people French male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of France People from Louviers European Athletics Championships medalists {{France-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Arop
Marco Arop (born September 20, 1998) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the middle distance events. He currently holds a personal best of 1:43:26 in the 800 m. He is the 2022 World bronze medallist and the 2019 Pan American champion in that discipline. Arop represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Early life The Arop family fled Sudan during the civil war of the 1990s when Marco was a toddler. He spent his early years sharing an apartment in Egypt with his parents and three older brothers before they immigrated to Canada. The family initially lived in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, before taking up residence in Edmonton, Alberta. Arop's initial athletic focus was basketball. He was offered a scholarship by Concordia University of Edmonton but switched his focus to track upon the recommendation of his high school basketball coach, who would later admit, "I had no idea that Marco was going to be this good." Competitive career Arop competed for Mississippi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Pattison
Ben Pattison (born 15 December 2001) is a British middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres. Representing Great Britain in the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he won the bronze medal in the 800 metres, mirroring the medal he won for England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Biography Pattison was educated at Loughborough University won a silver medal at the 2019 Under-20 European Championships. He finished fourth at the 2021 European U23 Championships and in 2022 recorded a personal best of 1.44.6 becoming the second fastest British runner that year. In 2022, he was selected for the men's 800 metres event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he won a bronze medal. In 2023 Pattison won bronze in the 800 m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Personal bests Outdoor *400 metres – 46.76 ( Loughborough 2022) *800 metres – 1:44.02 (London 2023) *1500 metres – 3:39.14 ( Loughborough 2022) Indoor *800 metres – 1:49.04 (Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Cheminingwa
Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa (born 21 June 1998) is a Kenyan middle distance runner. He won the gold medal at the 2023 African Games in the 800 metres. Career In the 2020s, he began to be coached by Alex Sang, whose other athletes include Kenyan 800 metres world champion Mary Moraa. He ran a 800 metres personal best time of 1:44.24 at the National Stadium, Nairobi on 6 March 2024. Cheminingwa then won gold in the 800 metres at the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana on 20 March 2024. It was his debut run in a Kenyan vest, and he became the first Kenyan to win that distance at the games since Japheth Kimutai in 1999. On 20 April 2024, he finished as runner-up in the 800 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya, only finishing behind a world-leading run by Emmanuel Wanyonyi. In doing so, Cheminingwa lowered his personal best to 1:44:10. He ran a personal best time of 1:43.55 on May 23, 2024 in Asti, Italy. He lowered his personal best again at the 2024 Meeting de Paris in July 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Tual
Gabriel Tual (born 9 April 1998) is a French middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. His personal best time is 1:44.28, which he ran in Tokyo Japan on 1 August 2021, which qualified him to compete in the 800 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he made it to the finals. Personal bests Outdoor *800 metres – 1:44.23 (Paris 2022) *1500 metres – 3:52.12 (Lormont 2019) Indoor *800 metres – 1:47.54 (Miramas 2021) *1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ... – 3:56.23 (Bordeaux 2018) References 1998 births Living people French male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France {{France-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Attaoui
Mohamed Attaoui Tijani (born 26 September 2001) is a middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Born in Morocco, he represents Spain internationally. He won a silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships. He has lived in Torrelavega, Cantabria, since he was six years old. He obtains Spanish nationality in 2021 Personal bests * 800 metres – 1:42.04 ( Monaco 2024) * – 3:36.1 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Téo Andant
Téo Andant (born 21 July 1999) is a French sprinter and middle-distance runner who specializes in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in the 4×400 m relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships. From Menton, he represents Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ... since 2023. References External links * 1999 births Living people French male sprinters French male middle-distance runners Sportspeople from Nice European Athletics Championships medalists European Games competitors for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games World Athletics Championships medalists {{France-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Sito
Luca Sito (born 12 May 2003) is an Italian sprinter. He won silver medals as part of the Italian mixed 4x400m relay team and in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. Early life He was born and raised in Milan, although he has family from Naples. He was a keen football player before focusing on athletics. Career He was a gold medalist in the 4x400m at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo. In April 2024, he lowered his personal best for the 400 metres to 45.65 in Firenze. He ran as part of the Italian 4x400m relay team at the World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024. That month, he ran a 45.35 personal best for the 400 metres in Montreuil. Competing at the 2024 European Athletics Championships The 26th European Athletics Championships will be held from 7 to 12 June 2024 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. It will be the third time Italy has staged this sporting the event after the inaugural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Morales Williams
Christopher Morales Williams (born 5 August 2004) is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Since 2022, he has competed for the University of Georgia Bulldogs. On February 24, 2024, as a sophomore, he set a unofficial world indoor record in the 400 m of 44.49 at the SEC Championships held in Fayetteville. He then set a new Canadian record in the 400m at the 2024 Outdoor SEC Championships on May 11 with a time of 44.05. Early and personal life Williams was born in Vaughan, Ontario to parents Raul Morales and Tania Morales Williams. He has two siblings: Nicolas and Alexandra. He attended St. Elizabeth Catholic High School where he graduated in 2022. He missed two years of high school track training and competition when schools were shut during the pandemic, substituting daily solo long distance runs for training, working up to 12 kilometres. He majors in Ecology at the University of Georgia. Athletics career High school 2019 Morales-Williams was the number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayapo Ndori
Bayapo Ndori (born 20 June 1999) is a Botswana athlete. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ... and won the bronze medal. References External links * 1999 births Living people Botswana male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists for Botswana Olympic athletes for Botswana Place of birth missing (living people) African Championships in Athletics winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Botswana Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 2022 Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busang Kebinatshipi
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (born 13 February 2004) is a track and field athlete from Botswana. In 2023, he became the African U20 champion in the 400 metres. Career He won gold in the 400 metres at the 2023 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics in Ndola, Zambia with a championship record time of 44.91 seconds. Kebinatshipi was part of the Botswana men’s 4x400 m relay team that won gold at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi. In April 2022, he lowereed his personal best for the 400 metres to 45.20 seconds. In August 2022, he won gold medals as part of the Botswana men's 4x400m relay team and the mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2022 African Championships. He won the 400m at the 2023 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics in Ndola, Zambia, in April 2023, running a championship record The sports under the umbrella of athletics, particularly track and field, use a variety of statistics. In order to report that information efficiently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
