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Alexander Lerionka Sampao
Alex Sampao (born 31 December 1996) is a Kenyan sprinter. He won gold at the 2015 African Games as part of the 4x400 metre relay team. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 .... He competed in the man's 800 metres at the 2017 Gavardo Memorial Max Corso (ITA) References External links * 1996 births Living people Kenyan male sprinters Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport Of Athletics
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing sports, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay (athletics), relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
