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Purity Cherotich Kirui
Purity Cherotich Kirui (born 13 August 1991) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She holds a personal best of 9:19.42 minutes for the event. She was the gold medallist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Born in Kericho, her international debut came at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, where she was seventh in the 1500 metres and also ran for Kenya as part of their 4×400 metres relay. She emerged as a steeplechase specialist in the 2010 season by winning the gold medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She made her first performances on the international track and field circuit in 2011 and had a series of top three finishes at IAAF World Challenge-level meets. She was in the top ten at three IAAF Diamond League races, but managed only seventh at the Kenyan Athletics Championships. She competed less frequently in 2012, with her best run coming at the Meeting Iberoame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, 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 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 events in athletics were defined in Western Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th century, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAAF World Challenge
The IAAF World Challenge was an annual, global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). First held in 2010, it replaced the IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Super Grand Prix series to form the second tier of international one-day meetings, after the IAAF Diamond League. Unlike the Diamond League, the IAAF World Challenge comprised stand-alone meetings, and no overall winners are crowned. The series was made defunct at the end of 2019 and was replaced by the World Athletics Continental Tour The World Athletics Continental Tour is an annual series of independent track and field athletic competitions, recognised by World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF). The Tour forms the second tier of international one-day meetings after the ..., which includes series winners for non-Diamond League events. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milcah Cheywa
Milcah Chemos Cheywa (born 24 February 1986 in Bugaa, Mount Elgon District) is a runner from Kenya who specialises in 3000 metres steeplechase. She was, until 2015, African record holder at the distance and is the gold medalist of the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. Early life She is from Bugaa village, but moved to Kitale with her family, where she went to Matumbei and St Phillips primary schools. Later she went to St Claire's Girls High School in Maragoli.Daily Nation, 25 August 2009Milcah, fresh from New KCCRetrieved 17 August 2009. After schooling she went to the Kenya Police College (KPC) in Kiganjo in 2005. There she met Alex Sang and soon married. He urged her to start running, but she did not start serious training until 2008. Initially racing over 800 and 1500 metres, she finished 7th in the 800 metres at the 2008 Kenyan Olympic trials, 12 seconds behind the winner Pamela Jelimo.The Standard, 13 August 2009Introducing Milka Career 2009 Chemos converted to st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya At The 2014 Commonwealth Games
Kenya competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from 23 July – 3 August 2014. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Women Badminton ;Mixed team ;Pool B Cycling Mountain biking Road ;Women Judo ;Men ;Women Rugby sevens Kenya has qualified a rugby sevens team. ---- ---- Shooting ;Women Swimming ;Men ;Women : Talisa Lanoe finished in equal 16th position in the heats alongside Northern Ireland's Danielle Hill Danielle Marie Hill (born 15 April 1988) is a retired English football goalkeeper and currently the goalkeeping coach for the Blackburn Rovers of the FA Women's Championship. She retired in 2020 after a spell with Blackburn Rovers. Hill briefly .... A swim-off was held between the two competitors which Hill won and was awarded with the 16th and last qualification place in to the semifinal. Triathlon Weightlifting ;Men ;Women ; Powerlifting Wrestling ;Men's freestyle ;Women's freestyle References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Assefa
Sofia Assefa ( Amharic: ሶፍአ አሠፋ; born 14 November 1987 in Tenta, South Wollo) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She was the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Career She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. She finished thirteenth at the 2009 World Championships and fourth at the 2009 World Athletics Final. She won the silver medal in the 3000 metre steeplechase at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with a time of 9:09.84 minutes. Her 3000-metre steeplechase personal best was also set in 2012, a time of 9:09.00 set in June 2012 in Oslo. In 2013, she won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Moscow; and in 2015 she won the gold medal at the African Games in Brazzaville. Her 5000-metre personal best is 15:59.74 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Liège. Early career Assefa's athletics career began in 2003, when she competed in the Adjibar high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAAF World Challenge Beijing
IAAF World Challenge Beijing is an annual track and field competition held in Beijing, China, in May. First held in 2013, it takes place at the Beijing National Stadium, the venue for the Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is part of the IAAF World Challenge circuit, the second tier of international track and field competitions after the IAAF Diamond League The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fourteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF) one-day mee ....Jalava, Mirko (2013-05-21)World leads from Chicherova and Oliver in Beijing – IAAF World Challenge IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-21. Meet records Men Women References External links Official website {{IAAF World Challenge Meetings Annual track and field meetings IAAF World Challenge Athletics competitions in China Athletics in Beijing Recurring sporting event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Diamond League
The Diamond League Shanghai is an annual athletics event at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China as part of the Diamond League. The meeting was founded as the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in 2005. The meet assumed its current name in 2010. From 2005 to 2009 the IAAF classified the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix among IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Super Grand Prix The IAAF Super Grand Prix was an annual series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Over the competition's history, a total of nine different meetings were part of the ... meetings. It's the only meeting of the Diamond League that features and guarantees Men's 110 m Hurdles in every edition of the League. Meeting Records Men Women References External links Diamond League - Shanghai Official Web SiteShanghai Golden Grand Prix web site until 2009 {{World Athletics Tour Diamond League IAAF Grand Prix Sports competitions in Shanghai Recur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 In Athletics (track And Field)
In 2014 there was no primary outdoor global athletics championship, as neither the Summer Olympics nor the World Championships in Athletics occurred in the year. The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup were the foremost global events to be held in 2014. The 2014 IAAF World Relays marked the debut of the new international competition exclusively for relay races. The Diamond League entered its fifth year as the foremost seasonal track and field series. The 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup were the highest level competitions for those disciplines. Major regional events which took place in 2014 include the European Championships, African Championships, and Commonwealth Games. Major events World *World Indoor Championships in Athletics *World Junior Championships in Athletics * Continental Cup *Commonwealth Games * Summer Youth Olympics *IAAF Diamond League *World Marathon Majors *World Half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Van Damme
The Memorial Van Damme is an annual athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now the final event of the Diamond League, along with Weltklasse Zürich. It was first organized in 1977 by a group of journalists in honour of Ivo Van Damme, a Belgian double medal winner at the Montreal Olympics who was killed the previous year in a car accident at the age of 22. World records Over the course of its history, numerous world records have been set at Memorial Van Damme. 2004 * 10,000 m men Junior 27:04.00 Boniface Kiprop Toroitich, Uganda * 3,000 m steeplechase men 7:53.63 Saif Saaeed Shaheen, Qatar * Pole vault women 4.92 m Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia 2001 * 3,000 m men Junior 7:30.67 Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia * 3,000 m steeplechase men 7:55.28 Brahim Boulami, Morocco 1997 * 5,000 m men 12:39.74 Daniel Komen, Kenya * 10,000 m men 26:27.85 Paul Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adidas Grand Prix
The USA Track & Field, USATF New York Grand Prix is an annual athletics meeting held at Icahn Stadium in New York City, United States. First started in 2005 as the Reebok Grand Prix and then Adidas Grand Prix, it was previously one of the IAAF Grand Prix events. It was part of the Diamond League competition through 2015. The IAAF announced on March 3, 2016, that New York would be replaced immediately by Rabat, Morocco, on the Diamond League tour. Local organizers the same day said they would announce plans to carry on the meet as a street event in New York. The meeting was eventually replaced in 2016 by the Adidas Boost Boston Games. The meet returned in 2022 under its current name after a six year hiatus as a Continental Tour Gold meet. World records Over the course of its history, two List of world records in athletics, world records have been set at the Adidas Grand Prix. Meeting records Men Women References External links Diamond League – New York Official Web ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doha Diamond League
The Doha Diamond League is an annual one-day track and field meeting held at the Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is part of the Diamond League – the top level international circuit for the sport. It is typically held in May as the first leg of the Diamond League series. It was first organized in 1997 as the Doha Grand Prix as a men's only programme before adding women's events the following year. The competition gained IAAF Grand Prix II status for its second edition in 1998, then Grand Prix I status in 1999, and became one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events in 2004. The name of the meeting has frequently changed to match the athletics series of which it is a part. The meeting was not held in 2000 (with the stadium holding the 2000 IAAF Grand Prix Final instead) and no meeting was held in Doha in 2003. The 2019 edition moved to Khalifa International Stadium Khalifa International Stadium (, , ) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Al Rayyan, Qatar, aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 In Athletics (track And Field)
In 2013, the foremost competition in athletics was the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. The International Association of Athletics Federations will hold two other global level competitions this year: the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. The IAAF World Cross Country Championships will return after its move to a biennial format. . IAAF (2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2013-02-19. The Diamond League enters its fourth year as the foremost seasonal |
