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Two top coaches to train elite Indian athletes

NEW DELHI: Two prominent coaches, Jamaica's Jerry Lee Holness and Germany's Ronald Wiegel, will be training Indian athletes in the present Olympic cycle. Their initial assignment will be the forthcoming World Championships in Tokyo, and subsequently the Asian Games in 2026.

The Times of India

Uncool runnings: Jamaica’s powerhouse sprint team fizzles at Olympics

The island nation has long punched above its weight at the Games. But in Paris it has been the country’s field athletes who have been winning medals

The Guardian - US

Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulls out of 200m at Paris Olympics

The two-time 200m world champion will not compete at Paris 2024 after also pulling out of the 100m earlier in the week

The Independent UK

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Dina Asher-Smith’s Texas training base has given her Olympic ambitions lift-off

Asher-Smith is set to compete in the 100m and 200m sprints and the 4x100m relay in Paris.

The Independent UK

Paris 2024: The Scots, Brits and international athletes to watch

This Olympic Games will showcase some of the very biggest names in world sport so here's a look at the Scots, Brits and international athletes to…

The National (Scotland)

Shericka Jackson Injured During Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix

Shericka Jackson's injury setback raises concerns for her Olympic participation and record-breaking potential. Stay informed with AP Summer Olympics coverage.

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Olympic champion Thompson-Herah splits with coach over pay demands

The Jamaican sprinter has dropped coach Shanikie Osbourne nine months before Paris Games after a ‘breakdown in negotiations’

The Guardian - UK

Sha’Carri Richardson — the spiky queen of spikes

The 23-year-old’s irresistible talent, feisty personality and captivating aura electrified the World Championships, where she beat some of the fastest women ever. The star-making performance was just what athletics needed — and it heightened the anticipation for Paris 2024

The Hindu

Birmingham got it right but future of Commonwealth Games is uncertain

The Games do not attract the very best athletes for every event and next edition in Australia is likely to be on a smaller scale

The Guardian - UK

Commonwealth Games 2022: Five stars who shone in Birmingham

The Games conclude on Monday

The Independent UK

Marschall strikes pole vault gold again

Australian Kurtis Marschall has successfully defended his Commonwealth Games pole vault title, holding off two English challengers.

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Newsroom.co.nz

What's behind Zoe Hobbs' need for speed

Zoe Hobbs' stride, acceleration and attention to detail promise to make her even quicker over 100m, Suzanne McFadden reports. But has much changed for Kiwi sprinters in 50 years?

Newsroom.co.nz

Comm Games Day 6: The Lunch Wrap

Our throwing queens, in judo and shot put, brought home the medals for our wāhine in NZ’s most glittering day so far at these Commonwealth Games; LockerRoom sums it up in our Day 6 wrap.

The Independent UK

Elaine Thompson-Herah finally claims Commonwealth Games gold in 100 metres

The 30-year-old ran 10.95 seconds

The Guardian - UK

Eilish McColgan’s epic 10,000m triumph lights up Commonwealth Games

Eilish McColgan was inspired by surely the loudest roar heard since the London 2012 Olympics as she took a thrilling gold medal in the 10,000m

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Evening Standard

Commonwealth Games: Daryll Neita claims bronze in women’s 100m final as Elaine Thompson-Herah wins gold

Daryll Neita had threatened to pull off an upset against Olympic 100m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah but, in the end, had to settle for Commonwealth Games bronze.

The Independent UK

Defending champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson eyeing return to winning ways

The 29-year-old is the overnight heptathlon leader in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Track stars will regret missing Commonwealth Games, say organisers

Athletes who have opted to miss the Commonwealth Games will regret doing so, say the event’s organisers

The Independent UK

Jake Jarman sweeps the board but cramp counts out Cyrille Tchatchet at Commonwealth Games

There were royal congratulations for Jarman’s gymnastics team-mates Alice Kinsella and Ondine Achampong.

The Independent UK

Daryll Neita relishing prospect of 100m gold battle with Elaine Thompson-Herah

Katarina Johnson-Thompson lies first in the women’s heptathlon after the 100m hurdles and the high jump

Asharq Al-Awsat

Birmingham Sparkles as Commonwealth Games Open to Strains of Duran Duran

British pop giants Duran Duran headlined a glitzy Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday as more than 5,000 athletes braced for battle. Competitors from 72 nations and territories, many of which are former British colonies, will be vying for medals in 19 sports over a jam-packed 11 days…

ABC News

From Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce to Chad Le Clos: Here are the biggest international names to watch at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

There'll be plenty of global superstars on show in Birmingham, including the four fastest women on the planet, iconic Paralympians, and a swimmer poised to become the greatest Commonwealth Games athlete of all time.

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