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54 years later and we’re still in awe 🤩
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Historic podium in the men's 4x400m.
🥇🇺🇸2:55.70
🥈🇳🇱2:57.18 National record
🥉🇧🇼2:57.27 African record
Neither the Netherlands, nor Botswana have ever won a medal in an #Olympics 4x400m.
At #Tokyo2020 they delivered in style.
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ANOTHER GOLD FOR ETHIOPIA ‼️
1500m 🥈
800m 🥇
Ermias Girma 🇪🇹 powers to 1:47.36 for the gold this time around. What a week for him!
#WorldAthleticsU20
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5️⃣x Olympian and 🔟x #Olympics medallist.
🇺🇸 @allysonfelix wins 400m 🥉 in #Tokyo2020 – she's now won more Olympic #athletics medals than any other woman in history.
World-class athlete, mother's rights campaigner and all-round inspiration 👏
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Second fastest time in history 💫
Gudaf Tsegay 🇪🇹 runs 3:54.77 to lead an Ethiopian 1-2-3-4-5 in the 1500m, less than two seconds off her own world indoor record!
#WorldIndoorTour @CopernicusCup
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WE'RE LIVE!
WE'RE LIVE!
WE'RE LIVE!
Livestream 📺 youtu.be/wkHoRjbbVxI
How to watch (if geoblocked) 🤔 buff.ly/3AR1F40
Timetable and results 📊 buff.ly/3IeBy8R
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WORLD U20 CHAMPION ‼️
Medina Eisa 🇪🇹 delivers a tactical masterpiece to cross the line in 15:29.71 and brings home 5000m gold!
It's a 1-2 for Ethiopia with Melknat Wudu 🇪🇹 right behind in 15:30.06 💪
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WORLD CHAMPION ‼️ 3RD FASTEST TIME IN HISTORY ‼️
Norah Jeruto 🇰🇿 runs 8:53.02 to destroy the championship 3000m steeplechase record for gold!
🥈 Werkuha Getachew 🇪🇹 8:54.61 NR
🥉 Mekides Abebe 🇪🇹 8:56.08
First time three women finish inside 9 minutes.
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World Athlete of the Year 👑
@mondohoss600 🇸🇪 is your World Athlete of the Year 👏
Duplantis broke the world pole vault record on three occasion and became world champion indoors and outdoors.
#AthleticsAwards
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History for Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
@HuguesZango_TS wins triple jump 🥉 with 17.47m to become Burkina Faso's first ever #Olympics medallist.
In turn, Burkina Faso becomes the 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th country to earn an @Olympics medal in #athletics
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An historic #Olympics javelin final for Asia! 🌏
🇮🇳@Neeraj_chopra1 wins India's first ever athletics gold, while Pakistan's 🇵🇰 Arshad Nadeem not only becomes the country's first ever @Olympics finalist in #athletics, but also secures a remarkable 5️⃣th place with 84.62m.
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Coming from the world record-holder 🙃
#BerlinMarathon
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Emmanuel Wanyonyi, remember the name! 🙌
The Kenyan lays down a marker to win the men's 800m in impressive style and a #WorldAthleticsU20 championship record 1:43.76 🇰🇪
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Who you got? 👀
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Who's ready to make history?
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Update: we're going pink for the 200m final, baby ✌️
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The Olympic champion becomes the world champion 🙌
@ktnago13 🇺🇸 clears 4.85m on her first attempt and delivers another 🥇 to the host nation!
🥈 @sandicheekspv 🇺🇸 4.85m (❌✅)
🥉Nina Kennedy 🇦🇺 4.80m
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Olympic silver medallist @christine_mboma is the #WorldAthleticsU20 200m champion.
She wins in 21.84 to lead a Namibian 1-2 ahead of compatriot @BeaMasilingi.
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Evans Chebet 🇰🇪 triumphs in the @nycmarathon in 2:08:41 😎
Chebet won the @bostonmarathon earlier this year, making him the first man to win the double in more than 🔟 years 👏
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History made🙌
@fkerley99 wins the men's 100m in 9.87.
He becomes the first athlete in #DiamondLeague history to win Diamond Trophies in the 100m (2021) and 400m (2018).
He's also lining up over 200m tonight...
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#WorldAthleticsAwards announcement!
Mariya Lasitskene is nominated for Female World Athlete of the Year 2021.
Retweet to vote for her.
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Mood when you win your first Athlete of the Year Award ✨
@GoSydGo
#AthleticsAwards
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Forget sprints, how fast can you remove starting blocks? 🤪
#WorldIndoorChamps
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TACTICS 👏 ON 👏 POINT
@JakeSWightman 🇬🇧 kicks to 3:29.23 and defeats Jakob Ingebrigtsen 🇳🇴 to claim world 1500m gold!
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