Key Highlights: Spanish downhill skateboarder Diego Poncelet, aged 27, has officially set a new skateboarding speed world record. The record-shattering run reached a top speed of 151.83 km/h (94.34 mph). The landmark athletic achievement was completed on the steep descents of Charlevoix, Quebec. Historic Speed Record Achieved on Canadian Roads In a historic display of ...
Key Highlights Ann Brightwell (née Packer) won gold in the women’s 800m at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, setting a world record of 2:01.1 and becoming the first British woman to win an Olympic track gold. The victory came 32 years after the women’s 800m was removed from the Olympics following controversial claims about women’s fragility, ...
American hurdler Masai Russell stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich, clocking a remarkable 12.09 seconds to…