30-year-old Catalina champion in sports gymnastics Catalina Ponor has announced her retirement. Her last performance is scheduled for November 25 in Mexico.more
The famous Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who ended his career in August, will have a monument in Kingston. The ceremony of unveiling the statue of the world record holder at the National Stadium will take place on December 3 - local media reported.more
Russian Maximus Sidorov was suspended for use of prohibited means for a year. An indapamide diuretic has been found in the body, which has masking properties.more
Anita Włodarczyk (RKS Skra Warszawa) and Piotr Lisek (OSOT Szczecin) have been winners of the Golden Spikes, the most prestigious ranking in Polish athletics since 1970. A ceremonial gala summarizing the season took place yesterday in Torun.more
Sunday at the Robert Korzeniowski Cup at 19 and 35 km distance, the Olympic champion in a sports walk wants to return to the roots. As he emphasized, the Arłamów, Przemyśl, Zagórz and Ustrzyki Dolne are not only points on the map for him.more
One of the participants of the Sunday Warsaw Marathon dies - the organizers announced on Monday. The athlete lost consciousness during the course of the race, was taken to the hospital, but despite a few hours of rescue operation failed to save him.more
Słynny jamajski sprinter Usain Bolt, który w sierpniu zakończył wspaniałą karierę, jest przekonany, że ustanowione przez niego rekordy świata na 100 i 200 m długo nie zostaną poprawione. "Sądzę, że przez 15-20 lat nikomu nie uda się ich poprawić" - stwierdził Bolt.more
Marcin Świerc from the Silesian Lisowice admitted that he was preparing for a monte-meter run at the Mont Blanc summit ... all his life. September 1st was at the finish line second and the first Pole to stand on the podium of the festival Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc.more
David Torrence, an athlete who ran in last year's Summer Olympics and had been training for more races, was found dead in a swimming pool in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Monday, according to local news reports and Torrence's friends.more
Vice-champion Adam Kszczot (RKS Łódź) scored 1.45,28, second place, and Marcin Lewandowski (CWZS Zawisza Bydgoszcz SL) - 1.45,33 - third on the 800 m Diamond League mall in Birmingham. Nominated by Botswana Nijel Amos - 1.44,50.more
Titled sprinter Usain Bolt, who has suffered a thigh injury in his last career in the athletics world championship in London, described in detail his Twitter injury. "Three months of rehabilitation await me," remarked the famous Jamaican.more
Check for 20 thousand to Adam Kszczot from the President of Łódź, Hanna Zdanowska. "We give it to Adam to further develop his skills and promote our city," she said.more
After the Memorial of Kamila Skolimowska in Warsaw, world champion hammer thrower Anita Włodarczyk was impressed by the turnout of the competition.more
Usain Bolt says his final farewell to athletics - and performs his signature celebration - on the final night of the World Athletics Championships in London.more
Eight medals - two gold, two silver and four bronze - gave Poland eighth place in the medal table of the 16th athletics world championships in London.more
The Jamaican great crumpled to the track with a left-leg injury as he was chasing a final gold medal for the Jamaican 4×100-meter relay team on Saturday at the world championships.more
Mariya Lasitskene of Russia won the high jump competition at the world championships by clearing 2.03 meters. Yulia Levchenko of Ukraine jumped 2.01 meters for silver and Kamila Licwinko of Poland took bronze with a jump of 1.99.more
Pawel Fajdek, the colorful hammer champion from Poland, became the first man to win three successive world championship titles with a dominant triumph on Friday.more
American Allyson Felix, who finished third in the 400m athletics world championship in London, won her fourteenth medal in the history of the event. It equaled the record holders - Jamaican Usain Bolt and his compatriot Merlene Ottey.more
Norway's Karsten Warhol's victory in the 400 meters hurdles of the athletics world championships in London saw 1.1 million Norwegian viewers, equivalent to 22 percent of the country's population and half of all television subscribers.more
Work, determination, experience - these are the main elements that, according to Adam Kszczota, led him to the silver medal of the World Cup in the 800 m race. "Where many people say enough, I just warm up," he said.more
Piotr Lisek on Tuesday was the most successful athlete in his career. Pole has been in London vice-champion pole vaulting, he is happy with 95% and claims that "at home is the best".more
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse was the surprise winner of the 800 metres at the World Championships on Tuesday, holding on for a deserved victory after powering down the final straight. "I was not able to celebrate like Usain Bolt. I crossed 200 m and vomited," admitted French athlete.more