Na tomto šampionátu měly ženy poprvé na programu běh na 800 metrů. [1 ] Naposledy se naopak konala chůze mužů na 10 km, která byla na následujícím šampionátu ve Stockholmu 1958 nahrazena chůzí na 20 km. [2 ]
Born and raised in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, he has competed internationally for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, World Athletics and European Athletics events, and for England at the Commonwealth Games, since 2015. [2…
The men's 100 metres event at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 23 and 24 November. [1 ] Sixty-five athletes from 31 nations competed; each nation was limited to three athletes.
Christophe Lemaitre [2 ] ( French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf ləmɛtʁ]; born 11 June 1990) is a former [3 ] French sprinter who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres.
The first world record in the 4 × 100 metres relay for men (athletics) was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912.
Since 2006 Istaf has been sponsored by DKB and officially known as the DKB-Istaf and from 2010, had been part of the IAAF World Challenge, the second tier of global one day athletics events.