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Zakithi Nene
Zakithi Nene (born 2 April 1998) is a South African sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. Career He won the South African 400m national title in 2021 and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through his world ranking. He competed in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres, 400 metres where he ran a time of 45.74 seconds. He ran as part of the South African 4x400m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 2024 World Athletics Relays – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. He finished third in the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024. He competed at the Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres, 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, reaching the semi-finals. He also competed in the Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay , men's 4x400m relay at the Games. He was selected for the South African rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. Though the sense of "athletics" as a broader sport is not used in American English, outside of the United States the term ''athletics'' can either be used to mean just its track and field component or the entirety of the sport (adding road racing and cross country) based on context. The foot racing events, which include sprint (running), sprints, middle-distance running, middle- and long-distance running, long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2019 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 × 400 Metres Relay ...
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 Summer Universiade was held on 12 and 13 July at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples. Medalists *Athletes who competed in heats only Results Heats Qualification: First 2 teams in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2019 Summer Universiade Relay 2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI D'Athlétisme De Rabat
The 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat was the 16th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Rabat, Morocco. Held on 25 May at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Olympic Annex Stadium, it was the fourth leg of the 2025 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. Diamond+ results Starting in 2025 a new discipline of events was added called Diamond+, these 4 events per meet awarded athletes with increased prize money whilst keeping the standard points format to qualify for the Diamond league finals. First place earns 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th place or lower. In the case of a tie, each tying athlete earns the full amount of points for the place. Men's Women's Diamond results Men's Women's Promotional events results Women's See also * 2025 Diamond League References {{Meeting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacory Patterson
Jacory Patterson (born February 2, 2000) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the sprints. A native of Columbia, South Carolina, he won a gold medal at the 2016 USATF Junior Olympics in the long jump before focusing on sprinting events. Patterson attended Dreher High School in Columbia, where he broke the state record in the 200 m and won a state title in the 400 m. As a freshman at Virginia Tech in 2019, Patterson set the world under-20 record in the indoor 300 m with a time of 32.49 s. After winning six Atlantic Coast Conference championships at Virginia Tech from 2019 to 2021, he transferred to the University of Florida ahead of his senior year. In 2022, Patterson set the collegiate record in the indoor 300 m with a time of 31.99 s to make him the eighth-fastest man in the history of the event. Early years A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Patterson was born to Jamey Patterson and Charlene Bolton on February 2, 2000. He began track and field in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 Metres Relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 9 and 10 August 2024. This was the 26th time that the men's 4 × 400 metres relay was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 16 teams were able to qualify for the event through the 2024 World Athletics Relays or the World Athletics top list. Summary A great deal of social media enthusiasm was generated when 16-year-old, high school junior Quincy Wilson finished 6th at the US Trials, entitling him to be on the US relay squad. After the trials, he improved to run the second-fastest American time of the year, setting the world U18 record three times during the season. He was the first leg of the team in Heat 1. Also on that leg was Botswana's 200m gold medalist Letsile Tebogo who blasted a 44.4 leg to tear the race apart at the start. The public relations boon turned into a liability as Wilson ran credibly for the first 300 metres but tied up on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 Metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 4-7 August 2024. This was the 30th time that the men's 400 metres was contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes were able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking. The 2024 men's final was the fastest 400-meter race in Olympic history, collectively: five of the eight men ran under 43.87 seconds, with these five times ranking among the top 15 fastest Olympic times. The winning margin was 0.04 seconds which is the narrowest winning margin in the men's 400 metres at the Olympics since the introduction of fully automatic timing. Steven Gardiner was a reigning champion in Tokyo 2021, but he did not start in the fourth heat. Summary The entire podium from Tokyo returned, Steven Gardiner, Anthony Zambrano and Kirani James. James was the 2012 Olympic champion and complete set of medals. Zambrano was largely absent during the sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.5 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 BAUHAUS-galan
The 2024 BAUHAUS-galan was the 58th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Stockholm, Sweden. Held on 2 June at Stockholm Olympic Stadium Stockholm Olympic Stadium (), most often called Stockholms stadion or (especially locally) simply Stadion, is a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by architect Torben Grut, it was opened in 1912; its original use was as a venue for the 1912 ..., it was the seventh leg of the 2024 Diamond League – the highest level international track and field circuit. Highlights Results Athletes competing in the Diamond League disciplines earned extra compensation and points which went towards qualifying for the 2024 Diamond League finals. First place earned 8 points, with each step down in place earning one less point than the previous, until no points are awarded in 9th place or lower. In the case of a tie, each tying athlete earns the full amount of points for the place. Diamond Discipline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau ( ) is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas. It is on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of The Bahamas. As of April 2023, the preliminary results of the 2022 census of The Bahamas reported a population of 296,522 for New Providence, 74.26% of the country's population. Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country. It is the centre of commerce, education, law, administration, and media of the country. Lynden Pindling International Airport, the major airport for The Bahamas, is located about west of the city centre of Nassau, and has daily flights to and from major cities in Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and the United States. Nassau is the site of the House of Assembly and various judicial departments and was considered historically to be a stronghold of pirates. The city was named in honour of William III of England, Prince of Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 World Athletics Relays – Men's 4 × 400 Metres Relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 World Athletics Relays has been held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 4 and 5 May. Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: Program *Heats: Saturday 4 May 2024, 21:51 *Repechage: Sunday 5 May 2024, 21:08 *Final: Sunday 5 May 2024, 22:20 Results Heats The top two per heat earned automatic Olympic qualification and advancement to the finals. All other teams had a second chance at Olympic qualification in the repechage round the following day. Repechage Olympic qualifying round The repechage round consisted of all countries which did not qualify for the finals. The top two countries in each repechage heat qualified for the 2024 Olympics, however there was no path for the repechage teams to qualify for the World Relays finals later in the day. Final * Results * Start list * Race Analysis References ; Results * Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:2024 World Athletics Relays - Men's 4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 Metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 1 and 5 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium, Olympic Stadium. Approximately fifty athletes were expected to compete; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 48 qualifying through time or ranking (3 universality places were used in 2016). 48 athletes from 33 nations competed. The event was won by 0.23 seconds by Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas, with Anthony Zambrano of Colombia taking silver. Those were the first medals in the men's 400 metres for each of those two nations. Kirani James of Grenada won his third consecutive medal in the event with his bronze, making him the first man to earn three medals in the 400 metres. Summary Wayde van Niekerk's world record in Rio put this event in the spotlight. This year, van Niekerk was back to defend, but he was not the same after a 2017 ACL injury during a celebrity rugby match. Silver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo was selected as the List of Olympic Games host cities, host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 7 September 2013. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Tokyo Games were postponed until 2021 on 24 March 2020 as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the first such instance in the history of the Olympic Games (some previous editions had been cancelled but not rescheduled). However, the Tokyo 2020 branding was retained for marketing purposes.Multiple sources: * * * The events were largely held Behind closed doors (sport), behind closed doors with no public spectators permitted due to the declaration of a state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area in response ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
