12/08/2026
Who else remember the day?
🔥 14 YEARS AGO TODAY — THE GREATEST 800M RACE EVER! 🇰🇪👑
On August 9, 2012, David Rudisha 🇰🇪 produced one of the most extraordinary performances in athletics history at the London Olympics.
⚡ 1:40.91 — WORLD RECORD! ⚡
Rudisha led from gun to tape, becoming the first and only man in history to break the 1:41 barrier in the 800m.
And the race behind him was just as incredible:
🥇 David Rudisha 🇰🇪 — 1:40.91 WR
🥈 Nijel Amos 🇧🇼 — 1:41.73 WJR
🥉 Timothy Kitum 🇰🇪 — 1:42.53 PB
🔥 7 of the 8 finalists ran either a personal best or national record.
Even Andrew Osagie 🇬🇧, who finished 8th (last) in 1:43.77, produced a time that would have won gold at several previous Olympic Games!
Fourteen years later, Rudisha's 1:40.91 remains untouched. 🐐
No one has ever gone under 1:41.
David Rudisha didn't just win Olympic gold — he redefined the limits of the 800 metres. 🇰🇪👑🔥
12/08/2026
ශ්රී ලංකාව මාලදිවයින පරදවමින් ආසියානු ශූරතා නෙට්බෝල් තරගාවලියේ තුන්වැනි ජයග්රහණයත් වාර්තා කරයි.
ලකුණු 78-33.
ශ්රී ලංකාව මීට පෙර ඉන්දියාව හා මලයාසියාව පරාජයකළා.
ඔවුන් හොංකොං කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහිව පැවති තරගය ජය පරාජයෙන් තොරව අවසන් කරගත් අතර සිංගප්පූරුවට එරෙහිව පැවති තරඟයෙන් පරාජයට පත්වුණා.
12/08/2026
1:43.49 CR 😤😤😤
European leader Mark English 🇮🇪 dominates the men’s 800m semifinal, setting the Championship record of 1:43.49, which has stood since 1997! 🤝
How fast will he go in the final? 👀
12/08/2026
🇬🇧 AMY HUNT IS EUROPEAN CHAMPION! 🥇🔥
Just days after winning silver at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Amy Hunt 🇬🇧 has gone one step higher on home soil!
The British sprinter stormed to women’s 100m gold at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, clocking an impressive 11.00 seconds at Alexander Stadium. 🏆
🥇 Amy Hunt 🇬🇧 — 11.00
🥈 Ewa Swoboda 🇵🇱 — 11.02
🥉 Delphine Nkansa 🇧🇪 — 11.06
4️⃣ Geraldine di Tizio-Frey 🇨🇭 — 11.07
6️⃣ Dina Asher-Smith 🇬🇧
🔥 THE UPGRADE!
Commonwealth Games silver ➡️ European Championships gold.
After finishing runner-up to New Zealand’s Zoe Hobbs 🇳🇿 in Glasgow, Hunt produced a perfectly timed performance in Birmingham to claim the biggest individual title of her career.👏👏👏
12/08/2026
WHO WILL WIN?
🔥 WOMEN’S 800M QUALIFIERS — BIRMINGHAM 2026 🇬🇧🏃♀️
The opening rounds of the women’s 800m at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham delivered a serious statement of intent. The reigning champion Keely Hodgkinson 🇬🇧 looked composed and powerful, cruising to the fastest qualifying time of 1:57.28.
Italy’s Eloisa Coiro 🇮🇹 was equally impressive, clocking 1:57.56 to smash the Italian national record and advance in style.
With Audrey Werro 🇨🇭, Jemma Reekie 🇬🇧, Femke Broeders-Bol 🇳🇱, and a host of Europe's best also through, the semifinals promise fireworks. The women’s 800m showdown is one of the most anticipated events of these championships.
⚡ QUALIFIERS
🥇 🇬🇧 Keely Hodgkinson — 1:57.28 Q
🇮🇹 Eloisa Coiro — 1:57.56 Q
🇩🇪 Majtie Kolberg — 1:57.80 Q
🇨🇭 Audrey Werro — 1:57.83 Q
🇮🇹 Elena Bellò Vancardo — 1:58.20 q
🇫🇷 Clara Liberman — 1:58.23 Q
🇭🇷 Elena Vuković — 1:58.38 Q
🇬🇧 Jemma Reekie — 1:58.45 q
🇪🇸 Lorea Mitjans — 1:58.52 q
🇫🇷 Anaïs Lamotte — 1:58.65 q
🇱🇹 Gabrielė Galvydytė — 1:58.99 Q
🇨🇭 Valentina Rosamilia — 1:59.09 Q
🇫🇷 Anaïs Bourgoin — 1:59.19 Q
🇳🇱 Femke Broeders-Bol — 1:59.96 Q
🇸🇰 Gabriela Gajanová — 2:00.27 Q
🇪🇸 Lorena Martín Royo — 2:00.62 Q
🔥 Keely is through. Werro is through. Reekie is through. Broeders-Bol is through.
Now the real battle begins. Who takes the European crown in Birmingham? 👀🏆
