Thomas Van Der Plaetsen celebrating his golden victory (Photo: Regina Valeeva) KAZAN – August 2012. The whole sports world is living the Olympics. Every athlete that needs to be there is there. Except for Thomas Van Der Plaetsen, a Belgian competitor in decathlon. In full preparation for London 2012, he got badly injured. Instead of […]
KAZAN – With a spectacular backdrop of the Kazan CBD skyline, a loud and enthusiastic crowd cheered on students competing in athletics events at the Central Stadium yesterday. Jussi Viita from Finland sought shade from the day’s 29-degree heat in between jumps, speaking to the coaches on the sideline and then taking shelter once again […]
PRAGUE – Within the Prague International Marathon (PIM), organised since 1995, the University Marathon has also been organised and this since 2010; marking its 4th edition this year. PIM is nowadays considered as one of the top 10 marathons in the world in terms of quality and level of organisation. This year, branded by RunCzech […]
NIJMEGEN/ENSCHEDE – The 41st ‘Batavierenrace’, an annual student relay race over 175 km, was organised in the weekend of 27 April in the Netherlands which was won by the RU/HAN Team of Nijmegen. The winners completed the 175 kilometers in 10 hours and 27 minutes, followed by the teams of the TU/e-Fontys team Eindhoven and the […]
Finish at Irchelpark (Photo: Marc Weiler Photography) ZURICH – For the 40th time the Academic Sports Association Zurich (ASVZ) organized the “SOLA Relay”, with more than 12,500 runners the biggest University sport event in Switzerland. Every team consists of 14 runners, among them obligatory at least two female competitors. The whole course around the city […]
NIJMEGEN/ENSCHEDE – During the last weekend of April the 40th Batavierenrace, an annual student relay race over 172 km, was organized in the Netherlands. Wageningen University Team has won the 40th edition of the Batavierenrace. The winners completed the 172 kilometers in 10 hours and 29 minutes, followed by the teams of the University of […]
SHENZHEN – Fred Samoei was bound for Maputo as part of the Kenyan 800m men’s team to this year’s edition of the All Africa Games in Mozambique. Selectors inNairobithough had other ideas and replaced him soon after the Kenyan trials were held in July. Now, though, his star is shining bright. “I think the decision […]
SHENZHEN – After Usain Bolt had powered to gold medals in world-record times in the 100 and 200 meter sprints at the 2008 Summer Olympics, his father memorably declared that the son had a secret. Usain had been fueled by eating the local yam, a variety called the Trelawney. Does it stretch credibility to […]
