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NBC Sports
11 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
American Shannon Rowbury upgraded to 2012 Olympic 1500m bronze medal
American Shannon Rowbury is now the 2012 Olympic 1500m bronze medalist, moving up from fourth place after the silver medalist was retroactively disqualified in a doping case. Russian Tatyana Tomashova, the original silver medalist, was retroactively disqualified this past September. IOC President Kirsty Coventry announced Thursday that the 2012 Olympic 1500m medals were reallocated. Abeba Aregawi of Ethiopia was upgraded to silver and Rowbury to bronze, both behind gold medalist Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain. 'I feel really blessed that my Olympic story seems to be having a happy ending, which is something I had kind of given up on,' Rowbury told her local NBC affiliate in the Bay Area in September. Rowbury, who is 40 and last competed internationally on the track in 2020, is now one of two U.S. women to win an Olympic 1500m medal. Jenny Simpson took bronze at the 2016 Rio Games. Rowbury crossed the finish line in sixth place in the 2012 Olympic 1500m final. Since, five women out of the original field of 13 have been retroactively disqualified for doping. The original gold and silver medalists — Asli Cakir Alptekin and Gamze Bulut of Turkiye — were disqualified in 2015 and 2017, respectively. Jamal was then upgraded from bronze to gold, Tomashova was upgraded from fourth place to silver and Aregawi was upgraded from fifth place to bronze. Aregawi received her reallocated bronze medal in a ceremony at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 9. Now, those results have changed again with the bronze going to Rowbury and the silver to Aregawi. 2012 Olympic women's 1500m final results D̶Q̶.̶ ̶A̶̶̶s̶̶̶l̶̶̶i̶̶̶ ̶C̶̶̶a̶̶̶k̶̶̶i̶̶̶r̶̶̶ ̶A̶̶̶l̶̶̶p̶̶̶t̶̶̶e̶̶̶k̶̶̶i̶̶̶n̶̶̶ ̶(̶̶̶T̶̶̶U̶̶̶R̶̶̶)̶̶̶ ̶-̶̶̶-̶̶̶ ̶4̶̶̶:̶̶̶1̶̶̶0̶̶̶.̶2̶̶̶3̶ ̶D̶Q̶.̶ ̶G̶̶̶a̶̶̶m̶̶̶z̶̶̶e̶̶̶ ̶B̶̶̶u̶̶̶l̶̶̶u̶̶̶t̶̶̶ ̶(̶̶̶T̶̶̶U̶̶̶R̶̶̶)̶̶̶ ̶-̶̶̶-̶̶̶ ̶4̶̶̶:̶̶̶1̶̶̶0̶̶̶.̶4̶̶̶0̶̶̶ Gold: Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BRN) -- 4:10.74 ̶D̶Q̶.̶ ̶T̶̶̶a̶̶̶t̶̶̶y̶̶̶a̶̶̶n̶̶̶a̶̶̶ ̶T̶̶̶o̶̶̶m̶̶̶a̶̶̶s̶̶̶h̶̶̶o̶̶̶v̶̶̶a̶̶̶ ̶(̶̶̶R̶̶̶U̶̶̶S̶̶̶)̶̶̶ ̶-̶̶̶-̶̶̶ ̶4̶̶̶:̶̶̶1̶̶̶0̶̶̶.̶9̶̶̶0̶̶̶ Silver: Abeba Aregawi (ETH) -- 4:11.03 Bronze: Shannon Rowbury (USA) -- 4:11.26 D̶Q̶.̶ ̶N̶̶̶a̶̶̶t̶̶̶a̶̶̶l̶̶̶l̶̶̶i̶̶̶a̶̶̶ ̶K̶̶̶a̶̶̶r̶̶̶e̶̶̶i̶̶̶v̶̶̶a̶̶̶ ̶(̶̶̶B̶̶̶L̶̶̶R̶̶̶)̶̶̶ ̶-̶̶̶-̶̶̶ ̶4̶̶̶:̶̶̶1̶̶̶1̶̶̶.̶5̶̶̶8̶̶̶ 4. Lucia Klocova (SVK) -- 4:12.64 ̶D̶Q̶.̶ ̶E̶̶̶k̶̶̶a̶̶̶t̶̶̶e̶̶̶r̶̶̶i̶̶̶n̶̶̶a̶̶̶ ̶K̶̶̶o̶̶̶s̶̶̶t̶̶̶e̶̶̶t̶̶̶s̶̶̶k̶̶̶a̶̶̶y̶̶̶a̶̶̶ ̶(̶̶̶R̶̶̶U̶̶̶S̶̶̶)̶̶̶ ̶-̶̶̶-̶̶̶ ̶4̶̶̶:̶̶̶1̶̶̶2̶̶̶.̶9̶̶̶0̶̶̶ 5. Lisa Dobriskey (GBR) -- 4:13.02 6. Laura Weightman (GBR) -- 4:15.60 7. Hellen Obiri (KEN) -- 4:16.57 DNF. Morgan Uceny (USA)
Al-Ahram Weekly
22-03-2025
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Ingebrigtsen wins 3,000m gold to keep world indoor double bid alive - Omni sports
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen produced a devastating final kick to win the 3,000m at the world indoor championships in Nanjing on Saturday to keep his quest for double gold on track. Ingebrigtsen clocked 7min 46.09sec for victory in a thrilling race at Nanjing's Cube. Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi, who won 10,000m silver at last year's Paris Olympics, claimed silver in 7:46.25 after leading for the bulk of the final lap. Australian Ky Robinson took bronze (7:47.09). Ingebrigtsen will now turn his attention to his favoured 1,500m on Sunday in a bid to emulate Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie, who achieved the 1,500/3,000m double in Maebashi, Japan, in 1999. "I don't enjoy the 1,500m warm-up, but the racing is a lot of fun, and that's what I'm going to do tomorrow - have a lot of fun," said Ingebrigtsen. A double Olympic champion and two-time world champion over 5,000m, Ingebrigtsen came into the competition on the back of victories in the 1,500 and 3,000m at the European indoor championships in Apeldoorn. But, remarkably, a world indoor title had eluded the 24-year-old until he predictably took Saturday's race by the scruff of the neck in the dying metres. In his last outing at a world indoors, Ingebrigtsen finished second in the 1,500m to Ethiopian Samuel Tefera in Belgrade in 2022. He then missed Glasgow last year with an achilles heel injury. "It's always special to get a world medal, and even more so when it's one you haven't got before," said Ingebrigtsen. "I would've probably wanted to go out to the front a little earlier. I felt like at that point, it's all about routines and having a smooth feeling. "I felt strong at the end and generally I have a better finish than my competitors. It was a little bit of a fight, but I was confident that I could make a move in the last 100m and win, and ultimately that was the main goal." Perfectly timed Ingebrigtsen, as his wont, was happy to sit at the back of the 14-strong pack as German's Sam Parsons took up the running in Nanjing, splitting the pack into single file. The Norwegian didn't linger long after Parsons' surge, shifting gears to move up through the field to take the lead with 11 laps to go. Placing himself at the front, free of any potential problem with mid-pack traffic, Ingebrigtsen ceded to the Ethiopian duo of Biniam Mehary and Getnet Wale. Ireland's Andrew Coscoran took the pack through with seven laps to run, Ingebrigtsen sat in fourth. Kenya's Cornelius Kemboi surged through and suddenly Ingebrigtsen found himself somewhat boxed in in sixth. With 600m to run, the Norwegian made his move, going wide to get clear and sit in Aregawi's shadow. Shoulder-to shoulder, the pair went through the bell together, just a 200m sprint ahead of them to the finish line. Aregawi looked like he had it, but the Norwegian was on the Ethiopian's coattails and bade his time brilliantly until the back straight, launching a perfectly timed final attack for a first world indoor gold. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
The Guardian
21-03-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Power struggle leads to coup in Tigray as war looms between Ethiopia and Eritrea
Aregawi was building a tour-guiding business when war struck Ethiopia's Tigray region in 2020. He spent the next two years fighting on the frontline. Now he is among those who fear Tigray is on the brink of conflict once more. 'We don't want to become a battleground, but it seems like war is near, maybe even inevitable,' he said. The war between Tigray's rebellious rulers and Ethiopia's federal government ended in 2022, leaving about 600,000 people dead and nearly 10% of women aged between 15 and 49 living in Tigray raped, according to a British Medical Journal study. But the failure to implement most of the ceasefire's provisions – including the return of nearly 1 million displaced people – and a scramble over resources has split the ruling Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) party. Tensions escalated this month when Tigray's interim president, Getachew Reda, tried to fire three senior military commanders, having previously accused his forces of attempting a coup. A coup now appears to have taken place. Last week, a rival TPLF faction, led by the party chair Debretsion Gebremichael, installed its officials in provincial government offices. It also took over the mayor's office and the main radio station in the regional capital, Mekelle. Getachew fled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital. On Saturday a skirmish in Tigray resulted in three deaths. A few days before, another person was killed during a dispute in the town of Adi Gudem. All week long queues formed outside Tigray's banks as people withdrew their cash, and flights leaving the country sold out. Armed men roamed Mekelle's streets at night, checking people's ID. 'Fear and uncertainty prevail,' said a resident, who asked not to be named. 'My friends are planning to leave for Addis Ababa, Kenya and Uganda because of the fear of war.' Against this backdrop, concerns are also increasing over tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Despite fighting alongside each other in Tigray, the neighbouring countries have been at loggerheads for months over the determination of Ethiopia's prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, to regain access to the Red Sea, which Ethiopia lost when Eritrea seceded in 1993. Having previously made overtures to the breakaway republic of Somaliland, Abiy set his sights on Eritrea's port of Assab. He has repeatedly said sea access was 'existential' for Ethiopia, which with 130 million people is the world's most populous landlocked country. He described losing Eritrea's coastline as a 'historical mistake'. Eritrea has ordered a nationwide mobilisation and is trying to undermine Abiy by aiding rebels fighting Ethiopia's military in the Amhara region bordering Tigray. There are reports that Eritrean intelligence helped Debretsion's TPLF faction during last week's coup. Ethiopia has sent tanks and troops to the Eritrean border, and state media have been amplifying voices justifying Ethiopia's claims over Assab port. Last week, Gen Tsadkan Gebretensae, Tigray's vice-president, warned that war could erupt 'at any moment' and the region risked 'becoming a battlefield' again. Payton Knopf and Alexander Rondos, the former US and EU special envoys to the region, described developments as 'dry tinder waiting for a match that could ignite an interstate war between Ethiopia and Eritrea'. Abiy said he wanted Ethiopia to regain the port peacefully. 'Ethiopia has no intention to invade Eritrea to gain Red Sea access,' he said on Thursday. 'Our desire is to talk about it under the principle of give and take, in a mutually beneficial manner, and according to commercial law.' He spoke after meeting the rival Tigray factions. It appears Abiy declined to intervene in support of Getachew, which could have sparked fresh fighting. Abiy could seek a deal to secure the support of Tigray, which still has a formidable 200,000-strong military force. Tigray's new leaders, meanwhile, want to regain control of western Tigray, a fertile area with gold deposits that was seized by Amhara forces during the war. Any attempt to recapture it could also spark fresh conflict, said Ahmed Soliman, at the geopolitical thinktank Chatham House. 'The crux is how things evolve in Tigray and how Abiy responds,' Soliman said. 'If there is no agreement, the situation could certainly escalate.'
