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South Wales Argus
2 days ago
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- South Wales Argus
Zharnel Hughes targeting European hat-trick at Birmingham 2026
Hughes then pulled out of the 200m in Paris through injury, with his hamstring again the issue, leaving him determined to put the record straight heading into this summer and beyond. "It was very difficult for me." he said. "The injury happened the week before the European Championships and I was looking forward to going back and regaining that title, it was on my mind. "I really wanted to go and give the fans a performance they would have liked but sadly injuries do happen in this sport. "Hopefully next season I can keep myself healthy, go in there and redeem myself. "I want to go back and get those titles. I'm definitely looking at it as a chance for redemption." Hughes already has a glittering European CV to his name, with individual 100m and 4x100m relay golds from Berlin 2018. Four years later, in Munich, the sprinter lost his title as the fastest man in Europe, narrowly pipped to gold by Italy's Marcell Jacobs in the 100m. Hughes bounced back to take the 200m title and add a second 4x100m relay gold to his tally but he now wants to go one-step further and is targeting a golden hat-trick on home soil. "I'm looking forward to getting all three boxes ticked this time, that is my aim,' he said. "My mind is set on it and I'm looking forward to executing it. "It would be an amazing accomplishment because I've won all the medals before - but I want to cement the hat-trick." The cherry on top of the cake for the sprinter would be lowering his own 100m and 200m British records in front of a packed Alexander Stadium. "If I can run super fast and break a British record in front of a home crowd, that would be amazing," he added. "I definitely want to lower the record, it's in my plans. "In Birmingham 2026, I just want to do a sub-10 performance for the fans and get the win." A quarter of a million tickets for the event will go on sale in September, and prices starting from just £10 for adults. Organisers have ambitions to create one of the most talked about European athletics events in history and Hughes wants to put on a show for those who snap up tickets. "I love the fact that the ticket prices are so flexible because it increases the volume of people in the stadium," he said. "I feel like this is a whole new era to inspire upcoming athletes. The support has always been good in the past but its getting better every time we compete. "I'm looking forward to going out there and doing that again. "They're looking up to us and I'm all about leaving that positive impact on the youth."
NBC Sports
06-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
OLYMPIC MEDALISTS TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT IN NBC SPORTS' LIVE COVERAGE OF HISTORIC MILLROSE GAMES TRACK & FIELD MEET ON SATURDAY AT 4 P.M. ET ON NBC AND PEACOCK
Olympic Gold Medalists Masai Russell, Marcell Jacobs, Cole Hocker, and Katie Moon to Compete at New York City's Famed Armory Paris Olympic 1500m Rematch: Silver Medalist Josh Kerr vs. Bronze Medalist Yared Nuguse in Prestigious NYRR Men's Wanamaker Mile at 5:50 p.m. ET Paris Olympic 1500m Gold Medalist Cole Hocker vs. Paris Olympic 5000m/10,000m Bronze Medalist Grant Fisher in Men's 3000m at 4:40 p.m. ET Ato Boldon, Sanya Richards-Ross, Kara Goucher, Paul Swangard, and Lewis Johnson will Call the Meet from The Armory STAMFORD, Conn. – Feb. 6, 2025 – Olympic gold medalists such as Masai Russell, Marcell Jacobs, Cole Hocker, and Katie Moon take center stage under the bright lights of New York City during NBC Sports' live coverage of the 117th Millrose Games this Saturday, Feb. 8, at 4 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The iconic meet, which was established in 1908 and has been held at The Armory in Manhattan since 2012, doubles as a stop on the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold. The meet's premier event, the NYRR Wanamaker Mile, doubles as a rematch of the Paris Olympic 1500m final in the men's race as silver medalist Josh Kerr faces off against bronze medalist and two-time defending Wanamaker Mile champion Yared Nuguse. Kerr broke the two-mile indoor record at this meet last year before winning a world indoor title in the 3000m and Olympic silver medal in the 1500m. Nuguse, the U.S. mile record holder and Paris Olympic 1500m bronze medalist, looks to become the first man to win three consecutive Wanamaker Mile titles since two-time Olympic 1500m medalist Bernard Lagat won six in a row from 2005-2010. The women's side will see Paris Olympic 1500m silver medalist Jessica Hull (Australia) in the 3000m facing four-time NCAA champion and New York native Katelyn Tuohy. In the women's NYRR Wanamaker Mile, Paris Olympic 1500m bronze medalist Georgia Bell (Great Britain) and U.S. Olympian Elise Cranny, coming off a pair of performances in Boston last weekend that saw her notch personal bests in both the indoor mile and indoor 3000m, are expected to compete. Additionally, the men's 3000m will see Paris Olympic 1500m gold medalist Cole Hocker face Paris Olympic 5000m/10,000m bronze medalist Grant Fisher, in the first race between a U.S. Olympic 1500m medalist and 5000m medalist since 2016 Rio Olympic 1500m gold medalist Matt Centrowitz faced two-time Olympic 5000m medalist Paul Chelimo in 2018 – and only the second such matchup in U.S. history. This past summer in Paris, Hocker became only the fourth U.S. man to win Olympic 1500m gold, while Fisher became the second U.S. man to win an Olympic medal in the 10,000m since 1964. Saturday's meet is also expected to include a number of Olympians, such as Tokyo Olympic 100m gold medalist Marcell Jacobs, two-time Olympic pole vault medalist Katie Moon, Paris Olympic 110m hurdles silver medalist Daniel Roberts, two-time U.S. 100m Olympian Trayvon Bromell, U.S. 800m record holder Bryce Hoppel, and Paris Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist and 17-year-old prodigy Quincy Wilson, who lowered his own high school indoor national record in the 400m to 45.66 at last weekend's New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. NBC Sports' Paul Swangard will call the event, joined by four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon, four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher. Lewis Johnson will serve as reporter. NBC Sports' 2025 indoor track & field schedule is highlighted by the USATF Indoor Championships in Staten Island, N.Y. (Feb. 23) and the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China (March 20-23). How to Watch – Saturday, February 8 (all times ET): TV: NBC Streaming: Peacock, NBC Sports app --NBC SPORTS--
NBC Sports
29-01-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
NOAH LYLES VS. MARCELL JACOBS IN BATTLE OF OLYMPIC 100M CHAMPIONS HEADLINES NEW BALANCE INDOOR GRAND PRIX THIS SUNDAY ON NBC AND PEACOCK
Last Two Olympic 100m Champions – Paris Gold Medalist Noah Lyles and Tokyo Gold Medalist Marcell Jacobs – to Duel in Men's 60m Sunday on NBC and Peacock at 4 p.m. ET Paris Olympic Medalists Grant Holloway, Rai Benjamin, Julien Alfred, Grant Fisher, Jessica Hull, and More Expected to Compete STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 29, 2025 – The last two Olympic 100m champions – Paris gold medalist Noah Lyles and Tokyo gold medalist Marcell Jacobs (Italy) – square off in the men's 60m, headlining NBC Sports' live coverage of the 2025 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix from Boston, Mass., this Sunday, Feb. 2, at 4 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The meet, which doubles as a stop on the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold, will be held at the TRACK at new balance, a state-of-the-art indoor facility at the company's world headquarters in Boston. Lyles is set to face Jacobs, in the Tokyo 100m champion's first ever indoor race in North America, in the men's 60m. Lyles is coming off a 2024 campaign that saw him win the Paris Olympic 100m and earn bronze in the 200m, two silver medals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, and three U.S. titles. Jacobs finished in fifth place in last year's Paris Olympic 100m final and won two European titles. One of the premiere indoor meets on the U.S. calendar, a number of notable Paris Olympic medalists are expected to compete on Sunday, including 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay gold medalist Rai Benjamin, 110m hurdles gold medalist Grant Holloway, 100m gold medalist and 200m silver medalist Julien Alfred (Saint Lucia), 100m hurdles gold medalist Masai Russell, 5000m and 10,000m bronze medalist Grant Fisher, and 1500m silver medalist Jessica Hull (Australia) and bronze medalist Georgia Bell (Great Britain). Additionally, ascending U.S. distance star Parker Valby, coming off a senior year at Florida that saw her win five NCAA championships en route to winning The Bowerman Award (annually given to the nation's best NCAA track & field athlete), will make her professional racing debut in the women's 3000m. This will be Valby's first race since finishing 11th in the 10,000m at the Paris Olympics. NBC Sports' Paul Swangard will call the event, joined by four-time Olympic medalist Ato Boldon and two-time U.S. Olympian Kara Goucher. Lewis Johnson will serve as reporter. NBC Sports' 2025 indoor track & field schedule is highlighted by the Millrose Games in New York City (Feb. 8), USATF Indoor Championships in Staten Island, N.Y. (Feb. 23), and the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China (March 20-23). How to Watch – Sunday, February 2 (all times ET): TV: NBC Streaming: Peacock, NBC Sports app --NBC SPORTS--
