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‘USA To Dominate World Sprints’ Post Bolt Era’

Christian Coleman has declared that the United States is set to regain its status as the world’s dominant sprint superpower.
Retired Jamaican great, Usain Bolt, scored sprint doubles in the last three Olympics, but the four fastest men over 100m last year were American.
“I feel a shift to USA being back on top,” Coleman told Tidesports source.
“To be looked up to as one of the Americans that’s supposed to carry the torch, go to the major championships and get medals, that’s a huge honour.”
World silver medallist Coleman, who clocked a world-leading 9.85 seconds in Oslo on Thursday, is being pushed on by his own domestic rivalry with Noah Lyles.
Lyles was awarded victory in the pair’s 100m meeting in Shanghai in May by just six-thousandths of a second.
Lyles, who had previously specialised in the 200m, declared on Instagram that the result “starts my legacy for becoming a 100 and 200 runner”. Coleman however urged caution in reading too much into early-season form, tweeting “the name of the game is World medals”.
Lyles subsequently admitted that his relationship with Coleman is “not good.” “He just never liked me,” he added.
Coleman says his tweet was not aimed at Lyles but concedes that it is hard to be both friends and rivals.
“What we get paid to do is peak at the world championships and Olympics,” the 23-year-old added.
“I don’t have any close friends that are my competitors. I think that’s just the nature of being a sprinter. I don’t know anybody that is like super close friends but also competing for the same medal. That would be kinda odd.”
Meanwhile, World 3,000m steeplechase champion Emma Coburn believes that athletes caught doping should repay money they have earned during their career.
The 28-year-old beat Bahrain’s Olympic champion Ruth Jebet on the way to gold in London. It was announced in July that Jebet is facing disciplinary action for alleged doping.
“The culture can and will change when the punishment is severe enough,” Coburn told our source.
“I think that needs to be amplified with lifetime bans and additionally I think there needs to be more financial penalties. Dopers are literally stealing from athletes who are finishing behind them.
“Personally an Olympic medal is so fulfilling and rewarding but financially, it’s huge. You’re stealing contract bonuses, prize money, future appearance fees; all of this compounds over the course of someone’s career to millions.”
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Umuahia Hosts Africa Para- Badminton Championship
The championship will run from today to October 12 at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia. On the ground for the championship are athletes from Brazil, Peru, Egypt, Cameroon, Tunisia, Nigeria, Mauritius and Rwanda. They arrived on Sunday.
Some of the other countries were expected in the Abia State capital yesterday. Speaking on the championship, yesterday, Abia State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Nwobilor Ananaba, said the chief host, Governor Alex Otti, has mobilised facilities and the personnel to ensure a successful event.
Speaking through the Special Assistant to the Governor on Sports, Raymond Chima Ukwa, said: “We have the best mats, playing mats, especially the wheelchair playing mats, which is the first of its kind in West Africa.
“If you go around, you’ll see the hall and the preparation that has been made to ensure that people have an equitable world-class playing field.” Thrilled by Governor Otti’s support for the competition, Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) President, Francis Orbih, said that, besides making all the necessary arrangements that will ensure a successful hosting of the events, “we will have a Para-Badminton workshop for coaches and players.
“Nigeria is doing well, Abia is doing well, and we want to do better to improve on where we are, which is why all these have been put together by Governor Otti.”
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FIFA U20: Flying Eagles Narrowly Loss to Norway
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles began their campaign at the 24th FIFA U20 World Cup with a narrow 1–0 loss to Norway on Monday, despite creating several opportunities to level the game.
Norway took the lead in the 9th minute after being awarded a controversial penalty. The Flying Eagles pressed for an equaliser but were denied two penalty claims in the second half.
Kparobo Arierhi came close in the 47th minute when his shot drifted wide with the goalkeeper beaten, while Tahir Maigana struck the upright in the 63rd minute.
Nasiru Salihu’s rising effort in the 71st minute also went narrowly over the bar, drawing gasps from the crowd.
Seven minutes from time, Maigana again tested Norway with a long-range strike that went just wide as Nigeria continued to pile on the pressure.
Despite their dominance, the Flying Eagles could not find the breakthrough and now turn their attention to Thursday’s clash against Saudi Arabia in their second group match.
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