Cielo Martinez
Happy monumental birthday to Argentina's Cielo Martinez, a young jumper whose first name means "sky" -- which, for an athlete who spends her days attacking the high jump bar...
Rima Kashafutdinova
Happy birthday to Kazakhstan's sprint veteran Rima Kashafutdinova, a mainstay of her country's 100m and relay scene whose career longevity is its own credential. Sprinting into your thirties means...
Kristelle Reiser
Happy birthday to Estonia's Kristelle Reiser, whose World Athletics profile reads like a whole team's: nine different events, from the 60m hurdles and sprints through the long jump, high...
Harmilan Bains
Happy birthday to Indian middle-distance royalty Harmilan Bains -- they don't call her "The Queen" for nothing. At the Asian Games in Hangzhou, Harmilan took silver in the 1500m...
Vittoria Fontana
Happy birthday to Italy's sprint fighter Vittoria Fontana, who is delivering one of the comeback stories of the Italian season. After injury cut short her World Championships in Tokyo...
Kimberly Ficenec
LEGENDS ONLY: Happy birthday to Czechia's Kimberly Ficenec, four-time Czech national outdoor champion in the 800m and one of the strongest middle-distance runners her country has produced.
In the 2025...
