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Rocío Arroyo

Happy birthday to Spanish middle-distance sensation Rocío Arroyo, whose event classification needs a serious update. Rocío smashed through two minutes indoors this year, running 1:59.97 over 800m, and also...

Ikram Ouaziz

Happy birthday to Moroccan steeplechase star Ikram Ouaaziz, a six-time national champion, Francophone Games winner and African Championships finalist. Ikram owns a 9:32.83 personal best over the full 3000m...

Tiana ÓSk

Happy birthday to Icelandic sprint icon Tiana Ósk Whitworth, a 6-time outdoor national champ and 4-time indoor champ whose bests include 11.57 over 100m and 23.79 over 200m. Tiana’s...

Damaris Palomeque

Happy birthday to Colombian heptathlon champion Damaris Palomeque, who closed 2025 by winning Bolivarian Games gold with 5,420 points. Earlier in the season, Damaris had reached 5,813, placing her...

Irina Levina

Happy birthday to Uzbek middle-distance star Irina Levina, who produced a strong second half of 2025 across both her primary distances. Irina lowered her 400m best to 56.76, won...

AntíA Castro

Happy birthday to Galician distance runner Antía Castro, who has already collected two major road victories in 2026. Antía won the 5K held alongside the Coruña21 half marathon in...

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Snizhana Dzhychko

Happy birthday to Ukraine's sprinter Snizhana Dzhychko, who won the youth national title and took senior national silver in the very same race. At the...

Candela Gonzalez

Happy monumental birthday to Spain's sprinter Candela González, who closed one of the hardest seasons of her career by running the fastest outdoor 200m...

Ida-Louise Øverland

Happy birthday to Norway's sprinter Ida-Louise Øverland, a Paralympian whose career already includes both the 100m and the 200m on the biggest stage her...

Léa Da Silva

Happy birthday to France's 400m hurdler Léa Da Silva, who ran the fastest race of her life two months ago and has been hurdling...

Moriah Oliveira

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Happy birthday to the United States' 400m sprinter Moriah Oliveira, who has a habit of doing her very best running...