RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dutch coach Bart Bennema sighed and assessed his star pupil. "She has become a sprinter now," he said. What? Dafne Schippers, a sprinter only "now" in 2016, a year after she won ...

THE HAGUE, NetherlandsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Two-time world champion sprinter Dafne Schippers is retiring from track and field at the age of 31. Schippers, a Dutchwoman who won back-to-back world ...

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 28: Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands celebrates after crossing the finish line to win gold in the Women’s 200 metres final during day seven of the 15th IAAF World Athletics ...

AMSTERDAM, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Two-time world champion sprinter Dafne Schippers announced her retirement on Tuesday, telling her social media followers "the race stops here". The 31-year-old from the ...

Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers was edged in the 60 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships on Saturday. Schippers, the world champion in the 200m and silver medallist in 100m, was beaten by American ...

Dafne Schippers set a new world-lead time in the 200 metres as she surged to victory at the Diamond League meet in Oslo on Thursday. Schippers, who won gold for Netherlands at the World Championships ...

Born June 15, 1992 in Utrecht, Netherlands. She was known primarily as a heptathlete until 2015, when she decided to focus on sprinting exclusively.Major Competitions/Medals Schippers emerged as a ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Dutch flier Dafne Schippers completed her transformation from heptathlete to world champion sprinter when she ran the fourth fastest 200 metres of all time to win by a nose at the ...

LONDON — Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers held on to retain her world 200m title Friday as the United States had another night to savor at the London Stadium and two experienced campaigners claimed more ...

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