THE 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 titles in the 200 ...

Add as a favourite source on Google Add DutchNews as a favourite source on Google Double world sprint champion Dafne Schippers has announced her retirement at the age of 31, describing her career as ...

One month ahead of the Rio Olympics, Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers is peaking at the right time. Switching to full-time sprinting from heptathlon just a year back, the 24-year-old has been wowing the ...

Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers rejected any suggestion of doping after she smashed a 36-year-old European record to win the world 200m title with the fourth-fastest run in history on Friday. Schippers, ...

For the Netherlands, it’s been since 24 years since they’ve won an Olympic medal in Athletics (track & field) and a whopping 64 years since they’ve gotten onto the Olympic podium in either the 100m or ...

BEIJING (AP) — Two years ago, Dafne Schippers was a talented heptathlete earning a bronze medal at the world championships. Now, she is an extremely talented sprinter with a silver medal from the 100 ...

Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands became the third fastest 200-meter runner of all-time, Ashton Eaton set two decathlon world bests and Aries Merritt medaled before a kidney transplant. Dafne ...

Dafne Schippers, the world champion sprinter who is expected to provide one of the most compelling stories at the Olympic Games, has stressed her relish and readiness for the gladiatorial intensity of ...

The world 200m champion has found her achievements put under a harsh spotlight but says she has nothing to hide and is ready for a tilt at gold in Rio “Did you hear that?” Dafne Schippers says with a ...