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 meters ...

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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 ...

Dafne Schippers joined illustrious company when she retained her world 200 metres title and the frown of last year was replaced by the return of the broad grin of 2015. There may have been no Elaine ...

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 ...

(Reuters) – Dafne Schippers failed to live up to expectations at last year’s Olympic Games but the Dutch sprint queen says she is much more relaxed going into next month’s World Championship in London ...

EUGENE -- Dafne Schippers was an elite heptathlete who won the bronze medal in the 2013 World Outdoor Championships. But she also is very fast, which helps explain why she decided to switch to ...