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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BEIJING (AP) Forgive Dafne Schippers for being dazed and dizzy. Running the fastest 200 meters at sea level in more than a quarter century does that to you. What stupefies her even more is the ...