Historic Treasures: Athletics Artifacts Added To The MOWA Vault

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By Unnati Madan
Historic Treasures: Athletics Artifacts Added To the MOWA Vault

List Of Athletics Artifacts Added To the MOWA Vault: India’s star athlete Neeraj Chopra donated a t-shirt he wore at the Paris 2024 Olympics to the World Athletics Heritage Collection. Neeraj was the only Indian athlete among 23 others whose items were added to this special collection in Monaco.

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Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the Paris 2024 Olympics in August, and his jersey is now displayed on the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) online 3D platform. While he was expected to defend his gold medal, Neeraj finished second with his season-best throw of 89.45m, behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem.

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Ukraine’s top high jumper, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who was named the Women’s Athlete of the Year 2024, also donated her Paris Olympics jersey to the heritage collection. World Athletics President Sebastian Coe praised the Paris Olympics winners who contributed their memorabilia to the museum.

“Keeping our Olympic collection up to date, we are proud to be announcing donations from a trio of Paris 2024 medallists: Yaroslava Mahuchikh (high jump), Thea LaFond (triple jump) and Neeraj Chopra,” WA president Sebastian Coe said in a statement. “Thank you to the athletes who have so kindly donated their competition clothing, shoes and even medals to our museum’s collection in 2024.

“This year we have received historic Olympic-winning items from two icons of the 1960s, Wyomia Tyus and Billy Mills, and from 1980 Olympic 100m champion Allan Wells, plus the 2000 and 2008 Olympic heptathlon gold medallists, respectively Denise Lewis and Nataliia Dobrynska.

“With world record-setting shoes and singlets from Filbert Bayi (middle-distance runner), David Rudisha (middle-distance) and Devynne Charlton (hurdler) also among this year’s inductions, it is worth reminding ourselves that there would be no collection, no Museum of World Athletics, without the athletes selflessly supporting our heritage programme. Thank you for your generosity.”

Historic Treasures: Athletics Artifacts Added To the MOWA Vault

Athletics Artifacts Added to MOWA Collection

In the coming weeks, the careers of champions who contributed to the World Athletics Heritage Collection in 2024 will be highlighted. These artefacts are now featured on MOWA’s digital platform:

1930s

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  • 1932 LA Olympics report.
  • 1936 Olympic long jump results won by Jesse Owens (USA), with judge’s notes.

1960s

  • Abebe Bikila’s chrome cast foot (1961).
  • Billy Mills’ Tokyo 1964 tracksuit.
  • Wyomia Tyus’ Mexico City 1968 running spike.

1970s

  • Filbert Bayi’s 1974 Commonwealth Games singlet.
  • Ben Jipcho’s 1973 African Games photo finish.
  • Ron Hill’s Munich 1972 Olympic singlet.
  • World Cup of Athletics sterling silver cup (1977).

1980s

  • Steve Cram’s Moscow 1980 tracksuit.
  • Jozef Pribilinec’s Seoul 1988 race walk photo finish.
  • John Regis’ 1987 World Championships bronze.
  • Allan Wells’ Moscow 1980 singlet and spikes.
  • Grand Prix Series pin badges (1985).

1990s

  • Steve Backley’s 1998 European Championships singlet.
  • Tom McKean’s 1989 World Cup singlet.
  • Yvonne Murray’s 1993 World Indoor Championships spikes.
  • Golden League trophy, bag, and jackpot bib (1998).

2000s

  • Nataliia Dobrynska’s Beijing 2008 heptathlon leotard.
  • Janeth Jepkosgei’s 2007 World Championships singlet.
  • Denise Lewis’ Sydney 2000 heptathlon bodysuit.
  • Bronze athletics sculptures by H Kreg Harrison.

2010s

  • David Rudisha’s 2010 ISTAF Berlin spikes.
  • Diamond League trophy (2010).
  • Ostrava Golden Spike crystal trophy (2016).

2020s

  • Usain Bolt’s 2016 sprint spike.
  • Devynne Charlton’s Glasgow 2024 hurdles singlet and spike.
  • Neeraj Chopra’s Paris 2024 Olympic t-shirt.
  • Thea LaFond’s Paris 2024 crop top.
  • Yaroslava Mahuchikh’s Paris 2024 high jump singlet.

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