Sharon Firisua, right, of Solomon Islands, gets a for Temalini Manatoa, of Tuvalu, after a heat in the women's 100-meter run at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.

PARIS (AP) — For Sharon Firisua of the Solomon Islands, the Olympics are not a marathon, they're a sprint. In a turn of events that could only happen here, the Solomon Islands placed the 30-year ...

At the Olympics, some (generally small) countries who don’t have any qualifiers, like the Solomon Islands, are permitted to enter one athlete in either the 100, 800, or marathon, according to ...

Solomon Islands marathon runner last in 100-metre heat in Paris Olympics Sharon Firisua trundled across the finish line in 14.31 seconds ...

Sharon Firisua’s 2024 Paris Olympics were a sprint. She probably would have preferred a marathon. The Solomon Islands’ top marathon runner tackled her first sprint race in the women’s 100 ...

Unlike Eric Moussambani's celebrated swim at the Sydney Olympics, a Solomon Islands marathon runner's selection for the Paris 100m sprint has drawn anger and raised questions back home.

The Solomon Islands have placed marathon runner Sharon Firisua into its lone spot in the women's 100 meters, a decision that is leading the country's top sprinter to threaten to quit the sport.

But her 100m appearance makes her one of two athletes from the Solomon Islands to appear at the 2024 Olympics. Swimmer Isabella Millar is the only other competitor representing the 700,000 population.

In an unusual move, the Solomon Islands placed a long-distance runner in its lone spot for the 100 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Sharon Firisua of the Solomon Islands, competes in the women's 100 meter run at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, August 2, 2024, in Saint Denis, France.