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Germany news
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1 week ago

Leo Neugebauer surprises himself with decathlon gold DW 09/22/2025

Leo Neugebauer won the world decathlon title in Tokyo after a grueling final 1,500m, overcoming a difficult season and javelin problems.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

World Athletics Championships: USA dominate table again as GB suffer worst finish since 2003

Team USA led Tokyo World Athletics Championships with 26 medals, including 16 gold; Kenya second, Jamaica third by total medals; GB failed to win gold.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Canada's men sprint to world 100-metre relay silver medal behind U.S. in rainy Tokyo | CBC Sports

Canada's 4x100m relay team won silver at the World Championships in Tokyo, recording a season-best 37.55 seconds behind the United States.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

I thought I had it!': Hodgkinson beaten to 800m gold by Odira as Hunter Bell takes silver

Lilian Odira won the women's 800m world title in 1:54.62 (PB), Georgia Hunter-Bell took silver and Keely Hodgkinson bronze.
#heptathlon
World news
fromESPN.com
1 week ago

Hall joins Joyner-Kersee as U.S. heptathlon champ

Anna Hall won the world heptathlon title, becoming only the second American champion and finishing with 6,888 points after leading wire-to-wire.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Noah Lyles pledges to surpass Usain Bolt's medal haul after fourth 200m gold

First Noah Lyles equalled Usain Bolt's record of four straight 200m gold medals at a World Athletics Championships. Then he promised the greatest sprinter that has ever lived that he would surpass him in two years' time. I can't wait for 2027 to become the only man to win five 200m titles, said Lyles, who powered home in the second half of the race to win in 19.52sec, with his American compatriot Kenny Bednarek claiming silver in 19.58.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

World Athletics Championships 2025: 200m finals, heptathlon and more live

Tokyo evening session features multiple World Athletics events including sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws, and heptathlon competitions with notable 100m hurdles personal and season bests.
#womens-400m
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

Ireland's Cian McPhillips qualifies for World Championship 800m final by winning semis in sensational fashion

McPhillips, 23, had been ultra impressive in his heat but few expected him to contend for the win in his semi-final, given the calibre of opposition, but the Longford man was class personified as he eased to the front on the final bend and kicked clear down the home straight, taking victory ahead of Britain's Max Burgin (1:43.37) and USA's former world champion Donavan Brazier (1:43.82).
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#pole-vault
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fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

'Tried to make a few moves and just burnt myself out' - Ireland's Andrew Coscoran 12th in 1500m at World Athletics Championships

Andrew Coscoran finished 12th in the Tokyo 1500m final in 3:35.87 while Isaac Nader won in 3:34.10.
Running
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Kenya's Kipyegon wins record fourth 1,500m title at World Athletics

Faith Kipyegon won a fourth world 1,500m title in 3:52.15, reinforcing her place among the greatest middle-distance runners.
Running
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

USA's Cordell Tinch goes from toilet paper factory to 110m hurdles world champion

Cordell Tinch won the 110m hurdles world title in 12.99s after returning from a multi-year break and unconventional jobs to become a top hurdler.
World news
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Kerry race walker forced to withdraw from World Athletics Championships in Toyko

David Kenny withdrew from the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo due to illness and will not compete in the men's 20km race walk.
Running
fromIrish Independent
2 weeks ago

'I'll give it socks' - Ireland's Andrew Coscoran qualifies for 1500m World Championship final in Tokyo

Andrew Coscoran qualified for the 1500m world final in Tokyo, finishing fifth in his semi-final in 3:35.65 after a decisive late surge.
Running
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

World Athletics Championships 2025: Duplantis goes for pole vault gold, hurdles finals and more live

Alphonce Felix Simbu won Tanzania's first world championship marathon gold in a photo-finish over Germany's Amanal Petros, both timed 2:09:48.
Running
fromESPN.com
2 weeks ago

USA's Jefferson-Wooden golden with 100m title

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the women's 100m in 10.61s, breaking the world championship record, while Oblique Seville won the men's 100m in 9.77s.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

World Athletics Championships 2025: 100m finals, men's 10,000m and more live

With Leroy Burrell looking set for victory, Carl Lewis came from nowhere, on his literal blind side his right eye is legally so dipping for a finish that took some time to unravel. In the event, Lewis took gold by 0.02s, breaking the world record in the process, while Burrell also improved on his pre-existing mark; Dennis Mitchell, more on whom later, snaffled bronze.
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World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

A sprint finish and disbelieving bronze: women's marathon brings worlds thrills

Julia Paternain won bronze in the Tokyo World Championships women's marathon, securing Uruguay's first ever world athletics championships medal.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Raucous crowd and sprint stars give World Athletics Championships explosive start

Opening night produced thrilling races, passionate home support, Chebet and Crouser victories, and fast upcoming sprints promising further excitement.
fromESPN.com
2 weeks ago

USA's Crouser, mixed relay open worlds with golds

All of Crouser's six official throws of 2025 came Saturday night: one in qualifying and five in finals. He has been nursing an elbow injury and hadn't competed in a global or national event all year. His throw of 22.34 meters (73 feet, 3½ inches) was good for the most unlikely gold medal of his remarkable career. He joined Switzerland's Werner Günthör as the second man to win three straight shot put titles.
World news
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fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Tokyo hosts World Athletics Championships DW 09/13/2025

World Athletics reinstated SRY gene testing for female-category competitors at the Tokyo World Championships, triggering controversy over reliability, privacy, and transgender inclusion.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

World Athletics Championships: 100m heats, women's 10,000m final and more on night one live

Evan Dunfee of Canada and Spanish defending champion Maria Perez prevailed in suffocating Tokyo humidity to win the first gold medals of the 20th World Athletics Championships in the 35-km walks on Saturday. Dunfee, the pain of the gruelling effort in tough conditions etched on his face, crossed the line at the National Stadium in two hours, 28 minutes and 22 seconds to claim his first global title.
Running
Running
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Duplantis, humidity and Gout Gout: what to look out for at World Athletics Championships

Major athletics championships feature evening track finals for UK viewers, British medal contenders include Hodgkinson, Kerr and Hudson-Smith, amid extreme heat affecting distance events.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Japan athletics chief breaks down in tears over memories of Tokyo Covid Olympics'

Tokyo will host the World Athletics Championships to erase negative memories of the Covid-impacted 2021 Olympics and re-energise Japan.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Olympic champion Gabby Thomas will miss World Athletics Championships with injury

I understand that it will be disappointing for some track fans to hear this news, but I've finally come to the realization that it's OK to be human and take care of myself, Thomas said in a press release on Tuesday. As an athlete you always want to keep grinding, but sometimes you simply can't outwork an injury. Sometimes it's about patience and making the right decision for the long term. All the best to my Team USA teammates fighting for medals in Tokyo.
World news
fromRunningshoesguru
2 months ago

ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo Review

The ASICS Metaspeed Sky Tokyo introduces a firm-riding racer featuring a stiff carbon plate, best suited for half marathons or shorter races.
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