Tara Davis-Woodhall won the long jump title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
The reigning Olympics champion Tara Davis-Woodhall won the long jump title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The American athlete jumped a world lead of 7.13m to win the gold in the event ahead of the German long jumper Malaika Mihambo, whose best attempt in the final was 6.99m. The bronze was for the
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden is the queen of sprints
American athlete Melissa Jefferson-Wooden is the queen of the sprints after winning the 100m gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The American track and field athlete won her first world title, clocking a personal best of 10.61 sec. The Paris 2024 Olympics bronze medalist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden overtook Tina Clayton (Jamaica), who clocked at
Oblique Seville won the 100m title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
Oblique Seville (Jamaica) is the new world champion in the 100m sprint at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. He finished the distance in a personal best of 9.77 sec. Oblique Seville had a worse start, but overtook his compatriot Kishane Thompson, who led for most of the race but lost at the end. Kishane
Tanzanian runner Alphonce Simbu won the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
Alphonce Simbu won the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in dramatic fashion, beating Amanal Petros (Germany) in a photo finish. Both runners crossed the line in 2:09.48 hours, the most dramatic finish and the smallest margin of victory in the history of the World Athletics Championships’ marathon. The photo finish separated
Peres Jepchirchir won the women’s marathon title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
Tokyo 2020 Olympics champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya won the women’s marathon title at the World Athletics Championships in the Japanese capital with a final sprint. Former world record holder and Paris 2024 Olympics runner-up Tigst Assefa (Ethiopia) and Peres Jepchirchir entered the Olympic stadium together, with the Ethiopian taking the lead 300m before the
Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000m gold and Ryan Crouser defended his shot put world title in Tokyo
Olympic champion and world record holder Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000m gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, her first world championship title. The Kenyan athlete was fastest in the distance with a time of 30:37.61 min, more than half a second ahead of Italy’s Nadia Battocletti, while Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay took bronze. Beatrice
Evan Dunfee and Maria Perez are the first champions of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
Evan Dunfee and Maria Perez are the first champions of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, after triumphing in the 35km race walk. The men and women started together on a circuit near the National Stadium, and the final was at the facility itself. Evan Dunfee (Canada) won in 2:28.22 hours, after suffering a cramp
American sprints talent Erriyon Knighton was banned for 4 years for doping
American track and field athlete Erriyon Knighton has been banned from competing for four years for testing positive for a banned substance, ruling the 21-year-old sprinter out of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said its judges had upheld independent appeals from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and athletics
Keely Hodgkinson: Jarmila Kratochvílova’s 800m world record will soon be beaten
Keely Hodgkinson has expressed full confidence that one of the oldest world records in athletics – the women’s 800m – will be broken soon. The 23-year-old British athlete, who is an Olympic champion in the event, is preparing in Tokyo for the world championships starting in a few days. According to her, the Czech Jarmila
Usain Bolt believes he could have run 100m in 9.42 sec with the modern “super spikes”
Usain Bolt, whose world record of 9.58 sec for the 100m has stood for 16 years, believes he could have run the distance in 9.42 sec with the “super spikes” that sprinters compete in today. The Jamaican athlete made his mark at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, breaking his own record of 9.69 sec