World Champs Men’s Decathlon — It Took A While For Kaul To Get Going
HE HAS BEEN called “the star of the future” but apparently Niklaus Kaul is not interested in waiting around. Considered… Read More
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World Champs Mixed 4×4 — A World Record Debut
TO MANY, the nascent mixed-sex 4×4 is still more a novelty than full-fledged event, but a World Record by the… Read More
World Champs Women’s 100 — Let’s Hear It For Motherhood
EVERY BIT AS GOOD as what Mom used to make. Before she was a mom. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, quintessential major championships… Read More
World Champs Women’s 200 — The Favorite Made It Through
ATTRITION WAS a cruel factor as 6 from our formchart’s Top 10—including 4 of the top 5—either never started the… Read More
World Champs Women’s 400 — Naser Joins The Sub-49 Club
THE RESULT surprised the world, not to mention winner Salwa Eid Naser herself and the favorite, Shaunae Miller-Uibo. By securing… Read More
World Champs Women’s 800 — Nakaayi Sprints To Surprise Gold
DOHA HAD its fair share of surprise winners but a candidate for the biggest shock of them all could be… Read More
World Champs Women’s 1500 — Hassan Finishes Double In Awesome Fashion
COMING BACK from a stunning victory in the 10,000 a week earlier, Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands lined up for… Read More
World Champs Women’s Steeple — Chepkoech Sub-9:00 Again
AN INEXORABLE SOLO EFFORT by Beatrice Chepkoech, who led by a whopping 50m at the bell, produced a meet record… Read More
World Champs Women’s 5000 — A Successful Defense For Obiri
DEFENDING CHAMP Hellen Obiri moved to the front of the women’s final shortly before the end of the second lap,… Read More
World Champs Women’s 10,000 — Hassan’s Amazing Finish
RUNNING JUST the second 25-lapper of her career, Sifan Hassan redefined the 10,000 in much the same way that Haile… Read More
World Champs Women’s 100 Hurdles — She Can Go Long Too
RIO SILVER MEDALIST Nia Ali led a U.S. 1–2 after drawing away from the two favorites—Jamaica’s Danielle Williams and fellow… Read More
World Champs Women’s 400H — Another WR For Muhammad
U.S. DOMINATION of the women’s long hurdles in Doha was taken for granted before the meet. The top two Americans—Dalilah… Read More
Nia Ali’s Turn For A Victory Lap
AS NIA ALI and her children watched her boyfriend, Canadian sprint ace Andre De Grasse, do one of his laps… Read More
“Why Not Me?” Asked Dalilah Muhammad
THIS SEASON’S feats by Dalilah Muhammad, WR-setting 400 hurdles winner in Doha, have been awe inspiring. As have the performances… Read More
World Champs Women’s Marathon — Hot From The Get-Go
RUTH CHEPNGETICH claimed the first gold of the meet, crossing the line in 2:32:43 to close out a race that… Read More
World Champs Women’s 20K Walk — A Chinese Medal Sweep
HONG LIU had done it all in the racewalking game: World Records at both 20K and 50K, 20K golds at… Read More
World Champs Women’s 50K Walk — China Goes 1–2
THIS WAS JUST the second women’s 50K at the World Championships—and quite possibly the last, as changes in distance seem… Read More
World Champs Women’s 4 x 100 — Jamaica Wins War Of Attrition
ODDLY ENOUGH, despite the tremendous action on the track every night, expectations for the women’s short relay dropped steadily throughout… Read More
World Champs Women’s 4 x 400 — USA All The Way
AS EXPECTED, the favored United States quartet of Phyllis Francis, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Wadeline Jonathas won the final… Read More
World Champs Women’s High Jump — Historic 3-Peat For Lasitskene
MARIYA LASITSKENE became the first high jumper in WC history—man or woman—to win 3 times when she added the Doha… Read More
