World Champs Women’s 800 — Final Swipe Of A Kenyan Broom
KENYAN WOMEN HAD OWNED the top of the podium in the middle and long distances at Tokyo25, sweeping the 1500… Read More
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World Champs Women’s Shot — Schilder’s Faith Rewarded
IF YOU LIKE late drama, the women’s shot was the event for you. New Zealand’s Maddi Wesche — Paris silver… Read More
World Champs Men’s 800 — Wanyonyi Declares Catch-Me-If-You-Can
IN A FEARLESS DISPLAY of frontrunning, Emmanuel Wanyonyi cemented his place as the best of the deepest and fastest generation… Read More
World Champs Women’s 5K — Chebet Essays Historic Double-Double
WHEN WR-HOLDER Beatrice Chebet crossed the line at 14:54.36 — her face overflowing with joy — she had not only… Read More
World Champs Heptathlon — Hall, Brooks In Gold/Bronze U.S. Finish
ON PAPER, Anna Hall’s search for her first global gold medal might have seemed daunting. After all, the field included… Read More
World Champs Men’s 5000 — A Spectacular Hocker Rebound
SWEET REDEMPTION, you could call it. Cole Hocker, the Olympic champion disqualified here for jostling in the 1500, came back… Read More
World Champs Women’s Steeple — Cherotich’s Yavi Act Turns The Table
IT LOOKED LIKE vintage Winfred Yavi — coming off the final waterjump and crushing the opposition with a devastating kick…. Read More
World Champs Men’s Triple Jump —Vet Pichardo Repels Late Challenge
YOUNG ITALIAN Andrea Dallavalle jumped better than he ever had before, a performance that gave him a shining moment in… Read More
World Champs Women’s 400H — Bol Made Her Roll Look Easy
THIS COMPETITION FEATURED perhaps the meet’s most prohibitive women’s favorite in the person of Femke Bol. She owned the top… Read More
World Champs Women’s Triple Jump — Pérez Prevails As Rojas Reemerges
THE OBVIOUS STORYLINE coming into Tokyo was whether Cuba could pull off a 1-2 finish and hold off Olympic champion… Read More
World Champs Men’s Javelin — Walcott Turns Back Clock
THIRTEEN YEARS AGO Keshorn Walcott caused a sensation when aged just 19 he became the youngest-ever men’s javelin winner in… Read More
World Champs Men’s 400 — Kebinatshipi From Off Formchart To No. 10 AT
THE ENTIRE OLYMPIC PODIUM was absent from men’s 400 final in Tokyo, as were the medalists from the last two… Read More
World Champs Men’s 200 — Lyles’ Fourth Straight Win Matches Bolt
THEY’RE COMING CLOSER, but they haven’t caught Noah Lyles yet. The 3-time winner made it 4 in a row at… Read More
World Champs Men’s 400 Hurdles — Benjamin Completes Medal Set
THE LAST TIME a global championship 400H final was held in this stadium, Norway’s Karsten Warholm made history with a… Read More
World Champs Women’s 200 — Jefferson-Wooden Joins Elite Doublers Club
TOKYO HAS BEEN nothing short of a star turn by Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, who became only the fourth woman to double… Read More
World Champs Women’s 400 — SML Downs 42-Year-Old MR
A KNEE INJURY kept Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone from contesting the world title in the 400 back in ’23. That year, after… Read More
World Champs Men’s Long Jump — Young Furlani Schools His Elders
IN THIS COMPETITION, marked by several lead changes and surprises, youth finally prevailed over experience, perhaps heralding a proverbial “changing… Read More
World Champs Men’s 1500 — Unlooked-For Nader Nabs Gold At The Line
IN AN EVENT FULL of surprises, Portugal’s Isaac Nader pulled off the biggest one of all. The 26-year-old, 4th at… Read More
World Champs Men’s Hammer — Katzberg A Dark Horse No More
WHEN HE WON his first Worlds gold in Budapest, Ethan Katzberg surprised almost everybody. We only had him No. 6… Read More
World Champs Women’s Pole Vault — Historic 3-Peat for Moon
NOT EVEN Yelena Isinbaeva could string together three successive World Champs wins, but now Katie Moon has. The American, who… Read More
