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
October 2019
World Champs Men’s Shot — The 75-Foot Barrier Battered
“THIS COULD rate as the event of the meet,” we said in the September issue’s Doha Preview… you be the… Read More
World Champs Men’s 400 Hurdles — Warholm Defends
FEW EVENTS in Doha had attracted as much premeet hype as this, billed as a clash among 3 giants in… Read More
World Champs Women’s Heptathlon — KJT Finally Tops Her Nemesis
UNTIL DOHA, Katarina Johnson-Thompson hadn’t finished ahead of Nafi Thiam in a 7-eventer since the Briton won the ’14 Götzis… Read More
World Champs Men’s 4 x 400 — U.S. Gearing Up For Next Year
AMIDST THE gnashing of teeth over the loss of injured 400 favorite Michael Norman and having advanced only one to… Read More
World Champs Men’s 4×1 — Team USA Finally Back On Top
IN THE EYES of American fans the WC men’s short relay hadn’t gone the way it was supposed to since… Read More
Salazar Banned, Nike Kills The Oregon Project
ALBERTO SALAZAR, the controversial head coach of the Nike Oregon Project, was banned for 4 years by USADA on September… Read More
World Champs Men’s 1500 — Cheruiyot Goes It Alone
HE MAY HAVE WON the Diamond League 3 years running, but that’s not the same as a gold medal. In… 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 Men’s Marathon — The Sauna Was Set On Medium
THE ETHIOPIAN DUO of Lelisa Desisa and the favored Mosinet Geremew swept the top 2 places of the 26-miler after… Read More
World Champs Women’s Long Jump: Third Time’s The Charm
GERMANY’S Malaika Mihambo has been in fine form for months, having been unbeaten since May and with 5 meets over… Read More
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
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 Men’s Javelin — A Back-To-School Present For Peters
WHAT DO the ’19 seasons of javelinist Anderson Peters and hurdler Grant Holloway have in common? Each claimed both an… 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 Men’s 10,000 — XC Champ vs Mile Recordsetter
JOINING ELITE COMPANY, Joshua Cheptegei used a 55.38 last 400 to accomplish what only legendary Kenenisa Bekele had previously attained… 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 Triple Jump — Rojas Tops 50 Again
IN SHARP CONTRAST to her victory in London 2 years ago, Yulimar Rojas dominated this competition to take back-to-back wins…. 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 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
