How Kenenisa Bekele Returned To World-Beating Form
MINUTES AFTER finishing his spectacular come-from-behind victory in the Berlin Marathon, Kenenisa Bekele stood in the light rain and appraised… Read More
October 2019
World Champs Men’s 20K Walk — Japan Scores Rare Double
WITH YUSUKE SUZUKI already in the books with his 50K win 5 days earlier, Japan had major hopes of walking… Read More
World Champs Men’s High Jump — Barshim Finally Gets Doha Rockin’
MUTAZ BARSHIM has been the poster boy of the ’19 WC since Doha signed its contract with the IAAF in… Read More
World Champs Men’s Steeple — Write Off Kipruto At Your Own Peril
EVEN THE best-laid plans can’t stop Conseslus Kipruto. The colorful, often enigmatic Kenyan had won gold in ’17, a year… Read More
World Champs Men’s 400 — Winning One For The Folks Back Home
IN THE AFTERMATH of his faultless progress to the gold medal here, Bahamian Steven Gardiner’s thoughts were directed towards his… Read More
World Champs Women’s Discus — A 1-2 For Cuba
FAMILIAR NAMES dominated as Cuba’s Yaimé Pérez and Denia Caballero waged an epic battle for the women’s discus crown, with… Read More
World Champs Men’s 110 Hurdles — Holloway From Gun To Tape
GRANT HOLLOWAY’S brief partial season as a professional athlete went pretty well. He’s world champion. Almost 4 months since he… Read More
World Champs Women’s Shot — Once Again The Gong Show
LIJIAO GONG successfully defended her title, securing a WC medal for a sixth successive time with a fourth-round best of… Read More
’19 World Championships Medal Winners Chart
Click on the links in the event (left) column to read our reports on each. •Note that extra “administrative” bronze… Read More
World Champs Men’s Hammer — 4 For Fajdek
WELCOME TO the Paweł Fajdek clinic on how to win a WC hammer gold: •First, throw a winning distance—260-4 (79.34)—on… 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 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 Men’s 800 — Brazier Breaks Venerable American Record
DONAVAN BRAZIER never doubted. Not once this season, as he showed off his speed with a 1:13.77 world 600 record… Read More
World Champs Men’s Pole Vault — A Tale Of Last-Attempt Comethroughs
“THAT WAS THE most amazing competition I’ve ever been involved with,” said Sam Kendricks after successfully defending his title. And… Read More
World Champs Women’s Javelin — Barber Drops A Bomb
WHAT A DIFFERENCE a foot makes. “Anyone out there could have dropped a bomb at any given time, and I’m… Read More
World Champs Men’s 200 — A Fine WC Debut For Lyles
AS SERIOUS AND FOCUSED as he has ever been, Noah Lyles made sure that his first WC appearance would earn… Read More
World Champs Men’s Discus — Ståhl Strikes Early
NOT ONLY DID Daniel Ståhl earn the title “world champion,” he also owned the event. After a foul on his… 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
World Champs Men’s 50K Walk — A Test Of Survival
GIVEN THE 31-degree Celsius reading (worth 88 on the Fahrenheit charts) half an hour before midnight, combined with 74% humidity,… Read More
