World Champs Men’s 5000 — A Night Of Raucous Joy For Ethiopia
WITH MANY HUNDREDS of Doha-based Ethiopian workers enjoying a rare timeout in the stands, where songs were sung and flags… Read More
October 2019
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 Men’s Triple Jump: Taylor Takes Title No. 4
IF THERE WAS any doubt before that Christian Taylor belongs in the pantheon of 3-phase gods then he assuaged those… Read More
Berlin Marathon — Bekele A Mere 2 Seconds Off World Record
BERLIN, GERMANY, September 29—With a field diminished by defending champ Eliud Kipchoge’s opting-out for his next sub-2:00 challenge and by… 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 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 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 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 Hammer — The Price Is Right
DEANNA PRICE’S steel hammer turned to gold as she won the first-ever WC throws title by a US woman. So… Read More
World Champs Women’s Pole Vault — Sidorova Sails
UNDER THE GAZE of the event’s queen, Yelena Isinbaeva, Russia’s Anzhelika Sidorova took her first global vault title—following on from… 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 Men’s 100 — Yearly Leader For Coleman
THE BLUE RIBAND men’s sprint played out as a dash through question marks to a collective return to form for… Read More
World Champs Men’s Long Jump — Gayle Blows Away His Rivals
SOMETIMES YOU JUST FIND your sweet spot and that’s what happened to Tajay Gayle on Saturday. After struggling to make… 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
