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
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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
World Champs Men’s High Jump — Kerr Shows Again Kiwis Can Fly
PRIOR TO TOKYO25, New Zealand’s WC winners were all throwers, but in short order first steepler Geordie Beamish and then… Read More
World Champs Women’s 1500 — Faith Front-Runs To Fourth Crown
A BRUTAL PACE helped Kenya come within 0.09 of the first podium sweep of the 1500 in meet history. The… Read More
World Champs Women’s Hammer — Rogers Repeats, Reaches No. 2 AT
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY in Ms. Rogers’ neighborhood as Canada’s defending champion retained her title and moved up to… Read More
World Champs Men’s 110H — Tinch Return To Track Mines Gold
THE TOKYO OLYMPICS meant nothing to Cordell Tinch. In ’21 he was in the midst of a self-imposed 3½-year hiatus… Read More
World Champs Men’s Marathon — A Photo Finish?!
IN A CHAMPIONSHIPS full of sprint finishes, leave it to the marathoners to rely on the phototimer to separate gold… Read More
World Champs Women’s Marathon — Tokyo Again Favors Jepchirchir
ONCE AGAIN Peres Jepchirchir proved to be the queen of the close finish. The ’21 Olympic champ sprinted past Tigst… Read More
World Champs Women’s 100H — Kambundji Rose Up From Parity
SEVEN DIFFERENT WOMEN won DL 100H races this season, setting the stage for another wide-open competition. But in the end… Read More
World Champs Men’s Steeple — Beamish Blast Denies El Bakkali
HE WAS THE ’24 World Indoor 1500 champion and an 8:09 steeple talent with a promising 5th from Budapest ’23… Read More
The Move That DQed Hocker
Caught in a box on the final homestretch in his World Champs 1500 semi, Paris Olympic gold medalist Cole Hocker… Read More
World Champs Men’s Pole Vault — Mondo Caps Epic Fight With WR
THE GREATEST VAULT in history was born out of great competition, with Mondo Duplantis soaring over a new World Record… Read More
World Champs Women’s Discus — Allman Golden In Full Stadium This Time
WE ARE NOW unquestionably living in the Valarie Allman era. The American filled the only unchecked box on her résumé… Read More
T&FN Guide To The 2025 World Championships
TOKYO, JAPAN, September 13–21 — The World Athletics Championships are here. Japan’s capital will host edition XX after previously serving… Read More
World Champs Men’s 10K — Gressier Sprints To Wild Upset
BEFORE HIS SHOCKING Tokyo 10,000 gold-medal performance, Jimmy Gressier was best known among international fans for his gritty Olympic race… Read More
World Champs Women’s LJ — Davis-Woodhall From The Start
IT HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD from Budapest to Tokyo, albeit with plenty of successful stops on the way including… Read More
World Champs Women’s 100 — Jefferson-Wooden Roars To MR
THE CROWNING OF a new sprint queen seemed inevitable. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden had dominated her opponents and the clock all season…. Read More
World Champs Men’s 100 — Jamaica Resurgent After Decade Away
AFTER 4 STRAIGHT world titles for Americans, the Jamaicans reclaimed 100-meter bragging rights, with Oblique Seville and Kishane Thompson going… Read More
