Sprint talent Danish bags second bronze and new national record
He ran an impressive race in the men's 200m final after also finishing 3rd in the men's 100m sprint on Thursday.
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Hocker wins world 5,000m as Ingebrigtsen finishes empty-handed
TOKYO: American Cole Hocker sprinted to victory in the men’s 5,000 metres at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday, making up for his disqualification in the 1,500m.
Nader pulls off shock in 1,500 metres, Moon rises to pole vault challenge at worlds
TOKYO: The beauty of sport is its ability to surprise and Isaac Nader produced one of the biggest ever in international 1,500 metres finals as he won the world title on Wednesday while Katie Moon was a more predictable winner of a third successive pole vault crown.
Fraser-Pryce caps phenomenal career with final 100m sprint
TOKYO: Jamaican track icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran her final 100 metres at the age of 38 on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a career that was studded with success but also shattered preconceived notions about age and motherhood in sport.
Stunned Paternain secures Uruguay’s first world championship medal
TOKYO: Julia Paternain reacted in complete disbelief when she crossed the line third in the women’s marathon on Sunday to win Uruguay’s first world championship medal.
Banned US sprinter Knighton punished for ‘choosing wrong restaurant’, says agent
TOKYO: Erriyon Knighton’s agent labelled the American sprinter’s four-year ban for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as a ‘travesty’ after the Court of Arbitration for Sport partially upheld appeals by World Athletics and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Walkers Dunfee, Perez win first gold medals of Tokyo worlds
TOKYO: Evan Dunfee of Canada and Spanish defending champion Maria Perez prevailed in suffocating Tokyo humidity to win the first gold medals of the 20th World Athletics Championships in the 35-km walks on Saturday.
Back from injury, home favourite Kitaguchi won’t give up title without a fight
TOKYO: Haruka Kitaguchi can expect a hero’s welcome when she takes to the field at Tokyo’s National Stadium for the World Athletics Championships next week but recent injury woes mean the Olympic javelin champion may struggle to defend her title.
Umar to debut at World Championships as a wild card
KUALA LUMPUR: Sea Games 400m gold medallist Umar Osman will make his debut in the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from Sept 13-21 as a wild card.
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