US take double gold in sprint relays
BUDAPEST :The United States won both 4x100 metres relays at the World Championships on Saturday as their individual superstars Noah Lyles and Sha'Carrie Richardson ran anchor legs to complete triple medal weeks.
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US women match men with 4x100m relay gold
BUDAPEST : The United States won the women's 4x100m relay gold as Sha'Carrie Richardson and Gabby Thomas came into the team to see them home ahead of regular rivals Jamaica in a championship record time of 41.03 seconds on Saturday.
US men get the baton round to take 4x100m relay gold
BUDAPEST : Noah Lyles completed a glorious World Championships when he anchored the United States to victory in the World Championship 4x100 metres relay to claim a third Budapest gold medal on Saturday.
Team SA medal hopes extinguished as relay team drops the baton
Team South Africa's last realistic chance of a medal at the World Championships in Budapest were finally extinguished when the 4x100m relay team failed to finish in Saturday night's final after dropping the baton.
Shericka Jackson Retains Women's 200m World Title With Stunning Run
Shericka Jackson produced the second fastest women's 200m time in history to destroy a top-class field and retain her world title in Budapest on Friday. The 29-year-old Jamaican's victory was never in doubt as she ran a superb bend to enter the straight with a clear lead and finished in a stunning 21.41sec. USA's Olympic bronze medallist Gabby Thomas took silver in 21.81sec while her compatriot Sha'Carri Richardson ran a personal best of 21.92sec to add a bronze medal to the gold she impressively won in the 100m.
Indian Men's 4x400m Relay Team Breaks Asian Record, Qualifies For World C'ships
The Indian men's 4x400m relay team shattered Asian record in a stunning race, clocking 2 minute 59.05 seconds to qualify for its maiden final round of the World Championships here on Saturday. The Indian quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh finished second in heat number one behind USA (2:58.47) to make it to the final to be held on Sunday. The top three finishers in each of the two heats and the next two fastest qualify for the final. The earlier Asian record of 2:59.51 was in the name of Japanese team. The earlier national record was 3:00.25 set in 2021.
US women disqualified from 4x400m relay after baton fail
BUDAPEST : The United States women's 4x400 metres relay team, who have won seven of the last eight World Championships and the last seven Olympic golds, were disqualified from Saturday's semi-finals after a botched baton changeover.
Lyles king of sprints, Jackson produces run for the ages in women's 200m
BUDAPEST: There was double world sprint joy for Noah Lyles in Budapest on Friday (Aug 25) while the second fastest women's 200m run in history saw Shericka Jackson dash Sha'Carri Richardson's hopes of also achieving the 100/200m sweep.