Arop starts strong, De Grasse under pressure at track worlds
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Kenya's Kipyegon continues 'great season,' wins 1,500M title - ESPN
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Kenya's Faith Kipyegon pushed the pace early and pulled away down the stretch to defend her 1,500-meter title at the world championships on Tuesday night.
El Bakkali retains 3,000m steeplechase world title
BUDAPEST: Olympic gold medallist Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco raced to his second consecutive world championship title in the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase on Tuesday.
Peerless Kipyegon cruises to third 1500m world gold
BUDAPEST: Kenyan middle-distance superstar Faith Kipyegon capped a year that brought her a hat-trick of world records by claiming a treble of world 1,500 metres gold medals as she ran a perfect race to come home in 3:54.87 on Tuesday (Aug 22).
Canada's Marco Arop glides into 800M semifinals after winning heat at worlds
Canada's Marco Arop cruised into the men's 800-metre semifinals on Tuesday at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Australia's Bol out of 800m after doping reprieve
BUDAPEST : Australian Peter Bol endured an anti-climatic appearance at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday as, having had a doping suspension lifted only weeks before the event, he looked well off the pace in the 800m heats and failed to progress.
Women's 5,000m heats delayed due to high temperatures
Soaring temperatures in Budapest have pushed back the women's 5,000 metres heats from the morning session to the evening session on Wednesday, World Athletics said.
World Athletics Championships: Irish in action on Day 4
Sarah Lavin will hope to repeat her recent good form in the 100 metre hurdles, while the focus of attention will be Ciara Mageean's performance in the women's 1500m final.