Kerley wins world 100m gold in US clean sweep
American Fred Kerley led a US clean sweep as he stormed to victory in the men's 100m at the World Championships in Oregon on Saturday.
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World Athletics Championships: Japan team rocked by Covid outbreak
A joint statement from World Athletics, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and local organisers said the outbreak had hit endurance athletes and staff at the championships in Oregon. Two marathon runners, four support staff and the head coach of the team had returned positive tests. The identities of the individuals involved were not disclosed.
Kerley leads American clean sweep in 100m, shot put joy for Ealey
EUGENE, Ore. : Fred Kerley led an American clean sweep in the men's 100 metres final at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday and Chase Ealey helped give home fans a night to remember with the first U.S. victory in the women's shot put.
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Fred Kerley wins men's world 100m gold in US clean sweep
Oregon on Saturday. Kerley, in lane four, was down on Marvin Bracy for 95 metres of the tight race, but managed to out-dip his teammate for victory in 9.86 seconds at Eugene's Hayward Field. Bracy took silver in 9.88sec, Trayvon Bromell claiming bronze in the same time for a third-ever 100m world championship clean sweep for the United States after 1983 and 1991. The fourth of the strong US quartet, Christian Coleman, the reigning world champion from Doha in 2019 who was banned from the Tokyo Olympics for missing three doping tests, finished sixth (10.01) despite an electric start. "We said we were going to do it and we did! USA, baby!" Olympic silver medallist Kerley said to roars of approval and applause from a partisan home crowd.
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Fred Kerley crowned 100m world champion as US secures clean sweep in Eugene
Fred Kerley was crowned 100m world champion as the USA secured a clean sweep in Eugene, Oregon.