World Athletics Championships viewing guide: What to watch on the opening days
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Lyles says fast times in practice back up bold predictions
BUDAPEST : Two-times 200 metres world champion Noah Lyles is not afraid to broadcast bold predictions on how fast he might run, and the American sprinter said he has clocked blistering fast times in training to back them up.
NYC Grand Prix: Zharnel Hughes breaks Linford Christie’s 30-year British 100m record with 9.83 finish
Zharnel Hughes ran 9.83 seconds to break Linford Christie’s 30-year British 100m record in New York. The 27-year-old’s effort was 0.04 seconds quicker than Christie’s run at the World Championships back in 1993. Ad Hughes’ effort is the quickest time in the world so far this year and the second fastest ever by a European athlete.
Noah Lyles ties Usain Bolt record for sub-20s; new 100m world leader at NYC Grand Prix
Noah Lyles tied Usain Bolt‘s record by breaking 20 seconds in a wind-legal 200m for the 34th time in his career, winning at the New York City Grand Prix on Saturday.
Kipyegon, Girma and Ingebrigtsen star in night of world records in Paris
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon made it two world records in a week after delivering a masterclass in the women's 5 000m at the Paris Diamond League meeting on Friday, while Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma smashed the 19-year-old record in the men's 3 000m steeplechase.
Faith Kipyegon smashes 1500m world record in Diamond League meeting
Faith Kipyegon set a women’s 1500 metres world record, clocking 3:49.11 at the third Diamond League meeting of the season in Florence on Friday.
Fred Kerley flies into Florence via Grenada; Diamond League broadcast schedule
American Fred Kerley is about to race on a fourth different continent this year, but the seeds for this season — and all of his medal-winning seasons — were planted on the sand, grass and pavement of Grenada.
We'll have to wait longer for the world's fastest men to square off
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