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BUDAPEST : Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine sailed to her first world high jump gold medal on Sunday after a pair of second-place finishes, a remarkable achievement in a season disrupted by the war in her homeland.
BUDAPEST : Winfred Yavi of Bahrain stalked world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech for all but one lap of the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase, surging past the Kenyan over the final 400 metres to capture gold at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday.
It was a special occasion for Neeraj Chopra as he became the first Indian athlete in history to win a World Athletics Championships gold medal on Monday. The Tokyo Olympics gold medallist added a World Championship gold to his name with an attempt of 88.17m in the men's javelin final. He faced tough challenge from Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem who threw 87.82m to finish second but it was not to be as Neeraj was able to top the table in his second attempt and maintain his lead in the event.
25 is when dreams start to take wings for most. For some super-special individuals, like Neeraj Chopra, by that age you conquer all that is out there to be conquered. With his maiden World Athletics Championship gold in javelin throw that he won with an attempt of 88.17m at the 2023 edition late on Sunday night in Budapest, Hungary, the Haryana-born athlete has reached a stupendous height that will be hard to match for generations to come. With his first World Championship gold medal, which was the only major missing piece in his already envious trophy cabinet, Chopra has completed a full circle.
World Athletics Championships Highlights: Neeraj Chopra made history by clinching India's first-ever World Athletics Championships gold medal in the final of men's javelin event in Budapest. The 88.17m on his second attempt proved to be the winner with 86.32m on his third, 84.64m on his fourth and 83.98m on his final attempt.
The Irish quartet of Kelly McGrory, Sharlene Mawdsley, Roisin Harrison and Sophie Becker finished eighth in the final of the women's 4x400m relay, bringing down the curtain on an impressive championships for Team Ireland.
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen produced a perfectly-timed sprint for the line to retain his world 5 000m title on Sunday, pipping Spain's Mohamed Katir to gold.
Neeraj Chopra, the golden boy of Indian athletics, is a world champion now. At the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, late on Sunday night, as his javelin took flight and landed at a distance of 88.17m in his second attempt history was made by the 25-year-old from Khandra, Haryana. He is now the the first Indian ever to clinch a gold medal at the World Athletics Championship. Already an Olympic champion, Chopra now has triumphed the only major competition that was left for him to be conquered.