World Athletics Championships: Irish in action on day 9
The concluding day of action in Budapest sees the 4x400 women's relay team of Kelly McGrory, Sharlene Mawdsley, Roisin Harrison and Sophie Becker take their place in the final.
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Swede Duplantis soars to second straight world pole vault title
BUDAPEST :Sweden's world record holder Armand Duplantis claimed his second consecutive world pole vault title on Saturday, but did not have a seventh world record in him on a steamy night in Budapest.
American Ealey successfully defends shot put crown at world championships
BUDAPEST : American Chase Ealey successfully defended her women's shot put crown at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, winning her second successive gold medal.
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.
Ireland women's 4x400m relay team through to final in Budapest
The Ireland team of Kelly McGrory, Sharlene Mawdsley, Roisin Harrison and Sophie Becker are through to final of the 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Championships, with the disqualification of the USA team bumping them up as one of the two fastest non-automatic qualifiers.
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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.