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World Athletics Championships: Katarina Johnson-Thompson eighth as Nafissatou Thiam wins second heptathlon gold

Double Olympic champion Nafissatou Thiam reclaimed her world crown after comfortably beating Anouk Vetter in the final 800m event, with defending champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson eighth overall. Vetter, the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist, held a slender 19-point lead over the Belgian going into the final discipline in Eugene, but Thiam comfortably clawed that back when finishing seven seconds quicker in the 800m.

Dartford's Adam Gemili fails to qualify from heats in 200m at World Athletics Championships in Oregon

Dartford sprinter Adam Gemili suffered a first-round exit in the 200m at the World Athletics Championships on Monday.

Barry Goodwin's best images from the Les Golding Herne Bay 10k

The Les Golding Herne Bay 10k returned to the calendar on Sunday for the first time since 2019 and KM Group photographer Barry Goodwin was there to capture all the action.

Plymouth helping Falkland Islands’ first-ever bowls team

A member of the Falkland Islands’ first-ever bowls team to take part in the Commonwealth Games has been welcomed by a Plymouth club for training – as the islands do not currently have a bowling green. Chris Locke was welcomed by Plympton Bowling Club as part of his final preparations for the forthcoming games in Birmingham, having only previously been able to train on mats in a school corridor back home.

'All about the medal' - Britain's Laura Muir battles to bronze in 1500m at World Athletics Championships

Britain's Laura Muir battled to a hard-earned bronze medal in the 1500m at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. The 29-year-old produced a season's best to come up with the goods when it mattered and finish in 3:55.28 to take third place behind Kenya's Faith Kipyegon — who won gold in 3:52.96 — and Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay. Ad/> The Scot, who won the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, secured Britain's first medal at the World Athletics Championships with a remarkable run in what was a blisteringly-fast race.

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World Athletics Championships: Katarina Johnson-Thompson eighth as Nafissatou Thiam wins second heptathlon gold

Dartford's Adam Gemili fails to qualify from heats in 200m at World Athletics Championships in Oregon

Barry Goodwin's best images from the Les Golding Herne Bay 10k

Plymouth helping Falkland Islands’ first-ever bowls team

'All about the medal' - Britain's Laura Muir battles to bronze in 1500m at World Athletics Championships

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