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CWG 2022: India's big strengths and how absence of shooting is likely to dent overall medal count

After a record breaking performance at the Tokyo Olympics last year, where they won an unprecedented seven medals including an individual gold by javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, the Indian contingent will be looking to outstrip its performance in the last edition of CWG in the Gold Coast, Australia. India finished third on the medal tally in 2018, behind Australia and England, in 2018 with 66 medals including 26 gold. But their best ever showing at the Games remains the exploits in the home edition in 2010.

Nigeria's Amusan storms to 100m hurdles gold

Tobi Amusan became the first Nigerian athlete to win a World Athletics Championship gold as she stormed to victory in the women's 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday.

Sydney McLaughlin breaks her own 400-meter hurdles world record

By Kevin Dotson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN

World Athletics Championships: US women clinch third straight 4x400m relay title

Oregon): The United States collected their third successive women's 4x400 metres relay world title in emphatic fashion on Sunday, finishing well clear in 3:17.79 ahead of Jamaica and Britain to close out the Eugene World Championships with a 13th home gold. Talitha Diggs got the Americans off to a solid start and Abby Steiner edged further ahead of Jamaican Janieve Russell in the second leg a day after helping the United States win gold in the sprint relay. Britton Wilson opened even more daylight before anchor Sydney McLaughlin, who shattered the 400m hurdles world record on Friday, brought it home for gold with a remarkable 47.91 final leg, finishing some 20 metres clear.

World Athletics Championships: USA storm to another crushing 4x400m men's relay gold

Oregon): The United States maintained their stranglehold of the men's 4x400 metres relay on Sunday as they won World Championships gold in utterly dominant style in front of a delirious home crowd. The United States have now won eight of the past nine world titles and eight of the past 10 Olympic golds and Sunday's crown never looked in doubt. Elija Godwin and Bryce Deadmon were retained from the semi-finals with newly-crowned individual gold medallist Michael Norman and Champion Allison, fourth in the final, drafted in and each man extended the lead as they came home in two minutes, 56.17 seconds.

Sarah Lavin finishes fifth in semi-final

Sarah Lavin finished fifth in her 100m hurdles heat in an incredibly fast semi-final at the World Championships in Oregon.

Duplantis sets new world record in pole vault

Armand Duplantis wrapped up the World Athletics Championships in Eugene in stunning fashion on Sunday, setting a new world record in the pole vault as the curtain came down on the 10-day global track and field extravaganza.

World Championships: McLaughlin anchors USA to 4x400m gold on record-setting final day

Sydney McLaughlin followed her astonishing world record by taking the final victorious lap of the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, pulling away in the 4x400-metre relay to close a US runaway and give the Americans their record 33rd medal of the meet.

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CWG 2022: India's big strengths and how absence of shooting is likely to dent overall medal count

Nigeria's Amusan storms to 100m hurdles gold

Sydney McLaughlin breaks her own 400-meter hurdles world record

World Athletics Championships: US women clinch third straight 4x400m relay title

World Athletics Championships: USA storm to another crushing 4x400m men's relay gold

Sarah Lavin finishes fifth in semi-final

Duplantis sets new world record in pole vault

World Championships: McLaughlin anchors USA to 4x400m gold on record-setting final day