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Alison Dos Santos Dethrones Karston Warholm, Jake Wightman Shocks Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Alison Dos Santos ended Karsten Warholm's reign as hurdles king at the world championships on Tuesday while Britain's Jake Wightman won his country's first 1500m gold in 39 years on a day of upsets. Warholm may have been behind one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history when he smashed the 29-year-old world record to win the 400m hurdles at the Tokyo Games in a time of 45.94 sec. But the 26-year-old came to Eugene on the back of a hamstring injury which ultimately put paid to his medal attempt here. Instead, Dos Santos ran the third fastest time of all time and a championship record of 46.29 sec to win gold ahead of Americans Rai Benjamin and Trevor Bassitt.

World Athletics Championships: Jake Wightman stuns field to claim 1500 metres gold - with his father on commentary

Great Britain's Jake Wightman produced the finest run of his career to stun Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and take gold in the 1500 metres at the World Championships in Eugene. Wightman, who secured European and Commonwealth medals in 2018, beat a strong field that also contained Kenyans Timothy Cheruiyot, the defending champion, and Abel Kipsang, who had not been beaten all year. Ad/> The 28-year-old British runner held strong position across the opening laps, moving towards the front as the runners took the bell.

Australia's Commonwealth Games athletes given little time to party in Birmingham

MELBOURNE: Australia's athletes will have only 48 hours to let their hair down after finishing their events at the Commonwealth Games before having to pack their bags and leave their athlete villages as part of the team's strict COVID-19 protocols.

World Championships: Dos Santos dethrones Warholm after storming to 400m hurdles gold

Alison Dos Santos ended Karsten Warholm's reign as hurdles king at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday while Britain's Jake Wightman won his country's first 1500m gold in 39 years on a day of upsets.

Erling Haaland youth coach tells Pep Guardiola what he's getting at Man City

Erling Haaland arrives in England as Pep Guardiola did six years ago. He has achieved a phenomenal amount of success in a short career to mark him out as one of the best in the business, yet there are still some questioning whether the Norwegian striker can continue his remarkable rise.

PM Modi Interacts With CWG-Bound Athletes, Wishes Them Luck

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted the struggle, grit and determination of the Commonwealth Games-bound athletes in a light-hearted interaction as he urged them to forget expectations and focus only on giving their best at the Birmingham multi-sport event. Among others, PM Modi spoke to 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable, weightlifter Achinta Sheuli, women's hockey player Salima Tete, cyclist David Beckham and para shot putter Sharmila during a virtual interactive session.

CWG 2022: PM Narendra Modi gives success mantra to Indian contingent

The interaction took place via virtual conferencing mode. During his meeting with athletes, PM Modi wished athletes luck for the multi-sport event and hoped for their success. In his interaction, Prime Minister noted how this time period is in a way most important in the history of Indian sports. "Today's time is in a way the most important period in the history of Indian sports. Today, the spirit of players like you is also high, the training is also getting better and the atmosphere in the country towards sports is also tremendous. You are all climbing new peaks, making new summits," said PM Modi.

World Athletics Championships: Kristjan Ceh dethrones Sweden's Daniel Stahl to win world discus title

Olympic champion and 2019 winner Stahl very briefly held the lead with a 66.59-metre opener but was quickly overtaken by Lithuanian duo Mykolas Alekna and Andrius Gudzius, improving to 67.10 on his fifth try but never getting himself back into medal contention. The 23-year-old Ceh sent roars through Hayward Field as he rocketed a 71.13-metre third attempt across the lawn in Eugene, Oregon, clinching the top of podium in a championship record. "It was a fast circle here but everybody has the same conditions and you just need to trust yourself," he said.

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Alison Dos Santos Dethrones Karston Warholm, Jake Wightman Shocks Jakob Ingebrigtsen

World Athletics Championships: Jake Wightman stuns field to claim 1500 metres gold - with his father on commentary

Australia's Commonwealth Games athletes given little time to party in Birmingham

World Championships: Dos Santos dethrones Warholm after storming to 400m hurdles gold

Erling Haaland youth coach tells Pep Guardiola what he's getting at Man City

PM Modi Interacts With CWG-Bound Athletes, Wishes Them Luck

CWG 2022: PM Narendra Modi gives success mantra to Indian contingent

World Athletics Championships: Kristjan Ceh dethrones Sweden's Daniel Stahl to win world discus title