Alfred pulls out of Tokyo 200m with hamstring strain
TOKYO :Olympic sprint champion Julien Alfred has withdrawn from the women's 200 metres at the world championships because of a hamstring strain, her agent has told Television Jamaica.
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Simbu snatches marathon gold from Petros in historic photo finish
TOKYO : Alphonce Felix Simbu snatched gold in the first photo finish at a major championship marathon on Monday, edging out German Amanal Petros in a dramatic race to the line to give Tanzania its maiden world title.
Simbu snatches marathon gold from Petros at the line
TOKYO : Alphonce Felix Simbu snatched gold in the first photo finish at a major championship marathon on Monday, edging out German Amanal Petros in a dramatic race to the line to give Tanzania its maiden world title.
Oblique Seville sprints to world 100-metre title, beating Jamaican teammate Kishane Thompson
Oblique Seville won the men's 100-metre final at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, edging Jamaican teammate Kishane Thompson with world record holder Usain Bolt in attendance at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.
Fraser-Pryce caps phenomenal career with final 100m sprint
TOKYO :Jamaican track icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran her final 100 metres at the age of 38 on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a career that was studded with success but also shattered preconceived notions about age and motherhood in sport.
Davis-Woodhall adds world long jump title to Olympic crown
TOKYO :American Tara Davis-Woodhall leaped 7.13 metres for a dominant victory in the long jump final at the world championships on Sunday, adding the world title to the Olympic crown she won last year.
Seville delivers in style for world 100 metres gold
TOKYO : Oblique Seville scorched to the world 100 metres gold in a personal best 9.77 seconds on Sunday, leading a Jamaican 1-2 ahead of Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson, second again in 9.82.
Allman finally gets world discus gold
TOKYO : American double Olympic discus champion Valarie Allman said she finally "feels complete" after claiming the world title that had proved so elusive when she took an emphatic gold in Tokyo with a throw of 69.48 metres on Sunday.