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Skotheim out of world decathlon after hurdles disqualification
TOKYO :Norway's gold medal favourite Sander Skotheim suffered another decathlon heartbreak on Sunday when he was disqualified from his 110 metres hurdles heat and departed the competition.
Kenya's Wanyonyi adds world 800m title to Olympic gold
TOKYO :Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi delivered a superb, high-speed, gun-to-tape victory - just - to win the world 800 metres gold in a championship record on Saturday in a glorious follow-up to his Olympic title last year.
US and Kenya get second chance in men's 4x400, South Africa too in 4x100
TOKYO :The United States and Kenya will run a head-to-head race for an additional place in the men's world 4x400m final on Sunday morning - the day of the final - after both were judged to have been impeded as they failed to qualify from Saturday's heats.
Perseverance pays off as Angulo takes shock javelin gold
TOKYO :Ecuador's Juleisy Angulo surprised even herself by launching the javelin 65.12 metres with the second of her six attempts to clinch world championship gold at Japan's National Stadium on Saturday.
Hall joins Joyner-Kersee as U.S. heptathlon world champion - ESPN
TOKYO — Anna Hall became America's second winner of the world heptathlon title — joining Jackie Joyner-Kersee — by wrapping up a wire-to-wire endurance test and cruising into the finish line Saturday to celebrate her biggest victory.
Chebet beats Kipyegon in stunning sprint finish to win 5,000m showdown
TOKYO :Beatrice Chebet outsprinted fellow Kenyan Faith Kipyegon in a stunning finish to win the women's 5,000 metres world title on Saturday, completing a 5,000-10,000 double in Tokyo to match her Olympic haul last year.
Hall lands heptathlon gold, bronze shared after points tie
TOKYO :Anna Hall won the heptathlon 800 metres in two minutes 06.08 seconds at the world championships on Saturday to secure her first global gold medal and bring the world title back to the United States for the first time since 1993.