Ryan Crouser, U.S. mixed relay claim golds at worlds - ESPN
TOKYO — U.S. shot put thrower Ryan Crouser made it three world championships in a row to go with his three straight Olympic golds.
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Duplantis says 6.30m on the cards as he sails to final
TOKYO :Pole vault sensation Mondo Duplantis has made a habit of renewing the world record almost every time he competes and he sees the world championships in Tokyo as no exception, saying he would attempt a gravity-defying 6.30 metres in the final.
US storm to another 4x400m mixed relay gold
TOKYO : The United States convincingly won the 4x400m mixed relay for the third time in the event's four world championship outings on Saturday, gaining some measure of revenge on the Netherlands, who beat them in last year’s Olympics.
Injury-ravaged Crouser wins astounding third shot gold
TOKYO :Ryan Crouser completed an incredible world championship shot put hat-trick to match his three Olympic golds on Saturday when, having not thrown once all season before the morning heats, the American somehow found a winning 22.34-metre effort to take gold.
Lyles and Thompson keep apace in world championship heats
TOKYO :Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson, who were divided by five-thousands of a second in last year’s Olympic 100 metres final, were even closer on Saturday, albeit in separate heats, as they both clocked 9.95 seconds in the first round of the world championships.
Coventry wants consensus among sports on protecting women's category
TOKYO :International Olympic Committee chief Kirsty Coventry says she is hoping for consensus among sports about protecting the female category, with fairness of competition the foremost consideration.
Walkers Dunfee and Perez enjoy golden start to world championships
TOKYO :Racewalkers Evan Dunfee of Canada and Spain's defending champion Maria Perez took the opening gold medals at the Athletics World Championships on Saturday, while the big beasts of the women's discus and men's shot advanced safely through qualifying.
Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee wins gold at World Athletics Championships
Canadian team stalwart Evan Dunfee told local media on Thursday he was hoping to create a race walk to remember at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.