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Sweden's Armand Duplantis sets a world record as he competes in the men's pole vault final during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on 24 July 2022. Picture: Ben Stansall / AFP

World athletics championships

Record-breaking Duplantis soars at Eugene worlds

By AFP

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...

  • Noah Lyles of Team United States competes in the Men's 200m Final on day seven of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on 21 July 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. Picture: Christian Petersen/Getty Images/AFP

    Lyles defends 200m title, Jackson trumps Fraser-Pryce

    Close on the heels of Fred Kerley leading a 1-2-3 for Team USA in the men's 100m, Lyles made no mistake over the longer sprint, racing home in 19.31 seconds in Eugene.

    19 days ago
  • Kazakhstan's Norah Jeruto celebrates after winning the women's 3,000m steeplechase final during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on 20 July 2022. Picture: Jewel SAMAD/AFP

    Jeruto storms world steeple, Feng claims discus

    While day five of action at Hayward Field featured only two finals, South African heavyweights Caster Semenya and Wayde van Niekerk were trackside along with 400m hurdles stars Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad in a series of high-calibre heats and semi-finals.

    20 days ago
  • Alison dos Santos of Team Brazil crosses the finish line to win gold in the Men's 400m Hurdles Final on day five of the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field on 19 July 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. Picture: Andy Lyons/Getty Images for World Athletics/AFP

    Dos Santos dethrones Warholm, Wightman shocks Ingebrigtsen

    Dos Santos ran the third fastest time of all time and a championship record of 46.29sec to win gold ahead of Americans Rai Benjamin and Trevor Bassitt.

    21 days ago
  • Caster Semenya competes in the women's 800m during the IAAF Diamond League competition on 3 May 2019 in Doha. Picture: AFP

    Semenya welcome at world champs, says Coe

    Caster Semenya was forced to switch from her favoured distance to the longer event due to gender eligibility rules that required her to take testosterone-reducing drugs to compete in races between 400m to a mile.

    21 days ago
  • Gold medalist Yulimar Rojas of Team Venezuela celebrates after competing in the Women's Triple Jump Final on day four of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on 18 July 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/AFP

    Rojas leads familiar cast to world golds

    Day four of action at Hayward Field in Oregon saw experience count as multiple gold medallists from the Tokyo Olympics followed up on their efforts in the Japanese capital with more podium topping.

    22 days ago
  • Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk celebrates his win in the 400m event in Bellinzona, Switzerland on 15 September 2020. Picture: @WaydeDreamer/Twitter

    ASA names preliminary squad for World Champs, hopes more athletes qualify

    The final ASA team will be announced after the qualifying window is closed.

    47 days ago
  • FILE: 2018 Cape Town marathon winner Stephen Mokoka crosses the finish line. Picture: Cindy Archillies/Eyewitness News

    Mokoka favourite for SA half-marathon title as he gears up for world champs

    Stephen Mokoka has shortened his season this year to avoid fatigue as he aims to be in peak condition at this year’s World Athletics Championships in July.

    69 days ago
  • Philippines' Ernest John Obiena competes during the men's pole vault event of the ISTAF indoor athletics meeting in Berlin on February 4, 2022. Picture: John MACDOUGALL / AFP

    Asian pole vault king Obiena sets SEA Games record

    The 26-year-old Filipino, ranked the sixth-best men's pole vaulter in the world, eclipsed his own previous Southeast Asian Games record 5.45m he set in winning gold in 2019.

    88 days ago
  • Britain's Dina Asher-Smith celebrates after winning the Women's 200m final at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on 2 October 2019. Picture: AFP.

    Asher-Smith seizes golden opportunity

    Dina Asher-Smith proved the class act in the field, powering home in a national record 21.88 seconds to add gold to the silver she won in the 100m.

    1042 days ago
  • Members of the medical team watch as athletes compete in the Men's and Women's 50km Race Walk final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha on 29 September 2019. Picture: AFP

    Heat forces delayed start at World Championships

    The IAAF said the forecast WetBulb Globe Temperature -- a measure of the heat stress which combines temperature, humidity, wind speed and other factors -- was expected to be 28 degrees Celsius at the new start time.

    1046 days ago
  • Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich (C) celebrates winning gold with Bahrain's Rose Chelimo (R) in silver and Namibia's Helalia Johannes in bronze after the Women's Marathon at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha on 28 September 2019. Picture: AFP

    Kenya's Chepngetich wins women's marathon world gold

    The 23-year-old, who has run the third-fastest marathon of all time, came home in 2hrs 32minutes 43 seconds to give Kenya their fifth win in the event.

    1047 days ago
  • FILE: Botswana team are seen ahead of the men’s 4x400 meters relay final at the World Athletics Championships. Picture: Twitter/@BWGovernment.

    Botswana miss out on 4x400 meters relay final after baton drop

    Botswana missed out on the men’s 4x400 meters relay final at the World Athletics Championships after dropping the baton in their semi-final heat.

    1824 days ago
  • South Africa's Caster Semenya competes in the semi-final of the women's 800m athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on 11 August 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Semenya strides smoothly into 800m final

    Caster Semenya, who won bronze in the 1,500 on Monday, as usual looked as if she was out for a weekend jog.

    1824 days ago
  • Botswana's Isaac Makwala reacts after the semi-finals of the men's 400m athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on 6 August 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Botswana's Makwala cleared to run in 200 metres after U-turn

    Makwala was prevented from running in Monday's opening 200 metres heat and Tuesday's 400m final after falling victim to an outbreak of sickness

    1827 days ago
  • FILE: Usain Bolt of Jamaica. Picture: AFP.

    London 2017 set to break world championships attendance records

    The world athletics championships in London next month are expected to have the highest attendance figures in the event’s history.

    1839 days ago
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