World Athletics Championships 2022: Eldhose Paul finishes ninth in men’s triple jump
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Eldhose Paul finishes ninth in men’s triple jump

The Hindu  

India’s Eldhose Paul narrowly missed a top-eight berth as Jean-Marc Pontvianne took the final place with a jump of 16.86 metres in the men’s triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene on Sunday. Portugal's Pedro Pichardo, meanwhile, continued his dominance in the triple jump by adding his first World Championships title to the Olympic gold he won in Tokyo last year. The 29-year-old, a two-times world silver medallist for Cuba before switching allegiance to Portugal, jumped a world-leading 17.95m on his first attempt to take the top spot. Pichardo becomes Portugal's first world champion in the event since Nelson Evora in Osaka in 2007.

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2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records
2 weeks, 6 days ago

2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records

The Hindu  

There were records galore from athletics in 2024, both at the national and global level. | Photo Credit: NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon bettered her own world record in the women’s 1500m at the Paris Diamond League meet. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis poses next to a board displaying his new 6,26 meters world record after the men’s pole vault …

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’
1 month, 1 week ago

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’

The Hindu  

Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named ‘Athletes of the Year’ by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday. Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis won the men’s field category after an unbeaten 2024, winning Olympic gold and setting a new world record of 6.26 metres. Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh …

Lyles, Hassan bookend fabulous track and field program
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Lyles, Hassan bookend fabulous track and field program

China Daily  

Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the Paris 2024 Olympics women's marathon gold medal on Sunday. The closest and highest quality men's 100-meter race and a late-night pole vault world record lit up the first week, while Sifan Hassan's final-day marathon win, to cap a barely believable hat-trick of medals, was a fitting …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Spain’s Diaz unseats champion to win triple jump gold
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Spain’s Diaz unseats champion to win triple jump gold

The Hindu  

Spain’s Jordan Diaz won gold in the men’s triple jump on Friday, securing his country’s first ever Olympic medal in the event by defeating defending champion Pedro Pichardo of Portugal who had to settle for silver. It was a stunning Olympic debut for the 23-year-old Diaz who shook the sport this year by leaping 18.18 metres in June, the third …

Sha’Carri Richardson’s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia
5 months, 1 week ago

Sha’Carri Richardson’s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia

Associated Press  

SAINT-DENIS, France — There were small signs for anyone willing to look that the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson might not quite match the person she has become. On a rainy and odd evening at the Stade de France, 23-year-old Julien Alfred from St. Lucia showed there’s more than one inspirational story, and more than one great sprinter, at this Olympic track …

Ukraine's Mahuchikh breaks 1987 women's high jump world record
6 months ago

Ukraine's Mahuchikh breaks 1987 women's high jump world record

The Hindu  

Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh set a new world record in the women's high jump on Sunday, clearing 2.10 meters at the Paris Diamond League to break a mark that has stood since 1987. The Ukrainian outperformed the world indoor champion, Australia's Nicola Olyslagers, with both competitors clearing the 2.01 metre height on their second attempts. She then elevated the bar to …

In an Olympic tuneup, Ukraine’s top high jumper breaks the 37-year-old world record
6 months ago

In an Olympic tuneup, Ukraine’s top high jumper breaks the 37-year-old world record

Associated Press  

PARIS — Ukraine’s best high jumper captured a world record on Sunday to go with her world championship, and now she has a good reason to think she might bring home an Olympic gold medal to her war-torn country. Yaroslava Mahuchikh erased a mark that had stood for 37 years at a Diamond League meet in Paris, jumping 2.10 meters …

Jakob Ingebrigtsen sends Josh Kerr message in statement 1,500m victory at European Championships
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Jakob Ingebrigtsen sends Josh Kerr message in statement 1,500m victory at European Championships

The Independent  

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Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold
7 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan Athletics Open: Nayana shocks Asian champ Sumire, takes long jump gold

The Hindu  

Despite rain being an issue, former Asian bronze medallist Nayana James came up with a 6.43m effort as she shocked Japan’s Asian champion Sumire Hata and won the long jump gold at the Taiwan Athletics Open, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Taipei on Sunday. 68 Nayana, the Federation Cup champion, is way below the young Shaili Singh …

World Para Championships: Deepthi Jeevanji wins gold with world record time in 400m T20 class
7 months, 3 weeks ago

World Para Championships: Deepthi Jeevanji wins gold with world record time in 400m T20 class

The Hindu  

India's Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal with a world record time of 55.07 seconds in the women's 400m T20 category race at the World Para Athletics Championships here on Monday. Deepthi smashed American Breanna Clark's earlier world record of 55.12 seconds set during last year's edition of the championships in Paris. Deepthi had qualified for the final after winning …

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Praveen finishes fourth in High Jump, Preethi qualifies for final
7 months, 3 weeks ago

World Para Athletics Championships 2024: Praveen finishes fourth in High Jump, Preethi qualifies for final

The Hindu  

Preethi Pal and Praveen Kumar were the best-performing Indians on the second day of the Para Athletics World Championships, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe, Japan, on Saturday. Preethi, a double gold medallist at the Indian Open Para Athletics Championships, clocked her personal best of 30.30 seconds, qualifying for the finals of the Women’s 200m T35 while Praveen, …

Paris qualification will be on the mind during the Indian Open Jumps Competition
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris qualification will be on the mind during the Indian Open Jumps Competition

The Hindu  

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Eldhose Paul, silver medallist Abdulla Aboobacker, National champion Karthik Unnikrishnan and World U-20 silver medallist Shaili Singh will be among the star attractions at the 3rd Indian Open Jumps Competition to be held at the Anju Bobby George Foundation here on Wednesday. This being an Olympic year, qualification for Paris 2024 will be high on the …

Duplantis, Lyles and Kipyegon among six named World Athlete of the Year
1 year ago

Duplantis, Lyles and Kipyegon among six named World Athlete of the Year

Hindustan Times  

Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis and American sprint star Noah Lyles were among the six who have been announced as World Athletes of the Year for 2023. World Athletics, which annually choses the best male and female athlete of the year, announced three awards in either section to reflect great performances across track, field and out of stadia events. Armand Duplantis …

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Praveen Chithravel edges past Abdulla Aboobacker to claim Triple Jump bronze
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Praveen Chithravel edges past Abdulla Aboobacker to claim Triple Jump bronze

India Today  

Praveen Chithravel edged past his compatriot Abdulla Aboobacker to win the bronze medal in the Men's Triple Jump final on Tuesday. Praveen hit a best of 16.68m during the contest, to finish third behind China's Yaming Zhu and Yaoqing Fang, who won gold and silver respectively. Aboobacker would hit 16.45, 16.35 and 16.47 in the remaining attempts but it wasn't …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Yavi wins women’s 3,000 steeplechase gold with last-lap surge
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Yavi wins women’s 3,000 steeplechase gold with last-lap surge

The Hindu  

Winfred Yavi of Bahrain stalked world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech for all but one lap of the women’s 3,000 metres steeplechase, surging past the Kenyan over the final 400 metres to capture gold at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday. It was a fast race but I did not realise it was that fast,” said Yavi, who was born in …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis wins second straight gold in pole vault
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis wins second straight gold in pole vault

The Hindu  

Sweden’s world record holder Armand Duplantis claimed his second consecutive world pole vault title on Saturday, but did not have a seventh world record in him on a steamy night in Budapest. The Olympic champion cleared 6.10 metres for gold and then - in what turned into the “Mondo show” - missed at three attempts to clear 6.23, which would …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Rojas claims fourth straight triple jump title with last attempt
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Rojas claims fourth straight triple jump title with last attempt

The Hindu  

Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela soared to her fourth consecutive world triple jump title on Friday, securing victory on her sixth and last jump to narrowly avoid disaster. “Maybe people saw my calm, focused and confident face, but believe me, nobody knows what I felt deep inside,” said Bekh-Romanchuk, whose best jump was her opener. “I knew if someone could change …

Video - World Athletics Championships 2023: Lyles completes sprint double with third straight world 200m title
1 year, 4 months ago

Video - World Athletics Championships 2023: Lyles completes sprint double with third straight world 200m title

The Hindu  

American Noah Lyles stormed to his third consecutive world 200 metres title on Friday to underline his status as the best in the business since Usain Bolt by matching the sprint double last achieved by the Jamaican great in 2015. @LylesNoah completes the sprint double and storms to his 3rd consecutive 200m gold 🥵#WorldAthleticsChampspic.twitter.com/yQBfEe3jAY — World Athletics August 25, 2023 …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Jeswin Aldrin, long jumper finishes 11th in maiden Worlds final
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Jeswin Aldrin, long jumper finishes 11th in maiden Worlds final

The Hindu  

Jeswin Aldrin never looked at the board while making his last and only legal attempt of 7.78m in the final of the men’s long jump competition at the Athletics World Championships. Things were already going bad for Aldrin before he took what would prove to be his last attempt in the men’s long jump final at the Athletics World Championships. …

World Athletics Championships: Jeswin Aldrin finishes 11th in men's long jump final
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Jeswin Aldrin finishes 11th in men's long jump final

India TV News  

India's Jeswin Aldrin on Friday ended his men's long jump event in a disappointment as the national record holder finished 11th in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Aldrin was the lone Indian to reach the event's final after he recorded a jump of 8.0m in the qualification. Aldrin became only the second Indian after M Sreeshankar to qualify …

World Athletics Championships: Jeswin Aldrin finishes 11th in Long Jump final
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Jeswin Aldrin finishes 11th in Long Jump final

The Hindu  

National record holder Jeswin Aldrin finished a disappointing 11th with one legal mark of 7.77m in the men’s long jump final of the World Athletics Championships here on Thursday. Aldrin, who had entered into the showpiece as world season leader with his 8.42m national record effort in March, had on Wednesday produced a best jump of 8.0m in the qualification …

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 6: India's Ram Baboo finishes 27th in 35km race walk final
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 6: India's Ram Baboo finishes 27th in 35km race walk final

India TV News  

India's ace athlete Ram Baboo finished 27th in the men's 35km race walk final event at the World Athletics Championships 2023 on Thursday, August 24. In the women's event, Perez finished the 35km race walk final event with a record time of 2:38:40s, over two minutes ahead of the silver medalist and the former champion defending champion Kimberly Garcia Leon. …

Jeswin Aldrin qualifies for World Athletics Championships long jump final, to compete again on August 24 11pm IST
1 year, 4 months ago

Jeswin Aldrin qualifies for World Athletics Championships long jump final, to compete again on August 24 11pm IST

The Hindu  

As he walked away from the sand pit for the last time on Wednesday, Jeswin Aldrin honestly had no idea that he had made the final of the men’s long jump at the World Athletics Championships 2023 at Budapest. Seven jumpers made the final by attaining the eye-watering automatic qualification mark of 8.15m while Jamaica’s Wayne Pinnock jumped a world …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Pinnock flies to a world-leading distance in long jump qualifying
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Pinnock flies to a world-leading distance in long jump qualifying

The Hindu  

Jamaica’s Wayne Pinnock needed just one attempt to secure his spot in the men’s long jump final at the World Athletics Championships, soaring to a world-leading 8.54 metres on his opening jump in Wednesday’s qualifying. RELATED: Aldrin qualifies for maiden World C’ships long jump finals, Sreeshankar misses out “In the final, I want to go out there and do the …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Aldrin qualifies for maiden long jump finals, Sreeshankar misses out
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Aldrin qualifies for maiden long jump finals, Sreeshankar misses out

The Hindu  

National record holder long jumper Jeswin Aldrin qualified for his maiden World Athletics Championships finals but fellow competitor Murali Sreeshankar made a shock exit at the qualification round after a below-par show here on Wednesday. FOLLOW | World Athletics Championships 2023, Day 5 updates Aldrin, who finished sixth in Group B qualification round, was the 12th best performer overall and …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis soars into world pole vault final
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Duplantis soars into world pole vault final

The Hindu  

Sweden’s pole vault king Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis on Wednesday soared into the final at the World Athletics Championships. The world champion and world record holder finished fourth at last month’s Monaco Diamond League meet. He also improved his world record to 6.22m indoors in Clermont-Ferrand in February and he boasts the second best outdoor vault, 6.11m in Hengelo, and five …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Gardiner out of world 400m as Van Niekerk sneaks through
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Gardiner out of world 400m as Van Niekerk sneaks through

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas failed to make it into the final of the men’s 400m at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest after pulling up injured in his semifinal on Tuesday. South Africa’s world record holder Wayde van Niekerk endured an agonising wait to qualify as one of the two next fastest after missing out on one …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Soufiane El Bakkali retains 3,000m steeplechase title in Budapest
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Soufiane El Bakkali retains 3,000m steeplechase title in Budapest

The Hindu  

Olympic gold medallist Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco claimed his second consecutive world championship title in the men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase on Tuesday. The 27-year-old held off world record holder and Olympic silver medallist Lamecha Girma of Ethiopia to win in eight minutes 3.53 seconds and then laid down in the water hazard in celebration on a humid night at …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Tamberi wins gold after thrilling high jump final, Barshim finishes third
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Tamberi wins gold after thrilling high jump final, Barshim finishes third

The Hindu  

Italy’s Olympic champion and showman Gianmarco Tamberi captured his first world high jump title on Tuesday, in a dramatic finish against young American JuVaughn Harrison. Tamberi, who famously shared the Olympic title with three-time world champion Mutaz Barshim of Qatar, cleared a world-leading 2.36 metres for gold. CAMPIONE DEL MONDO 🚀 The Olympic champion becomes the high jump world champion …

World Athletics Championships: Incomparable Rojas has new world triple jump record in sights
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Incomparable Rojas has new world triple jump record in sights

The Hindu  

Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, who has reigned supreme at global championships since 2017, insists bettering her own world record remains an objective as she hunts for a fourth consecutive world title in Budapest. “Just the possibility of being world champion again motivates me every day, I have that goal of defending my title and continue working to fulfil all …

Triple jumper Zango wins Burkina Faso’s first-ever World Championship gold medal in Budapest
1 year, 4 months ago

Triple jumper Zango wins Burkina Faso’s first-ever World Championship gold medal in Budapest

The Hindu  

Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango soared to victory in the men’s triple jump for the country’s first-ever World Athletics Championships gold on Monday, while 18-year-old title favourite Jaydon Hibbert of Jamaica pulled out injured. Hugues Fabrice Zango collects #WorldAthleticsChamps triple jump medals like they're stamps 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ckAoUL9IYd — World Athletics August 21, 2023 “I am proud to be the man …

World Athletics Championship 2023: Reigning champion Kerley fails to qualify for 100m finals; Jacobs misses cut
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championship 2023: Reigning champion Kerley fails to qualify for 100m finals; Jacobs misses cut

The Hindu  

American Fred Kerley will not be defending his world 100 metres title later on Sunday after he failed to progress from the semifinals, as his compatriots Noah Lyles and Christian Coleman qualified fastest for the final. FOLLOW | World Athletics Championship Day 2 LIVE Updates Former champion Coleman got his traditional fast start and maintained his form to win the …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Richardson, Fraser-Pryce, Jackson earn easy wins in 100m heats
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Richardson, Fraser-Pryce, Jackson earn easy wins in 100m heats

The Hindu  

Sha’Carri Richardson, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Shericka Jackson and defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce all won their 100-meter heats at world championships Sunday to stay on course for a showdown in what could be the most unpredictable final of the nine-day track meet. Richardson, the American national champion, crossed the finish line in the day’s fastest time, 10.92 seconds. Maria Perez opened …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Spain’s Martin captures first gold in 20km race walk
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Spain’s Martin captures first gold in 20km race walk

The Hindu  

Alvaro Martin of Spain captured gold in the 20-kilometre race walk in the opening event of the World Athletics Championships 2023 on Saturday. FOLLOW | World Athletics Championships LIVE Updates Martin, who was fourth at the Tokyo Olympics and seventh at the worlds last year in Eugene, shaved nearly two seconds off his best time. “I am going to enjoy …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 200m sprint
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 200m sprint

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships are set to begin in Budapest on Saturday and will conclude on August 27. Here are the three favourites for gold medal in men’s 200m sprint: Noah Lyles Two-time reigning 200m world champion Noah Lyles will go into the evenT as heavy favourite. A gold at Budapest will take Lyles to three gold medals in 200m …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 100m sprint
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 100m sprint

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. However, he did win gold medal in 100m at the 2016 World U-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and the Diamond League title in 2019. In the 2023 season, he won the 100m event at the Diamond League meeting in Paris while also clinching a bronze …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Richardson ready to scorch Budapest track
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Richardson ready to scorch Budapest track

The Hindu  

World 100m champion Fred Kerley’s long-awaited showdown with Olympic gold medallist Marcell Jacobs is one of many intriguing sub-plots to the World Athletics Championships that start in Budapest on Saturday. Since that heady victory, the Italian has been beset by injuries, missing last year’s Covid-delayed world champs in Eugene when Kerley led a U.S. medal clean sweep in track and …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 110m hurdles
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 110m hurdles

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal: Grant Holloway Holloway, a 25-year-old American, is the current World Champion, and has won it twice. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Jamaican, 22, is the current world number two, a Commonwealth Games winner, and …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women’s long jump
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women’s long jump

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. PB - 7.08m John Jacobs Track Complex, Norman, OK May 2023 SB - 7.08m John Jacobs Track Complex, Norman, OK May 2023 Tara Davis-Woodhall FILE PHOTO: Tara Davis-Woodhall of the United States. PB - 7.14m John McDonnell Field, Fayetteville, AR May 5, 2023 SB - …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s long jump
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s long jump

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. PB - 8.42m - AFI National Jumps Competition, March 2, 2023 SB - 8.42m - AFI National Jumps Competition, March 2, 2023 Murali Sreesankar FILE PHOTO: India’s Murali Sreeshankar in action. The Commonwealth Games silver medallist comes into the event with a personal and season-best …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women’s triple jump
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women’s triple jump

The Hindu  

A total of 36 athletes will be participating in the women’s triple jump in the World Athletics Championships 2023 which will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in women’s triple jump: Yulimar Rojas The 27-year-old from Venezuela the defending World champion, which she has won three times. …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders for men’s triple jump
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders for men’s triple jump

The Hindu  

A total of 36 athletes will be participating in the men’s triple jump event in the World Athletics Championships 2023 to be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for gold medal in men’s triple jump: Pedro Pichardo The 30-year-old who hails from Portugal is the current World and European Champion. Season-best: 17.91m …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s Shot Put
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s Shot Put

The Hindu  

A total of 36 athletes will be participating in the men’s Shot Put during the World Athletics Championships 2023 to be help in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the men’s shot put gold medal: Ryan Crouser The 30-year-old American is the current World champion, a double Olympic champion, a Diamond League winner, …

World Athletics Championships 2023: From Julien Alfred to Letsile Tebogo, five potential limelight stealers
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: From Julien Alfred to Letsile Tebogo, five potential limelight stealers

The Hindu  

Established stars like Karsten Warholm and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce headline the World Athletics Championships in Budapest which gets underway on Saturday but the limelight also beckons for others a year out from the Paris Olympics. World Athletics Championships 2023: Indian team’s medal prospects She won Commonwealth Games silver behind two-time Olympic 100m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah last year confirming the promise she …

World Athletics Championships 2023: 28 Indians who have made the cut, form guide and medal prospects
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: 28 Indians who have made the cut, form guide and medal prospects

The Hindu  

The 2023 Athletics World Championships are here. | Photo Credit: K MURALI KUMAR/THE HINDU SB - 6.76m PB - 6.76m Previous best result at Worlds -- Competing for the first time Target - Final World Leader - Ackelia Smith - 7.08m At 18 years old, junior world silver medallist Shaili Singh is among the youngest competitors in the women’s long …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 3000m steeplechase
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 3000m steeplechase

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in men’s 3000m steeplechase in the Hungarian capital: Soufiane El Bakkali Soufiane El Bakkali is the reigning World, Olympic and Diamond League champion in men’s 3000m steeplechase. This season, El Bakkali has won all three …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s high jump
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s high jump

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in men’s high jump in the Hungarian capital: Mutaz Essa Barshim Mutaz Essa Barshim is a 32-year-old high jumper from Doha, Qatar. He shared the gold medal with Italian Gianmarco Tamberi at the Tokyo Olympics …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 5000m
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 5000m

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in men’s 5000m in the Hungarian capital: Berihu Aregawi Aged just 22, Berihu Aregawi made quite a ripple when he clocked 12:40.45 at Lausanne, the fifth-fastest time ever set in the 5000m. Personal Best: 12:40.45s …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders for men’s 800m
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders for men’s 800m

The Hindu  

A total of 56 athletes will be participating in the men’s 800m in the World Athletics Championships 2023 which will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal: Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir The 28-year-old Kenyan is the current World Champion, an Olympic champion, and three-time Diamond League Final winner. | …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 1500m
1 year, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 1500m

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in men’s 1500m event in Budapest: Jakob Ingebrigtsen Ingebrigtsen is the reigning Olympic champion in the men’s 1500m. | Photo Credit: AFP Katir is a World Championships bronze medallist, securing third place in the 1500m …

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