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Cheptegei joins all-time greats after winning third world 10,000m title in Budapest
As in Oregon last year, and as in Doha in 2019, there was no stopping Joshua Cheptegei when it came to the crunch in a World...
Aug 22, 20233 min read


Zango earns first global gold with late effort
The men’s triple jump saw Hugues Fabrice Zango complete his world medal collection with a gold to add to the bronze he won in Doha in...
Aug 22, 20231 min read


Holloway hurries to third 110m hurdles title in a row
Grant Holloway of the United States earned his third consecutive 110m hurdles in the exuberant fashion we have come to expect, getting...
Aug 22, 20231 min read


Richardson take world title with championship record in Budapest
The look of shock on the face of the 23-year-old from Dallas, Texas took a long, long time to wear off as one after another of the...
Aug 22, 20231 min read


Johnson-Thompson returns to the top of world heptathlon podium in Budapest
For any athlete, staying uninjured and in one piece is a challenge. Even more so for combined eventers who have to train for several...
Aug 21, 20234 min read


Past winners strike gold again as hosts Hungary celebrate first medal
No sooner had day two closed at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 than the Hungarian capital launched into national party...
Aug 21, 20231 min read


Tsegay wins dramatic 10,000m final as Hassan falls in Budapest
It was a head-to-head battle that many may have predicted, but the closing drama came as a shock. Gudaf Tsegay and Sifan Hassan –...
Aug 20, 20233 min read


USA breaks mixed 4x400m world record in Budapest
The United States won the mixed 4x400m at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 tonight, improving their own world record to...
Aug 20, 20231 min read


Martin takes first gold in Budapest with heroic 20km race walk triumph
Alvaro Martin became the first gold medallist at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 as he won a storm-delayed men’s 20km race...
Aug 19, 20232 min read


AIU’S Testing Focus for Budapest 23 – Protecting the Podium and Blood-Collection Innovation
19 AUGUST 2023, MONACO: The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has unveiled an extensive testing plan for the World Athletics Championships...
Aug 19, 20233 min read


Coe: ‘Budapest’s promotion of World Championships will be boost to athletes’
On the eve of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe praised the hard work of the local...
Aug 19, 20234 min read


WCH Budapest 23 preview: shot put
The last time the US shot putter recorded a throw that was shorter than 22 metres was in April last year. Since then, he’s broken his own...
Aug 17, 20232 min read


Coe re-elected and will preside over historic gender equal Council
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe was elected for a third term at the 54th World Athletics Congress in Budapest on Thursday (17)....
Aug 17, 20232 min read


World Athletics and Deloitte announce new global partnership
World Athletics and Deloitte today (17) announced a new global partnership to support and accelerate the digital transformation and...
Aug 17, 20233 min read


Sustainability at WCH Budapest 23 - what to expect
With sustainability taking on an increasingly important role in the delivery of its events, World Athletics has teamed with the...
Aug 12, 20233 min read


Rudisha, Thompson and Vlasic announced as ambassadors for WCH Budapest 23
David Rudisha, Daley Thompson and Blanka Vlasic have been announced as ambassadors of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, with...
Aug 11, 20232 min read


Final entry lists published for World Athletics Championships Budapest 23
Final entry lists for the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 confirm that more than 2100 athletes from 202 teams intend to compete...
Aug 11, 20231 min read


Lohalith leads six-strong Athlete Refugee Team at WCH Budapest 23
Two-time Olympian Anjelina Nadai Lohalith will lead a six-strong Athlete Refugee Team (ART) squad at the World Athletics Championships...
Aug 10, 20233 min read


USA names team of 139 for WCH Budapest 23
Ten world champions from last year’s event in Oregon will return to compete for the US team at the World Athletics Championships Budapest...
Aug 9, 20233 min read


TDK and World Athletics to support world record programme in Budapest
Some 2000 athletes from around 200 teams will descend on Hungary’s new National Athletics Centre on Saturday 19 August for nine days of...
Aug 9, 20232 min read
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