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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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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)....

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
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...

Sifiso Ngobese
Aug 9, 20232 min read


Stunning fusion of art and sport – World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 medals unveiled
The medals of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 have been unveiled, with 11 days to go until the competition begins. The...

Sifiso Ngobese
Aug 8, 20232 min read


Ratified: world records for Kipyegon, Girma and Perez
Women’s world 1500m record 3:49.11 Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Florence 2 June 2023 Women’s world 5000m record 14:05.20 Faith Kipyegon (KEN)...

Sifiso Ngobese
Aug 8, 20233 min read


Championship and national records fall at World University Games
Close finishes in the men’s 400m and women’s 100m hurdles resulted in numerous records being broken at the World University Games in...

Sifiso Ngobese
Aug 7, 20232 min read


Hungary names host nation team for WCH Budapest 23
Hungary will be represented by at least 25 athletes who have qualified by right for the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 on...

Sifiso Ngobese
Aug 5, 20231 min read


Fraser-Pryce and Jackson to lead Jamaican team for WCH Budapest 23
Jamaican sprinters Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson, the defending champions at 100m and 200m respectively, feature on...

Sifiso Ngobese
Aug 4, 20232 min read


Ukrainian team prepares for World Athletics Championships
The Ukrainian athletics team will gather in Slovakia this week for a final training camp before travelling to Hungary for the World...

Sifiso Ngobese
Aug 2, 20232 min read


World Athletics appoints new Director of Communications
World Athletics has appointed Jamie Fox as Director of Communications following a worldwide recruitment process which began in March this...

Sifiso Ngobese
Aug 1, 20232 min read


New study shows athletes how to beat competition heat
The potentially lethal cocktail of high heat and humidity, strenuous exercise and dehydration hit Czech endurance athlete Hana Švestková...

Sifiso Ngobese
Aug 1, 20234 min read


Asinga breaks world U20 100m record at the South American Championships
In his first international competition, Surinam’s Issam Asinga broke the world U20 100m record by clocking 9.89* (0.8m/s) on the first...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jul 30, 20235 min read


NTN supports World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 as an Official Partner
Japan’s NTN Corporation (NTN) has become the latest Official Partner of World Athletics, just in time for the World Athletics...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jul 29, 20232 min read


ASICS becomes official sponsor of the World Athletics Athlete Refugee Team
World Athletics is delighted to announce that its partner ASICS has become the official sponsor of the Athlete Refugee Team (ART). The...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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