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Norway’s Karsten Warholm and Phyllis Francis produced sublime performances to stun the favourites and take gold at the athletics world championships on Wednesday. Warholm, a baby-faced 21-year-old, led from start to finish to... Read More

China’s Gong Lijiao made the most of the absence of reigning champion Christina Schwanitz and four-time champion Valerie Adams to win gold in the women’s shot put at the IAAF World Championships... Read More

American Phyllis Francis ripped up the form book to claim a shock gold in the women’s 400m at the IAAFWorld Championships on Wednesday. The race had been billed as a straight... Read More

American Sam Kendricks capped his memorable, unbeaten season by wining the pole vault at the World Championships on Tuesday as the title once again eluded world record holder and former... Read More

Czech Barbora Spotakova added a second world javelin gold to her trophy cabinet in London on Tuesday. Spotakova, the 36-year-old two-time Olympic champion who also has a world gold (2007)... Read More

Kenyan Conseslus Kipruto mastered the threat of American favourite Evan Jager to win the world men’s 3000m steeplechase gold on Tuesday. The Olympic champion kicked with 300 metres remaining and... Read More

Botswanan star Isaac Makwala was withdrawn from the world 400m final on Tuesday after an outbreak of the norovirus bug at a hotel hosting athletes at the IAAF World Championships. “Isaac Makwala... Read More

Some of the world’s top athletes at the London World Championships have been laid low with food poisoning and gastroenteritis. Botswana’s Isaac Makwala was even forced to withdrew from the... Read More

Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk won her third world gold after leaving it late in the women’s hammer throw. The 31-year-old Pole, double defending Olympic champion and four-time world record breaker, managed a best of... Read More

South African athletics star Wayde van Niekerk set out on his bid to win the 200 metres world title in impressive fashion on Monday, easing into the semi-finals just 24 hours before... Read More

Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas upstaged Colombia’s Olympic champion Caterine Ibarguen to claim gold in the women’s triple jump at the IAAF World Championships in London on Monday. Rojas, world indoor champion... Read More

Faith Kipyegon of Kenya added the world title to her Olympic crown after sprinting to victory in the women’s 1500m on Monday. In a fantastic race that erupted on the... Read More

South African Wayde van Niekerk will have his work cut out to defend his 400m title as a host of top rivals qualified on Sunday for a fully stacked final. Van Niekerk,... Read More

Aries Merritt’s remarkable comeback from a kidney transplant two years ago continued on Sunday as the world record holder reached the 110 metres hurdles final at the world championships. The... Read More

Tomas Walsh of New Zealand won the men’s shot put world title on Sunday with a stunning series of throws climaxing with a best of 22.03 metres. The 25-year-old —... Read More