9 h. ago Olympic 1500m champion Cole Hocker disqualified from World Athletics Championships over ‘jostling’

The USA’s appeal was denied after Hocker was found to have broken ‘jostling’ rules in the semi-finals

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9 h. ago World Athletics Championships: Mondo Duplantis breaks own world record to claim pole vault gold

The Swede finished a full 30cm clear of the second-placed finisher

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9 h. ago Mondo Duplantis hits new heights with ‘Claw’ after 14th pole vault world record

Swede clears 6.30m to claim worlds gold in TokyoShoes with metal spike help him to faster run-upThe pole vault competition was two hours and 20 minutes old when Mondo Duplantis finally got serious at these World Athletics Championships. The bar had just been pushed six metres. And so Mondo reached into his kitbag and dug out the shoe he calls “the Claw”.It is a special shoe, with a spike protruding from the end of it, which he only takes it out when he sniffs a world record lurking in the air. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Duplantis soars to pole vault gold and new world record – live

Updates and news on the third day of action from TokyoSimbu wins marathon in historic photo finish | Mail YaraMen’s 400m hurdles: Tyri Donovan speaks after his second-place finish in the first heat.The GB support has been incredible. I tried to be patient and I am glad I finished strong.To come out here and set a PB and get to the semi-finals is amazing. I put in the work though. If I get here anyone can get here. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago World Athletics Championships live: Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again and Kerr reaches 1500m final

Unstoppable Duplantis cleared 6.30m at the final attempt to break the world record for a 14th time after Kerr moved a step closer to defending his world title in Tokyo

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10 h. ago Olympic 1500m champion Cole Hocker disqualified from World Athletics Championships over shove

Team USA will appeal Hocker’s disqualification after he was found to have broken ‘jostling’ rules in the semi-finals

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10 h. ago Noah Lyles showed exactly what he thinks about Gout Gout with three

Reigning 100-metre Olympic champion Noah Lyles has a future threat to his crown in teenager Gout Gout, and the American has made his opinion of the Australian sensation clear

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11 h. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Duplantis goes for pole vault gold, Kambundji wins 100m hurdles – live

Updates and news on the third day of action from TokyoSimbu wins marathon in historic photo finish | Mail YaraMen’s 400m hurdles: Tyri Donovan speaks after his second-place finish in the first heat.The GB support has been incredible. I tried to be patient and I am glad I finished strong.To come out here and set a PB and get to the semi-finals is amazing. I put in the work though. If I get here anyone can get here. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago World Athletics Championships live: Kerr reaches 1500m final and Duplantis targets pole vault world record

Kerr moved a step closer to defending his world title in Tokyo while unstoppable Duplantis will try to raise the bar again, plus the women’s 100m hurdles final

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13 h. ago World Athletics Championships 2025: Duplantis goes for pole vault gold, hurdles finals and more – live

Updates and news on the third day of action from TokyoSimbu wins marathon in historic photo finish | Mail YaraMen’s 400m hurdles: Tyri Donovan speaks after his second-place finish in the first heat.The GB support has been incredible. I tried to be patient and I am glad I finished strong.To come out here and set a PB and get to the semi-finals is amazing. I put in the work though. If I get here anyone can get here. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago World Athletics Championships live: Kerr aims for 1500m final and Duplantis targets pole vault world record

Kerr is trying to move a step closer to defending his world title in Tokyo while unstoppable Duplantis will try to raise the bar again, plus the women’s 100m hurdles final

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14 h. ago Marathon settled by historic photo finish at World Athletics Championships

Alphonce Felix Simbu pipped Amanal Petros to the line as the marathon came down to just 0.05 seconds

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14 h. ago Heartwarming moment as runner sacrifices his own race to help injured rival

Steeplechaser Tim Van de Velde stopped to help rival Carlos San Martin at the World Athletics Championships, after he had suffered a painful injury during the race

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14 h. ago World Athletics Championships live: Josh Kerr aims for 1500m final and Mondo Duplantis targets pole vault world record

Kerr is trying to move a step closer to defending his world title in Tokyo while unstoppable Duplantis will try to raise the bar again, plus the women’s 100m hurdles final

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14 h. ago Simbu snatches world marathon gold from Petros in historic photo finish

Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu claims win by 0.03secsFinal sprint ended with tighter result than 100m finalsOne of the most dramatic finales in marathon history ended with one athlete at these Tokyo World Athletics Championships diving for the line, another unsure of the result, and Seiko’s photo-finish machine being called into emergency action.And after 26.2 miles, and more than two hours of sweat and brutal toil, the print confirmed that Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu had pipped Germany’s Amanal Petros in a sprint finish. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Teen sensation Gout Gout aiming for personal best over podium at first World Championships

Gout, 17, is already earning comparisons to Usain Bolt

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16 h. ago World Athletics Championships: Molly Caudery and Emile Cairess forced into early exits on day three

Britain’s hopes for medals in women’s pole vault and men’s marathon dashed by injury and tricky conditions

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16 h. ago When is Mondo Duplantis in pole vault final? How to watch World Athletics Championships for free

The Swedish world record holder will be looking to add yet another trophy to his cabinet on Monday

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16 h. ago Great Britain dealt double blow after medal hope forced to withdraw

Molly Caudery sustained an ankle injury in the warm-up, while Emile Cairess battled through the heat before bowing out

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20 h. ago Injury ends Molly Caudery’s World Athletics Championships bid

Caudery sustained an ankle injury in the warm-up, while Cairess battled through heat before bowing out.

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