3 h. ago Photo highlights from Day 4 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo

This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features early track and field highlights from Day 4 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo.

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8 h. ago Jake Wightman bidding to recreate history at World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

The Manchester-based runner is back in the World Championship final in Tokyo as one of three Brits

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32 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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34 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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39 h. ago Photo highlights from Day 3 of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, features early track and field highlights from Day 3 of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

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55 h. ago Photo highlights from Day 2 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo

Photo highlights from Day 2 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo.

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59 h. ago A sprint finish and disbelieving bronze: women’s marathon brings worlds thrills

Peres Jepchirchir denies Tigst Assefa to claim goldJulia Paternain learns of medal after crossing the lineJulia Paternain wasn’t sure where she had finished after a punishingly hot women’s marathon at these World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. So, as she crossed the line, she asked an official.The answer had Paternain, the world’s 288th-ranked marathon runner, staring back at him in disbelief. She had won a bronze medal, Uruguay’s first ever at a world athletics championships. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen explains 1500m shock with new goal after ‘reality check’

The Norwegian was dumped out in the 1500m heats after a year struggling with injury

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3 d. ago Photo highlights from Day 1 of the Tokyo World Athletic Championships

Photo highlights from Day 1 of the Tokyo World Athletic Championships. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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4 d. ago Duplantis, humidity and Gout Gout: what to look out for at World Athletics Championships

Who are the biggest stars, what are their chances and how will Great Britain fare in Tokyo? All your questions about the World Athletics Championships answered Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Neil Gourley makes honest admission ahead of World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

The Glasgow 1500m runner is a regular finalist at the biggest events but arrives in Tokyo at a loss to explain a patch of poor form that has him fearing a first-round exit

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5 d. ago World Athletics Championships move road race start times over high heat fears

Japan has experienced its hottest summer since records began in 1898

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6 d. ago Novuna throws weight behind British and Northern Irish athletes at World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

Having taken over as the title sponsor for the Novuna Great Britain & Ireland athletics team this summer, the finance partner will be front and centre in the Japanese capital as a team

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7 d. ago Raising the bar: Duplantis leads the stars aiming to break world records in Tokyo

From the pole vaulter in a class of his own to Kipyegon and Warholm, the world championships in Japan offer tantalising chances for new global marksArmand Duplantis is in a class of his own with a 17-foot pole in his hands. The Swede has broken the world record 13 times, including three times this year. His clearance of 6.28m at June’s Diamond League on home soil in Stockholm was particularly special: “This was one of my biggest goals and dreams, to set a world record here at Stadion. It’s magic.” In Budapest last month, he went to 6.29m. At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics he won gold but failed in his three attempts at a world record. “I really thought I had it,” he said. This time? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Olympic champion Gabby Thomas ruled out of Tokyo World Championships

The 28-year-old will miss out on the chance to improve on her silver medal from the 2023 World Championships in Budapest

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3 w. ago BBC axe top sports pundit ahead of major event amid controversy

Michael Johnson will not be part of the BBC's punditry team for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, with the American sprinting legend currently embroiled in a financial crisis

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