TOKYO (AP) — There were no stare-downs, shoves or heated words after this win for Noah Lyles. Just four fingers thrust into the air when he crossed the finish line — one for each time he 's won the world title in his favorite race, the 200 meters. Lyles pulled ahead of his American rival...
TOKYO (AP) — One record down, and maybe one more to go for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. McLaughlin-Levrone finished her 400-meter semifinal at the world championships Tuesday, Sept. 16, in 48.29 seconds, shattering a 19-year-old American mark held by Sanya Richards-Ross by .41 seconds. It was the...
Two-time Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena and hurdler Robyn Brown chase glory in the 2025 World Athletics Championships at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo starting Saturday, Sept. 13. A silver medalist in 2023 Budapest edition with his personal-best 6-meter clearance, Obiena, 29, seeks to secure...
National record holder Kristina Knott has secured a spot in the World Athletics Indoor Championships set in Nanjing, China next week, the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association announced on Saturday, March 15. Kristina Knott. (File Photo) The 29-year-old Knott will be competing in the...
EUGENE (AP) — One aspiring Olympian is taking a break from his day job at the deli section while he makes his run for Paris. Another athlete worked as a nanny, but when she left to focus on running at the Games, the family understood. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (AP) When these runners and hurdlers...
LONDON (AFP) -- Britain is in the running to host the 2029 world athletics championships, UK Athletics chief executive Jack Buckner said on Monday, March 4. Sweden's Armand Duplantis (AFP/File photo) London staged the event in 2017, while Glasgow hosted the world indoor championships last weekend....
GLASGOW (AFP) -- Beijing will host the 2027 World Athletics Championships, track and field's governing body announced on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Beijing last hosted the event back in 2015 and the Chinese city of Nanjing will host next year's World Athletics Indoor Championships. World Athletics...
EJ Obiena soared to greater heights in 2023. The credentials of the 28-year-old Tondo-born pole vaulter in a 12-month span was indeed impressive, highlighting it by winning golds in three major international tournaments in record-breaking fashion. EJ Obiena celebrates after winning the gold in the...
The road to the historic silver medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships didn’t come easy for EJ Obiena after he revealed he tested positive to Covid weeks prior to the competition. EJ Obiena said he lost two weeks of heavy training after testing positive for Covid prior to the world...
EJ Obiena produced another historic performance after claiming the pole vault silver medal in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday, Aug. 27 (Manila time). From left, silver medallist EJ Obiena, gold medallist Sweden's Armand Duplantis, bronze medallists USA's...
BUDAPEST (AFP) -- There was double world sprint joy for Noah Lyles in Budapest on Friday, Aug. 25, while the second fastest women's 200m run in history saw Shericka Jackson dash Sha'Carri Richardson's hopes of also achieving the 100/200m sweep. USA's Noah Lyles celebrates after winning the men's...
BUDAPEST (AFP) -- Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan won the women's javelin world title in dramatic fashion on Friday, Aug. 25, producing the decisive effort with her final throw. Gold medalist, Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi celebrates with her National flag and gold medal after winning the women's javelin...
