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...
EUGENE (AFP) -- Noah Lyles and Armand Duplantis are among the world champions aiming to end 2023 on a high note as the World Athletics Diamond League concludes in Eugene, Oregon, this weekend. Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes during the Men Pole Vault contest of the Brussels IAAF Diamond League...
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...
BUDAPEST (AFP) -- Shericka Jackson produced the second fastest women's 200m time in history to destroy a top-class field and retain her world title in Budapest on Friday, Aug. 25. Gold medalist, Jamaica's Shericka Jackson celebrates with her National flag and gold medal after the women's 200m final...
BUDAPEST (AFP) -- Femke Bol struck gold in the 400m hurdles amid an unexpected Jamaican double gold rush at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Thursday, Aug. 24. Netherlands' Femke Bol celebrates after winning the women's 400m hurdles finals during the World Athletics Championships at...
BUDAPEST (AFP) -- Norway's Karsten Warholm produced a fighting performance to regain his 400m hurdles title but teammate Jakob Ingebrigtsen once again fell short in the 1500m on a pulsating night at the world championships on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Norway's Karsten Warholm reacts after winning the...
BUDAPEST (AFP) -- Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles went through the motions as they began their 200m campaigns bidding to add to the 100m golds they won earlier in the week at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole vault...
Fil-American Robyn Brown came up short in her bid at the 2023 World Athletics Championships after failing to advance to the women’s 400-meter hurdles semifinals in Budapest, Hungary on Monday, Aug. 21. Robyn Brown, right, fails to advance to the semifinals of the women's 400m hurdles. (File...
