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Katarina Johnson-Thompson eyes medal after moving up to second in Budapest

Katarina Johnson-Thompson refused to get carried away despite remaining in gold medal contention at the World Championships. The 2019 world heptathlon champion sits second, 93 points adrift of leader Anna Hall, after the first day in Budapest – as ...

19 Aug 2023 at 21:04

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Keely Hodgkinson predicts ‘good race’ against Athing Mu in 800m final

Keely Hodgkinson welcomed another showdown with Athing Mu after the defending 800m world champion showed her hand. American Mu had kept her rivals guessing over whether she would turn up in Hungary after her coach, Bobby Kersee, last month ...

23 Aug 2023 at 11:46

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A look at some of Britain’s medal hopefuls at the World Athletics Championships

Great Britain’s medal prospects are in the final countdown to the World Championships in Budapest, which starts on Saturday. They won seven medals but just one gold – Jake Wightman’s shock 1500m triumph – at last year’s rearranged edition ...

17 Aug 2023 at 10:02

4 athletes to watch at World Championships in Budapest

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5 athletes to watch at World Championships in Budapest

The World Championships start in Budapest on Saturday – just a year after the rearranged 2022 edition in Eugene. Here, the PA news agency looks at the four international stars to watch in Hungary. Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) 10.65! That's ...

17 Aug 2023 at 10:57

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Athletics just about ‘fun’, says ‘world’s fastest accountant’ Eugene Amo-Dadzie

Eugene Amo-Dadzie became the joint fourth fastest British sprinter of all time in June and still insists athletics is way down his list of priorities. What is more remarkable is that the 31-year-old Londoner, dubbed ‘the world’s fastest ...

16 Aug 2023 at 22:00

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Noah Lyles frustrated with lack of motivation to improve track and field

Noah Lyles will be on a double mission in Budapest later this month as he goes for World Championships sprint glory while trying to drag track and field into the modern age. The charismatic 26-year-old, a two-time world 200m champion, ...

07 Aug 2023 at 06:00

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On this day in 2017: Jo Pavey awarded 2007 world bronze after disqualification

Jo Pavey received the first global medal of her career – 10 years late – on this day in 2017 after it was confirmed she would be upgraded to 10,000 metres bronze at the 2007 World Championships. Pavey, then 43, was thrilled, but said ...

29 Mar 2023 at 06:00

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Marathon now my priority, says Eilish McColgan as she gears up for London debut

Eilish McColgan believes her athletics future lies in marathon running as she prepares to make her debut in the event at London. McColgan enjoyed a ground-breaking 2022 on the track, winning her first major title in the 10,000 ...

31 Jan 2023 at 00:01

World Athletics Championships: Hunt, Kerr and Lake among Britons to watch

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Hunt, Kerr and Lake among British athletes to watch at World Championships

The World Athletics Championships begin on Saturday in Japan, with Keely Hodgkinson, Josh Kerr and Katarina Johnson-Thompson among the title hopefuls. Here, the PA news agency looks at five British athletes to watch in Tokyo, ...

11 Sept 2025 at 10:11

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World Athletics Championships: Matt Hudson-Smith has hip problem in 400m heats

Olympic 400m silver medallist Matt Hudson-Smith revealed he felt something in his hip after finishing fourth in his heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Hudson-Smith still qualified for Tuesday’s semi-final, ...

14 Sept 2025 at 12:16

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World Athletics Championship: Jamaica’s Oblique Seville wins men’s 100m gold

Jamaica’s Oblique Seville crowned himself world 100m champion after blazing to a personal-best 9.77 seconds in Tokyo. Compatriot Kishane Thompson made it a Jamaican one-two on the second night of the World Athletics ...

14 Sept 2025 at 15:28

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Jamaica’s Oblique Seville powers to world 100m glory in front of Usain Bolt

Oblique Seville was crowned the first Jamaican world 100m champion since Usain Bolt after blazing to a personal-best 9.77 seconds in Tokyo. World record holder Bolt, who last won gold at a world championships a ...

14 Sept 2025 at 17:10

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