Victor Kiplangat, the Commonwealth Games champion, took it to another level and won the World marathon title as Zach Panning led the Americans in 13th.
Victor Kiplangat, the Commonwealth Games champion, took it to another level and won the World marathon title as Zach Panning led the Americans in 13th.
Kipyegon closed in an absurd 56.59 for her final 400 to join Bernard Lagat (2007) as the only athletes to pull off the double at Worlds.
Marco Arop went from last to first on the final lap to get a dominant 800m gold for Canada.
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That made 3-3 gold medals for Lyles in Budapest (the first man since Usain Bolt in 2015 to win the 100/200/4x100 triple). The US men won in 37.38 over Italy (37.62) and Jamaica (37.76) while the women took gold in 41.03 to Jamaica's 41.21.
*US DQ'd From Women's 4x400 After Botched Baton Exchange
Amane Beriso Shankule capped an amazing personal 12 months of running to become the world champion as Gotytom Gebreslase got silver and Fatima Gardadi of Morocco prevented the Ethiopian sweep. Lindsay Flanagan led the Americans in 9th.
A good day for Flanagan and D'Amato gutted out the last miles.
Jackson set a championship record of 21.41 (#2 all-time) while Lyles ran 19.52 to complete the 100/200 double.
For the first time as a pro, Athing Mu didn't cross the finish line first in an 800 tonight but she still impressed us greatly. All 3 Americans will be in the final as well Moraa, Hodgkinson and Reekie.
Lyles was way better than every other sprinters in Budapest but nowhere close to Bolt.
Danielle Williams stunned the women's 100 hurdles field and Antonio Watson won the 400 in a golden 30 minutes for Jamaica.
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For the second year in a row, a runner from Edinburgh AC upset Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the world final as Kerr replicated Jake Wightman's race from a year ago to take gold.
The LetsRun.com crew breaks down the action from Budapest.
Sifan Hassan decided she wanted to beat Faith Kipyegon in the prelim as Emma Coburn, Krissy Geer and others went home.
Kipyegon blasted the field over the final 200 as Diribe Welteji and Sifan Hassan rounded out the podium.
El Bakkali's kick was lethal once again as he took down the world record holder over the final 200m and improved his record to 8-1 against Girma.
Tuesday Worlds MB Talk
Canada's Marco Arop looked amazing and Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi wasn't too shabby as Bryce Hoppel was the lone American to advance.
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Richardson went from bombing out of USAs in the first round in 2022 to world champion in a championship record of 10.65 one year later.
Grant Holloway won his third straight world championship 110m hurdles title, as Hansle Parchment got the silver and Daniel Roberts got the bronze.
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The 200 specialist Lyles is now a 100-meter world champion and halfway to becoming the first man to win the 100/200 at Worlds since Bolt in 2015.
The world record holder won his third straight 10,000m title at Worlds as he held off a challenge from Olympic champ Selemon Barega on the final lap.
The 1500 final is set and Americans Yared Nuguse and Cole Hocker will be there with Jakob Ingebrigtsen but Timothy Cheruiyot will not be.
Cory McGee made the final and Faith Kipyegon ran 3:55 to drag her heat to historically fast times.
The day 2 action wasn't without some drama. In terms of who looked good, Americans Sha'Carri Richardson (10.92) and Grant Holloway (13.18) put up the fastest times in their events and a bunch of national records were set in the men's 400. Two-time Olympic champ Shaunae Miller-Uibo also competed exactly 4 months after giving birth.
Obiri won the 7 mile race in 35:13 (5:02 pace), beating Emily Sisson by 19-seconds. Kiptoo ran 31:08 (4:27 pace) to beat out John Korir by 26-seconds while Clayton Young was the top American in 32:02. *Results
Sifan Hassan was 30 meters from gold but went down after contact with Tsegay in the home straight.
Sifan Hassan fell to the track just 10 strides from World 10,000m gold and then 23 minutes later less than 10 meters from the finish Femke Bol did the same in the mixed gender 4x400. Video and results of this crazy night.
Much more coming from Worlds. Post-race videos here.
Houlihan moved away from Portland this year and is training solo and being coached remotely by her sister, Shayla. On her ban she says, “I think about it every day. Maybe I shouldn’t, but it’s hard not to. I feel like it would be so much of an easier process to accept if I had cheated. Then it’s like, ‘I f----- up. These are the consequences of my actions. ... But it’s been so much harder to get to that point of accepting it when I’m like, ‘I don’t deserve this.’ It’s been really tricky to navigate that. I don’t have answers.”
Joe Waskom learned the hard way that there isn't a lot of room for error or poor tactics at the World Championships.
Morning Session Complete: : All 3 Americans advanced in W1500, Sifan Hassan ran a 59.22 final lap in qualifying, and Kenneth Rooks won his heat over El Bakkali.
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Mu is in Budapest and it looks like she will run Worlds, while Fred Kerley and Noah Lyles are feeling confident ahead of the 100 meters.
We share our 5 biggest storylines of the 2023 World Athletics Championships which start Saturday in Budapest and should be amazing. Sha'Carri Richardson's quest for gold, Noah Lyles quest for the WR, and Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Faith Kipyegon quest for doubles all make the list.
*MB: The women's 5000 at Worlds will have 4 gold medalists in it, has this ever happened before in track and field history?
In stark contrast to how two of America's top female track stars seemingly have to be begged to compete in a single event at the World Championships, the Netherlands' Sifan Hassan announced today that she will once again for the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 triple at a global championship. And she's doing so less than four months after winning the London Marathon in shock fashion.
Earlier this month, Coach Bobby Kersee said the next time Athing Mu got on a plane she'd either be going on vacation or going to Budapest. Well we've got good news. She's in Budapest.
Gary Corbitt, who comes from American running royalty, was one of our winners.
D'Amato was 8th last year as a last-minute replacement and is coming off a 66:39 AR in the half on July 1.
There is no bigger lock at Worlds than Faith Kipyegon in the 1500, but the battle for 2nd and 3rd should be fierce. Could an American medal for the first time since 2017?
Two teenagers lead the 2023 world list, but they both bombed out in the prelims of Worlds last year. Will they come through in 2023?
If Mu shows up, she's our favorite but who has the edge between Moraa and Hodgkinson?
The former NCAA star announced earlier today and he is now a Nike and BTC man. We talked to him before it was announced about why he made the move and what does he have think he has left in the tank?
Emmanuel Korir has owned the event the last few years when it has mattered most, but now that he's struggling will a teenager from Kenya replace him?
A minor knee injury that won't require surgery is keeping one of the sport's biggest stars out of Worlds. And it comes just two days after she committed to racing Bol in the 400h in Brussels.
Zouhair Talbi has had an unconventional path to 2023 Boston Marathon where he became one of a handful of men who can say they beat Eliud Kipchoge in the marathon.
Michael Johnson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast on the anniversary of his 19.32 double gold world record to share his thoughts on the sport and its current crop of stars.
Are the mid-day start times great so it can be shown live on TV? Or too hot? We give you our thoughts.
Brosnan, who coached the greatest boys' HS distance team in history at Newbury Park, has confirmed to LetsRun.com that he won't be returning for a 2nd year at UCLA. "I'm disappointed. I'm bummed. I'm upset. I don't want to pretend like [I didn’t want to stay]. I wanted to be there. And I wish they would have kept me," said Brosnan.
Recently Alex Geula sat down with Karsten Warholm and his coach, Leif Olav Alnes, at the IK Tjalve club in Oslo to understand Warholm's beginnings, his career, and the sprint side of Norwegian training.
Is Nordås the least talented runner to break 3:30 in history? He thinks so, "I can guarantee you I'm the slowest sub 3:30 guy in history." Text highlights from his appearance on the LRC Track Talk podcast.
What links Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the NAU cross country team, and Sebastian Coe? Double threshold training, which is having a moment in 2023. Note, most of this article is behind our SC paywall for 72 hours (until Saturday).
Are all the fast times merely a product of supershoes? Or is it something more? We spoke to coaches Dathan Ritzenhein, Jason Vigilante and Dave Smith to figure it out.
Your latest American stars share their insights.
Keira D'Amato, the new American record holder in the marathon, was joined by Deena Kastor, who held the record for 15 years.
Sisson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast after she became the first American to go sub 67 in the half marathon on a record-eligible course. Podcast highlights above. Full pod here.
Woody Kincaid joined us after he broke the American record indoors at 5000. He talks above why he left the Bowerman Track Club. Podcast highlights and link to full podcast here.
Coogan's New Balance Boston team had 3 Olympians in 2021 and 2022 could be the biggest year yet for the program with 2 new additions and the TRACK at New Balance coming on March 1st.
Danny Mackey has taken the Brooks Beasts from an unproven club to the Olympic podium in its first decade.
Dathan Ritzenhein is the first of the top pro coaches to sit down and talk about his club heading into the 2022 campaign.