Track and Field
Athletics: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Breaks 400-Meter Record at the World Championships
The American ran the 400-meter final in 47.78 seconds at the World Athletics Championships, rewriting a meet record that had stood since...
Track and Field
World Athletics Championships: Faith Cherotich Sets Meet Record in the 3,000 Steeplechase
Kenya's Cherotich claimed the gold in 8:51.59, and on the same night Italy's Mattia Furlani won his first World Athletics Championships long...
Features
ODDS and EVENS | An Unforgettable Men's Marathon at the World Championships
Alphonce Felix Simbu, Tanzania's first-ever gold medalist at the world championships, won the marathon title by 0.03 seconds. He sprinted to the...
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/ 1 year agoJapanese Technology at the Paris Olympics: From Innovative Footwear to Enduring Torches
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/ 1 year agoJapan's Wrestling Prowess on Display on the Final Day of the Paris Olympics
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/ 1 year agoTaishu Sato Scores Silver for Japan in Modern Pentathlon
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/ 1 year agoHaruka Kitaguchi Grabs the Gold in Women's Javelin
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/ 1 year agoJapan Settles for Silver in the Women's Table Tennis Team Event
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