Athletics-Stefanidi completes collection of major pole vault titles
LONDON (Reuters) – Greece’s Ekaterini Stefanidi, the new queen of the pole vault, added the one missing gold medal to her big-event collection when she soared to the world title with the best vault of her life on Sunday.
Thiam adds world heptathlon title to Olympic crown
LONDON (Reuters) – Nafi Thiam of Belgium eased her way to heptathlon gold at the World Championships on Sunday to go with the Olympic title she claimed in Rio last year.
Van Niekerk forced to work his way to tantalizing 400m final
LONDON (Reuters) – Wayde van Niekerk duly qualified for the World Championship 400 meters final on Sunday but the defending champion and world record holder looks to have a real battle on his hands after some searing semi-final performances.
South Korean Kim wins women’s British Open
(Reuters) – South Korea’s Kim In-kyung held off the challenge of England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff to claim the women’s British Open at Kingsbarns, Scotland for her first major title on Sunday.
Ivorian duo join Thompson in 100 meters final
LONDON (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson powered into the women’s 100 meters final at the World Championships on Sunday with another easy win in her semi.
Athletics: Bahrain’s former Kenyan Chelimo wins women’s marathon
LONDON (Reuters) – Rose Chelimo, a Bahraini who switched allegiance from her Kenyan homeland, sprinted away from her former compatriot Edna Kiplagat to win the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships after a tactical battle and exciting f…
Athletics: Kirui wins world marathon title after duel with Tola
LONDON (Reuters) – Kenya’s Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui prevailed in a compelling east African duel with Ethiopian Tamirat Tola on the streets of London to win the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday.
Athletics: Thiam consolidates heptathlon lead while Vetter smashes javelin record
(Reuters) – Nafi Thiam retook the overall lead going into the final event of the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday while Anouk Vetter is third after obliterating the competition in the javelin.
Spaniard Marquez seals third MotoGP win in Czech Grand Prix
(Reuters) – Honda’s reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez won his second consecutive race and third of the season at the Czech Grand Prix on Sunday to extend his lead in the championship as team mate Dani Pedrosa finished second.
Athletics: Neutral Shubenkov struggles through opening hurdles round
LONDON (Reuters) – Titleholder Sergey Shubenkov, competing as a neutral after Russia’s ban from athletics, struggled through the opening round of the men’s 110 meters hurdles at the World Championships on Sunday.
