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Jake Wightman could become most successful GB middle distance star ever, says Seb Coe

Track legend Sebastian Coe was reminded of his own 1984 Olympic-winning run in Los Angeles by way Wightman attacked to win World Championship gold in Eugene

Daily Mirror

Sebastian Coe tips Jake Wightman to challenge for unprecedented treble

Wightman is now aiming for Commonwealth and European gold, with Coe saying there’s ‘no reason’ the 1500m world champion can’t win both

The Guardian - UK

World Athletics Championships: Norah Jeruto storms world steeple, Feng Bin clinches women’s discus gold

Jeruto clocked the third fastest time in history and a championship record of 8min 53.02sec for the steeplechase victory in Eugene

The Hindu

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Jeruto claims steeplechase gold, Feng Bin wins women’s discus

Norah Jeruto set a World Championships record en route to winning the women’s 3,000 metres steeplechase gold while China’s Feng Bin outdid Olympic champion Valerie Allman in the discus final in Eugene, Oregon on Wednesday

The Hindu

Kelsey-Lee Barber, Peter Bol impress at World Athletics Championships

Reigning gold medallist Kelsey-Lee Barber is joined by Mackenzie Little in the women's javelin final, while Peter Bol wins his heat of the men's 800 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

ABC News

Jake Wightman's stunning 1,500-meter win makes for surreal family moment

EUGENE, Ore. — In the uppermost row of Hayward Field's section 222, Geoff Wightman looked away from the men's 1,500-meter medal ceremony taking place on the track two decks of grandstands beneath him and allowed his gaze to drift into the Coburg Hills. He blinked twice, breathed deeply once and,…

Los Angeles Times

The Beautiful Mystique of the Hayward Field Tower

With the tower looming over the world championships in Eugene, one writer’s obsession with the out-of-place structure turned into an upset like many of the races held below.

Sports Illustrated

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Jake Wightman: From a running family with dreams of hitting the top

Wightman is the new world champion after his 1500m victory in Eugene.

The Independent UK

Jake Wightman stuns 1500m field to claim world title as dad commentates

A pre-race outsider in a stellar field, the 28-year-old delivered Team GB’s first gold medal of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene

The Guardian - AU

Jake Wightman claims 1500m world title as his father commentates

Wightman took a stunning 1500m world title in Eugene

The Independent UK

Mark Zeigler: Ban Russian athletes if want, but not because of Ukraine invasion

EUGENE, Ore. — In an interview four years ago, 16-year-old Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh was asked to name her sporting hero.

Tribune News Service

Eugene Is an Obvious—Yet Unlikely—First U.S. Host of World Championships

Known as TrackTown USA, Eugene has a storied history—and a swanky updated stadium—to win over track fans. Now it aims to win over U.S. sports fans, too.

Sports Illustrated

Katarina Johnson-Thompson making strides after ‘toughest two years of my life’

In Doha in 2019, Katarina Johnson-Thompson was crowned world champion after the performance of her lifetime. In Eugene, she had to make do with eighth place in the heptathlon, as Nafi Thiam took gold.

Evening Standard

Athing Mu on Keely Hodgkinson 800m rivalry: ‘We’re always gonna be here, we’re changing the game’

Exclusive interview: As the US and British Olympic stars meet again at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Mu discusses their friendly rivalry, running 400 and leaving a legacy

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatar's Barshim Wins 3rd High Jump Title at Worlds

Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim won high jump gold at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Tuesday. A rematch of last year’s exciting Olympic tie between Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy resulted in less drama, but another title for Barshim. The "Qatari Falcon," flapped his arms to celebrate after…

The Times of India

World Athletics Championships 2022: All India results and schedule

NEW DELHI: India's wait for only its second athletics medal at the World Championships continues in Eugene, Oregon, where the latest edition of the tournament commenced on July 15.

Daily Record

Scot Laura Muir wins Great Britain's first medal at World Championships in Eugene

Runner takes bronze in the 1500m

Los Angeles Times

Jakob Ingebrigtsen's finger-wagging showmanship driven by his 'bad' urge to win

EUGENE, Ore. — After he'd crossed the finish line on a warm May evening in San Juan Capistrano, his index finger wagging lest anyone doubt his victory, distance-running sensation Jakob Ingebrigtsen spent the next 45 minutes posing for dozens of teenaged fans' requests for selfies.

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The Independent UK

Josh Kerr ready to turn the heat up on his rivals in Eugene

The Scot won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Olympic Sprinter Yasmeen Al Dabbagh to Saudi Girls: Run After Your Dreams

Full of confidence and with a broad smile on her face, Saudi Olympic sprinter Yasmeen Al Dabbagh answered all of the journalists' questions after having competed in the 18th World Athletics Championship held in Eugene, Oregon. "It's been a wonderful experience," she told AFP, noting that it's a novel experience…

The Times of India

Distance not on Neeraj Chopra's mind at World Championships

NEW DELHI: Olympic champion javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra expects to breach the coveted 90m mark this year but doesn't want to think about "distance" going into the World Athletics Championships, currently underway in Eugene, USA.

Bangkok Post

Sprinter Fraser-Pryce bags fifth 100m title

EUGENE, United States: Jamaican sprinter Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce made history on Sunday when she won a fifth world 100m title, as Team USA claimed four other crowns on offer in Eugene.

The Hindu

Sreeshankar seventh in long jump final at World Athletics Championships

Eugene (USA)

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kerley Leads American Clean Sweep in 100M, Shot Put Joy for Ealey

Fred Kerley led an American clean sweep in the men's 100 meters final at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday and Chase Ealey helped give home fans a night to remember with the first U.S. victory in the women's shot put. Kerley, the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, timed…

The Guardian - AU

Fred Kerley runs down astonishing gold as US men sweep 100m at Worlds

Kerley took gold in 9.86 beating Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell in 9.88, the first US sweep of the men’s 100m at world championships since 1991.

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