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Jul 27, 2022
Nigerians bask in Tobi Amusan's record-breaking athletic glory
The three main challengers in Nigeria's February presidential ballot hailed Amusan's success, as well as that of Ese Brume who won silver in the long jump.
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Jul 26, 2022
United States mulls more athletic events after success of worlds
Compelling performances in Oregon delighted U.S. track officials, who are desperate to boost the sport's profile in their country after years of languishing out of the spotlight.
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Jul 24, 2022
Canada stun United States to win men's 4x100 relay gold
The Americans looked set to retain their crown until the last changeover between Elijah Hall and Marvin Bracy, who lost time with a slow exchange.
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Jul 22, 2022
Noah Lyles defends 200-meter title at world championships
Lyles ran the fourth-fastest 200 ever — only Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake have run faster.
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Jul 21, 2022
Ukrainian athletes get warm welcome from U.S. fans at world championships
''Go Ukraine' or 'Ukraine, we believe you will win,' that is what I hear on the streets every single day. It's really very touching.'
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Jul 19, 2022
Four new COVID cases reported in Japan's worlds delegation
As a precaution, the remaining members of the Japanese delegation are not sharing common spaces with other delegations.
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Jul 18, 2022
Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce leads Jamaican sweep in 100-meter final at world championships
'I feel blessed to have this talent and to continue to do it at 35, having a baby, still going, and hopefully inspiring women that they can make their own journey.'
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Jul 17, 2022
Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs withdraws from world 100 semis
An Italian team doctor said in a statement released just hours before Jacobs was due to race that the sprinter would not compete after being diagnosed with tightness in his right thigh.
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Jul 17, 2022
Japan's world athletics team rocked by COVID-19 outbreak
A joint statement from World Athletics, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and local organizers said the outbreak had hit endurance athletes and staff.
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Jul 16, 2022
Retiring Allyson Felix leaving sport with 'heart full of gratitude'
“I hope that I'll be remembered as a fierce competitor, but I think more important to me is really trying to leave this sport better than I found it.”
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Jul 15, 2022
Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships
It means Tokyo's Olympic Stadium will get the chance to host a major athletics event in a packed venue, four years after staging the pandemic-delayed Olympic games in an empty stadium.
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Jul 14, 2022
Athletics stars looking to use first world championships in U.S. to raise profile
Track and field stars are hoping the first world championships on U.S. soil will shine the light on their sport in a country where athletics is dwarfed by football, basketball and baseball.
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Jul 12, 2022
Athletics eager to crack U.S. market with world championships
Officials are hopeful that the 10-day event at the rebuilt Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, known locally as 'Tracktown, USA,' will provide a boost to athletics' fan base in the country.
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May 25, 2022
Caster Semenya offered to show her body to officials to prove she was female
The two-time Olympic champion has been locked in a battle with World Athletics over rules requiring female athletes with hyperandrogenism to medically lower their testosterone levels.
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Apr 4, 2022
Padres acquire LHP Sean Manaea from Athletics
Manaea, who joins a rotation that includes Yu Darvish, Blake Snell, Mike Clevinger and Joe Musgrove, posted an 11-10 record with a 3.91 ERA in 32 starts last season with Oakland.

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