Christopher Kelsall
Runner, writer, race director, coach, website-guy and Lydiard advocate.
Pierce LePage wins first World medal and gives Canada a happy ending in decathlon
Athletics Canada
The men’s decathlon start list on Day 2 was devoid of Damian Warner, the Olympic champion who led the competition until visibly pulling his hamstring during the field’s fifth event, the 400m.
But Team Canada soon had reason to...
Herculis EBS offers a magnificent lineup for its August 10 meet
The Meeting Herculis EBS is a reference in the summer event schedule having become an expert at attracting the world’s top athletes. This year is no exception with confirmation from 10 World champions crowned in Eugene. There’s no doubt...
Global Sports Communication-athletes impress at World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Leading the GSC roll of honour at Hayward Field was the brilliant Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei, who mounted a successful defense of his world 10,000m title thanks to a late burst of speed.
Also impressive was Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon,...
Packed final day at World Championships yields world records and drama
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Armand Duplantis
Sweden's Armand "Mondo" Duplantis brought the Hayward Field audience to their feet with his world-record performance in the pole vault Sunday night during the final day of competition. Duplantis improved...
Men’s and women’s 4 x 100m relays surprise winners in both events
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Women's race
The Jamaican women were favoured. In fact, they were fully expected to win the 4 x 100-metre relays Saturday night in Eugene at the World Athletics Championships. But it was not...
Eugene World Athletics Championships, women’s 5000m offered a wild finish
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Women's 5000m final
Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia was considered unbeatable going into Saturday's 5000-metre final. She is the world record holder in the 5000m (14:06.62), 10,000m (29:01.03), and the half-marathon (62:52). She holds...
Kelsey-Lee Barber on top of the world with back-to-back gold
Kelsey-Lee Barber is on top of the world once more, becoming the first Australian athlete since Catherine Freeman to win back-to-back world titles. She did so by taking out the women’s javelin final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene,...
Hudson-Smith claims first Worlds medal in the 400m event on a big day for...
Matt Hudson-Smith (coach: Gary Evans; club: Birchfield Harriers) impressively claimed his first individual World Athletics Championships medal, a bronze, in the men’s 400m, which kept the streak going for the British team in Oregon.
Hudson-Smith, enjoying a fine season so...
Sydney McLaughlin set 400m hurdles world record in gold medal win in Eugene
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American Sydney McLaughlin raced the women's 400m hurdles in a world record time on Friday, finishing in 50.68 seconds. It was the most dominant win of the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Femke...
Noah Lyles sets US record during American sweep in the 200-metre event
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Men's 200m
Noah Lyles broke a 26-year-old record held that was held by the legendary sprinter Michael Johnson en route to a stunning win in the 200-metre final to claim victory for the US at...
