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Megan Keith reflects on 'crazy' journey ahead of World Championships in Budapest

The World Athletics Championships get underway in Budapest today.

The National (Scotland)

World Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Toor, Tejaswin Shankar to miss out

Asian shot-put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Commonwealth Games medalist high jumper Tejaswin Shankar will skip the upcoming World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 19 to 27. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav out of World Championships, Asian Games

KOLKATA: Rohit Yadav, one of the leading male javelin throwers of the country, has gone through a surgery to treat a ligament tear in his right elbow and will miss the upcoming World athletics championships and the Asian Games.

The Hindu

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Runner in loose-fitting shorts suffers wardrobe error in World Athletics Championships

'I’m trying to laugh about it now but immediately afterwards I felt terrible'

Nottingham Post

Athletics: Kenyans are running for other countries, but that's not why medals are fewer

The 2022 World Athletics Championships ended in relative disappointment for Kenya, which continued its decline in the overall medal standings. Since the 2005 championships in Helsinki, when Kenya ranked ninth with only seven medals, the team has been exceptionally consistent. It has ranked in the top three in all subsequent…

The Conversation

Commonwealth Games: Jake Wightman aims for World Championship repeat with father calling the shots

Britain sole gold medallist at the World Athletics Championships was basking in the glory of his greatest ever moment.

Evening Standard

Jake Wightman fulfils dream as dad announces him as world champion at Commonwealth Games

Jake Wightman is riding high following his 1500m triumph at the World Championships in Oregon, and he has now eased into the Commonwealth Games final in the same athletics event

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Commonwealth Games chief hits out at absent stars and insists they “will regret” decision

Athletes like Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson opted to sit out the Commonwealth Games after the World Athletics Championships last month

Daily Mirror

Will Dina Asher-Smith go to 2024 Paris Olympics after pulling out of Commonwealth Games?

Great Britain's 200m star has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games due to a hamstring injury picked up at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. But will she compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

Daily Mirror

Dina Asher-Smith pulls out of Commonwealth Games with ‘light hamstring strain’

She suffered the injury midway through the women’s 4×100 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene.

The Independent UK

Dina Asher-Smith pulls out of Commonwealth Games as England star confirms injury

England medal hopeful Dina Asher-Smith has announced her withdrawal from the upcoming Commonwealth Games following an injury at the World Athletics Championships

Daily Mirror

Dina Asher-Smith OUT of Commonwealth Games with hamstring injury suffered at World Athletics Championships

Dina Asher-Smith has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games after failing to recover from an injury picked up at the World Athletics Championships.

Evening Standard

Dina Asher-Smith withdraws from Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

The sprinter sustained a hamstring injury at last week’s World Athletics Championships in Oregon

The Independent UK

Michael Johnson fires back at ‘dumbassery’ accusations after questioning world record

Michael Johnson was accused of racism after questioning the integrity of Nigerian sprinter Tobi Amusan's world record in the 100m hurdle at the World Athletics Championships.

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The Hindu

Record-breaking Swede Armand Duplantis soars at World Athletics Championships in Eugene

The 22-year-old Swede Armand Duplantis did not disappoint, sailing with ease over 6.21 metres at the second time of asking.

WEKU

Here are 4 special moments from the World Athletics Championships in Oregon

The U.S. team finished with 33 medals, including 13 gold, in its best performance ever. The atmosphere in Eugene made it the most vibrant international track event in years.

Evening Standard

Keely Hodgkinson edged out of 800m gold on final day of World Athletics Championships

Keely Hodgkinson was edged out of a gold in a thrilling 800metre final to fellow 20-year-old Athing Mu at the World Athletics Championships.

ABC News

Armand Duplantis and Tobi Amusan set records at world athletics championships

Sweden's Armand Duplantis and Nigeria's Tobi Amusan set world records in pole vault and 100m hurdles respectively on the final day in Eugene.

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The Independent UK

Neeraj Chopra wins India’s first silver at World Athletics Championships

Indian javelin champion secured the silver with his 88.13m hurl in Oregon’s Hayward Field

Evening Standard

World Athletics Championships: Great Britain seal 4x100m men’s relay bronze amid Dina Asher-Smith injury

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake has urged Great Britain to look to the future after claiming a relay bronze.

The Hindu

I will take it, says Neeraj Chopra after winning silver at World Athletics Championships

Neeraj Chopra had won Indian athletics' maiden gold in the Tokyo Olympics last year

Dynamite News

World Athletics C'ship: Neeraj Chopra grabs silver with 88.13m throw in fourth attempt

Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, on Sunday, clinched the silver medal in the men's javelin throw final at the prestigious World Athletics Championships in Eugene. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Neeraj Chopra wins silver at World Athletics Championships, scripts history again

Neeraj Chopra produced a best throw of 88.13m to finish second after Anderson Peters of Grenada

ABC News

Australia's Peter Bol finishes seventh in men's 800m final at World Athletics Championships

Australia's Peter Bol has finished his campaign at the World Athletics Championships with a seventh placing in the final of the 800m in Oregon.

WEKU

For the fourth time in 13 months, Sydney McLaughlin sets a world record

She ran the 400-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in 50.68 seconds, shattering her old mark by 0.73 seconds.

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