World Athletics Championships 2023

World Athletics Championships: Ofili & Akintola qualify for women’s & men’s 200m semis

Team Nigeria continued their outing at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Wednesday with Favour Ofili and Alaba Akintola participating in the 200m Heat for women and men respectively. Ofili advanced into the semi-final after running one of the fastest times outside the top-3 positions in each Heat. She completed the 200m race in 22.66 seconds while African 200m women's champion, Gina Bass of...

World Athletics Championships: Amusan through to women’s 100m hurdles final

by Taiye Taiwo

23 August 2023

Tobi Amusan went a step closer to defending her world title by qualifying for the women's 100m hurdles final at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest. Amusan shoved off her slow start to edge Jamaica's Ackera Nugent and lead the second semi-final race with a time of 12.56 seconds, four seconds ahead of Nugent. Wednesday's result saw a decline in Amusan's pace after she clocked...

World Athletics Championships: Morocco’s El Bakkali delighted with title defence

by Ibikunle Salako

23 August 2023

Reigning Olympic champion and two-time gold medallist in the World Athletics Championships, Soufiane El Bakkali, expressed his profound delight at winning yet another gold medal and revealed he has always "dreamt of moments like this". The 27-year-old claimed his second consecutive world championship title in the men's 3,000-metre steeplechase on Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary, to defend the title he won in 2022 in Eugene. "Thankfully I'm...

World Athletics championships: Amusan breezes into women’s 100m hurdles semis

by Taiye Taiwo

22 August 2023

World record holder, Tobi Amusan won Heat 5 of the Women's 100m hurdles to qualify for the semi-final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Amusan returned to action for the first time on Tuesday since her provisional suspension by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) and she dominated her heat in style. She saw off competition from Jamaica's Megan Tapper by clocking 12.48 seconds while...

World Athletics Championships: Botswana’s Tebogo explains social media decision that aided his 100m success

by Taiye Taiwo

22 August 2023

100m silver medallist, Letsile Tebogo said his decision to quit social media helped him to make history as the first Botswana athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. Tebogo put in a strong performance in the men's 100m final in Budapest on Sunday, to finish second with a national record of 9.88 seconds behind USA's Noah Leyles. The 20-year-old, who holds the African...

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World Athletics Championships: Ofili & Akintola qualify for women’s & men’s 200m semis

World Athletics Championships: Amusan through to women’s 100m hurdles final

World Athletics Championships: Morocco’s El Bakkali delighted with title defence

World Athletics championships: Amusan breezes into women’s 100m hurdles semis

World Athletics Championships: Botswana’s Tebogo explains social media decision that aided his 100m success

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