World Athletics Championships
Biennial international athletics competition
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The World Athletics Championships, known as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics until 2019, are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics, formerly International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Alongside Olympic Games, they represent the highest level championships of senior international outdoor athletics competition for track and field athletics globally, including marathon running and race walking. Separate World Championships are held by World Athletics for certain other outdoor events, including cross-country running and half-marathon, as well as indoor and age-group championships.
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Attacks over gender make gold sweeter - Khelif Imane Khelif wins Olympics women's boxing gold a year after being disqualified from the World Championships for reportedly failing a gender eligibility test.BBC Sport - Published | |
Khelif wins gold amid gender eligibility rowImane Khelif wins Olympics women's boxing gold a year after being disqualified from the World Championships for reportedly failing a gender eligibility test.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Who's the fastest? Don't tell me - just show me'US sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson watches back her gold medal-winning run at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | |
More than 250 abusive social media posts sent in WorldsMore than 250 abusive social media posts were sent to athletes during this summer's World Athletics Championships in Budapest, according to a study.BBC Sport - Published | |
Technical director Maguire leaves UK AthleticsUK Athletics technical director Stephen Maguire leaves with immediate effect despite a joint-best medal haul at August's World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published | |
GB win five golds on first day of World rowing finalsGreat Britain's rowers win five gold medals at the World Championships on the first day of the finals in the Olympic and Paralympic boat classes.BBC Sport - Published | |
'We looked at driving back' - GB athletes stuck in BudapestFollowing a record-equalling World Athletics Championships, a buoyant British team considered driving back from Budapest after being stranded by flight cancellations.BBC Sport - Published | |
Chopra wins javelin for India's first ever world athletics goldNeeraj Chopra secures India's first ever gold medal in the World Athletic Championships with javelin victory while Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem takes home silver.BBC Sport - Published | |
GB win bronze as USA as dominate men's 4x400mGreat Britain's men's 4x400 relay team take bronze as the United States dominate the final at World Athletic Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | |
GB's Hodgkinson wins 800m silver as Moraa takes goldGreat Britain's Keely Hodgkinson wins her second consecutive silver medal in the 800m at the World Athletics Championships as Kenya's Mary Moraa takes gold.BBC Sport - Published | |
Hodgkinson takes Worlds silver in thrilling 800mKeely Hodgkinson is forced to settle for silver as Kenya's Mary Moraa triumphs in a thrilling 800m final at the World Championships.BBC Sport - Published | |
Ingebrigtsen wins gold in 5,000m thrillerNorway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen retains his 5,000m world title in a thrilling finish at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published | |
Watch: World Athletics Championships - men's marathonFollow live coverage of the men's marathon on the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | GB take sprint relay bronze as USA triumphWatch highlights as Great Britain's women win 4x100m relay bronze behind winners the United States at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published |
'A friend wrote a song about me winning a medal' - Pattinson's delight at bronzeGreat Britain's 800m bronze medallist Ben Pattison says one of his friends wrote a song predicting he would bring home a medal from the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published | On the line! GB reach 4x400m final by slimmest of marginsWatch as Alex Haydock-Wilson hangs on to third place for Great Britain in their 4x400m relay semi-final, qualifying automatically for the final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
Kerr rewatches 1500m goldBritain's Josh Kerr rewatches his gold medal victory in the 1500m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, alongside Steve Cram and Jake Wightman.BBC Sport - Published | 'Lyles thrives under pressure of bold statements'In his BBC Sport column, Michael Johnson discusses Noah Lyles' ability to thrive under pressure after his World Championships sprint double.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch: World Athletics Championships - eight gold medals to be won on day eightFollow live coverage from day eight of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Lyles wins 200m final as Hughes finishes fourthWatch as Noah Lyles completes the sprint double by adding the 200m title to his 100m crown, winning the final in 19.52 seconds at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published |
Jackson runs second-fastest 200m in history to win goldWatch as Jamaica's Shericka Jackson runs a championship record of 21.41 seconds - the second fastest time in history - to win gold in the 200m final at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published | GB's duo Hodgkinson & Reekie cruise to 800m finalWatch as Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson and Jemma Reekie reach the 800m final after winning their semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published |
GB qualify for women's 4x100m relay finalWatch as Great Britain women's 4x100m relay team featuring Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Bianca Williams and Annie Tagoe reach the final at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published | GB reach men's 4x100m finalWatch as Great Britain men's 4x100m relay team featuring Jeremiah Azu, Adam Gemili, Jona Efoloko and Eugene Amo-Dadzie qualify for the final at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published |
McLeod's long jump goes spectacularly wrongJamaica's Carey McLeod flies through the air Superman-style after slipping during his run-up in the men's long jump final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Ramos does somersault during javelin throwWatch Portugal's Leandro Ramos end his javelin run-up with a somersault at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
'I had glass in my eye' - Jamaica's Hudson after buggy crashJamaica's Andrew Hudson is left with shards of glass in his eye after two buggies transporting athletes crashed at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published | GB's Hudson-Smith takes silver as Watson wins world titleWatch Jamaica's Antonio Watson finish strong to win gold in the men's 400 metres at the World Athletics Championships, with Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith finishing second.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch: Buggy carrying athletes to stadium crashesWatch the moment two buggies - one carrying some of the 200m semi-finalists collide - in an accident on the way to the stadium at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Surprise! Race walkers get engaged at finish lineWatch as Hana Burzalova and her team-mate Dominik Cerny get engaged as she crosses the finish line of the women's 35k race walk at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch: World Athletics Championships Budapest - day six with seven golds to be wonFollow live coverage from day six of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with Wayde Van Niekerk in the Men's 400m final and Femke Bol in the Womenβs 400m hurdles final.BBC Sport - Published | 'Beautiful' - pole vaulters choose to share goldKatie Moon and Nina Kennedy decide to share their pole vault gold medal in a touching moment at the World Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch: BBC studio react to Briton Kerr's 1500m goldWatch the BBC studio reaction from former athletes Dame Denise Lewis and Michael Johnson as Great Britain's Josh Kerr wins gold in the men's 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships 2023.BBC Sport - Published | 'It's been a long time coming!' - Emotional Kerr reacts to 1500m goldGreat Britain's Josh Kerr says he "couldn't be prouder" as he wins gold in the men's 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships 2023.BBC Sport - Published |
GB's Kerr stuns Ingebrigtsen to take world 1500m goldBritain's Josh Kerr stuns Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win 1500m gold at the World Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Impressive Hughes through to 200m semi-finalsGreat Britain's Zharnel Hughes wins his men's 200m heat in 19.99 seconds to progress to the semi-finals at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.BBC Sport - Published |
GB's Asher-Smith, Neita and Williams into 200m semisGreat Britain's Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita and Bianca Williams qualify for the women's 200m semi-finals at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.BBC Sport - Published | Can Hudson-Smith break 44 seconds and win gold? Johnson analysisMichael Johnson analyses Matthew Hudson-Smith's record-breaking 400m semi-final run and assesses whether he can go even quicker in the World Athletics Championships final.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch Tamberi's antics on way to entertaining high jump goldWatch the fun scenes as Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi entertains on his way to gold in the high jump final at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published | Watch: World Athletics day five - Hodgkinson, Asher-Smith & HughesFollow live coverage from day five of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with Britain's Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Zharnel Hughes in action.BBC Sport - Published |
'Best in the world!' Kipyegon wins 1500m gold as Muir finishes sixWatch as World record holder Faith Kipyegon wins gold in the 1500m as British trio Laura Muir, Katie Snowden and Melissa Courtney-Bryant come sixth, eighth and 12th at the World Athletics..BBC Sport - Published | 'The favourite has gone!' Olympic champion Gardiner pulls up in 400m semi-finalWatch as reigning Olympic champion and gold medal favourite Steven Gardiner picks up an injury during his 400m semi-final at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published |
Muir sixth in 1500m as Kipyegon dominatesBritain's Laura Muir finishes sixth at the World Championships in Budapest as Faith Kipyegon wins her third title.BBC Sport - Published | Hudson-Smith sets European record on way to 400m finalWatch as Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith breaks the British and European records with a with time of 44.26 seconds to win his semi-final at the at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published |
Johnson-Thompson rewatches heptathlon goldKatarina Johnson-Thompson watches back the 800m run which meant she clinched gold in the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published | |
