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Athletics-Peerless Kipyegon eases into women’s 1,500m semis
By Mitch Phillips EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) - Kenya's Faith Kipyegon, winner of the last two Olympic 1,500m titles, looked in great shape to bid for her first world title as she cruised through the first...
Jul 15, 2022
Athletics-Olympic champion El Bakkali gets speedy start to world steeplechase bid
By Amy Tennery EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) - Morocco's Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali got his bid for a first world title off to a strong start on Friday by producing the fastest time of the 3,000 me...
Jul 15, 2022
Athletics-Jamaica’s Thompson-Herah gunning for elusive world gold
By Nathan Frandino EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) - Five-times Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah said on Friday she will not be satisfied until she can add an elusive individual World Championship ...
Jul 15, 2022
Golf-No trophies for Woods and Mickelson after missing Open cut
By Steve Keating ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, who between them have won 21 majors, including four Claret Jugs, will not be adding to their trophy haul after two of ...
Jul 15, 2022
Athletics-Peru’s Garcia Leon wins first gold of worlds in 20km race walk
By Amy Tennery EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) - Peruvian Kimberly Garcia Leon won the first gold medal of the World Championships on Friday in the 20 kilometres race walk in a time of 1:26:58, with Poland's K...
Jul 15, 2022
Golf-Picture perfect Open so far for Smith
By Steve Keating ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - To hear Cameron Smith you would think he was in Scotland for a holiday with his mates rather than the golfer sitting atop the 150th British Open leade...
Jul 15, 2022
Athletics-U.S. into mixed relay final to set up golden farewell for Felix
By Mitch Phillips EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - The sparse crowd on the opening morning of the World Athletics Championships were given something to cheer on Friday as the United States won their heat in...
Jul 15, 2022
Olympics-Thorpe gets his due 110 years after double gold at Stockholm Games
(Fixes grammar in first par) (Reuters) - Jim Thorpe will now go down as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Games, 110 years after the American was stripped of his me...
Jul 15, 2022
Athletics-Polish hammer rivals Fajdek, Nowicki advance as worlds get subdued start
By Amy Tennery EUGENE, Ore. (Reuters) - Poland's Pawel Fajdek began his bid for a fifth straight world title in the men's hammer throw with a 80.09-metre effort in qualification on the opening day of ...
Jul 15, 2022
Athletics-Tamberi through to high jump final after mighty scare
By Mitch Phillips EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Italy's joint Olympic champion Gianmarco Tamberi advanced to the high jump final at the World Athletics Championships on Friday but only after twice flirti...
Jul 15, 2022
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