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☆ Our top photos from the World Athletics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[3/36]Alexis Holmes of the U.S. crosses the line to win the final as Netherlands' Femke Bol falls during the 4x400m relay mixed. REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierBUDAPEST, Hungary

Persons: Alexis Holmes, Femke Bol, Sarah Meyssonnier Organizations: REUTERS Locations: U.S, Netherlands, Sarah Meyssonnier BUDAPEST, Hungary

☆ American Richardson claims world gold in women's 100m
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's 100m Final - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 21, 2023 Sha'carri Richardson of the U.S. celebrates after winning the women's 100m final REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Aug 21 (Reuters) - United States sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson finally delivered on three years of promise when she overcame the challenge of being stuck out in lane nine by delivering a late surge to win world 100 metres gold on Monday. Richardson clocked 10.65 seconds after catching Jamaica's Shericka Jackson, who took silver in 10.72. Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who was seeking a remarkable sixth world 100m title at the age of 36 after an injury-hit season, had to settle for bronze in 10.77. Jackson, in lane four, had opened a clear gap and was still ahead at 80 metres before Richardson swept through and raised her arm in triumph. Richardson is the first U.S. winner of the women's 100 since the triumph in 2017 of Tori Bowie , who died this year aged 32.

Persons: Sha'carri Richardson, Sarah Meyssonnier, Sha'Carri Richardson, Richardson, Jamaica's Shericka Jackson, Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Jackson, Tori Bowie, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris Organizations: National Athletics Centre, Rights, United, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, United States, Eugene, Jackson

☆ Richardson scrapes into 100m final after shocking start in semi
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jackson was clear and eased at the end, allowing Ta Lou to exactly match her 10.79 finishing time, even to the thousandth of a second. A desperate Richardson had to strain every sinew to claim third in 10.84 – which proved good enough to send her through as one of the two fastest losers. She recovered from a sluggish start to drive home, with American Tamari Davis going through alongside with 10.98. Julien Alfred of St Lucia had a scare, being given a warning card after moving in the blocks in the third heat. She then had a terrible start in the restarted race but finished well to win in 10.92.

Persons: Jamaica's Shericka Jackson, Cote D'Ivoire's Marie, Josee Ta Lou, Sha'carri Richardson, Sha'Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Marie, American Richardson, Jamaican Jackson, Ta Lou, Jackson, Richardson, Jamaica's Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, American Tamari Davis, Julien Alfred of St Lucia, Dina Asher, Smith, Poland's Ewa Swodoba, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris Organizations: Athletics Centre, Cote D'Ivoire's, American, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, BUDAPEST, American, Jamaican

☆ American Holloway wins third straight world 110m hurdles title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Men's 110m Hurdles Semi Finals - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 21, 2023 Grant Holloway of the U.S. in action during heat 2 REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Aug 21 (Reuters) - American Grant Holloway raced to his third consecutive World Athletics Championships 110 metres hurdles gold medal in dominant fashion on Monday. Holloway held up three fingers after crossing the finish line, hollering "One-two-three!" to the delighted crowd at the National Athletics Centre. Hansle Parchment of Jamaica closed well to take the silver in 13.07, while Daniel Roberts of the United States crossed in 13.09 for bronze. The biggest thing is I come out there and I know what I'm going to run before I'm on track."

Persons: Grant Holloway, Bernadett Szabo, Holloway, I'm, Daniel Roberts, Roberts, Rasheed Broadbell, Lori Ewing, Ken Ferris Organizations: Athletics Centre, Rights, National Athletics Centre, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Doha, Eugene, Jamaica, United States, Paris

☆ Triple jumper Zango soars to Burkina Faso's first-ever world gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BUDAPEST, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango soared to victory in the men's triple jump for the country's first-ever World Athletics Championships gold on Monday, while 18-year-old title favourite Jaydon Hibbert of Jamaica pulled out injured. 2 in the world, jumped 17.64 metres on his fifth of six attempts to overtake Cuba's Lazaro Martinez, who won silver with 17.41 after fouling on three of his attempts. The 30-year-old Zango won his country's first Olympic medal with bronze in Tokyo. He was the silver medallist at the 2022 worlds and third in 2019. Hibbert, who has the best jump in the world this season - 17.87 - ran through the pit on his first attempt and clutched his hamstring.

Persons: Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango, Jaydon Hibbert, Jamaica, Zango, Cuba's Lazaro Martinez, Martinez, Cristian Napoles, Hibbert, Lori Ewing, Ken Ferris Organizations: Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Tokyo

☆ Double delight for Spain as Perez wins women's 20km race walk
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Defending champion Kimberly Garcia Leon of Peru led a breakaway group that at the halfway mark included Perez, Montag, Olympic champion Palmisano and Yang Jiayu of China, the 2017 winner and current world record holder. The 27-year-old finished 25 seconds ahead of Montag and became the first Spanish woman to win the event at the world championships. "I cannot even put into words how important it was to me to win this gold," Perez, the 35km world record holder, said. Perez was disqualified from the 20km walk at last year's worlds as well as the 2022 European Championships, and finished fourth at the Tokyo Games. The men's and women's 35km race walk will take place on Thursday.

Persons: Maria Perez, Australia's Jemima Montag, Antonella Palmisano, Kimberly Garcia Leon of, Perez, Montag, Palmisano, Yang Jiayu, Alvaro Martin, cramp, Garcia Leon, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Budapest, Tokyo Games, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Spanish, Italy, Kimberly Garcia Leon of Peru, China, Eugene , Oregon, Hyderabad

☆ American Lyles delivers with 100m world gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Fourth-placed Oblique Seville of Jamaica was three thousandths of a second off the podium as all three men clocked 9.88. Tebogo, 20, is the first African to win a world 100m medal, while Hughes, the fastest in the world coming into the championships with 9.83, is the first Briton on the men's 100m podium since Darren Campbell took bronze 20 years ago. "I needed to make sure that I was accelerating and when I was at 60 metres I took the lead," Lyles said. The two-times world champion in the 200m will now go for the sprint double, last achieved by Usain Bolt in 2015, before hoping to sign off with a win in the sprint relay. Defending 100m world champion Fred Kerley of the U.S. failed to qualify for the final after running 10.02 in the semis.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Marton Monus, Hughes, Kerley, Briton Zharnel Hughes, Christian Coleman, Darren Campbell, Lyles, COVID, Usain Bolt, I's, Fred Kerley, Mitch Phillips, Toby Davis, Pritha Organizations: National Athletics Centre, Briton, Tokyo Olympics, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, U.S, BUDAPEST, Botswana, Seville, Jamaica, United States

☆ Noah Lyles: American sprinter Noah Lyles wins 100m at 2023 World Athletics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —American sprinter Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday. The 26-year-old Lyles finished the event in 9.83 seconds to secure victory and record the joint fastest time of this year. Lyles said he “expected” to win the event despite no one else believing he could. Lyles, who is already a two-time 200m world champion, will go for a three-peat in the event later this week. At last year’s world championships in Eugene, Oregon, Lyles smashed the American 200m record previously set by Michael Johnson 26 years beforehand and became the third fastest man over the distance after clocking in at 19.31 seconds.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Lyles, ”, ” Lyles, “, Letsile Tebogo, Zharnel Hughes, Marcell Jacobs, Michael Johnson Organizations: CNN, NBC Sports, Briton Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Botswana, Eugene , Oregon

☆ Spain's Perez wins women's 20km race walk at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's 20 km Race Walk - Budapest, Hungary - August 20, 2023 Spain's Maria Perez celebrates after winning the gold medal in women's 20 km race walk REUTERS/Marton Monus Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Maria Perez completed a Spanish double in the 20 kilometres race walk at the World Athletics Championships after comfortably beating Australia's Jemima Montag to win the women's event on Sunday, with Antonella Palmisano of Italy taking bronze. Like compatriot Alvaro Martin in the men's event on the opening day of the championships on Saturday, Perez pulled away from the chasing pack with around 5km remaining and crossed the finish line in one hour, 26 minutes and 51 seconds. The 27-year-old clinched her first world title after finishing 25 seconds ahead of Montag, with Olympic champion Palmisano third in 1:27:26. Defending champion Kimberly Garcia Leon of Peru finished a further sixth seconds adrift of Palmisano in fourth place. Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Spain's Maria Perez, Marton Monus, Maria Perez, Australia's Jemima Montag, Antonella Palmisano, Alvaro Martin, Perez, Montag, Kimberly Garcia Leon, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Rights, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Spanish, Italy, Peru, Hyderabad

☆ First event of World Athletics Championships delayed by thunderstorm
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Athletics - World Athletics Championship - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 19, 2023 General view of rain before the start REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A thunderstorm pushed back the start of the men's 20-kilometre race walk, the first event of the World Athletics Championships, by two hours on Saturday. Athletes were minutes from starting when officials announced the delay. The start of the morning session inside the stadium, which was scheduled to start with the men's shot put qualifying, was also delayed by an hour due to the adverse weather. The evening session of the opening day includes finals in the men's shot put, women's 10,000 metres and the mixed 4x400 relay. Reporting by Lori Ewing; Editing by Toby Chopra, Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kai Pfaffenbach, Lori Ewing, Toby Chopra, Peter Rutherford Organizations: National Athletics Centre, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary

☆ U.S. win mixed relay with world record as Bol falls
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Athletics - World Athletics Championship - 4x400m Relay Mixed - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 19, 2023 Alexis Holmes of the U.S. crosses the line to win the final as Netherlands' Femke Bol falls REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The United States won a dramatic World Championship gold with a world record in the mixed 4x400 metres relay on Saturday as Femke Bol fell five metres from the line just as it looked as if she was going to bring the Netherlands home for gold. The winning time of 3:08.80 broke the Americans' own world record set in the first running of the event in 2019. By the time Bol got the baton for the last leg it looked a foregone conclusion as the 400 hurdles specialist and indoor 400m world record holder has been in stunning form in recent weeks. "I don't know what happened, I cramped towards the finish line, I was pushing, pushing, pushing," Bol said. "It was definitely tough to run against Femke Bol.

Persons: Alexis Holmes, Femke Bol, Sarah Meyssonnier, Bol, Gabby Thomas, Matthew Boling, Ryan Willie, Lieke Klaver, Holmes, Sifan Hassan, Mitch Phillips, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: National Athletics Centre, Rights, United States, Britain, U.S, Eugene, Femke, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, U.S, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Tokyo

☆ American Crouser storms to another shot gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Men's shot put - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 19, 2023 Ryan Crouser of the U.S. in action during the final REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Remarkable American Ryan Crouser continued his red-hot streak when he twice broke his own championship record and signed off with a huge 23.51 metres to win world championship shot put gold for the second time in a row on Saturday. The double Olympic champion smashed his own world record in May with 23.56m and cranked out four efforts beyond 22 metres on Saturday, the enormous last one - the second-best throw in history - coming with the gold already secure. Leonardo Fabbri took a surprise silver for Italy with a personal best 22.34 – the first time he has gone beyond 22 metres. American former champion Joe Kovacs won bronze with 22.12. Reporting by Mitch Phillips, Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ryan Crouser, Kai Pfaffenbach, Leonardo Fabbri, Joe Kovacs, Mitch Phillips, Hugh Lawson Organizations: National Athletics Centre, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Italy, American

☆ Thomas and the U.S. seek golden start at worlds via mixed relay
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I think it's a really important event because it's a challenge,” she told reporters on Friday a day before the mixed final concludes the opening day’s action on Saturday. “It's a way to work with other team mates that typically you don't get a chance to work with. "The nature of the event is really exciting because you have new goals - we're eyeing a world record - and that's a great new challenge. “But, given that you only have two athletes of each gender, it provides a really, really exciting competition for everyone to watch. So we're definitely prepared for that, we're ready to fight for that win and I think that's really exciting."

Persons: Gabby Tnomas, Gabrielle Thomas, Kirby Lee, Gabby Thomas, Thomas, ”, “, we're, ” Thomas, Usain Bolt, Everyone's, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris Organizations: US Olympic, Hayward, USA, Rights, –, U.S, Thomson Locations: Eugene, USA, United States, Budapest, Tokyo, men's, U.S, Austin

☆ Coe says sports must take responsibility for adapting to climate change
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly 80% of athletes surveyed by World Athletics said they are seriously concerned about the climate crisis, and some 75% said their competition or training has already been affected, Coe said on the eve of the world championships. "I genuinely don't think governments are going to meet any of the targets that are being identified. And this is very much a personal view, I'm not speaking on behalf of World Athletics. "The temperature started out mid-30s, by the time I left those championships it had got to 44 - and that's the relatively equable climate of Oregon," Coe said. The welfare of the athletes for me always needs to be primary," Coe said.

Persons: Sebastian Coe, Coe, " Coe, we've, Lori Ewing, Ken Ferris Organizations: World Athletics, Olympic, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Europe, Asia, Tokyo, Sapporo, Doha, Eugene , Oregon, Oregon

☆ FIDE bans transgender women from competing in women’s chess events pending ‘further analysis’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In a meeting earlier this month, FIDE’s council approved the updated policy which will come into effect on August 21. The policy says that once a player informs FIDE they are changing their gender from male to female, they will be banned from competing in official women’s events. This is so insulting to cis women, to trans women, and to the game itself,” it wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “So FIDE just published (yesterday) a list of anti-trans regulations, like it was ‘the biggest threat of women in chess’. WA said the exclusion would apply to “male-to-female transgender athletes.”Advocates of banning transgender women from women’s sport have argued that transgender women have a physical advantage over cisgender women in sports.

Persons: Federation –, –, ” “, Yosha Iglesias, “, ” Iglesias, FIDE’s Organizations: CNN, Federation, FIDE, Center for Transgender Equality, Cup, FINA, Athletics, WA, Sports Medicine

☆ Coe re-elected President of World Athletics for third time
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Athletics - Press conference for World Athletics Council election - Hungexpo Congress Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 17, 2023 Sebastian Coe during a press conference after his re-election as World Athletics president REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 17 (Reuters) - Sebastian Coe was re-elected president of World Athletics for a third term, the governing body said in a statement after its 54th Congress in Budapest on Thursday. Raul Chapado, Adille Sumariwalla and Jackson Tuwei were elected vice-presidents, alongside Colombia's Ximena Restrepo, who was re-elected. The global body added that it had met its minimum gender target set out in 2016 of having 13 members of each gender elected to the World Athletics Council four years early. "But the job is not done yet and we need to keep pushing for gender parity throughout our representative bodies." World Athletics has until its 2027 Congress to meet the remaining requirement from its 2016 reform plan of having two vice presidents of each gender.

Persons: Sebastian Coe, Bernadett Szabo, Raul Chapado, Adille Sumariwalla, Jackson Tuwei, Colombia's Ximena Restrepo, Coe, Simon Jennings, Christina Fincher Organizations: Press, World Athletics, Athletics, REUTERS, World Athletics Council, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Bengaluru

☆ Fast times, big crowds as worlds return to Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Hungary itself has a woeful world championship record, having never won a gold medal. However, World Athletics says ticket sales have been "strong" and the purpose-built 30,000-capacity stadium, which boasts the same bouncy Mondo track that contributed to so many fast times in Tokyo. Still only 29, she is appearing in her sixth world championships seeking a third gold to add to two Olympic 1,500 metres titles. Norwegian duo Jakob Ingebrigtsen (1,500m) and Karsten Warholm (400m hurdles) are among the big names expected to triumph in the longer distances. With sprinters Marlies Goehr and Marita Koch - whose 1985 400m world record of 47.60 remains much quicker than any current athlete - leading the way, the original "state-sponsored" doping regime of East Germany topped the table with 10 golds.

Persons: Sha'Carri Richardson, Aleksandra Szmigiel, Sebastian Coe, Faith Kipyegon, Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Briton Zharnel Hughes, Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala, Fred Kerly, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Karsten Warholm, Ryan Couser, Tobi Amusan, Coe, Marita Koch, Mitch Phillips, Ed Osmond Organizations: Diamond League, Doha, Paris Olympics, Athletics, WA, Kenyan, Eugene, Marathon, Marlies Goehr, Thomson Locations: Silesia, Silesian, Poland, Budapest, Eugene, United States, Hungary, Tokyo, Jamaica, U.S, Norwegian, East Germany

☆ American Norman will not defend 400m world title in Budapest
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Norman produced a memorable performance to triumph in Eugene last year after a succession of career disappointments, including a shock fifth-place finish in the Tokyo Olympic final. "Unfortunately I will not be defending my title at the 2023 World champs," Norman said in an Instagram post. Norman had scarcely competed this year and withdrew from the LA Grand Prix in May after finishing eighth in the 200m at the Doha Diamond League meet. McLaughlin-Levrone, who broke her own world record to win the 400m hurdles last year, had been expected to compete in the flat event. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Michael Norman, Aleksandra Szmigiel, Norman, Eugene, I’ve, Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, McLaughlin, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris Organizations: Hayward Field, Tokyo Olympic, LA, Prix, Doha Diamond League, Thomson Locations: Eugene , Oregon, U.S, Budapest, New York

☆ Two years after Olympic defection, Belarusian sprinter cleared to race for Poland
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who left the Olympic Games in Tokyo and seeks asylum in Poland, attends a news conference in Warsaw, Poland August 5, 2021. Maciek Jazwiecki/Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS/File PhotoGENEVA, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian sprinter who defected at the Tokyo Olympics two years ago, has been cleared by World Athletics to compete for Poland after it waived the normal three-year waiting period for nationality changes. She defected to Poland, saying she feared for her safety if she returned to Belarus. A letter by the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel seen by Reuters on Monday said that Tsimanouskaya could represent Poland starting Aug. 6, 2023. World Athletics referred questions to the Polish Athletic Association (PZLA), saying it was a confidential application process.

Persons: Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, Maciek, Tsimanouskaya, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Olympic, Gazeta, REUTERS, Tokyo Olympics, World Athletics, Olympics, Reuters, Olympic Games, Polish Athletic Association, Paris Games, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Poland, Warsaw, Belarusian, Belarus, BLR, Budapest, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ UK rowing body bans transgender women from competing in women’s events
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Transgender women will not be allowed to compete in the women’s category of British Rowing events, the sport’s UK governing body has announced ahead of a change in policy due to come in later this year. Only athletes “assigned female at birth” will be allowed to compete in the women’s category in competitions under its jurisdiction, or be selected to represent Great Britain or England at international events, British Rowing said in a media release published Thursday. Meanwhile, any athletes are eligible to compete in an “Open” category, while competitions can stage “Mixed” events at any level of competition, providing 50% of crew are eligible to compete as women, British Rowing added. The policy includes athletes who compete in rowing and para-rowing, and applies at all levels including the Olympics and Paralympics, British Rowing added. “While elite sport often dominates these discussions, it only makes up a tiny proportion of all sport played in the UK.

Persons: “, Liz Ward, ” Organizations: London CNN —, British Rowing, Olympics, Rowing, British Cycling, Swimming Federation, FINA, Athletics, WA Locations: British, Great Britain, England

CNN —A Somali sports official was suspended for nepotism on Wednesday after a viral video showed an apparent novice runner skipping across the finish line in last place at an international competition. The video, which circulated widely on Wednesday, showed Nasro Abukar Ali competing in the third heat of the first round of the women’s 100-meter race at the International University Sports Federation’s (FISU) Summer World University Games in China. She finished in 21.81 seconds – more than 8 seconds slower than the second-last runner, and more than 10 seconds behind the winner of the heat. “What happened today was not representative of the Somali people,” he said in Somali, Forbes reported. The Summer World University Games are ongoing in Chengdu, southwestern China.

Persons: Nasro Abukar Ali, Ali, sluggishly, “, disheartening, “ It’s, Khadijo Aden Dahir, Dahir, Sports Mohamed Barre Mohamud, Forbes, Mohamud, ” Organizations: CNN, International University Sports Federation’s, Games, Twitter, Ministry of Youth, Sports, Somali Athletics Federation, Somali National Olympic, Youth, Association of Somalia Universities, Somali University Sports Association, Athletics Federation of, ” CNN, East African country’s Sports Ministry, Somali National Olympic Committee, World Athletics, World Locations: China, Somalia, Somali, Athletics Federation of Somalia, Chengdu

☆ Berry suspended for second time for anti-doping violation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 2 (Reuters) - American hammer thrower Gwendolyn Berry, a two-time Olympian and a Pan Am Games gold medallist, has been given a 16-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Wednesday. It is the second doping ban within a 10-year period for Berry, who was a member of the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Olympic teams. Berry’s violation resulted from her use of a topical medication containing the diuretic and masking agent spironolactone for which she had a prescription. However, Berry failed to obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption for the medication. Berry's 16-month ban was backdated to April 28, the date her provisional suspension was imposed, ruling her out of this month's world athletics championships in Budapest.

Persons: Gwendolyn Berry, Berry, Steve Keating, Clare Fallon Organizations: Pan Am Games, United, United States Anti, Doping Agency, Olympic, Pan Am, U.S ., Thomson Locations: American, United States, Budapest, Lima, Toronto

☆ Paris 2024: The war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending. That leaves a dark cloud over the Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Kharlan’s disqualification threw into sharp relief the political and organizational jeopardy that France and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is facing ahead of the Games. So far, no decision has been taken on Russian and Belarusian athletes’ participation at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The opening ceremony is already uniquely French in nature with the Games set to be centered around the Seine, the river running through the city. Organizers also say that the Paris Games “finance themselves,” claiming that 96% of the budget comes from private investment. Next year’s Olympic Games are set to start on July 26 and run until August 11.

Persons: Olga Kharlan, Anna Smirnova, Kharlan’s, Thomas Bach, Russia’s, Smirnova, Russian Anna Smirnova, Ukraine's Olga Kharlan, Tibor Illyes, ” Bach, “, ” Edwin Moses, Nawal El Moutawakel, CNN’s Amanda Davies, Jimmy Carter, ”, Moses, AP El, Emmanuel Macron, Geoffroy Van Der, Tony Estanguet, CNN’s Melissa Bell, “ It’s, Denis the, aren’t, Jimmy Gressier, Tullio M, Estanguet, Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, ” Fraser, Fabrice Coffrini, Katie Ledecky, Ariarne Titmus, Summer McIntosh Organizations: CNN, International Olympic Committee, IOC, Belarusian Olympic, Olympic, US Olympic, USA, US State Department, United, AP, AP El Moutawakel, Games, Eastern Bloc, Getty, Paris, FIFA, Stade de France, UEFA, League, Stade de France –, de Police, BFMTV, RMC Sport, CNN Sport, Paris Games, Paralympic, Paralympic Games Locations: Paris, Ukrainian, France, Ukraine, Belarusian, Russia, Milan, Russian, Soviet, Afghanistan, Morocco, United States, Soviet Union, Los Angeles , California, –, Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt, AFP, Saint, Puglia, Lausanne, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Seine

☆ Olympic medal-winning pole vaulter Braz provisionally suspended - AIU
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

July 28 (Reuters) - Rio Olympics pole vaulting gold medallist Thiago Braz has been provisionally suspended after he returned a positive test for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday. The Brazilian has been temporarily suspended for the presence/use of Ostarine Glucuronide/Ostarine, the AIU said. The 29-year-old will remain suspended from any competition or activity in athletics until a final decision at a hearing conducted under the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules or the Integrity Code of Conduct will take place. Braz won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics and bronze five years later at the delayed Tokyo Games. Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Thiago Braz, Braz, Anita Kobylinska, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Athletics Integrity Unit, Tokyo Games, Thomson Locations: Rio, Gdansk

☆ Meet a lawyer who turned a pandemic-era freelance gig into his full-time work, travels the world, and has already made more than $100,000 this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Derrick Morgan Jr. turned his freelance work while working at a law firm into a full-time gig. Morgan lands freelance work through the freelance-site Fiverr, where his starting price for different trademark services vary. Additionally, he has his own full-service law firm, but didn't disclose how much money he makes from this to Insider. He actually got started in trademark-attorney work during the pandemic while working for a law firm. "I would take three international trips a year just because I had the flexibility with my law firm," he said.

Persons: Derrick Morgan Jr, he's, Morgan, I've, —, Fiverr, Selina Organizations: Service, — Locations: Wall, Silicon, Europe, Hungary, Croatia, Monaco, Italy, Iceland, Mexico City, Chicago, Asia, Fiverr

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