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A Toyota logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. Toyota, which restarted operations at its Japanese assembly plants on Wednesday, has seen production recovering this year. The company said its global sales had risen 8% in July from the same month a year earlier to a record 859,506 vehicles. It also reported a 15% increase in global production in that month. Toyota's global production is likely to reach around 10.2 million vehicles this year, topping 10 million for the first time, Nikkei reported late on Wednesday.

Persons: David, Dee, Delgado, Maki Shiraki, Daniel Leussink, David Dolan, Christopher Cushing, David Holmes Organizations: New York, REUTERS, Rights, Toyota Motor Corp, Toyota, Lexus, Nikkei, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Japan, China, United States, Europe

☆ Simmons wants to play for Australia at Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - All Star forward Ben Simmons says he wants to play for Australia at the Paris Olympics next year, ending a decade-long absence from the Boomers team. "To me, I'm going to play when I'm ready. Melbourne-born Simmons said he had not yet informed Basketball Australia of his intentions and fans Down Under might be forgiven for not getting too excited. The three-times NBA All Star has frequently committed to playing for the land of his birth at the Olympics and World Cups over the last nine years only to later withdraw. Australia, bronze medallists at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, will qualify for the Paris Olympics if they achieve a better finish than New Zealand at the ongoing World Cup in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.

Persons: Ben Simmons, JaKarr Sampson, Mike DiNovo, hasn't, I've, Simmons, Nick Mulvenney, Robert Birsel Organizations: Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls, United Center, Rights, Australia, Paris Olympics, Boomers, Brooklyn Nets, NBA, Olympic, Basketball Australia, Star, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Chicago , IL, USA, Melbourne, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia

☆ Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. Gymnastics title a full decade after her first
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ezra Shaw | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesA decade later, Simone Biles is still on top. The gymnastics star won her record eighth U.S. Championship on Sunday night, 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport as a teenage prodigy. Biles is all but assured of returning to the gym where she captured her first world title in 2013. Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. "I like to keep (my goals) personal, just so that I know what I'm aiming for," Biles said.

Persons: Simone Biles, Ezra Shaw, Biles, newlywed, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, Alfred Jochim, haven't, Biles isn't, she's, hasn't, Cheng Organizations: SAP Center, Getty, Tokyo, USA Gymnastics, Amateur Athletics Union Locations: San Jose , California, Florida

☆ Fast-finishing Moraa takes 800m gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

She also got silver, behind Mu at the Tokyo Olympics and behind Moraa in last year's Commonwealth Games. "After bronze last year I wanted to improve and I have," Moraa said. Mu said: "I came here to Budapest with no big expectations and now I am really grateful for this wonderful bronze medal. "I wanted to slow the pace a little bit since I knew it would be a killer finish. Once I was overtaken from that point I just wanted to finish on the podium."

Persons: Mary Moraa, Keely Hodgkinson, Athing Mu, Mu, Moraa, Hodgkinson, Mitch Phillips, Toby Davis Organizations: Tokyo Olympics, Commonwealth, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Kenya, Eugene, Budapest

☆ Bahrain's Yavi wins women's 3,000 steeplechase with last-lap surge
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The 23-year-old Yavi crossed the finish line in a world-leading eight minutes 54.29 seconds - fourth fastest ever - for the victory, while the 32-year-old Chepkoech crossed in 8:58.98 for silver. "Oh my God, I just found out this is the fourth fastest in history, I am really excited about that. After finishing fourth at the past two world championships, the gold medal gives me additional motivation to train hard." Faith Cherotich, a 19-year-old from Kenya, captured the bronze in a personal best 9:00.69 to become the first teenager to climb the world medal podium in the event. In the last individual race of the championships, fans were treated to a thrilling event featuring nine of the world's 10 fastest women this year.

Persons: Beatrice Chepkoech, Yavi, Cherotich, Chepkoech, Lori Ewing, Toby Davis Organizations: Kenyan, Tokyo Olympics, Budapest, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Bahrain, Kenya, Eugene

CNN —It was a familiar sight – Simone Biles twisting though the air, effortlessly and powerfully completing routines no other female gymnast has ever landed in competition. An eighth title for Biles would break the record that she currently shares with Alfred Jochim, who won his seventh title 90 years ago in 1933. Biles is the most decorated gymnast in US history, winning 32 medals across the Olympics and the world championships. Gymnastics Championships begins at 3.30 p.m. PST (6.30 p.m. ET/11.30 p.m. UK time) on Sunday. Biles will begin on vault, before taking on the uneven bars, balance beam and finishing on floor.

Persons: – Simone Biles, Alfred Jochim, “ Beams, ” Biles, “, Ezra Shaw, Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely, Peacock Organizations: CNN, US, Reuters, “, Tokyo, U.S, Gymnastics, NBC, USA, YouTube

☆ Redemption for Norway's Ingebrigtsen with 5,000 metre world title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUDAPEST, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway raced to victory in the 5,000 metres on the final day of the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, bouncing back from bitter disappointment in the 1,500m four days earlier. The 22-year-old, who has battled an illness this week, ran down Spain's Mohamed Katir over the final 50 metres to win in 13 minutes 11.30 seconds. "Getting sick is a nightmare," said Ingebrigtsen, gold medallist in the 1,500m at the Tokyo Olympics. Uganda's Oscar Chelimo did not finish, pulling off the track holding his hamstring with two laps to go. Reporting by Lori Ewing; Additional reporting by Tommy Lund Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Spain's Mohamed Katir, Katir, Jacob Krop, Ingebrigtsen, I've, Britain's Josh Kerr, Briton Jake Wightman, Oscar Chelimo, Lori Ewing, Tommy Lund, Toby Davis Organizations: NRK, Paris Diamond League, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Norway, Kenya, Norwegian, Eugene, Budapest

☆ Ukraine's Mahuchikh soars to world championship victory in women's high jump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's High Jump Final - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 27, 2023 Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh celebrates with the gold medal after winning the women's high jump final REUTERS/Marton Monus Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Yaroslava Mahuchikh sailed to victory in the women's high jump on Sunday for Ukraine's lone gold medal of the World Athletics Championships, a remarkable achievement in a season disrupted by the war in her homeland. The 21-year-old, who was forced to flee her home town of Dnipro, cleared 2.01 metres for her first world outdoor title after a pair of second-place finishes. "I am so proud to win this gold for my country," said Mahuchikh, her blue and yellow eye make-up matching the colours of the Ukraine flag. Mahuchikh, who has been training in Germany among other countries and has not been back to Dnipro, won the world indoor title in 2022, dedicating that gold to Ukraine. "This medal is for Ukraine, all my country, all my people, all the military," she told reporters then.

Persons: Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Marton Monus, Mahuchikh, Eleanor Patterson, Nicola Olyslagers, Sebastian Coe, Coe, I've, " Coe, Lori Ewing, Toby Davis Organizations: National Athletics Centre, Rights, Tokyo, Sunday, Australia, Athletics, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Dnipro, Ukraine, Moscow, Germany, Russia, Belarus

☆ Simone Biles: How to watch gymnast go for more history at US Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Coverage of the US Gymnastics Championships will be domestically broadcast on NBC and Peacock while international viewers can watch the event on the USA Gymnastics YouTube channel. Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise during the World Championships in 2019. Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images Biles competes on the balance beam during the US National Gymnastics Championships in August 2013. The world gymnastics championships are then scheduled to take place between September 30 and October 8 in Antwerp, Belgium. Biles is the most decorated gymnast in US history, winning 32 medals across the Olympics and the world championships.

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☆ Moon defends decision to share pole vault gold at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I would like to help enlighten those that are calling us 'cowards,' 'shameful,' 'pathetic,' etc.," Moon wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on Friday. "The pole vault is not an endurance event," wrote Moon, a two-time world champion and the Tokyo Olympic gold medallist. Michael Johnson, an eight-times world champion sprinter, was among those who questioned the decision, posting on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter: "Fans, do you like the shared gold concept? The shared gold conjured memories of the men's high jump at the Tokyo Olympics, where Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi shared gold. "But in this instance, it was without a doubt the right decision, and one that I will never regret.

Persons: Australia's Nina Kennedy, Katie Moon, Finland's Wilma Murto, Alina Smutko, Nina Kennedy, Kennedy, we've, Michael Johnson, Mutaz, Gianmarco Tamberi, Lori Ewing, Toby Davis Organizations: Rights, Tokyo Olympic, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, U.S, Australia

☆ The Iten killings: Deaths of elite athletes casts spotlight on domestic violence
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Iten, Kenya (CNN) Martin Tirop pumps his fists in the air as Faith Kipyegon wins her third 1,500-meter gold medal at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday in Budapest. Instead, on October 13, 2021, Martin Tirop made a gruesome discovery inside his sister's three-bedroom bungalow in Kenya's capital of distance running. In October 2021, Martin Tirop found the body of his sister, Agnes Tirop. In fact, their March 2016 marriage had been a secret, with Agnes' family only finding out after her death at 25. "Agnes Tirop.

Persons: Martin Tirop, Kipyegon, Agnes, Agnes Tirop, she'd, Martin, gurney, Jurkenaite, David Blood, Iten, Joan Chelimo, they're, Weeks, Eliud Kipchoge, She'd, Irungu Houghton, Njeri Migwi, Martin Tirop's, Ibrahim Rotich, Rotich, Tirop, Richard Warigi, Ngigi Mbugua, Mutua, CNN's, Houghton, Joan Chelimo's, Agnes Tirop's, Chelimo, Dinah, Vincent Tirop, Dinah Tirop Organizations: CNN, Adidas, Tokyo, Toyota, David Blood Investigators, crowing roosters, Boston Marathon, New, New York City Marathon's, Amnesty International, Kenyan, Criminal Investigations, Bahraini, Investigations, Investigators, Amnesty, Tirop's, Tirop's Angels, UN Locations: Iten, Kenya, Budapest, Kenya's, Switzerland, Germany, Nairobi, It's, Kaptagat, New York, Amnesty International Kenya, Mombasa, Ethiopia, Nandi County

☆ Lyles races to third 200m world title after some serious self-reflection
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Aug 25, 2023; Budapest, Hungary; Noah Lyles (USA) poses for photographs after winning the mens 200m race during the 2023 World Athletics Championships at National Athletics Centre. Armed with a new mindset, the 26-year-old on Friday stormed to his third consecutive 200m title at the World Championships and, after his victory in the 100m five days earlier, became the first man since Usain Bolt in 2015 to win the sprint double. "I remember when I won my first World Championships, and I ran 19.8, I couldn't watch that race for months because I felt so disappointed in myself. I did it young, it was a great field and it was a hard World Championships. Now I look back at World Championships not for the times, but for what I had to go through to get to the win."

Persons: Noah Lyles, Kirby Lee, Usain Bolt, Lyles, Erriyon Knighton, Letsile, Michael Johnson's, I've, we've, Lori Ewing, Ken Ferris Organizations: National Athletics Centre, USA, Rights, Tokyo, London Diamond League, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Tokyo, Botswana, Eugene

☆ Richardson and Jackson on course for 200m showdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Fourth-placed 100m finisher Marie-Josee Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast went through from the same heat, while defending champion Jackson was in cruise control winning her heat in 22.50. It's my first time on the track and I managed to get out strong and come through," Thomas said. "I think I can run my world lead time again when I need to but I don't think that will be enough to win gold. I think all the girls in the final will be under 21.60, so it's going to be fast. The track is really fast, it really is.

Persons: Sha'carri Richardson, Cote, Cote D'Ivoire's Marie, Josee, Lou, Sarah Meyssonnier, Sha'Carri Richardson, Jamaica's Shericka Jackson, Richardson, Allyson Felix, Jackson, Gabby Thomas, Thomas, Briton Dina Asher, Smith, Asher, I've, Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, Mitch Phillips, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Athletics Centre, Cote D'Ivoire's, Rights, U.S, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, U.S, Ivory, Belarus

☆ Paulino becomes first Dominican woman to win a world title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Paulino, second-fastest in the world this year, knew she would never get a better chance to become the first Dominican female world champion and did not waste it. Paulino was out in lane seven and ran a controlled race to surge ahead at the top of the home straight and drive home for an emphatic victory in a national record 48.76 seconds. "This national record means a lot to me. That is first world championships medal for Poland over 400m. It is still difficult to believe that this silver medal is mine."

Persons: Marileidy Paulino, Sydney McLaughlin, Shaunae Miller, Paulino, Klaver, Natalia Kaczmarek, Sada Williams, Kaczmarek, Mitch Phillips, Ed Osmond Organizations: Dominican Republic, Tokyo Olympics, Olympic, Poland, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Dominican, Barbados

☆ Dominican Republic's Paulino claims 400m gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BUDAPEST, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic won World Championship gold in the women’s 400m on Wednesday, finally claiming top spot on the podium after silvers at last year’s worlds and Tokyo Olympics. The race was wide open in the absence of injured American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the 400m hurdles world record holder and fastest in the world this year over the flat, and with Olympic and defending world champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo going out in the heats four months after having a baby. Paulino, second-fastest this year, was out in lane seven and ran a controlled race to come off the final bend in the lead and drive home for an emphatic victory in 48.76 seconds. Poland's Natalia Kaczmarek took silver in 49.57 followed by Sada Williams of Barbados in 49.60. Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Marileidy Paulino, Sydney McLaughlin, Shaunae Miller, Paulino, Natalia Kaczmarek, Sada Williams, Mitch Phillips, Ed Osmond Organizations: Dominican Republic, Tokyo Olympics, Olympic, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Barbados

☆ Warholm back on top of world 400-hurdles podium
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUDAPEST, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Karsten Warholm of Norway returned to the top of the global medal podium, racing to his third victory in the 400-metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday. The 27-year-old won the 2017 and 2019 world championships, but struggled to seventh at the worlds last season in Eugene when he was hampered by a hamstring injury. "It feels incredibly good to have the gold around my neck again," Warholm told Norwegian broadcaster NRK. Kyron McMaster won silver in 47.34 to earn the first world championships medal for the British Virgin Islands. "This means the world to my country - I have been chasing this medal since 2017," McMaster said.

Persons: Karsten Warholm, Rai Benjamin, Warholm, Kyron McMaster, McMaster, Benjamin, I've, Lori Ewing, Tommy Lund, Toby Davis Organizations: Olympic, NRK, Tokyo, Monaco Diamond League, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Norway, Eugene, Norwegian, British Virgin, Lane, Tokyo

☆ Australia's Bol out of 800m after doping reprieve
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BUDAPEST, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Australian Peter Bol endured an anti-climatic appearance at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday as, having had a doping suspension lifted only weeks before the event, he looked well off the pace in the 800m heats and failed to progress. Bol, fourth at the Tokyo Olympics and the Commonwealth Games silver medallist last year, was provisionally suspended in January after testing positive for synthetic erythropoietin (EPO). However, in an unusual development, an "atypical finding" was discovered in his B sample leading to the ban being lifted in February. However, the case dragged on until the start of August when he was finally cleared by Sport Integrity Australia. Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Peter Bol, Bol, Emmanuel Korir, Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Mitch Phillips, Toby Davis Organizations: Tokyo Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Sport Integrity, Thursday's, Kenyan, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Budapest

☆ Hugues Fabrice Zango: Triple-jumper wins Burkina Faso’s first gold medal at World Athletics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango made history on Monday by winning his nation’s first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships with victory in the triple jump. “Look at my big, big, big smiling mouth,” Zango told reporters, per Reuters. 2 Zango has been flirting with winning gold for quite some time. He won bronze at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, before picking up silver at the 2022 edition. He also won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in 2022.

Persons: Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango, ” Zango, “, Zango, ” Cuba’s Lazaro Martinez, Cristian Napoles Organizations: CNN, Burkina, Reuters, Tokyo Locations: 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

☆ 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

☆ Opinion: What comes next for women’s soccer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Opinion Amy Bass | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

For the first time since 2011, a new champion in women’s soccer has been crowned. Amy Bass Rodney BedsoleSpain came out swinging with vigor and poise in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final in Sydney’s Stadium Australia, spreading the field, finding gaps in England’s backline and posting early dominant possession percentages. New worldAs the seconds of extra time ticked in the final, we already knew one result: no matter who won Sunday, the exclusive club of Women’s World Cup champions was about to have a newcomer. Jamaica made history at this World Cup because of the Reggae Girlz’ prowess, supported by a viral fundraising effort, not by its own federation. Indeed, it is his job to further the game, including and perhaps especially the women’s game, and not sit and wait to be convinced by women or anyone else.

Persons: Amy Bass, Amy Bass Rodney Bedsole Spain, England’s Lauren, Mary Earps, Spain’s Olga Carmona, Sarina Wiegman, Chloe Kelly, Lauren James, Gianni Infantino, anyone’s, Matildas, Salma Paraluello, Jorge Vilda, Mapi Leon, Aitana Bonmati, Vilda, Megyn Kelly, I’m, Alexi Lalas, Carli Lloyd, Lalas, ”, Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Abigail Adams, “, Infantino, you’ll, Rather, ahem Organizations: Manhattanville College, CNN, US, National, FIFA, Sydney’s, Sweden, England, New Zealand, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Fox, Tokyo, Soccer, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Australia, England, Spain, Norway, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Thailand, Haiti, New, Spanish, Colombia, Jamaica

☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ US women need best coach regardless of sex - World Cup winner Ellis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Jul 27, 2023; Wellington, NZL; United States midfielder Rose Lavelle (16) reacts with head coach Vlatko Andonovski during the second half in a group stage match for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup at Wellington Regional Stadium. Andonovski resigned as coach on Wednesday, multiple U.S. media outlets reported, following the four-times champions' early exit from the Women's World Cup this month. Andonovski faced sky-high expectations when he took over nearly four years ago, after Ellis had guided the team to back-to-back World Cup triumphs. But in terms of gender, what we know is that in the last however many major tournaments, I think women have done alright." Since 2000, all but one of the major women's football titles - the Women's World Cup, Women's Euros and the Olympics - have been won by teams coached by women.

Persons: Rose Lavelle, Vlatko Andonovski, Jenna Watson, Jill Ellis, Andonovski, Ellis, There's, Sarina Wiegman, they're, it's, Nick Mulvenney, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: FIFA, Wellington Regional, USA, Rights, Former United States women's, Tokyo, Australia, Spain, Thomson Locations: Wellington, NZL, United States, Sydney, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, England

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