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4 athletes to watch at World Championships in Budapest

The global showpiece begins in Budapest on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Gourlay says bumps in the road have made him stronger ahead of Budapest world champs

Neil Gourley insists the bumps in the road have made him stronger, and more determined to turn the track in Budapest into his golden mile.

The National (Scotland)

Lord Coe backs Keely Hodgkinson and Zharnel Hughes for World Championship glory

Hodgkinson has tasted just one defeat over 800m so far in 2023, while Hughes broke 30-year-old British 100m and 200m records in the space of a month.

The Independent UK

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Kishore Jena doubtful for World Athletics Championships after Hungarian embassy cancels his visa

NEW DELHI: Indian javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena's participation in the World Championships in Budapest was on Wednesday rendered doubtful after his one-month visa was cancelled by the Hungarian embassy here.

The Times of India

Reece Prescod quits GB relay team before World Athletics Championships

Reece Prescod has walked out on Britain’s 4x100m men’s relay team, leaving them in the lurch just days before the start of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest

The Guardian - UK

Laura Muir: ‘It’s been a rollercoaster. But we’re at a high point now’

Great Britain’s captain for the World Athletics Championship Laura Muir tells Sean Ingle she is excited about Budapest after a turbulent time off the track

The Guardian - UK

Track world championships the latest play by Orbán's Hungary for global sports spotlight

A country spends millions to deliver a major international sports event to the world

The Independent UK

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Darren Campbell no longer with GB on eve of World Athletics Championships

Britain’s preparations for the World Athletics Championships are facing more turbulence with Darren Campbell, the head of sprints and relays, no longer with the team

The Guardian - UK

Melbourne 1956: The Suez Crisis, the Hungarian Uprising and Olympic boycotts

1956 was one of the most turbulent years in the post-war era. Over a period of 12 months, the world witnessed the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Budapest uprising, the Poznan revolt, the Suez affair and the Algerian war among other events. The Melbourne…

Radio France Internationale

Tori's throwing everything at the Worlds

Our top javelin thrower has been in rich form heading into the world champs starting this weekend, and hopes to beat her personal best and set herself for the Paris Olympics. Sarah Cowley Ross reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Nicole Yeargin reflects on tough year as she looks ahead to Budapest

“The past year was a hard one,” Nicole Yeargin declared on Friday in a confessional to mark her 26th birthday. “But you know what? I…

The National (Scotland)

Megan Keith reflects on 'crazy' journey ahead of World Championships in Budapest

The World Athletics Championships get underway in Budapest today.

The National (Scotland)

World Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Toor, Tejaswin Shankar to miss out

Asian shot-put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Commonwealth Games medalist high jumper Tejaswin Shankar will skip the upcoming World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 19 to 27. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Neeraj Chopra to lead 28-member Indian team in World Athletics Championships

India's 28-member team for World Athletics Championships led by Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, with athletes competing in javelin, triple jump, 20km race walk, long jump, 3000m steeplechase, 400m hurdles, 800m, 1500m, high jump, 35km race walk and 4x400m relay. Surprisingly Sports Ministry announced the team instead of Athletics Federation of…

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The Independent UK

Noah Lyles frustrated with lack of motivation to improve track and field

The two-time world 200m champion is targeting a treble in Budapest this month.

The Hindu

Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin strikes gold in Switzerland

Jeswin Aldrin, world leader in long jump, won gold at Citius athletics meeting in Bern, Switzerland on Friday with 8.22m jump. He had struggled in recent meets due to COVID, but this jump shows he is ready for World Championships in Budapest this month.

The Times of India

Four Indian javelin throwers qualify for World C'ships but not all going as one is injured

NEW DELHI: In a rare instance in Indian athletics, four men's javelin throwers from the country have qualified for the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, later this month, but injury to one member of the quartet meant that all of them will not take part in the big-ticket event.

The Times of India

Women's 4x400m, mixed relay teams may miss Worlds

BENGALURU: India's women's 4x400m relay team and mixed relay squads may miss the World Athletics Championships beginning in Budapest, Hungary, on August 19 but for any last-minute miracles before the World Athletics' (WA) deadline ends on Sunday.

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The National (Scotland)

Eight Scots listed in Team GB at World Athletics Champs

Spearheading the Scottish contingent is medal hopeful Laura Muir but there are several more Scots who will head to Budapest for the Championships.

The Independent UK

Matthew Hudson-Smith insists he is fit for Budapest despite troublesome ‘niggle’

Great Britain’s squad for the World Championships in Budapest is due to be announced on Friday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk red-faced as police halt Twitter sign removal leaving company called ‘ER’

‘This new widget design looks like an app for a membership-only human trafficking gentlemen’s club headquartered in Budapest’

Autosport

Hungary masked AlphaTauri F1 car weakness that could yet hurt Ricciardo

Ricciardo joined his old team on loan from Red Bull from Budapest onwards to replace the ousted Nyck de Vries.

Motorsport

Hungary masked AlphaTauri F1 weakness that could yet hurt Ricciardo

Ricciardo joined his old team on loan from Red Bull from Budapest onwards to replace the ousted Nyck de Vries.

The Guardian - UK

Katarina Johnson-Thompson sets sights on world medal then Olympic gold

British heptathlete was optimistic about her chances of a medal in Budapest after leaping to 6.60m in the long jump at the London Stadium

Motorsport

Ten things we learned from the 2023 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix

For the first time since 2016 and not counting the pandemic-disrupted 2020 season, Budapest is not Formula 1's last venue before the summer break, with the upcoming trip to Spa set to do that shortly this year.

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