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The Latest Breaking News from World Championships

Five of Britain’s medal hopes at World Championships in Oregon

Dina Asher-Smith will lead the charge at Hayward Field

The Independent UK

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake urges Great Britain’s athletes to seize their moment at World Championships

The World Championships start in Eugene on Friday

The Independent UK

Five stars expected to light up the arena at World Championships

Faith Kipyegon is the favourite to win the 1500m title in Eugene

The Independent UK

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Halewood's Ian to lead England at Walking Football World Cup

Ian Furlong will be leading his country out at the World Championships in Italy this week.

Liverpool Echo

Dina Asher-Smith not thinking about the past ahead of world title defence

Asher-Smith is in the USA ahead of the start of the World Championships.

The Independent UK

Semenya set to end 5-year world championship absence in Eugene

Paris (AFP) - South Africa's double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya looks set to make her first appearance at a World Championships in five years in the 5,000 metres after being named in the list of registered athletes by World Athletics on Saturday.

AFP

Athlete Shona Girdwood sets incredible half-ironman time that 'won' age group below

Girdwood qualified for the World Championships but a clash will prevent her from taking part

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FINA opens investigation into drugged and bruised Canadian swimmer

Paris (AFP) - The International Swimming Federation (FINA) said Friday it will open an investigation after Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey claimed she was drugged without her knowledge at the end of the last World Championships.

AFP

Twelve year old Dumbarton kick-boxer is heading to Junior World Championships in Italy

Maia Bisley, 12, is set to travel to the WAKO Cadets and Junior World Championships in Italy in September - and is aiming to earn her blackbelt in the sport before then.

Daily Record

Swimmer claims she was drugged at World Championships after waking up with concussion

A swimmer participating in the World Championships in Budapest has claimed she was drugged after having no memory of the previous six hours, saying she was 'completely lost'

Daily Mirror

Australian cyclist Jai Hindley targeting more Grand Tour glory at La Vuelta, home World Championships

A month on from his heroic Giro d'Italia victory, Jai Hindley says he’s still processing the feat of becoming just the second Australian to win a Grand Tour.

ABC News

World championships overshadowed by transgender pool rule

Budapest (AFP) - The two-week World Aquatic Championships ended with China making its biggest splash in diving, but the lasting ripples will spread from a decision on transgender athletes announced on the opening weekend.

AFP

Jamuna enters 54kg final

Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan: World championships bronze medallist Jamuna Boro gave a clinical performance

The Hindu

Freestyle queen Ledecky closer than ever to immortality

After not matching her own lofty standards at the 2019 Worlds and Tokyo Olympics — she still won three gold medals — the American swimmer was unstoppable in Budapest. She added four World titles to take her tally to 19, a number bettered only by Michael Phelps

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Evening Standard

Dina Asher-Smith wins 200m in final race before World Championships

Dina Asher-Smith heads into next month’s World Championships with a final victory under her belt after winning the 20 metres at the Diamond League in Stockholm.

The Independent UK

Dina Asher-Smith wins in Stockholm in final race before World Championships

The reigning 200m world champion clocked 22.37 seconds

AFP

Olympic champion Jacobs out of Stockholm 100m after 'pain'

Stockholm (AFP) - Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs was a late withdrawal from the 100m at the Stockholm Diamond League on Thursday, the latest blow to his injury-hit season coming just two weeks out from the world championships.

AFP

Olympic champ Jacobs returns in Stockholm, eyes ideal shape for worlds

Stockholm (AFP) - Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs makes his Diamond League return from injury in Stockholm on Thursday, seeking to find a competitive rhythm a little more than two weeks out from the world championships.

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The Independent UK

Dina Asher-Smith set for 200m defence as part of Team GB’s World Championships squad

Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson are looking to defend their titles from Doha

The National (Scotland)

Butchart urges UK Athletics to pick him for World Championships after rapid leg-break recovery

ANDREW BUTCHART has urged UK Athletics to pick him for the forthcoming world championships today, after revealing his high-speed comeback from…

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Ohio State’s Adelaide Aquilla qualifies for World Championships

Aquilla just keeps on making her mark in the shot put. #GoBucks

AFP

Lyles primed to take on the world at Hayward Field

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - Noah Lyles stormed past rising rival Erriyon Knighton to win the US 200m title on Sunday and warned the world to expect more of the same when Eugene hosts the World Championships in July.

Evening Standard

UK Athletics Championships: Daryll Neita and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake claim 200m success in Manchester

Daryll Neita and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake won their respective 200m finals at the UK Athletics Championships.

The Independent UK

‘I’m here to stay:’ Daryll Neita looks to stay on top after beating Dina Asher-Smith in Manchester

Neita and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake took the women and men’s 200m titles

AFP

Norman looks to Worlds after another impressive 400m at trials

Eugene (United States) (AFP) - Michael Norman fired another World Championships warning shot on Saturday, posting a world-leading 43.56sec to win the 400m at the US trials and put Tokyo disappointment further behind him.

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