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Keely Hodgkinson finished second in the women's 800m final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest on Saturday, September 12, 2026, behind winner Audrey Werro of Switzerland.
Switzerland's Audrey Werro won the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship women's 800 metres title on Saturday, defeating Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson of Britain in a highly anticipated final.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the men's 5,000 meters at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship on Friday, capping a comeback from Achilles surgery, but withdrew from the 1500m final the next day to avoid racing...
The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship opened in Budapest on Friday, September 11, 2026, marking the start of a new, high-stakes, invite-only event with a record $10 million prize pool.
Josh Kerr, the reigning world mile record holder, has responded to criticism from rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen ahead of their highly anticipated rematch at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest.
Canadian mountain runner Kalie McCrystal has been missing for six days after disappearing during a training session on the Matterhorn on September 1, 2026.
Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage made history on September 5, 2026, becoming the first athlete from his country to win a Diamond League title.
Olympic and world champion long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall is facing uncertainty regarding her participation in the upcoming World Athletics Ultimate Championship after sustaining a severe concussion in a car crash.
Organizers of the Europe Triathlon Cup City of Derry event have confirmed that no Israeli athletes will compete in the competition scheduled for Saturday, September 5, 2026.
Ramabai Ranveer, a 47-year-old mother and cook from Ambajogai in Maharashtra's Beed district, won a local marathon on August 29, 2026, by running a 3-kilometer race barefoot in a sari to earn prize money for her daugh...
Ethiopia's Addisu Gobena surged to a record-breaking victory in the men's race at the Sydney Marathon on Sunday, while Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir claimed the women's crown.
The Sydney Marathon, in its second year as an Abbott World Marathon Major, will feature both reigning world champions when it takes place on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has ended his 2026 season prematurely after sustaining a ligament tear in his ankle during training, ruling him out of the upcoming Asian Games and the Diamond League Final he had...
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