The World Athletics Championships begin today in Tokyo with track and field’s finest competing for 147 medals across 49 events. The spotlight will be on Hodgkinson in particular, who has been backed ...

The fastest sprint stars in the world go head to head at the World Athletics Championships as the 100m finals take place in Tokyo. As usual, Noah Lyles is the talk of the men’s field. The reigning ...

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden set a new championship record as she stormed to women’s 100m gold in Tokyo, while Oblique Seville came of age as he sealed a maiden world title in the men’s. Defending world ...

(CNN) — American sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became the world champion in the women’s 100 meters on Saturday, setting a championship record time in the process. Jefferson-Wooden scorched down ...

Sha'Carri Richardson ran a season's best of 11.00 seconds to qualify via time for the women's 100m final, while compatriot Melissa Jefferson-Wooden set the top mark of the semifinals at 10.73 seconds ...