World Athletics announce Athlete of the Year nominees
Mens’ and womens’ list include a host of new world record holders from across the globe
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Cuban Olympic medalist Yaimé Pérez defects After competing at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon
The champion in the Doha World Championships and in the Pan American Games in Lima was the flag bearer for Cuba in Tokyo 2020
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Inglorious milestone as Cuba goes medal-less for the first time at World Athletics Championship, but a Cuban wins Portugal’s only gold
Pedro Pablo Pichardo added a world gold to his Olympic title a year ago to become a Portuguese hero. Cuban athletics has suffered a significant exodus of talent in recent months
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World records fall as the track and field world championships concluded over the weekend
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, Tobi Amusan and Sydney McLaughlin broke world records to put an exclamation point on the first United States hosted World Athletics Championships
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U.S. women win third consecutive world title in the 4x400m relay
The relay team of Talitha Diggs, Abby Steiner, Britton Wilson and Sydney McLaughlin brought home the third consecutive 4x400m relay gold for Team USA on Sunday night in Eugene.
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Germany leaves Eugene with few medals and lots of questions
The country will play host to the European Championships next month after a disappointing medal haul from the World Athletics Championships
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Noah Lyles shines during record setting performance at World Athletics Championship
The American ran a blistering 200m race to claim gold in record time at Oregon22
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