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China hurdler beauty Wu Yanni keeps head high after failing to make past heat at world championship

China hurdler beauty Wu Yanni keeps head high after failing to make past heat at world championship

China's top hurdler Wu Yanni could not reach the semifinals of the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo after failing the heat, but she kept her head high and was ready for challenges ahead.
Vietnam hurdles beauty passes gender test for world championship

Vietnam hurdles beauty passes gender test for world championship

Chinese track and field beauty Wu Yanni sparks criticism despite setting national record

Chinese track and field beauty Wu Yanni sparks criticism despite setting national record

Australian Olympic runner wins gold after getting dumped on Valentine’s Day

Australian Olympic runner wins gold after getting dumped on Valentine’s Day

Australian record-holder Lauren Ryan turned heartbreak into triumph by winning the 3,000m run at the Boston Valentine Invitational on Feb. 15 after her boyfriend ended their relationship via text message.
February 20, 2025 | 05:26 am PT
Japan's top racewalker sets new world record

Japan's top racewalker sets new world record

Toshikazu Yamanishi has shattered the world record in the men's 20km race walk, clocking 1 hour, 16 minutes and 10 seconds at the Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships.
February 17, 2025 | 03:07 pm PT
Jackson wins 200m gold in world's second-best time ever

Jackson wins 200m gold in world's second-best time ever

Jamaica's peerless Shericka Jackson delivered a command performance to retain her world 200m title in 21.41 seconds on Friday – the second-fastest time ever run.
August 25, 2023 | 05:33 pm PT
Moon and Kennedy share pole vault gold at world championships

Moon and Kennedy share pole vault gold at world championships

Olympic champion Katie Moon of the U.S. and Australian Nina Kennedy shared gold after tying in a nail-biting women's world pole vault final in Budapest on Wednesday.
August 24, 2023 | 12:43 am PT
Runner achieves personal best at world championship

Runner achieves personal best at world championship

Nguyen Thi Oanh set her personal best in the women’s 1,500m at the World Athletics Championships but it was still not enough to get her through the heats.
August 19, 2023 | 07:57 pm PT
Runner competes in world championship for the first time

Runner competes in world championship for the first time

Thanks to special qualification, Nguyen Thi Oanh will attend World Athletics Championships for the first time, as the only Vietnamese athlete at the tournament.
August 18, 2023 | 03:33 am PT
Singaporean sprinter makes history with world championship qualification

Singaporean sprinter makes history with world championship qualification

Shanti Pereira is the first Singaporean in over a decade to qualify for the World Athletics Championships on merit.
August 11, 2023 | 03:36 pm PT
Singapore sprinter sets eyes on world championship after beating European champion

Singapore sprinter sets eyes on world championship after beating European champion

Singapore’s sprint queen Shanti Pereira sets her eyes on the World Athletics Championships after defeating European champion Gina Luckenkemper of Germany at the Mittsommernacht Athletics meet in Berlin.
August 2, 2023 | 02:51 am PT
Vietnam track queen gets dusted at world tournament

Vietnam track queen gets dusted at world tournament

Quach Thi Lan, Vietnam's top athlete, exited the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, U.S. after a disappointing run Wednesday.
July 20, 2022 | 02:00 am PT
Lan to represent Vietnam at world athletics championships

Lan to represent Vietnam at world athletics championships

Quach Thi Lan will be the sole athlete to represent Vietnam at this year's World Athletics Championships held July 15-24 in Oregon, U.S.
July 3, 2022 | 04:31 am PT
 
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