The men's 1500m race at the 1999 World Championships was one of the greatest championship middle distance races in history.
The highly anticipated 2023 World Athletics Championships are set to take place against the backdrop of Budapest, Hungary, from August 19th to the 27th. While the event will undoubtedly showcase well-established names such as Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton, Mondo Duplantis, Karsten Warholm, Yulimar Rojas, Faith Kipyegon, Sha'Carri Richardson, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, it also offers a stage for emerging talents to leave their mark. A group of promising young athletes, already familiar with the global stage due to their participation in the previous year's World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, are poised to capture the audience's attention. For a closer look, Olympics.com has thoughtfully curated a selection of ten exceptional athletes—five women and five men—whose performances are anticipated to shine brightly in Budapest.
As the countdown begins for the commencement of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest on August 19, it marks a significant milestone, with over four decades having passed since the inaugural edition in Helsinki. Since its inception in 1983, this biennial sporting extravaganza has firmly established itself as a cornerstone of the global sports calendar, a testament to its enduring importance.
Budapest, August 17, 2023 – Recent claims suggesting Tobi Amusan's exoneration from doping allegations and her subsequent eligibility to compete in the upcoming World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary, have been firmly contradicted by the World Athletics Organization.
The Australian Athletics Team has arrived in Budapest from their staging camp in France, ready to make history as the country’s largest-ever team fielded for a World Athletics Championships.
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Australia will field one of its strongest line-ups in athletics history, when a team of 67 don the green and gold at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from August 19-27.
London will witness the end of an era as four-time Olympic gold medallist, Sir Mo Farah, officially declares his retirement from competitive athletics. After a stellar career that saw him triumph in the 5,000m and 10,000m events, the iconic distance runner has chosen to bid farewell to the sport with a final race in London on September 3, followed by his ultimate race on September 10.
The excitement surrounding the 2023 World Athletics Championships takes an unexpected turn as doubts emerge over the participation of reigning 800m Olympic champion, Athing Mu. With her sights set on defending her title at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Mu is seriously considering skipping the prestigious world event to prioritize focused training.
In a season marked by awe-inspiring triumphs, ultrarunner extraordinaire Courtney Dauwalter has emerged as the trailblazing star. After rewriting the record books at both the Western States Endurance Run in California's Olympic Valley and the demanding Hardrock 100 in Colorado's Silverton, Dauwalter is gearing up for one final show-stopping feat before summer's end—the prestigious Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB).
