World Championship 2015

Report: men’s 100m final – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015

The sound you did not hear was the sound of Usain Bolt’s empire come crashing down. On Sunday night Bolt won his third World Championships 100m title in the stadium where it all began at the 2008 Olympic Games. No world record this time – it was a moderate 9.79, his fastest of the year …

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Report: men’s marathon – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015

Olahraga Dunia, World Championship 2015

In the end it was the day of Ghirmay Ghebreslassie. The teenager won Eritrea’s first World Championships gold medal, taking the men’s marathon title on a day when more favoured runners wilted in the sun. Ghebreselassie is just 19 years old, turning 20 in November later in the year. His country is scarcely any older, …

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