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Follow the eighteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships. The big names of Athletics will gather in Oregon, where 2,000 athletes will represent more than 200 nations, realizing a lifelong dream of running, jumping, or throwing for glory. Don't miss the action!

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Athletics: All track and field world records at a glance 

Here is a look at the 14 women who have won the 200m gold medals since the inaugural World Athletics Championships in 1983.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships 2023: All women’s 200m world champions at a glance

Here is a look at the 12 men who have won the 200m gold medals since the inaugural World Athletics Championships in 1983.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships 2023: All men’s 200m world champions at a glance

Here is a look at the 14 women who have won the 100m gold medals since the inaugural World Athletics Championships in 1983.

World Athletics Championships 2023: All women’s 100m world champions at a glance

Here is a look at the 12 men who have won the 100m gold medals since the inaugural World Athletics Championships in 1983.

Track and Field World Championships 2023: All men’s 100m sprint champions at a glance

The Kenyan Olympic and world 800m champion spoke to Olympics.com on his 2022 struggles, and how his gold from Oregon has powered him up for the 2023 World Championships in Budapest as well as his second Games at Paris 2024.

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Emmanuel Korir on nearly quitting track, losing crucial support and his comeback at the worlds 

Five African nations won titles in Oregon and seven came away with medals. 

World Athletics Championships 2022: All the medallists from Africa as Tobi Amusan and Ethiopia create history in track and field events

From Sydney McLaughlin's stunning 400m hurdles world record to Yulimar Rojas’s third consecutive world triple jump title, here are a selection of the key stories from the Track & Field Worlds in Oregon

Track & Field Worlds 2022: 13 moments that defined the championships in Oregon

Discover the results from the nine finals on day 10 – the last day – of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Sunday 24 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Results, day ten - Sunday 24 July

The American is the World Athletics Championships GOAT, having out-performed any other man or woman to have competed at Worlds. As she bows out after final Worlds appearance with a 20th medal, take a look back at her incredible career in numbers.

Allyson FELIX

Allyson Felix wins 20th Worlds medal to sign off: The track and field superstar's stellar career in numbers

The flying Swede is untouchable in Oregon - much as he has been throughout his career - setting a new outright world record of 6.21m after securing gold in the World Athletics Championships 

Armand DUPLANTIS

Mondo Duplantis soars to gold and new world record at Track & Field Worlds

The US athlete wins tight race in Oregon, as Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson takes silver and Mary Moraa of Kenya bronze

Athing MU

Olympic champion Athing Mu claims gold in women's 800m at Track & Field Worlds

The Norwegian Olympic champion, who finished second in his favoured 1500m event, kicks for gold in the 5000m. Kenya's Jacob Krop wins silver and Oscar Chelimo bronze, with world record holder Joshua Cheptegei ninth

Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN

Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins surprise 5000m gold at Track & Field Worlds 

The 25-year-old Nigerian takes eight hundredths off the existing world record with a time of 12.12 seconds in the 100m hurdles semi-final of the World Athletics Championships, before claiming gold in the final 

Oluwatobiloba AMUSAN

Track & Field Worlds: Tobi Amusan breaks world record before going on to win gold in 100m hurdles 

On Saturday, the 29-year-old "record man" became the most successful Burkina Faso athlete with a historic silver that was also Africa’s best ranked triple jump ever at the World Championships or Olympics.

Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango on creating history for Africa at the 2022 Track and Field World Championships

The Ugandan is aiming to finish the Track and Field world championships with his second gold medal from the event, and tells Olympics.com the importance of a pep-talk before his runs, what makes him a good competitor, and why he is now dedicating a lot of his time to nurturing talent.

Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei on how he powers-up for his world record runs and gold medal wins: It’s all about self-talk

Sunday's final could see the most decorated woman in Olympics and World Championships athletics history in action once more after she came out of retirement to clock the fastest time for the US team in Saturday's qualifying heat in Oregon.

Allyson Felix eyes 20th Track & Field World Championship medal after returning to help USA reach women's 4x400m relay final at Oregon 2022

Discover the full schedule for day ten – the last day – of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Sunday 24 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Schedule, athletes, how to watch day ten - Sunday 24 July

Discover the results from the six finals on day nine of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Saturday 23 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Results, day nine - Saturday 23 July

The Olympic champion - who didn't compete in his favoured 200m event - stuns the home crowd as Canada win in Oregon in a new national record. The USA win silver and Great Britain bronze. 

Andre De Grasse makes spectacular return to secure men's world 4x100m relay title for Canada

The US quartet take the gold in a world lead time of 41.14 with Jamaica second and Germany winning bronze

USA stun Jamaica to win women's 4x100m relay gold at the Track & Field Worlds

The rapid Bahamian revealed she's finished with the 400m after winning everything there is to at the distance - including gold at the Track & Field Worlds in Oregon. She talked to Olympics.com about her next moves as an athlete, with heptathlon high on her list of priorities 

Shaunae MILLER-UIBO

World champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo considers heptathlon future as she calls time on illustrious 400m career 

The triple Olympic champion praised the efforts of back-to-back 200m champion Noah Lyles in speaking out about mental health

Jackie Joyner-Kersee on mental health: That's not something we talked about

In an exclusive interview with Olympics.com ahead of her Track and Field Athletics World Championships debut at Oregon2022, the Puerto Rican opens up on why she has gone off social media, how she grew from the disappointment of being disqualified in the semi-finals at Rio 2016 to win a historic Olympic medal in Tokyo and why she is eyeing switch from hurdles to 200m.

Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn on handling the pressure as she pursues her first World Championships medal: "This is my first worlds, there's nothing to be afraid of”

The most decorated woman in Olympics and World Championships history had retired after the final of the mixed 4x400m relay on Day 1 of the Track & Field World Champs in Oregon, but is back for an encore in the women's event on the last weekend of the athletics showpiece.

Allyson Felix comes out of retirement to run the women's 4x400m relay on Saturday at the 2022 Track & Field Worlds

Discover the full schedule for day nine of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Saturday 23 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Schedule, athletes, how to watch day nine - Saturday 23 July

Discover the results from the five finals on day eight of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Friday 22 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Results, day eight - Friday 22 July

The American obliterates her own previous mark to finish in 50.68. Netherlands' Femke Bol takes silver and the USA's Dalilah Muhammad bronze

Sydney MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE

Sydney McLaughlin destroys world 400m hurdles record en route to Track & Field Worlds gold

The US athlete finishes in 44.29 to win the world title, Grenada's Kirani James wins silver and Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith claims bronze. World record holder Wayde van Niekerk fades after promising start to finish fifth. 

Michael Norman claims sensational gold in Track & Field Worlds 400m 

Put the future of athletics in the hands of these legends and this is what they'd do

Edwin Moses and Bob Beamon: All-time Olympic greats on how to make track & field even more popular 

There's one major title missing from the resume of Sweden's pole vault phenomenon Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis - World Championships gold. After soaring into Sunday's final, the 22-year-old has the chance to change that at the Track & Field Worlds in Oregon.

Mondo Duplantis: Will Olympic pole vault champ finally be on top of the world(s) in 2022?

Discover the full schedule for day eight of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Friday 22 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Schedule, athletes, how to watch day eight - Friday 22 July

Discover the results from the two finals on day seven of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Thursday 21 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Results, day seven - Thursday 21 July

The 25-year-old athlete finishes in 19.31 to become the third-fastest man in history, behind only Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake. Kenny Bednarek takes silver and Erriyon Knighton bronze. 

Noah Lyles wins men's World Championship 200m in new American record as US men sweep the podium

The Jamaican sets the second-fastest time in history, winning 200m gold in  a stunning 21.45. Silver goes to Shell-Ann Fraser-Pryce and bronze to Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith

Shericka Jackson storms to gold in the Track & Field Worlds women's 200m final

The South African world record holder came through a challenging semi-final to make the medal race, which takes place on Friday 22 July. Find out how you can follow him below. 

Wayde VAN NIEKERK

How to watch Wayde van Niekerk in action in the Track & Field Worlds 400m final

Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin and silver medallist Dalilah Muhammad are set to face off once again

Track and Field World Championships: How to watch the women's 400m hurdles final 

Moses, a double Olympic gold medallist, was full of praise for women's 400m hurdles world record holder McLaughlin, who races for gold in Friday's final at the Track & Field World Championships

Edwin MOSES

Olympic legend Edwin Moses: 'Sydney McLaughlin is a serious competitor'

Last year in Tokyo the Cuban-born triple jumper became Olympic champion for Portugal, the country that welcomed him. After recovering from a recent hamstring injury, the 29-year-old has set his eyes on gold at the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022.

Pedro Pichardo: I am working to break Jonathan Edwards' world record

Discover the full schedule for day seven of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Thursday 21 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Schedule, athletes, how to watch day seven - Thursday 21 July

Discover the results from the two finals on day six of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Wednesday 20 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Results, day six - Wednesday 20 July

The 2016 Olympic champion came through his semi-final in second after photo finish saw him place just ahead of Jonathan Jones of Barbados 

World record holder Wayde van Niekerk turns back clock to make Track & Field Worlds 400m final

The Olympic champion and world record holder qualifies for Friday's final in 52.17 seconds. Dalilah Muhammad and Femke Bol also through to medal race after impressive semi-final wins. 

Sydney McLaughlin untouchable in 400m hurdles semis at Track & Field Worlds 

Says the world and Olympic champ of her ever-changing hair: “I still want to show young girls that it's okay to be different and have your personality.”

Shelly-Ann FRASER-PRYCE

World's fastest woman Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has made a colourful statement at the 2022 Track and Field Worlds

The 2017 800m world champion and double Olympic gold medallist finishes 13th in her heat, with only top five finishers qualifying automatically for Saturday's final

Caster SEMENYA

Caster Semenya fails to advance to 5000m final at Track & Field Worlds

Three Americans led by defending champion Lyles cruised into the men's final as Fred Kerley's double dream ended after he suffered a cramp in the semis.

World Track and Field Championships 2022: How to watch Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton in the men's 200m final on Thursday

Discover the full schedule for day six of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Wednesday 20 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Schedule, athletes, how to watch day six - Wednesday 20 July

Discover the results from the four finals on day five of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Tuesday 19 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Results, day five - Tuesday 19 July

The Brazilian finishes first in 46.29 to win a spectacular gold. Team USA's Rai Benjamin takes silver as compatriot Trevor Bassitt wins bronze. 

Alison dos Santos sets 400m hurdles World Championships record as Warholm fades in final

The American duo sail through safely to Thursday's final. New world 100m champion Fred Kerley bows out after 200m campaign curtailed in semis. 

Erriyon Knighton and Noah Lyles set up mouthwatering 200m final at Track & Field Worlds

The USA world record holder finished in 53.95 to ease through to Wednesday's semi-finals, with the gold medal race taking place on Friday. 

Sydney McLaughlin sails through to 400m hurdles semis with comfortable win at Track & Field Worlds 

Lyles is looking to win his second straight title in the 200m at the World Championships while teenager Knighton seeks his first career global medal.

World Track and Field Championships 2022: How to watch Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton in the men's 200m semi-finals on Tuesday

The Olympic champions lead South Africa’s hunt for medals in the men’s 400m and women’s 5000m.

World Track and Field Championships 2022: How to watch Wayde van Niekerk and Caster Semenya 

Discover the full schedule for day five of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Tuesday 19 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Schedule, athletes, how to watch day five - Tuesday 19 July

Discover the results from the seven finals on day four of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Monday 18 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Results, day four - Monday 18 July

No gold medal sharing this time, as Barshim puts on an incredible performance to take world high jump title. Republic of Korea's Woo Sanghyeok wins silver, with Ukraine's Andriy Protsenko claiming bronze

Mutaz Essa BARSHIM

Mutaz Barshim claims third consecutive world high jump title at Track & Field Worlds in Oregon

The Olympic triple jump champion and world record holder wins third successive world title in Oregon with second-round jump of 15.47

Yulimar ROJAS

Queen of the triple jump Yulimar Rojas golden again at Track & Field Worlds 

The USA pairing of 18-year-old Under 20 world record holder Knighton and defending world champion Lyles ease to the finish line, along with new world 100m champion Fred Kerley. 

Erriyon Knighton and Noah Lyles sail through to 200m semis at Track & Field Worlds 

Get to know the woman who has dominated the event for more than a year and broken her own world record twice.

Sydney McLaughlin: Most asked questions about 400m hurdles Olympic champion and world record holder

The 28-year-old middle distance star boasts of two Olympic titles and three World Championships medals. The Kenyan now wants to win her second world title as she eyes her final 1500m race at Paris 2024. 

World Track and Field Championships 2022: Olympic gold medallist Faith Kipyegon looks to cement status as greatest ever 1500m runner

World Track and Field Championships 2022: How to watch Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton in the men's 200m heats

Discover the full schedule for day three of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Monday 18 July 2022

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Schedule, day four - Monday 18 July

Discover the results from the seven finals on day two of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Sunday 17 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Results, day three - Sunday 17 July

The reigning World Champion leads home a Jamaican podium sweep, as Shericka Jackson claims silver and Elaine Thompson-Herah bronze

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce blazes to victory in women's Track & Field Worlds 100m final

The USA's Holloway becomes a double world champion after Devon Allen false starts and Hansle Parchment is injured in warm-up. 

Grant Holloway holds nerve to win Track & Field Worlds 110m hurdles gold

The Norwegian world record holder eases into the gold medal race after posting 48.00 in the semis. the USA's Rai Benjamin and Brazil's Alison dos Santos also through to Tuesday's final. 

Karsten WARHOLM

Karsten Warholm through to 400m hurdles final with dominant display at Track & Field Worlds

The Ugandan world record holder was unstoppable in Oregon, with Kenya’s Stanley Mburu winning silver and Cheptegei's compatriot Jacob Kiplimo bronze. 

Joshua Kiprui CHEPTEGEI

Track & Field Worlds: Joshua Cheptegei makes it back-to-back 10,000m golds 

The Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist says, "I know something big is coming. I know it." Find out why his brother could be a key factor.

Noah LYLES

Noah Lyles eager to begin defense of 200m title with 'Hayward Magic' a factor at 2022 Track and Field World Championships

The Olympic champions will face stiff competition from the likes of Shericka Jackson and Abby Steiner.

How to watch Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce at the 2022 Track and Field World Championships: 200m preview, schedule and stars competing

The Ethiopian is happy to blaze an impressive trail forged by distance running legends Haile Gebresselasie and Kenenisa Bekele. He shared his track ambitions with Olympics.com and his plans to venture into the half marathon before Paris 2024

Selemon Barega’s running adventure and his driven pursuit of glory

The five-time Olympic gold medallist shared her belief that the women's 100m sprinters deserve more recognition for their track achievements, her exciting rivalry with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and for edging closer to the 100m world record of 10.49 that has stood unbeaten for 34 years.

Elaine THOMPSON-HERAH

Elaine Thompson-Herah: "We women don’t get the respect we deserve"

Discover the full schedule for day three of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Sunday 17 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Schedule, day three

Discover the results from the five finals on day two of the track and field World Athletics Championships on 16 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Results, day two

The 27-year-old athlete has been crowned world champion as the USA sweep the podium in a thrilling race at Hayward Field in Oregon. Marvin Bracy wins silver and Trayvon Bromell bronze. 

Fred Kerley storms to men's 100m gold at Track & Field Worlds 

The surprise winner of the men's 100m gold at Tokyo 2020 Tweeted that he has been "forced to stop" due to the risk of developing a more serious injury

Lamont Marcell JACOBS

Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs withdraws from Track & Field Worlds 100m semi-finals

The Norwegian world record holder and Olympic champion cantered to victory in his heat, showing no signs of the injury that has kept him out of action this season. He will be joined in the semis by Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Rai Benjamin and Brazilian bronze winner Alison dos Santos. 

Karsten Warholm through to Track & Field Worlds 400m hurdles semi-finals after victory in heats

The world record holder and reigning Olympic champion jumped 14.73m on her first attempt to secure her place in Monday's final

Yulimar Rojas qualifies for Track & Field Worlds triple jump final with first jump

The men's 400m at the World Athletics Championships boasts a quality field that includes three Olympic champions. Olympics.com takes a look at the contenders in the one-lap event.

World Athletics Championships 2022: Wayde van Niekerk, Kirani James and Michael Norman chasing men's 400m glory: Preview, schedule & how to watch

After disappointing himself at Tokyo 2020 in 2021, the five-time Olympian from Mongolia has found his mojo again, eyeing a historic sixth marathon at Paris 2024.

Ser-Od BAT-OCHIR

How Ser-Od Bat-Ochir got his groove back

Discover the full schedule for day two of the track and field World Athletics Championships on Saturday 16 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Schedule, day two

Discover the results from the three finals on day one of the track and field World Athletics Championships on 15 July 2022.

Track & Field World Athletics Championships Oregon22: Results, day one

The most decorated woman in Olympics and World Championships history signs off with bronze in the mixed 4x400m relay on Day 1 of the Track & Field World Champs in Oregon

Allyson Felix waves goodbye to international competition with Track & Field Worlds mixed 4x400m relay bronze

The Olympic champion and world record hurdler will open his season in Oregon after recovering from a hamstring injury he picked at the Diamond League in Rabat.

How to watch Karsten Warholm at the 2022 World Athletics Championships

Find out how and when to watch the Venezuelan star competing in the triple jump at the World Athletics Championships when she begins competition on 16 July.

Athletics | World Championships | Oregon - United States

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