Camryn Rogers is through to the hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The 24-year-old, who won silver at last year's worlds, threw 73.94 metres in her second toss to reach Thursday's medal round in the Hungarian capital.
Rodney, of Etobicoke, Ont., posted a season's best time of 20.18, good enough for the sixth-fastest time in the heats.Also, Toronto's Jazz Shukla advanced into the women's 800 semifinals with a personal-best time of two minutes 30 seconds.
Madeleine Kelly of Pembroke, Ont., failed to qualify at 2:04.72. Vancouver's Regan Yee narrowly missed qualification in the women's 3,000 steeplechase with a time of nine minutes 26.39 seconds. "It just is not a good feeling when your best isn't enough," Yee told Petrillo while holding back tears. "That's sport though."Canada's Julie-Ann Staehli, Briana Scott and Erin Teschuk were each eliminated in the women's 5,000 heats. Michelle Harrison was knocked out in the women's 100 hurdles, placing eighth in her heat at 13.05 seconds. The 30-year-old Saskatoon, Sask., native also reached the semifinals last year, when a personal-best clocking of 12.74 seconds wasn't enough to race for a medal.Usain Bolt shares his journey of playing sports with oranges to becoming the world’s fastest manFrom 'World Athletics Inside Track' we get an exclusive interview from Usain Bolt who shares his journey to become the fastest man alive.Britain's Josh Kerr pulled off the biggest upset of the world championships, outrunning heavily favoured Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway to the line for a win in the 1,500. Kerr finished in 3:29.28 to join Jake Wightman as the second British runner in two years to upset Ingebrigtsen at worlds. The 22-year-old Norwegian is the Olympic champion and has the fastest times this season. He came in as a 1-7 betting favourite but has yet to cross the line first in the 1,500 at a world-championship meet."Today was not a good day for me. ... All credit to Kerr, but obviously I wasn't 100 per cent today," he said. This silver goes with the one from last year, along with a second place at indoor world championships in 2022 and at junior worlds in 2018.WATCH | Kerr claims gold:DurationGreat Britain's Josh Kerr claimed the 1,500 metre gold medal over the favorite from Norway Jakob Ingebrigtsen with a time of 3:29.38 in Budapest.American Katie Moon and Australia's Nina Kennedy decided to share the gold medal in a dramatic women's pole vault final. The two women cleared 4.90 in an event that stretched two hours 10 minutes, but both missed on all three attempts at 4.95 and decided to share the victory rather than go to a jump-off. It was the second consecutive world title for Moon, who also won Olympic gold in Tokyo. The 4.90 mark was a national record for Kennedy and a personal best by eight centimetres. Wilma Murto of Finland tied her season's best of 4.80 for bronze, missing all three of her attempts at 4.85. The 25-year-old became the first Finnish woman to win a Diamond League title when she beat Moon at the London event on July 23.Karsten Warholm of Norway returned to the top of the global podium, racing to gold in the 400 hurdles. The world record holder and Olympic champion ran 46.89, pulling away from American Rai Benjamin heading into the home straight. The 27-year-old won the 2017 and 2019 world championships, but struggled to seventh at the worlds last season in Eugene, Ore., when he was hampered by an injury. Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands crossed in 47.34 for silver, while Benjamin, silver medallist last year in Eugene, faded to take bronze in 47.56.Norway's Karsten Warholm captures 3rd 400 metre hurdles World Championship titleKarsten Warholm of Norway claimed gold in the 400m hurdles final with a time of 46.89 on day five of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles each kicked off their quest for a second medal by easily winning their 200 heats. Richardson finished in 22.16 seconds and Lyles in 20.05 in a pair of no-drama returns to the track after they gave the United States the first sweep of the 100 at a worlds since 2017, when Justin Gatlin and Tori Bowie won in London. Three women who have run faster than Richardson in the 200 this year — Jamaica's Shericka Jackson, St. Lucia's Julien Alfred and the United States' Gabby Thomas — also qualified easily.Noah Lyles breaks down his 200m win from Oregon 2022 where he 'felt like he was in a movie'The American sprinter has some fond memories of that day and breaks down everything from feeling alone during the race to the shirt rip and who inspired it. Defending 800 Olympic and world champion Athing Mu, who wavered on running at the worlds through much of the summer, showed up and won her opening heat. Heats for the women's 5,000, where Faith Kipyegon opens her quest for a second medal after winning the 1,500 on Tuesday, were moved to the evening session because of the heat. The temperature in Budapest reached 32 C at noon, with the 55 per cent humidity making it feel like 34 C.
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