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5 stories · Athletics
Bol retains world hurdles title as Jones and Zapletalová set lifetime marks
Femke Bol defended her 400 metres hurdles world title in 51.54 seconds on 19 September, with Jasmine Jones taking silver and Emma Zapletalová bronze.
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Allman completes her global medal collection with Tokyo discus gold
Valarie Allman's fifth-round throw of 69.48 metres secured her first world discus title, ahead of Jorinde van Klinken and Silinda Morales in Tokyo on 14 September.
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Running-watch study shows strong correlations alongside distance-specific forecast errors
A single-model evaluation compares displayed predictions with measured running times.
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Foot-pressure study finds no simple link between toe contact and athletics performance
A Japanese collegiate sample shows why a standing foot measure should not be treated as a universal performance target.
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Running experiment separates oxygen uptake from heart-rate time at high intensity
Twelve trained runners completed two treadmill sessions in randomised order.
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