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IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Jul 1, 2019
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown races ahead with confident showing at nationals
His demeanor already stood out before the race.
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Aug 5, 2017
Sani Brown ties personal best to reach 100-meter semifinals at worlds
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown tied his personal best in the men's 100 meters with a time of 10.05 seconds at the world athletics championships on Friday, advancing to the semifinals with fellow Japanese Shuhei Tada and Asuka Cambridge.
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Jun 26, 2017
Sani Brown takes aim at Bolt as Japan names team for worlds
Sprinting phenom Abdul Hakim Sani Brown is setting the bar high — very high — for his career. And the 18-year-old just might have a chance to measure himself side by side against that bar known as Usain Bolt at the world athletics championships in August.
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Jun 24, 2017
Sprinter Sani Brown outlcasses field in 100-meter final for first national title
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown won the men's 100-meter final in 10.05 seconds at the National Athletics Championships on Saturday, tying the meet record and punching his ticket to this summer's IAAF World Championships in London.
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May 7, 2016
Elite athletes profess benefits of multisport participation on eve of Golden Grand Prix meet
Justin Gatlin and other top international athletes insist that playing different sports helps develop track and field athletes' potential.
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Dec 16, 2015
JAAF names Tanii top athlete of 2015
Race walker Takayuki Tanii, who captured a bronze medal in the men's 50-km competition at this summer's IAAF World Championships in Beijing, was named the athlete of the year at the annual Athletic Awards of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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Aug 30, 2015
Ayana shatters Dibaba's double dreams
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana put on a stunning display of front-running to win the women's 5,000 meters by more than 17 seconds at the IAAF World Championships on Sunday and deprive compatriot Genzebe Dibaba of an unprecedented double gold.
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Aug 30, 2015
Coe defends 'ostensibly clean' athletics
Part of Sebastian Coe's new job as head of world athletics will be to shift the conversation about his "ostensibly clean" sport from doping to spectacular performances, he said on Sunday.
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Aug 25, 2015
Fatigued Bolt, Gatlin sail into 200-meter semifinals; Sani Brown advances in worlds debut
A tired Usain Bolt and an emotionally fatigued Justin Gatlin progressed toward their second blockbuster sprint showdown of the IAAF World Championships by easing through the 200-meter heats on Tuesday.
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Aug 25, 2015
Caballero stuns field to capture women's discus title
Cuba's Denia Caballero landed a shock win in the women's discus competition on Tuesday, her first-round effort of 69.28 meters beating all her rivals, including defending champion Sandra Perkovic of Croatia.
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Aug 25, 2015
Marathon organizers miffed about Shobukhova reinstatement
Marathon organizers have demanded an urgent meeting with officials after the reinstatement of Russian drug cheat Lilya Shobukhova despite the fact she has not repaid around $3 million in prize money earned when she was doping.
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Aug 24, 2015
Arai takes aim after topping javelin qualification
Ryohei Arai was the top qualifier for the men's javelin final at the world athletics championships on Monday.
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Aug 23, 2015
Bolt scrapes into 100-meter final
Defending champion Usain Bolt made a meal of it but recovered from a stumbling start to reach Sunday's 100-meter final at the world championships, setting up his Beijing showdown with in-form American Justin Gatlin.
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Aug 23, 2015
Medal hopeful Suzuki limps out of men's 20-km walk
Japan's hopes of a gold medal in the men's 20-km walk were dashed when world record-holder Yusuke Suzuki pulled out midway through the race at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Sunday.
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Aug 22, 2015
Schwanitz claims women's shot put title
German Christina Schwanitz confirmed her status as the form shot-putter of 2015 by winning her first world championship gold medal with a throw of 20.37 meters on Saturday.
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Jul 26, 2015
Sani Brown dreaming big after eye-catching performance
Surrounded by so many reporters, photographers and TV cameras, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, the latest sprint phenom from Japan, seemed a little uncomfortable.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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