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Kerr won the 3,000m in seven minutes 42.98 seconds to become the first Scot to land world indoor gold in 31 years . Less than 40 minutes later, Kerr was crowned pole vault world champion at only her second global championships, beating New Zealand's Eliza McCartney on countback . Kerr has made clear his intention to leave the Paris Olympics later this year with a gold medal hanging around his neck .
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Sports

Ewa Swoboda had been the fastest in the heats and semifinals . Julien Alfred clocked a season’s best of 6.98 to equal Swboda’s world lead . Aleia Hobbs picked up what looked to be a calf injury on the startline .
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2 years ago Read more at World Athletics

Pamela Ware finished fifth in the women's three-metre springboard competition . She missed the podium by 4.85 points after scoring a 339.75 . Three-time reigning world champion Chen Yiwen of China cruised to gold . Calgary Aimee Wilson finished 12th .
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2 years ago Read more at CBC.ca

BEN STANSALL Eliza McCartney won silver in the women's pole vault . New Zealand's Molly Caudery won the gold on count back . United States athlete Katie Moon took the bronze within 5cm of the winners . Tom Walsh won silver with Jacko Gill fifth .
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2 years ago Read more at RNZ

Jemma Reekie qualifies fastest for the women's 800m final . Great Britain's 25-year-old won her semi-final in one minute 58.28 seconds . The final will be very tough but I want the other athletes to know that if they are coming to win on my track, they are going to have to work hard!
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2 years ago Read more at BBC

Australia is set to observe World Wildlife Day on March 3, underlining its dedication to preserving biodiversity through the introduction of an innovative climate change impact guidance tool . This tool aims to equip decision makers with the necessary insights to assess climate change's effects on wildlife health and diseases . In support of this initiative, Wildlife Health Australia (WHA) is spearheading a One Health Investigation Fund .
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking

Marco Odermatt is the reigning Olympic gold medalist and world champion in the giant slalom . He finished the two legs Saturday along the Strawpile slope in Aspen in 2 minutes, 3.20 seconds, with winds reaching 25 mph (40 kph) He is currently leading the downhill and super-G world Cup standings .
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2 years ago Read more at Hindustan Times

Josh Kerr wins World Indoors 3000m title after stunning final . Jemma Reekie won the second of the 800m semi-finals in 1:58.28 minutes . Laura Muir finished fifth in the women’s 3200m final in Glasgow . Yared Nuguse pipped Selemon Barega for the silver medal .
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2 years ago Read more at scottishathletics.org.uk

Josh Kerr beats a galaxy of pole vault legends, including the 2020 Olympic and double world champion Katie Moon, and 2016 champion Aikaterini Stefanidi . On a busy night on the track, Julien Alfred won gold in the women’s 60m in 6.98, beating Ewa Swoboda by 0.02, while Grant Holloway extended his decade-long unbeaten record in the indoor 60m hurdles with another world title .
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2 years ago Read more at The Guardian

Sharlene Mawdsley disqualified in the 400m semi-final . The disqualification stemmed from an obstruction violation against Austrian competitor Susanne Gogl-Walli . Athletics Ireland argued for the decision's reversal .
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2 years ago Read more at BNN Breaking