RT @WorldAthletics: PROJECT 222 SMASHED ๐ฅ
In front of his home crowd, ๐ฌ๐ง's Josh Kerr lives up to the hype by breaking Hicham el Guerroujโsโฆ
3:42.66 โผ๏ธโผ๏ธโผ๏ธ
THE WORLD RECORD IS NO MORE. Josh Kerr ๐ฌ๐ง delivers on the hype of Project 222 as he takes down Hicham El Guerroujโs 1999 world record in the mile, running 3:42.66 to become the first man in history under 3:43.
Kerr called his shot and thrilled a roaring home crowd, pulling away from runner-up Yared Nuguse over the final lap to make history.
๐จ๐ฆ NATIONAL RECORD!!!
Sade McCreath ๐จ๐ฆ broke ground to a new Personal Best (PB) of 10.86s (+1.7) to win her 100m heat at the Edmonton Invitational, becoming the fastest Canadian woman in history!
She broke the National Record (10.94) set by Audrey Leduc in 2025.
Leduc herself ran a windy 10.88s to win her own heat and advance to the final.
๐จ๐ฆ Marco Arop just went 1:42.13 at the Edmonton Athletics Invitational.
โข Surpasses Donavan Brazier's 1:42.16 from last year's USATF Outdoor Championships for the fastest 800m run in North America
โข That's his 11th time breaking 1:43.00 in his career.
โข It's the 6th-fastest 800m run of his career
GOLD FOR CHRISTOPHER MORALES WILLIAMS! ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ
44.76๐ฅ
CMW smashes the championship record in the 400m at the #WorldIndoorChamps to claim gold and his first global title.
First-ever sub-45 indoor time run outside the USA. Before today, all 36 had been set on American soil.
84.70m ๐ฅ๐ค
โ 2-Time Hammer Throw World Champion (back-to-back)๐ฅ๐ฅ
โ World Championship Record ๐
โ Area Record ๐ฅ
โ Canadian Record ๐จ๐ฆ
โ Personal Best ๐ซก
Ethan Katzberg lives for the moment.
๐ธ: Yonathan Kellerman
๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ฎ-๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก! ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ค
Camryn set a new Canadian Record and personal best with a throw of 80.51m, successfully defending her title WINNING GOLD FOR TEAM CANADA!
๐ธ: Yonathan Kellerman
Eliezer Adjibi is semis-bound! ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ
At his World Championships debut, he sprinted 10.19 to finish 2nd in his hear and advance to the 100m semifinals.
๐ธ: Yonathan Kellerman
Evan Dunfee made Canadian race walk history in Japan.
Again.
Dunfee won the first gold medal of the 2025 World Athletics Championships, crossing the line after 35 gruelling kilometres in a time of 2:28:22.
Catch up on all the action from Day 1:
https://t.co/dxrjXJMiZq
๐๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก! ๐ฅ๐ฅ
He wins Team Canadaโs first medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships โ and itโs GOLD! Evan takes the Menโs 35km Race Walk with an incredible time of 2:28:22.
๐ธ: Yonathan Kellerman
The first world title in Tokyo goes to ๐จ๐ฆ's @EvanDunfee ๐
He rules the 35km race walk with 2:28:22 โฑ๏ธ
๐ฅ Caio Bonfim ๐ง๐ท
๐ฅ Hayato Katsuki ๐ฏ๐ต
#WorldAthleticsChamps
For the first time in World Athletics Championships history, Canada will enter competition with four defending world champions on the roster.
MEET TEAM CANADA: https://t.co/Bd9fQlnXR2
Hot take: You donโt need everything to be perfect on race day to run fast. Athletes run fast injured, tired, sleep deprived, jet lagged all the time. Itโs your mindset, determination and the work you have done prior that will have the most direct effect on your results #mindset
WORLD RECORD ๐๐ฅ
A masterful performance! @EvanDunfee smashes the 35km race walk world record at the Meeting Dudinska 50, crossing the line in 2:21:40 and trimming valuable seconds off the previous record.
Back-to-back champion! ๐ฅ๐ช
Sarah Mitton successfully defends her world indoor shot put title, claiming gold with an impressive throw of 20.48m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing! ๐จ๐ฆ
๐ธ AP Photo/Vincent Thian