United States wins big, stars shine at World Athletics Championship

Stars like sprinter Noah Lyles and pole vaulter Armand Duplantis and longdistance runner Faith Kipyegon showcased their abilities as the World Athletics Championships concluded here on Sunday with the United States emerging as the biggest winnerThe tournament consisting of 49 events unfolded over nine scorching days in Budapest The US team secured an impressive 29 medals including 12 gold Their dominance extended beyond sprint races as they also held a firm grip on throwing eventsIn the mens 4x100m relay final on Saturday the 26yearold Lyles delivered a sensational fourthleg run clinching three gold medals and solidifying his position as the Championships most prolific athlete reports XinhuaOn Friday Lyles clinched his third consecutive world title in the 200m event becoming the first man since Jamaican legend Usain Bolt in 2015 to achieve the 100m and 200m double at the World ChampionshipsLyles teammates also shone Ryan Crouser defended his title in the mens shot put while Chase Ealey mirrored this feat in the womens event Laulauga ausaga stunned the competition by improving her personal best by over four metres securing gold in the womens discus throwLyles openly shared his ambition to enhance athletics popularity recognising that achieving greatness is crucial to realising his broader goalsDuplantis a role model for Lyles remained a force to be reckoned with The 23yearold Swede maintained his winning streak for four years with just one loss on record In Budapest he successfully defended his Olympic title and persistently challenged his own world record of 622mI try not to set limits and barriers on myself stated Duplantis who cleared the height six times each on the first attempt While he retained his world title at 610m he fell short of surpassing 623m after three attemptsYulimar Rojas also captivated the audience Despite initially being in eighth place with a jump of 1433m in the womens triple jump final the world record holder and Olympic champion showcased her magic with a final jump of 1508m securing her fourth consecutive world titleIn the longdistance races Faith Kipyegon of Kenya stood out triumphing in both womens 1500m and 5000mSpains Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez both secured double victories in the racewalking events enabling Spain to sweep all four titlesIndias Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra added the World Championship gold to his list winning the mens javelin throw event with a throw of 8817 metres Arshad Nadeem took the silver medal for Pakistans first medal in the World Athletics ChampionshipsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever