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After getting shutout two years ago at the track and field world championships in London, the Canadian team rebounded in Doha, winning five medals. From the mixed zone, CBC Sports’ Scott Russell had a bird’s eye view to what has been a “very good world championship run.” CBC | Sports News
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Watch Road to the Olympic Games: Track and field world championships
Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly program spotlighting best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. On this week’s edition of the program, watch coverage of the 2019 track and field world championships from Doha, Qatar. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sebastian Coe doesn’t want track and field to go the way of the dinosaur
Sebastian Coe is the president of the governing body of track and field, the International Association of Athletics Federations which has just rebranded itself as World Athletics because, as Coe suggests, track and field has to be more “accessible” and “understandable” to young people. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian men miss 4x100m final by a hair at track and field worlds
Despite a season-best time of 37.91 seconds, the Canadian men’s 4×100-metre relay team finished sixth in its heat and failed to advance to the final at the track and field world championships in Doha, Qatar on Friday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Why Andre De Grasse’s track achievement is so remarkable
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse is the only male sprinter at this years IAAF World Championships to win medals in both the 100 metres and the 200 metres, a rare and challenging accomplishment. CBC Sports’ Anson Henry analyzes this feat and what it entails. CBC | Sports News
Read More »De Grasse claims 200m silver at track and field worlds
Canada’s Andre De Grasse finishes 2nd in 200 metres, American Noah Lyle wins gold while Canadian Aaron Brown places 6th. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Moh Ahmed wins bronze medal in men’s 5,000 metres at track worlds
Canada’s Moh Ahmed stumbled after being clipped by an opponent late in the men’s 5,000-metre final at the track and field world championships but recovered to reach the podium, earning a bronze medal in a time of 13 minutes 1.11 seconds on Monday in Doha, Qatar. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Crystal Emmanuel rebounds to qualify for women’s 200m semis at track and field worlds
Buoyed by a strong start in her 200-metre heat, Toronto’s Crystal Emmanuel qualified for the women’s semifinals on Tuesday at the track and field world championships. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Broken pole leads to great moment of sportsmanship at track and field worlds
After Angelica Bengtsson’s pole breaks, she’s able to successfully make a vault by borrowing the pole of fellow competitor Nino Guillon-Romarin. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch the 2019 track and field world championships
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