Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda celebrates after the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Song Yanhua)
BUDAPEST, Aug. 21 (silubaba) -- Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei delivered his season's best performance of 27 minutes 51.42 seconds, clinching the men's 10,000m world title for the third consecutive time on Sunday.
Cheptegei, 26, only surged ahead in the final lap, comfortably securing the top spot, even if his time couldn't rival his world record of 26:11.00.
Kenya's Daniel Simiu Ebenso bagged the silver with a time of 27:52.60, while Ethiopian Solemn Brega clinched bronze just 0.12 seconds behind.
"I am very excited and proud that I have succeeded in winning my third world title in a row. This was the best possible way to end the season," Cheptegei remarked. "This might be my last championships on the track. That's why this gold medal means even more."
In the men's 100m, the flagship event of the World Championships, defending champion Fred Kerley faced an unexpected exit in the semifinals. However, his American compatriot Noah Lyles took the baton, recording this year's world-best time of 9.83 seconds.
"I came here for three golds, ticked off one, others are coming," Lyles commented, looking forward to defending his 200m title in Budapest. "The 100m was the toughest. I will have fun with the event I love now."
Botswana's U20 double world champion Letsile Tebogo secured silver, setting a new national record at 9.88 seconds. Britain's Zharnel Hughes trailed just behind.
Italy's Olympic victor, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, despite posting his season's best time of 10.05 seconds, couldn't make it to the final.
Local hero Bence Halasz electrified the home crowd when he hurled the hammer beyond 80m on his initial attempt. Nonetheless, Canadian newcomer Ethan Katzberg seized the lead with his 81.25m fifth attempt. Poland's Wojciech Nowicki also bested Halasz, recording 81.02m.
Halasz eventually settled for third with 80.82m, securing his second World Championships bronze.
In other events, Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson regained the heptathlon world title with an aggregate of 6740 points. Serbia's Ivana Vuleta clinched the women's long jump gold, marking this year's top global result of 7.14m. ■
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda celebrates after the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Zheng Huansong)
Daniel Simiu Ebenyo of Kenya celebrates after the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Song Yanhua)
Athletes compete during the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Zheng Huansong)
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda celebrates after the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Zheng Huansong)
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda (R) competes during the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ying)
Athletes compete during the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Zheng Huansong)
Joshua Cheptegei (2nd R) of Uganda celebrates after the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Song Yanhua)
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda celebrates after the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ying)
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda celebrates after the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ying)
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda competes during the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Zheng Huansong)
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda celebrates after the Men's 10000m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Zheng Huansong)
Ivana Vuleta of Serbia reacts after the Women's Long Jump Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ming)
Ivana Vuleta of Serbia competes during the Women's Long Jump Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Wang Lili)
Ivana Vuleta of Serbia reacts after the Women's Long Jump Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ying)
Ivana Vuleta of Serbia competes during the Women's Long Jump Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Wang Lili)
Ivana Vuleta of Serbia celebrates after the Women's Long Jump Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/silubaba)
Ivana Vuleta of Serbia reacts after the Women's Long Jump Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ming)
Silver medalist Tara Davis-Woodhall of the United States, gold medalist Ivana Vuleta of Serbia and bronze medalist Alina Rotaru-Kottmann of Romania (from L to R) pose for photograph after the Women's Long Jump Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ming)
Noah Lyles of the United States celebrates after the Men's 100m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ming)
Noah Lyles (1st L) of the United States crosses the finish line during the Men's 100m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ming)
Noah Lyles of the United States celebrates after the Men's 100m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ming)
Noah Lyles of the United States celebrates after the Men's 100m Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ming)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Britain reacts before the 800m of the Women's Heptathlon Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Song Yanhua)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (R) of Britain talks with Anouk Vetter of the Netherlands after the 800m of the Women's Heptathlon Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Song Yanhua)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Britain celebrates after the Women's Heptathlon Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ying)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Britain celebrates after the Women's Heptathlon Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ying)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Britain celebrates after the Women's Heptathlon Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ying)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Britain competes during the 800m of the Women's Heptathlon Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Song Yanhua)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Britain reacts after the 800m of the Women's Heptathlon Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Song Yanhua)
Athletes pose for a group photo after the 800m of the Women's Heptathlon Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Song Yanhua)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (2nd R) of Britain celebrates after the Women's Heptathlon Final of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 20, 2023. (silubaba/Li Ying)
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