Armand Duplantis Pursues Gold at Tokyo Athletics World Championship

World Championship gold in Eugene 2022 and World Championship gold in Budapest 2023. Now Armand Duplantis is in the Japanese capital Tokyo and is chasing a new precious medal.

» Published:

Armand Duplantis Pursues Gold at Tokyo Athletics World Championship
Photo: Christine Olsson/TT

Share this article

What: Athletics World Championship, September 15.

Where: In Tokyo, Japan, at the National Arena.

When: Ongoing until September 21.

TV/radio: SVT, SVT Play/Radiosporten.

Schedule: Men, marathon, final (01.00), men, hammer, qualification (02.00), women, pole vault, qualification (02.05), women, 3,000 meters steeplechase, heats (02.15), men, hammer, qualification (03.45), women, 400 meters hurdles, heats (04.20).

Men, 400 meters hurdles, heats (12.35), men, long jump, qualification (12.40), men, pole vault, final (13.10), men, 110 meters hurdles, heats (13.20), women, hammer, final (14.00), women, 100 meters hurdles, semifinal (14.05), men 1,500 meters, semifinal (14.30), men, 3,000 meters steeplechase, final (14.55), women, 100 meters hurdles, final (15.20).

+ Athletics' megastar Armand Duplantis is tonight's big number at the National Arena in Tokyo. Will he take his third consecutive World Championship gold outdoors? Will it be a world record?

+ Also, Suldan Hassan and Ebba Tulu Chala are running the marathon.

+ Thobias Montler left the Olympic Games in Paris in disappointment, now he is aiming for revenge in Tokyo and starts – just like many other Swedes – by qualifying.

Tags

Author

TTT
By TTEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for local and international readers

More news

Jakob Ingebrigtsen Discusses Career Decisions Amid Achilles Struggles

Jakob Ingebrigtsen Discusses Career Decisions Amid Achilles Struggles

SHL Season Begins: Key Storylines to Watch

SHL Season Begins: Key Storylines to Watch

SHL Faces Backlash Over Red Bull Partnership

SHL Faces Backlash Over Red Bull Partnership

Lindfors Misses Discus Final in Tears as Kamga Advances

Lindfors Misses Discus Final in Tears as Kamga Advances

Wictor Petersson Advances to World Championship Shot Put Final

Wictor Petersson Advances to World Championship Shot Put Final

Perseus Karlström Finishes 19th in Tokyo After Race Struggles

Perseus Karlström Finishes 19th in Tokyo After Race Struggles

Blackstenius Shines as Arsenal Triumphs Over West Ham in Derby

Blackstenius Shines as Arsenal Triumphs Over West Ham in Derby

Turkey Advances to European Basketball Championship Final After Defeating Greece

Turkey Advances to European Basketball Championship Final After Defeating Greece

Sweden Levels Davis Cup Tie Against Tunisia After Dramatic Comeback

Sweden Levels Davis Cup Tie Against Tunisia After Dramatic Comeback

Real Madrid's Antonio Rüdiger Sidelined by Injury Until December

Real Madrid's Antonio Rüdiger Sidelined by Injury Until December

Olympic Gold Medalist Andrei Chemerkin Dies at 53

Olympic Gold Medalist Andrei Chemerkin Dies at 53

Finland Falls to Germany in European Basketball Semifinal

Finland Falls to Germany in European Basketball Semifinal

Newcastle Coach Eddie Howe Discusses Alexander Isak's Departure

Newcastle Coach Eddie Howe Discusses Alexander Isak's Departure

Perseus Karlström Prepares for Tokyo World Championship Heat

Perseus Karlström Prepares for Tokyo World Championship Heat

Ludvig Åberg Drops to Second in PGA Championship at Wentworth

Ludvig Åberg Drops to Second in PGA Championship at Wentworth

Andreas Almgren Aims for World Championship Medal in Tokyo 10000m

Andreas Almgren Aims for World Championship Medal in Tokyo 10000m

Rögle Signs NHL Veteran Defenseman Calvin de Haan

Rögle Signs NHL Veteran Defenseman Calvin de Haan

Sprinter Erriyon Knighton Receives Four-Year Suspension

Sprinter Erriyon Knighton Receives Four-Year Suspension

Mike Powell Suspended from All Athletics Activities by AIU

Mike Powell Suspended from All Athletics Activities by AIU

Mutaz Essa Barshim to Miss Tokyo World Championship Due to Injury

Mutaz Essa Barshim to Miss Tokyo World Championship Due to Injury