Noah Lyles captured the 100-meter world championship by finishing in 9.83 seconds for a victory that reshuffled the deck for next year’s Olympics and cements him as the world’s No. 1 sprinter.

Ryan Crouser defended his shot put title at the world championships with an improbable performance.

American sprinters Noah Lyles and Fred Kerley are bringing some smack talk and even a bit of fun back to track just in time for the run-up to next year's Paris Olympics.

Gabby Thomas held off Sha’Carri Richardson with the best time in the world this year to win the women’s 200 meters at the U.S. track and field championships.

Alison Dos Santos of Brazil powered down the homestretch to take the 400-meter hurdles title at the world championships.

Noah Lyles celebrated his 25th birthday by running the fastest time in 200-meter qualifying at world championships, a 19.98-second romp that he punctuated by playfully wagging his finger at the six other sprinters straggling behind.

Fred Kerley led the first American sweep of the 100 meters at the worlds in 31 years, barely edging teammates Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell to stamp a red-white-and-blue exclamation point on the first championships ever held in the United States.

Allyson Felix has “no regrets” after a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters of what was likely her final Diamond League meet.

Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica held off American Sha’Carri Richardson in the 100 meters at a rainy Prefontaine Classic on Saturday.

Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah bested her gold-medal winning time in Tokyo at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, and Sha’Carri Richardson finished last in her return to the track after controversy.

Sha’Carri Richardson is set to compete again after missing the Tokyo Olympics because of a positive marijuana test.

A slow exchange left the American 4x100-meter relay team out of medal contention at the Olympics.