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There’s so much to smile about from big Budapest show

Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi gestures ahead of France's Yanis Meziane and USA's Bryce Hoppel in the men's 800m semi-final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 24, 2023.

Photo credit: Attila Kisbenedek | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Like her triple world record holder namesake, Cherotich has been a serial winner at the age group level, winning bronze and gold at the World Under-20 Championships in Nairobi and Cali, Colombia respectively
  • One can't help but smile at Wanyonyi who finished fourth in the men's 800m at last year's World Championships in Oregon before clinching silver in Budapest
  • It has not been a smooth ride for Moraa at the senior level, failing to make the finals of the 2019 World Championships in Doha before suffering the same fate two years later at the Tokyo Olympics

It's just a few hours since the curtains came down on the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and the dust is yet to settle.

The 19th edition of this global showpiece provided many memories worthy of a place in World Athletics museum and hall of fame. Among those who etched themselves in the annals of athletics history was our very own Faith Kipyegon, who won two of our three gold medals, clinching the world 1,500 and 5,000 metres titles.