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IAAF Worlds

1 International athletics holds its top-level event from September 28, ready to deliver up the men and women we’ll be pointing at in Tokyo next August and saying, “They should be favoured, they’re the world champion.” Such pressure is unavoidable with the shadow of the Olympics looming, but it’s better to be the champ than not, whatever scrutiny it might bring. Another thing in the spotlight: the host city of Doha, another step along the path to football’s big show in Qatar in ’22.

2 The big news story in the lead-up to the Worlds has been Caster Semenya’s ongoing battle with

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