A day of firsts, falls, and a world record flourish – Budapest 2023 – World Athletics

The first day of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 had it all.

It started with the greatest depth men’s 20km race walk in championship history, won by Spain’s Alvaro Martin, and ended in dramatic style when USA won the mixed 4x400m in a world record of 3:08.80.

In between those, Ryan Crouser successfully defended his shot put title with a championship record of 23.51m, and Gudaf Tsegay led an Ethiopian sweep of the medals in the women’s 10,000m.

But falls from two prominent Dutch athletes – first by Sifan Hassan in the 10,000m and then by Femke Bol in the mixed 4x400m – provided two of the biggest talking points of the evening.

Day one event reports
• Men’s 20km race walk
• Women’s 10,000m
• Men’s shot put
• Mixed 4x400m

Looking ahead
• Five things to look out for on day two
• Day two entries at a glance

Media resources
• Timetable & results
• Event-by-event previews
• Statistics booklet
• Athlete biographies: women | men
• Flash quotes
• Past editions

Source: World Athletics