The 2023 World Championships in Athletics will be held in Budapest, Hungary from 19 to 27 August. A big spectacle is expected on Hungarian soil, hosting the World Championships, which precedes the 2024 Olympics in Paris by a year. Let’s take a closer look at the favorites of the men’s competitions.
FAVORITE MEN’S EVENTS WORLD ATHLETICS 2023
100 METERS – Throughout the season, there was no absolute ruler. American Fred Kerley however, he starts from pole position as the reigning world champion and a perfect 9.88 in Yokohama. The best accreditation from the British Jarnel Hughes with a magical 9.83, but the former European champion will be able to handle the pressure of the big event. The Kenyan is very well promised Ferdinand Omaniala (9.84 in Nairobi, but he ran a lot this season and may not be in the best shape), Botswana Letsile Tebogo (under-20 world record holder with a score of 9.91, as Issam Asinga of Suriname was disqualified) and multi-finalist from South Africa Akani Simbine.
The United States will not only play the Curley card, but will also be able to seek a coup with Christian Coleman (already world champion in Doha) and a new name Cravont Charlestonnot forgetting the arrogance Noah Lyles: The 200m world champion has said he wants to run 9.65 but it will be a crazy time, just 7 cents off Usain Bolt’s world record.
In a very balanced and vague context Marcellus Jacobs is hoping to have his say. The Olympic champion has run only one race of the season (10.21 at the Diamond League in Paris) after winning the silver medal in the 60m at the European Indoor Championships and has had to face a number of physical challenges that have severely limited him. If the messiah of Italian athletics has restored a noteworthy condition, then no goal will interfere with him, and he can really dream of a lot. The European record holder (9.80 at his apotheosis at the Tokyo Games) is chasing the only missing laurel in his glorious palms after winning the Olympics, World Indoor Championships, European Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
200 METERS – Everyone vs. Noah Liles. The American will go in search of a third world title, and after a distance of 19:47 in London, he will become a favorite. Botswana will try to challenge him Letsile Tebogo, which in the British capital amounted to three cents of a second. The third wheel will be another American Herrion Knighton, but also look out for Jarnel Hughes, who stopped just one cent short of Pietro Mennea’s European record. Even further, two Canadians Aaron Brown and Andre de Grasse (Olympic champion).
400 METERS – Magnificent confrontation between Bahamians stacks up Stephen Gardener and South African Wade Van Niekerk. In terms of medals, look out for Samukong of Zambia and Ndori of Botswana, as well as Kirani James of Grenadi. Missing Michael Norman.
800 METERS – Kenyan Emmanuel Korir starts from pole. The Olympic and world champions will face Emmanuel Vagnoni and Ferguson Rotich, but watch out for the Algerians Slimane Moula and Djamel Sejati.
1500 METERS – Jakob Ingebrigtsen chasing the world title what is lacking in his palmar, but he will have to pay close attention to the Kenyans Timothy Cheruiyot, Abel Kipsang, Reynold Kipkorir and the Spaniard Mohamed Katir.
5000 METERS – Giant duel between Ingebrigrsen and Kathirbut both will have to be very careful with Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei (Olympic champion) and Kenyan Jacob Krop.
10,000 METERS – Uganda Joshua Cheptegei in pursuit of a third title in a row, but keep an eye out for Kenyans Nicolas Kimeli, Benard Kibet and Daniel Simiu Ebenyo. Do not underestimate the Ethiopian barega.
110 OBSTACLES – Grant Holloway for world triobut the American will have to be very careful with Daniel Robert and Cordell Tinch, while not forgetting the Jamaicans Rasheed Broadbell and Perment (Olympic champion).
400 OBSTACLES – Karsten Warholm is ready to put on a great show and aims for a third world championship. The most authoritative opponent of the Olympic champion is the Brazilian Alison dos Santos (world champion), but the American Rai Benjamin is very fierce. Unknown Alessandro Sibilio recovering from injury.
3000 HEDGES – Moroccan Sufian El Bakkali vs Ethiopian Lamechey Girma has been announced.. Compete between an Olympic champion and a new world record holder.
High Jump – Mutaz Essa Barshim is chasing the fourth seal in a row. The Qatari shows the best seasonal result in the world, or rather jumps to 2.36 meters in Chorzow on the occasion of the Rusticano duel with Gianmarco Tamberi, which in Poland stopped at 2.34. The two Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions are top favorites the day before, along with the American. JuWon Harrison, flew at 2.35 to London, defeating Barshim. Other contenders for the podium include South Korean Wu San Hyuk, Ukrainian Protsenko, oceanic Kerr, Baden, Stark.
Pole vault – Armand Duplantis – big favorite and seems unshakable, even if he came out defeated at the Diamond League stage. The Swede set a world record in the last race (6.21), and brought it to 6.22 in the winter. American Chris Nielsen and Filipino Ernest Obiena are aiming for medals, as are Australian Curtis Marshall, Pole Lisek and Norwegian Guttormsen. Our Claudio Stecchi, author of 5.82 a few weeks ago, is among the underdogs.
LONG JUMP – Two Indians (Aldrin and Srishankar) and Taiwanese Lin Yu-Tang have flown over 8.40 meters this season, but it remains to be seen if they can confirm their accomplishments in the important assignment. Greek remains the big favorite the day before Miltiadis Tentoglou, Olympic champion and world champion. The American Marquis Dandy, the Jamaican Tajay Gale and the Chinese Wang Jian’an will try to resist him. Our Mattia Furlani proving confident with the usual 8.24 and windy 8.44: the 18-year-old player from Lazio can really surprise.
TRIPLE JUMP – The gold medal seems to be around the neck of the Portuguese Pedro Pablo Picardo. However, the Olympic, World and European champion does not participate in the debut of the Diamond League in Doha. The best indicator of the season is 18-year-old Jamaican Jadon Hibbert, a contender for medals along with Fabrice Hugh Zango, Cuban Lazaro Martinez and Chinese Zhu Yamin. Italy will try with Emmanuel Ihemehe and Tobia Bocchi.
Shot put – Ryan Krauser has won two Olympic gold medals and is a world champion. The American, world record holder with a run of 23.56 meters, is objectively invincible. Behind him are other Americans Joe Kovacs, Payton Otterdal and Josh Avotunde, as well as New Zealander Thomas Walsh. Zane Weir must try: blue climbed to 22.15 meters in Vicenza, with such a figure in a particular race he can aim for a medal. Leonardo Fabbri outsiders.
DISC THROW – Head-to-head between Swede Daniel Stahl (Olympic champion) and Slovenian Kristjan Ciech (world champion), not forgetting Lithuanian Mykolas Alekna (European Champion) and Austrian Lukas Weisscheidinger.
HAMMER THROW – Polish Wojciech Nowicki he will start with the pluses of the forecast, unlike his compatriot Pavel Faydek and the American Rudy Winkler, as well as the Hungarian Benze Halas.
JAVELIN THROW – Grenadine Anderson Peters In pursuit of a third success in a row, the Czech Jakub Wadleech presents himself as a world leader, the German Julian Weber has the opportunity to try. Not to mention Indian Niraj Chopra (Olympic champion) and Finn Helander.
20 km walk – Massimo Stano aims for apotheosis after winning the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Apulian, who missed the course last year and won the 35 km, will challenge the Japanese who were defeated at home two years ago: Toshikazu Yamanishi (chasing the third title) and Koki Ikeda. Uncomfortable highs: Brazilian Bonfim, Australian Tingay, Canadian Dunfee, Spanish Martin and Garcia. Francesco Fortunato could have been a great outsider after his triumph at the European Team Championship.
35km walk – Massimo Stano will be called up for title defense subdued last year in Eugene. The Apulian will take the lead after having already raced the 20K and here he will also face the Japanese battleship (Masatora Kawano, Satoshi Maruo and Tomohiro Noda) as well as Canadian Evan Dunphy and China’s He Xianghong.
MARATHON – Tamirat Tola will try to repeat the title of Eugene. The Ethiopian will be joined by formidable compatriots Segaye Getachew, Chalu Deso, Leul Gebresilase and Milkes Mengesh. A face-to-face meeting is expected with Kenyans Titus Kipruto, Timothy Kiplagat and Joshua Belet. Our Eiob Faniel will be a potential outsider.
DECATHLON – Damian Warner must break the curse of the world’s gold. The Olympic champion will face world champion Kevin Mayer. The competition is between the Canadian and the Frenchman, not forgetting fellow Canadian world silver medalist Piers Lepage, Australian Ashley Moloney, German Niklas Kaul (gold in Doha and Monaco) and NCAA champion Leo Neugebauer.
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