Mutaz Barshim withdrew before the World Track and Field Championships due to a foot injury, missing the chance to compete in the Tokyo stadium where he memorably shared Olympic high jump gold in 2021.

TOKYO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Hamish Kerr banished his world championship demons with a leap of 2.36 metres to win a dramatic high jump final on Tuesday and give New Zealand a second gold medal in Tokyo.

TOKYO (AP) — Three-time high jump world champion Mutaz Barshim has ruled himself out of the world athletics championships that open Saturday in Japan after failing to recover from a long-term foot ...