Icon of the DayCasati Wins Big Air World Title in Family One-Two
Casati captured the 2026 GKA Big Air Kite World Championship with victory at the season-ending stop in Mykonos, where brother Lorenzo finished second for a family one-two on tour.
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At the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Bolt clocked 9.58 over 100m — the largest single improvement of the electronic-timing era, and a mark that still stands as the world record.
UltramarathonEckert First Woman Past 1,000 km in Six-Day Race
Eckert covered 1,023.948 km in 144 hours to win the 2026 GOMU 6-Day World Championship outright, becoming the first woman to pass 1,000 km in a six-day race while finishing ahead of every man in the field.
Bol Sets 400m Indoor World Record at 49.17
Femke Bol clocked 49.17 to set the world indoor 400m record in Glasgow, a mark that still stands.
Hicham El Guerrouj: Sets the mile world record, 3:43.13, in Rome.
In Rome, Hicham El Guerrouj ran the mile in 3:43.13, setting a world record in the event.
Kejelcha Sets Indoor Mile World Record at 3:47.01
In Boston, Yomif Kejelcha ran 3:47.01 to claim the indoor mile world record, ending the 22-year reign of Hicham El Guerrouj's previous mark.
El Guerrouj Sets 1500m World Record at 3:26.00
In Rome, Hicham El Guerrouj ran the 1500m in 3:26.00 to set a world record. Twenty-eight years on, the mark still stands.
Kipyegon Lowers 1500m World Record to 3:48.68
At the Eugene meet, Faith Kipyegon lowered her own 1500m world record to 3:48.68, resetting the standard she had already set in the event.
Hicham El Guerrouj: Sets the 2000m world record, 4:44.79, in Berlin.
In Berlin, Hicham El Guerrouj clocked 4:44.79 over 2000m to set a new world record, adding another distance to his middle-distance résumé.
Kipyegon Sets Mile World Record at 4:07.64
Faith Kipyegon set a new mile world record of 4:07.64 in Monaco, adding another global mark to her middle-distance résumé.
Kejelcha Sets 10K Road World Record at 26:31
Yomif Kejelcha ran 26:31 in Castellon, Spain, to set the men's 10km road world record.
Ledecky Breaks Own 800m Free Record at 8:04.12
Katie Ledecky lowered her own 800m freestyle world record, touching the wall in 8:04.12. The performance reaffirms her long-standing dominance in the distance freestyle events.
Marchand Breaks 200m Medley World Record at 1:52.69
Marchand set a new 200m individual medley world record with a time of 1:52.69, surpassing the long-standing mark held by Ryan Lochte and reshaping the event's benchmark.
Ledecky Wins Four Rio Golds With Two World Records
At the Rio Olympics, Ledecky claimed four gold medals across the 200m, 400m, and 800m freestyle and the 4x200m relay, setting world records in the 400m and 800m freestyle.
Marchand Breaks Phelps' 400m Medley World Record
At the World Championships in Fukuoka, Léon Marchand broke Michael Phelps' 400m individual medley world record, ending a mark that had stood for nearly 15 years.
McIntosh Breaks 200m Butterfly World Record at 2:01.65
McIntosh clocked 2:01.65 in the 200m butterfly, erasing the oldest individual world record in women's swimming—Liu Zige's mark that had stood for 17 years.
Trail/SkyrunningD'haene Breaks 30 Hours on GR20 With New FKT
François D'haene set a supported Fastest Known Time of 29:46:20 on Corsica's GR20, becoming the first to cover the roughly 180 km route in under 30 hours.
StrongmanFlores Deadlifts 511 kg for All-Time World Record
Raul Flores deadlifted 511 kg at the 2026 World Deadlift Championship in Birmingham, setting a new all-time world record and becoming the first Mexican world deadlift champion.
PowerliftingHaack Sets All-Time Raw World Record With 1,044 kg Total
At the 2026 American Pro in Richmond, Haack totaled 1,044 kg with a 380 kg squat, 265 kg bench and 399 kg deadlift, setting an all-time raw world-record total in the 100 kg class.
RowingDutch Men's Eight Sets World Best of 5:17.75 for Gold
The Netherlands men's eight rowed 5:17.75 for a world best and gold at the 2026 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, edging Great Britain by 0.06 seconds on home water.
Modern PentathlonAttia Sets Obstacle Course World Record in Final
Jana Attia set a new obstacle-course world record in the women's final at the 2026 UIPM Pentathlon World Championships in Guiyang, reclaiming the mark from compatriot Khalil for her first career world record.
UltramarathonFowler Sets Self-Supported Pacific Crest Trail FKT
Nick Fowler covered the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 45 days, 17 hours and 47 minutes, setting a self-supported Fastest Known Time that lowered the previous mark by around ten days.
FreedivingMolchanov Sets 133m and 127m Freediving World Records
At the 2026 CMAS Depth World Championships in Roatan, Molchanov set two world records: 133 m Free Immersion and 127 m Constant Weight Bi-Fins, the 44th and 45th of his career.
GolfBerkshire Sets Long-Drive World Record at 588 Yards
Berkshire launched a ball 588.1 yards in Rawlins, Wyoming, breaking his own longest measured drive record by nearly nine yards. The two-time World Long Drive champion swings the club head at over 160 mph.
Cliff DivingSteiner Sets Blob Jump World Record at 28.2 Metres
Steiner launched 28.2 metres into the air on a blob jump during Windweek 2026 in Switzerland, breaking a record that had stood since 2012 and earning Guinness ratification.
Track Sprints/Hurdles/RelaysDos Santos Breaks 400m Hurdles World Record at 45.80
Dos Santos ran 45.80 at the 2026 Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League on 27 August, taking 0.14 seconds off Karsten Warholm's 45.94 to set a new men's 400m hurdles world record - the first since Tokyo 2021.
Track Sprints/Hurdles/RelaysRussell Breaks 100m Hurdles World Record at 12.09
Russell ran 12.09 to win the 100m hurdles at Weltklasse Zurich on 27 August 2026, taking 0.03 seconds off Tobi Amusan's 2022 world record of 12.12. The Olympic champion set the mark with no wind assistance.
UltramarathonSabbe Sets HexaTrek Record, 3,034 km in 33 Days
Sabbe ran the 3,034 km HexaTrek across France in 33 days, 13 hours and 48 minutes, cutting more than eight days off the previous record. He averaged about 90 km a day through the Vosges, Jura, Alps and Pyrenees.
Race WalkingFiorini Sets Marathon Walk World Record at 3:15:11
Italy's Sofia Fiorini, 21, won the women's marathon race walk at the European Championships in Birmingham in 3:15:11, a world record. She broke from Poland's Katarzyna Zdziebło with just over 9km left.
Race WalkingPerez Sets Half Marathon Race Walk World Record
María Pérez clocked 1:30:06 to win European gold in the half marathon race walk in Birmingham, setting a world record for the new distance and taking 24 seconds off the previous mark. She led from the first kilometre.
Trail/SkyrunningGerardi Wins Fourth Trofeo Kima, Sets Course Record
Hillary Gerardi claimed her fourth Trofeo Kima title on the exposed Sentiero Roma, setting a new women's course record in an edition with 936 runners from 40 nations. William Boffelli took the men's race for the first time.
Road Running/MarathonKejelcha Runs 56:51, First Man Under 57 in the Half
Yomif Kejelcha ran 56:51 in Buenos Aires on 23 August 2026, becoming the first man under 57 minutes in a record-eligible half marathon and taking 29 seconds off Jacob Kiplimo's mark.
SwimmingDouglass Breaks 50m Freestyle World Record Twice
At the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, Douglass broke the women's 50m freestyle world record twice in one day — 23.49 in the prelims and 23.19 in the final, becoming the first woman under 23.2.
SwimmingLiebmann Shatters 1500m Record, First Under 14:30
Liebmann became the first man under 14:30 in the 1500 m freestyle, clocking 14:26.79 to lower the world record by 3.88 seconds and complete the 800 m/1500 m distance double in Paris.
SwimmingMilak Wins 100m Fly in European Record 49.48
Milak claimed 100m butterfly gold at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris, touching in a European record 49.48 ahead of Noe Ponti and Maxime Grousset in his comeback season.
SwimmingCurtis Sets 50m Backstroke World Record at 26.63
At 19, Curtis clocked 26.63 in the 50m backstroke semi-finals in Paris, breaking Kaylee McKeown's 2023 mark by 0.23 seconds and becoming the first Black swimmer to hold an individual long-course world record.
BasketballMcBride Sets WNBA Record With 10 Threes in 43-Point Game
McBride drained a WNBA-record 10 three-pointers (10-of-14) and poured in a career-high 43 points as Minnesota beat Dallas 103-90 to clinch a playoff berth. The old mark of nine had been shared by six players.
Baseball/SoftballWilson Sets MLB Record With 111 Errorless Games at Short
Athletics shortstop Wilson set the MLB record for consecutive errorless games at his position, reaching 111 straight to surpass Mike Bordick's 2002 mark of 110. His previous error came 13 months earlier.
UltramarathonHartmuth Sets Women's Bob Graham Round Record at 14:11:58
Hartmuth completed the 106 km, 42-peak Bob Graham Round in 14:11:58, a new women's record that cut 22 minutes off Beth Pascall's 2020 mark. Pascall paced part of the run through the Lake District.
Trail/SkyrunningAIYoung Breaks 13-Year Matterhorn FKT in 5:17:43
Young set a new women's Matterhorn FKT of 5:17:43 on the Breuil-Cervinia to summit and back route via the Lion's Ridge, breaking Emelie Forsberg's mark that had stood since 2013.
UltramarathonWoods Sets Via Alpina Record, 2,000 km in 28 Days
Woods ran the ~2,000 km Via Alpina in about 28 days, the fastest known time by any runner and roughly a week under the old record. Eight countries and 109,613 m of climbing fell behind her, from the shores of Trieste to Monaco.
UltramarathonAISanchez Sets Pacific Crest Trail Record in 45 Days
Sanchez ran the Pacific Crest Trail's supported Fastest Known Time in about 45 days and 20 hours, cutting roughly a day from Karel Sabbe's 2023 mark across 4,265 kilometers.
UltramarathonHimbert Breaks Own John Muir Trail Record by 12 Hours
Himbert set a new women's unsupported Fastest Known Time on the 223-mile John Muir Trail, cutting more than 12 hours from her own record.
Para CyclingNeyland Sets C4 4000m Pursuit World Record for Gold
Tara Neyland stopped the clock at 4:49.648 in the C4 4000m individual pursuit, claiming Commonwealth gold and Australia's first world record of the Glasgow 2026 Games. Under the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome lights, she held her line lap after lap, the boards blurring beneath her.
Para AthleticsNwachukwu Breaks Own F42 Discus World Record at 39.66m
Goodness Nwachukwu threw 39.66m in Glasgow to shatter her own F42 discus world record, claiming Commonwealth gold and a second world mark across consecutive Games. The disc leaves her hand, the crowd rises, and the measuring line marks a distance no one has reached before.
ShootingZhang Sets World Record for 50m Rifle 3 Positions Gold
Broke the world record to win the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions gold at the ISSF World Cup Hangzhou 2026 on home soil, edging Hungary's Istvan Peni in a tense final.
DartsLuke Littler Defends World Matchplay Title With Record 111.04 Average
Luke Littler retained his World Matchplay title with a record 111.04 average, toppling Phil Taylor's 15-year mark and joining an elite trio to defend the crown. He stood over the Blackpool oche, sinking the final double against a beaten Gerwyn Price, 18-9.
ShootingYao and Hu Set 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team World Record
Yao Qianxun and Hu Kai posted 488.4 in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team final at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou, setting a world record and topping India's 487.7 from April 2026.
Middle/Long DistanceJosh Kerr Breaks 27-Year Mile Record with 3:42.66 at London Meet
Josh Kerr ran 3:42.66 in the mile to become the first under 3:43, breaking Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year record of 3:43.13 set in Rome in 1999. Yared Nuguse followed in 3:45.69.
Double Mini TrampolinePadilla Lands First-Ever 14.0 Difficulty World Record
At the Coimbra World Cup, Ruben Padilla became the first athlete to reach a 14.0 difficulty in Double Mini Trampoline, breaking his own 13.9 record and taking gold with 32.000 points.
Sport ClimbingZhao Yicheng Lowers Speed World Record to 4.54 Seconds
NEW Men's Speed WR: 4.54s at WCS Wujiang 2026 (May 10) — broke own record of 4.58s (Asian Beach Games April 2026). 2nd WR in 1 month.
WeightliftingHu Wenxun Lifts 288kg for a Triple Youth World Record at Junior Worlds
Historic youth world record total 288kg (125+163) at IWF Junior Worlds Ismailia — all-time highest total by any female youth lifter since 2009; equals Emily Campbell's Olympic bronze total from Paris 2024; triple youth world record
Para AthleticsUpshaw Sets T46 800m World Record at 1:48.80
T46 800m WR: 1:48.80 (April 17, 2026, Bryan Clay Invitational). Previous record 1:51.82 — London 2012 Paralympics, stood 14 years.
WeightliftingCojocaru Sets Two Youth World Records to Complete the Set
At the IWF World Youth Championships in Cali (Colombia) on 8 July 2026, 16-year-old Nicoleta Cojocaru (Moldova) won the women's 58kg by a wide margin and set two youth world records — clean & jerk (114kg) and total (202kg) — going 88-114-202 on five of six attempts and improving her best total by 5kg. Together with the youth snatch world record she had set earlier in Ismailia, she now holds a full set of youth world records.
Para AthleticsIrina Tychshenko Twice Rewrites the Discus F45 World Record in Olomouc
On 2 July 2026 at the World Para Athletics Women's Grand Prix in Olomouc (CZE), Kazakhstan's Irina Tychshenko improved the women's discus F45 world record twice in the same competition — first to 25.60 m on her second attempt, then to 25.72 m on her fifth. She had already set the F45 shot put and discus world records at the same meeting a year earlier.
PowerliftingChapon Sets 170.5kg Squat and 453kg Total World Records
Open Squat WR 170.5kg and Open Total WR 453.0kg in -47kg at IPF World Classic Open, Druskininkai (2026-06-13), IPF GL 126.11 = best female score of the day.
FreedivingHeike Schwerdtner Sets Static Apnea World Record of 9:39 in Budapest
Static apnea world record of 9:39 at the World Apnea 2026 Pool Championships (Duna Arena, Budapest) — improving her own 9:22 record; the closest any woman has come to the 10-minute barrier
Para AthleticsMukhtorova Sets F40 Discus World Record at 25.71m
On 2 July 2026 at the World Para Athletics Women's Grand Prix in Olomouc (CZE), Uzbekistan's Madina Mukhtorova set a world record in the women's discus F40 with 25.71 m on her sixth and final attempt, improving Sliwinska's two-year-old world record by more than half a metre. In the same competition the Tunisian legend Raoua Tlili (7× Paralympic champion, 11× world champion) finished only bronze.
UltramarathonWild Sets Barefoot 50km World Record in 5:08
Ran barefoot 50km in 5 hours 8 minutes — Guinness World Record (Victoria Day, May 18, 2026, Vernon BC). Previous record ~7 hours. Came back from broken neck.
Track Sprints/Hurdles/RelaysClayton Anchors Jamaica to 39.62 Mixed Relay World Record
Anchor leg of Jamaica's mixed 4x100m WR 39.62 at World Athletics Relays Gaborone 2026 (also set 39.99 heats WR day prior — first sub-40)
FreedivingSolich-Talanda Sets 270m Bi-Fins World Record on One Breath
World record Dynamic Bi-Fins: 270m on a single breath (4:04), +11m over previous WR, gold (pending ratification)
TriathlonLaidlow Sets Fastest Iron-Distance Triathlon at 7:21:04
Won Challenge Roth 2026 on 5 July 2026 in 7:21:04 — the fastest full-distance (iron-distance) triathlon time ever recorded, defending his title against arguably the strongest men's field in history. Held off a blistering 2:29 marathon from Kristian Blummenfelt, toppling Blummenfelt's 2021 Cozumel world best by 7 seconds after a ferocious swim and bike.
Mountain Running / BergmarathonTyler Andrews Sets Everest Speed Record: Base Camp to Summit in 9h55m
Everest speed record: Base Camp (5,364m) to summit in 9h55m (27-28 May, oxygen-assisted, Southeast Ridge), over an hour faster than Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa's 2003 mark; also broke the round-trip record (16h32m) — after failing on six previous attempts
SwimmingWalsh Lowers 100m Butterfly World Record to 54.33
4th 100m butterfly world record: 54.33s at Fort Lauderdale Open (May 3, 2026). Holds 13 fastest times ever. 1 full second ahead of 2nd-fastest (Sjöström 55.48s) — largest gap in any 100m swim event.
Track Sprints/Hurdles/RelaysPillay Splits 42.66, Breaks Johnson's 33-Year Relay Mark
Fastest men's 4x400m relay leg in history: 42.66s at World Athletics Relays Gaborone (May 3, 2026). Broke Michael Johnson's 33-year-old record of 42.94s (1993 World Championships). SA finished silver in 2:55.07 (5th-fastest relay of all time).
Para AthleticsHergotic Sets Shot Put F62 World Record at 8.73 m
On 2 July 2026, on the opening day of the all-women World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Olomouc (CZE), Croatia's Karla Hergotic set a world record in the women's shot put F62 with 8.73 m on her sixth attempt — surpassing the previous world record, which had stood since 2001, by more than three metres (per the Croatian Para Athletics Association).
Para AthleticsAngus Hincksman Sets a New T38 1500m World Record in 2026
World record in T38 1500m 2026
ShootingVincent Hancock Shoots a Perfect 36 for Skeet World Record in Lonato
On 9 July 2026, American skeet legend Vincent Hancock shot a perfect 36/36 to set a new world record and win Skeet Men gold at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy, leading a USA one-two ahead of countryman Christian Elliott (35/36). The 36/36 broke the previous world record of 35/36 (set by Italy's Gabriele Rossetti in May 2026) and marked his 30th career ISSF medal.
UltramarathonTigst Assefa Sets Women-Only Marathon Record of 2:15:41 in London
Women-only marathon world record: 2:15:41 at 2026 TCS London Marathon (April 26, 2026)
Sport ClimbingHunt Breaks Six-Second Barrier With 5.99 Speed Record
In the quarter-finals of the World Climbing Series in Krakow on 4 July 2026, Emma Hunt (23) climbed 5.99s to become the first woman ever under 6 seconds in speed climbing, breaking Aleksandra Miroslaw world record of 6.03 by 0.04s. She later slipped in the final; the world record stands.
FreedivingMalina Sets No-Fins World Record at 252 Metres
Absolute world record Dynamic No Fins: 252m without fins (50m pool, 4:40), gold; first 250m turn WITH monofin came only in 2010
Track Sprints/Hurdles/RelaysTharp Breaks 110m Hurdles World Record at 12.75
WORLD RECORD 12.75 (+1.0) in the 110m hurdles — run in the NCAA Championships SEMIFINAL at Hayward Field, breaking Aries Merritt's 12.80 from 2012; first world record at NCAAs since Dwight Stones 1976; won his semi by five metres
Middle/Long DistanceWanyonyi Breaks 27-Year 1000m World Record at 2:11.83
In his 1000m debut in Monaco, Emmanuel Wanyonyi clocked 2:11.83, breaking Noah Ngeny's 27-year-old world record of 2:11.96 by 0.13 seconds.
SwimmingMcIntosh Breaks 200m Butterfly World Record at 2:01.65
Broke the oldest individual world record in women's swimming: 2:01.65 in the 200m butterfly on 5 July 2026 (night 1 of the Canadian Swimming Trials, Montreal), erasing Liu Zige's super-suit-era 2:01.81 from 2009 — also setting Commonwealth and Americas records. Became the first woman since Sarah Sjöström to simultaneously hold four long-course world records (400 free, 200 fly, 200 IM, 400 IM). The next night (6 July) she won the 400m IM in 4:27.35, short of her own WR.