Papua New Guinea at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

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Papua New Guinea at the
2023 World Athletics Championships
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Flag of Papua New Guinea
WA codePNG
in Budapest, Hungary
19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) – 27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)
Competitors1 (1 man and 0 women)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
World Athletics Championships appearances
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Papua New Guinea competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, which were held from 19 to 27 August 2023. The athlete delegation of the country was composed of one competitor, sprinter Leroy Kamau who would compete in the men's 200 metres. He qualified upon being selected by Athletics Papua New Guinea and aimed to break his personal best. Alsadi placed eighth in his heat out of the nine competitors that competed in his heat and did not advance to the semifinals.

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Background

The 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, were held from 19 to 27 August 2023. The Championships were held at the National Athletics Centre. [1] To qualify for the World Championships, athletes had to reach an entry standard (e.g. time or distance), place in a specific position at select competitions, be a wild card entry, or qualify through their World Athletics Ranking at the end of the qualification period. [2]

As Papua New Guinea did not meet any of the four standards, they could send either one male or one female athlete in one event of the Championships who has not yet qualified. [2] Athletics Papua New Guinea selected sprinter Leroy Kamau who would make his World Championships debut at this edition of the event. At the time, he was unranked in the world for the event. [3] [4] Kamau was initially entered in the men's 100 metres but this was changed. Before the championships, Kamau trained in Port Moresby with his coach and aimed to break his own personal best of 20.99 seconds. [5]

Results

Key

Men

Kamau competed in the heats of the men's 200 metres on 23 August against eight other competitors. He raced in the second heat and recorded a time of 21.18 for a new season's best. He placed eighth in his heat and did not advance to the semifinals of the event. [6]

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Leroy Kamau 200 metres 21.18 SB 8Did not advance

References

  1. ↑ Goh, ZK (13 August 2023). "Track and field World Athletics Championships 2023: Day-by-day highlights guide and daily schedule". International Olympic Committee . Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Qualifying systems approved for World Athletics Championships Budapest23" (PDF). World Athletics . 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Leroy Kamau". World Athletics . 19 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Kamau on the big stage". The National . 23 August 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "200 Metres Men - Round 1 results" (PDF). World Athletics . 23 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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