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AP PHOTOS: Hungary hosts track and field world championships, a major sports event
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Sha'Carri Richardson, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal for the women's 100 meters at the World Athletics Championships, in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 2/31
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Kendra Harrison, of the United States, 3rd right, competes in a women's 100-meter hurdles heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 3/31
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Cristian Napoles, of Cuba, reacts after winning the bronze medal in the Men's triple jump final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)ASSOCIATED PRESS 
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Noah Lyles, of the United States, leaps into the air before starting in the men's 100-meters final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Lyles went on to win gold medal in the 100-m event. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 5/31
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Ama Pipi, of Great Britain, starts a Women's 400-meters semifinal during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 6/31
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Alexis Holmes, of the United States, anchors her team to the gold medal as Femke Bol, of the Netherlands, falls near the finish, in the final of the 4x400-meters mixed relay during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo News is better in the app
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Anna Hall, of the United States, makes an attempt in the heptathlon shot put during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 8/31
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Gudaf Tsegay, of Ethiopia, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the women's 10000-meters during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 9/31
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Noah Lyles, of the United States, crosses the finish line first in lane six to win the men's 100-meters final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo News is better in the app
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Noah Lyles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 100-meter final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 11/31
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Tobi Amusan, of Nigeria, left, and Megan Tapper, of Jamaica compete in a Women's 100-meters hurdles heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 12/31
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Lucas Carvalho, of Brazil, gets ready to compete in the men's 400-meters heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo News is better in the app
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Katarina Johnson-Thompson, of Great Britain, wears a crown as she celebrates winning the gold medal in the heptathlon during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 14/31
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Joshua Cheptegei, of Uganda, celebrates winning the gold medal in the final of the men's 10000-meters during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 15/31
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Wojciech Nowicki, of Poland, prepares for an attempt in the men's hammer throw final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo News is better in the app
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Sifan Hassan, of the Netherlands, falls as she approaches the finish line, leaving Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay, a stream of blood on her leg, to win the gold medal in the final of the women's 10000-meters, during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 17/31
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Tara Davis-Woodhall, of the United States, makes an attempt in the women's long jump final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 18/31
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Leonardo Fabbri, of Italy, competes in the men's shot put qualification round, during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo News is better in the app
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Gianmarco Tamberi, of Italy, left, Soufiane El Bakkali, of Morocco, center, and Abraham Kibiwot, of Kenya, celebrate during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Tamberi won the men's high jump final, El Bakkali won the men's 3000-meters steeplechase and Kibiwot finished third. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 20/31
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Marija Vucenovic, of Serbia, rests in the shade between attempts in the Women's javelin throw qualification during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 21/31
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Claudine Vita, of Germany, makes an attempt in the women's discus throw final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo News is better in the app
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Taliyah Brooks, of the United States, limbers-up as she prepares to compete in the heptathlon high jump during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 23/31
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Grant Holloway, of the United States, cross the line to win the gold medal in the men's 110-meters hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/David Phillip)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 24/31
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Esraa Owis, of Egypt, makes an attempt in the women's long jump during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo News is better in the app
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Rasheed Broadbell, of Jamaica, falls after hitting a hurdle in the men's 110-meters hurdles heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 26/31
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Taliyah Brooks, of the United States, competes in the heptathlon long jump during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 27/31
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Femke Bol, of the Netherlands, competes in a women's 400-meter hurdles heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo News is better in the app
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Tara Davis-Woodhall, of the United States, reacts after winning the silver medal in the women's long jump final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 29/31
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Gold medal winner Katarina Johnson-Thompson, of Great Britain, top, greets silver medalist Anna Hall, of the United States, after finishing the heptathlon 800-meters during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 30/31
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Soufiane El Bakkali, of Morocco, left, competes in the Men's 3000-meter steeplechase final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo News is better in the app
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Gianmarco Tamberi, of Italy, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Men's high jump final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)ASSOCIATED PRESS
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Millions of viewers around the world turned their focus to Hungary this month to watch the 2023 World Athletics Championships as the country's capital of Budapest stepped on the global stage to deliver a major international sports event.
At a cost of nearly $700 million, the city's sparkling National Athletics Center, on the left bank of the Danube River, is hosting more than 2,000 athletes from over 200 countries.
Here are some of the best AP images from the first few days of the nine-day track and field event that wraps up on Sunday.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.
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