GB’s Caudery ‘so ready’ for world title bid

After placing second in the pole vault at the Brussels Diamond League, Molly Caudery claims to be “so ready” for a world title bid.

Britain’s Caudery, 25, did well with five consecutive clearances to 4.80m, but she struggled to match her best effort, failing three times to 4.85m.

One of Caudery’s main rivals for gold at the upcoming World Championships in Tokyo, two-time world champion Katie Moon, who had made her final attempt to claim victory, set the bar at that time.

When asked if she was ready to compete for world glory, she responded, “I’m so ready, and that’s why I’m feeling quite frustrated today. But I don’t think that’s a bad feeling.”

“I have got more, and I just need to express that,” he said, “and that’s a good place to be.”

Caudery, who won the 2024 world indoor championship but was unable to reach the Olympic final last year, continued: “I learned a lot last year. I think it’s probably for the best if I look at things differently from when I went to the Olympics now.

Before the two-day winner-takes-all finals in Zurich, where the athletes who had the most points collected from 14 regular meetings, will meet in Brussels for the final stop of the Diamond League this season.

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden once more demonstrated why she is the 100-meter champion.

The American, who is the fastest woman this year, dominated a strong line-up and won the World Championships in 10.76 seconds.

The Olympic bronze medalist surpassed Jamaican great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1. 17), reigning world champion Sha’Carri Richardson (1. 08), and British great Daryll Neita (1. 15), and the world’s top athlete, 11.

Jefferson-Wooden consistently surpassed her time, posting five of her six best performances in 2025.

British 400-meter champion Charlie Dobson finished third in Brussels, trailing only Jacory Patterson (44.05) and Vernon Norwood (44.46).

After finishing fourth in the 1500-meter race, British team-mate Laura Muir also expressed optimism about her future plans for the world championships.

Olympic and world medalist Muir posted a significant season’s best of three minutes, 57.63 seconds in a race won by American Nikki Hiltz in 3:55.94, following an injury-disrupted start to her season.

“I’m in a good position,” I say. To come out and run [that time] is great, said Muir, 32, given that it’s my first time competing in a race of that caliber for more than a year.

I’m eager to see what I can do with a little more training. I believe there was a second or two in the legs today, so if you can run that far away [from the medals]

In the men’s 1500m, Britain’s 2022 world champion Jake Wightman was ninth in 3: 32.95, one place ahead of Neil Gourley (3: 33.21), as Dutchman Niels Laros won in 3: 30.58.