The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show

Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber chat it up with U.S. champion Yared Nuguse after his 5th place finish at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. He shares what he learned from the race, how he managed to find consistency in his first full season as a pro, how he manages to remain so chill regardless of the outcome + much more.

Hosts: Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber

Guest: Yared Nuguse

CITIUS MAG's coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships is powered by ASICS.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will also be available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

Kyle Merber and Jasmine Todd speak with Olympic champion and now 2x world champion Katie Moon after she and Australia's Nina Kennedy became the first co-gold medalists in any event in world outdoor track and field championships history when they decided to share the victory in the pole vault. She explains what went into the decision, the public response that she addressed in an Instagram post the next day + the training leading up to her victory.

Hosts: Kyle Merber and Jasmine Todd

Guest: Katie Moon

CITIUS MAG's coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships is powered by ASICS.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will also be available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

And that’s a wrap on the 2023 World Championships! Kyle Merber, Jasmine Todd, David Melly and David McCarthy break down the ninth and final day of the meet, where we saw a thrilling 800m final on the women’s side, an electric final lap to cap off a tactical 5000m on the men’s side, a shocking finish in the women’s 4x400m relay and so much more. Day 9 in Budapest did not disappoint!

Here are a few highlights from the last day of the World Championships: 

– Women’s 800m: Mary Moraa won the stacked final in a personal best of 1:56.03 + Keely Hodgkinson snuck through on the inside for silver in 1:56.34 + Athing Mu faded to third in 1:56.61.

– Men’s 1500m: Back-to-back 5000m golds for Jakob Ingebrigtsen! Ingebrigtsen and Mo Katir dusted the field in the final 400m to run 13:11.33 and 13:11.40.

– Women’s 4x400m relay: Femke Bol showed that she can deliver on relays, moving from 3rd to 1st in the final 100m to give the Netherlands the victory in 3:20.72.

– Men’s 4x400m relay: Team USA won its 30th medal through the men’s 4x400m! The quartet of Quincy Hall, Vernon Norwood, Justin Robinson and Rai Benjamin put on a dominant performance, winning the race in 2:57.31.

– Men’s marathon: Victor Kiplangat claimed the victory in 2:08:53 + Zach Panning ran 2:11:21 to place 13th as the top American.

– Lots more!

As an official partner of World Athletics, ASICS is proud to support all of CITIUS MAG’s content throughout this year’s World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023. CITIUS MAG is the premier destination for real-time competition updates, in-depth analysis and interviews with your favorite track and field athletes.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will be also available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

We had a quick opportunity to catch Noah Lyles just a day after defending his 200m World Championship gold medal and winning the men's 100m for the first time. He is the first man to win the 100m and 200m at a global championship since Usain Bolt at the 2016 Olympics. In this brief chat, we catch up on the whirlwind of emotions following each victory, what message he sent to the haters and more.

Hosts: Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber

Guest: Noah Lyles

CITIUS MAG's coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships is powered by ASICS.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will also be available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

From the stadium to the roads of Budapest, we saw a full day of action for the penultimate day at the World Championships! Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, Jasmine Todd and David McCarthy unpack Day 8’s biggest moments. We witnessed U.S. sweeps in both the men’s and women’s 4x100m relays, dominant performances in the men’s pole vault and women’s 5000m, inspirational finishes in the women’s marathon, and lots more. 

Some of the highlights of Day 8 include:

– Women’s marathon: Amane Bariso became the marathon champion by running 2:24:23 and led a 1-2 Ethiopian finish with Gotytom Gebreslase + Lindsay Flanagan finished inside the top 10 with a 2:27:47 9th place finish for the U.S.

– Men’s 800m final: Marco Arop made a big move on the final backstretch and came away with the victory in 1:44.24 after placing bronze at last year’s championships.

– Women’s 5000m: With a 14:53.88 finish and a 56.69 last lap, Kipyegon held off Sifan Hassan and Beatrice Chebet to win her 2nd gold medal of the week and first in the 5000m. 

– Men’s Pole Vault: Mondo Duplantis won his third straight global pole vault title with a 6.10m leap and just barely missed a world record attempt at 6.22m.

– Men’s 4x100m relay: Team USA took the win in a world-leading 37.38 over Jamaica and Italy + Noah Lyles became a triple gold medalist. 

– The U.S. women made it a sprint sweep over Jamaica with a 41.03 championship record + Sha’Carri Richardson picked up her 2nd gold & 3rd medal of the championship. 

– Much more!

As an official partner of World Athletics, ASICS is proud to support all of CITIUS MAG’s content throughout this year’s World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023. CITIUS MAG is the premier destination for real-time competition updates, in-depth analysis and interviews with your favorite track and field athletes.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will be also available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

We’re a full week into the World Championships and the meet just keeps getting better! Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, and Jasmine Todd are joined again by Mitch Dyer to break down the electric 200m finals on both the men’s and women’s sides, the women’s triple jump where Yulimar Rojas secured gold on her final jump, the stacked 4x100m relay semifinals, and much more.

Day 7’s most notable moments include:

– Women’s 200m: Shericka Jackson won with a 21.41 championship record and 2nd fastest mark of all time + Americans Gabby Thomas and Sha’Carri Richardson took silver and bronze respectively. 

– Men’s 200m: Four days after his 100m victory, Noah Lyles returned to the top of the podium with his third straight gold in the 200m with a 19.52 win + the silver and bronze medals went to Erriyon Knighton and Letsile Tebogo.

– Women’s triple jump: After sitting in 8th place heading into her final attempt, Yulimar Rojas leapt 15.08m to win over Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk’s 15.00m jump.

– Keely Hodgkinson ran 1:58.48 for the fastest time heading into the final + Athing Mu got tripped up during the race but managed to qualify for the final with a 1:58.78.

– Men’s 4x100m relay: Team USA and Team Jamaica both advanced smoothly to the final with the U.S. finishing just ahead, 37.67 to 37.68.

– Women’s 4x100m relay: The Jamaican squad cruised through the semifinal with a 41.70 heat win anchored by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

– A lot more!

As an official partner of World Athletics, ASICS is proud to support all of CITIUS MAG’s content throughout this year’s World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023. CITIUS MAG is the premier destination for real-time competition updates, in-depth analysis and interviews with your favorite track and field athletes.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will be also available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 
DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

We were joined by Laulauga Tausaga-Collins just two days after she won gold in the women’s discus at the 2023 World Athletic Championships. She had the meet of her life with a huge throw of 69.49 meters to destroy her previous personal best by nearly four meters and won the United States’ first-ever world championship gold in women’s discus.

Hosts: Jasmine Todd, Katelyn Hutchison and David Melly

Guest: Laulauga Tausaga-Collins

CITIUS MAG's coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships is powered by ASICS.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will also be available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

Just two days after the 400m hurdle final, Rai Benjamin (2023 World Championship Silver Medalist) and Trevor Bassitt return to CITIUS MAG's HQ to unpack their experience at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, share some ideas on things they'd like to see fixed within the sport and more.

Hosts: Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber

Guest: Rai Benjamin, Trevor Bassitt

CITIUS MAG's coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships is powered by ASICS.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will also be available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

Anna Hall joins Kyle Merber, Katelyn Hutchison and Jasmine Todd after earning a silver medal in the heptathlon with a total of 6720 points – just 20 points less than winner Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s 6740.

Hosts: Kyle Merber, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison

Guest: Anna Hall

CITIUS MAG's coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships is powered by ASICS.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will also be available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.

Grant Holloway sits down with Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber and Katelyn Hutchison after going 12.96 seconds to go back-to-back-to-back with his 110m world titles. He joins Greg Foster as the only 110 hurdler to win three straight world titles. What is he chasing now? He answers that and much more.

Hosts: Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, Katelyn Hutchison

Guest: Grant Holloway

CITIUS MAG's coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships is powered by ASICS.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will also be available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 

DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.