That was a fine, fine 1500m final. Laura Muir gave so much and led for a long stretch, but fourth place was hard to take for her in the end. She still has the 800m to look forward to, though, and so do we. But not tonight. That’s all from me for now. Thanks for reading. Bye!
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An emotional Laura Muir says: “All I could do is run as hard as I could and that’s what I did. Fourth. Ha. Fifth last time, fourth this time. Getting there.”
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Kenya's Faith Kipyegon wins women's 1500m gold!
A brilliant late burst from the Olympic champion takes her past Hassan, who dips badly near the end before finishing fifth, and sees her collect her first world title! That was a superb race. Silver goes to the USA’s Jenny Simpson and Caster Semenya comes from nowhere to charge past Laura Muir to pinch bronze. Oh no. Muir has finished fourth.
No! Kipeyegon has gone into first place!
Hassan is going to win this! Muir is in third place.
The noise here is deafening! This is impossible to pick! But Hassan and Kipeygon are leading as they go into the final lap!
Muir has been left behind ... bit she’s storming back here!
Kipyegon has burst ahead! And then comes a charge from Hassan!
Two laps to go and Muir and Kipyegon are side by side now. Is someone preparing a burst? Muir’s just been clipped from behind. Still she goes, though.
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Muir’s still up the front, but it’s a tight pack and Kipyegon is on her shoulder.
Laura Muir is leading at the front at as they complete the first lap. That took around 65 seconds.
And ... they’re off!
The roar for Laura Muir is earsplitting. They’re getting ready to go.
The runners are out. A reminder of the start list below. Sifan Hassan is the favourite.
Hanna Klein (Germany)
Laura Weightman (Great Britain)
Meraf Bahta (Sweden)
Sifan Hassan (Netherlands)
Caster Semenya (South Africa)
Malika Akkaou (Morocco)
Laura Muir (Great Britain)
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (Kenya)
Rababe Arafi (Morocco)
Genzebe Bibaba (Ethiopia)
Jennifer Simpson (USA)
Angelika Cichocka (Poland)
There’s only one event left now: it’s the women’s 1500m final and it’s coming up soon! Can Laura Muir win gold for Great Britain? There are potential storylines everywhere. You’ve heard of Caster Semenya, right?
Venezuela's Yulimer Rojas wins women's triple jump gold!
Caterine Ibarguen can only make 14.88m with her final jump! What a dramatic finish! She was so close, but has to settle for silver, gold going to her Venezuelan rival.
Yulimer Rojas can’t improve on 14.91m with her last effort. She’s still in the gold medal position. Her lead is 2cm. Over to Caterine Ibarguen.
Kazakhstan’s Olga Rypakova has triple jump bronze. She made 14.77m.
Catarine Ibarguen can only make 14.71m. She’s second now. They’ll have one more jump.
Venezuela’s Yulimer Rojas has gone into first spot in the women’s triple jump final, making 14.91m...
Jamaica's Omar Mcleod wins men's 110m hurdles gold!
Finally some track glory for Jamaica. At long last. He wins it brilliantly in 13.04sec. Sergey Shubenkov is second in 13.14sec. Hungary’s Balazs Baji wins bronze in 13.28sec.
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It’s almost time for the men’s 110m hurdles final. And, of course, the relevant sound of Franz Ferdinand.
In the women’s triple jump final, Colombia’s Caterine Ibarguen leads with a jump of 14.89m. Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas is second after making 14.83m. There are three rounds left.
The third 400m semi-final is won by the USA’s Phyllis Francis in 50.37sec. Zambia’s Kabange Mupopo is second. Jamaica’s Chrisann Gordon is third in 50.13sec. All of which means Jamaica’s Novlene Williams-Mills and Shericka Jackson go into the final based on fastest times.
The second 400m semi-final’s won by Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser, the youngster catching the USA’s Alyson Felix napping near the line. The defending champion still makes it through, though.
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The first women’s 400m semi-final is won by the dominant Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas. Jamaica’s Stephanie Ann McPherson is second and the USA’s Quanera Hayes is third in 50.71sec.
Jamaica’s Kemar Mowatt and Juander Santos of the Dominican Republic made it into the final of the 400m hurdles.
The third 400m hurdles semi-final is won by Qatar’s Abderrahaman Samba. Yasmani Capello of Turkey is in second. The USA’s Eric Futch finishes fourth.
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In the second men’s 400m hurdles semi, an unfortunate stumble at the last from Japan’s Takatoshi Abe denies him a place in the final. That’s gotta hurt. The USA’s TJ Holmes wins it, followed by Switzerland’s Kariem Hussein. Jamaica’s Jaheel Hyde is third in 49.75m. Britain’s Jack Green finished fourth. He misses out.
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That GB medal target of 6-8 is looking like a stretch... https://t.co/SJ1RbNZd4r
— Owen Gibson (@owen_g) August 7, 2017
It’s trumpet time! The women’s triple jump final is starting soon.
The men’s 400m hurdles semi-finals are underway! There’s an early stumble from France’s Victor Coroller. The USA’s Kerron Clement judges the disance well and wins it in 48.35sec. Norway’s Karsten Warholm is second. The Dominican Republic’s Juander Santos produces a personal best of 48.59sec. Will it be enough?
Anita Wlodarczyk wins women's hammer throw gold!
China’s Zheng Wang couldn’t beat the Pole’s throw of 77.90m with her final throw and has to settle for silver. It’s a third world title for Wlodarczyk, a two-times Olympic champion. Her fellow Pole, Malwina Kopron, settles for bronze.
Anita Wlodarczyk is closing in on hammer throw gold. Malwina Kopron’s in tears. She’s settling for bronze after making 74.76m.
Sophie Hitchon’s final throw is 72.32. That’s not enough to lift her out of seventh place. She looks upset.
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Great Britain’s Eilidh Doyle has qualified for the 400m hurdles semi-final after finishing third in her heat. She’s happy enough.
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It’s looking unlikely for Sophie Hitchon. She’s back in seventh place with one throw to go in the women’s hammer final.
Seems Anita Wlodarczyk was biding her time. Her fourth effort in the hammer throw final lands at 77.39m, catapulting Poland’s defending champion into the gold medal spot.
China’s Zheng Wang makes 75.94m with her second effort in the women’s hammer throw final. She’s on top now.
Canada's Aaron Brown disqualified from 200m semi-finals!
The Canadian won the seventh heat, but he’s just been disqualified, meaning it was won by Britain’s Nathaneel Mitchell-Brown. Japan’s Shota Ilzuka squeaks into the semis.
Away from the automatic qualifiers, the three fastest qualifiers for the men’s 200m semi-final are the Ivory Coast’s Wilfried Koffi, Portugal’s David Lima and Britain’s Zharnel Hughes. Jamaica’s Warren Weir misses out.
Poland’s Malwina Koprol stood at the top of the standings in the women’s hammer throw final after the first round, making 74.76m. After her second throw, Great Britain’s Sophie Hitchon is in fifth place; she had an early lead of 71.47, but she’ll have to better it to get a medal. China’s Zheng Wang is second in 74.31, Poland’s Joanna Piodorow is third with 73.02.
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The seventh and final 200m heat: Aaron Brown of Canada wins it, Great Britain’s Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake is second and South Africa’s Clarence Munyai is third. Japan’s Shota Ilzuka is fourth.
In the sixth 200m heat, Great Britain’s Zharnel Hughes is roared on, but he drops just outside the automatic qualification places, finishing third in 20.43sec. The USA’s Isiah Young wins it, South Africa’s Akani Simbine is second and Likourgos-Stefanos Tsakanos is third. One more heat to go.
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In the women’s hammer throw final, Anita Wlodarczyk begins with a throw of 70.45m to take an early lead. Up steps Sophie Hitchon - and she makes 71.47m. This should be good.
The fifth 200m heat: Zambia’s Sydney Siame runs a personal best of 20.29sec to win it. His mother’s going wild in the stands. Trinidad & Tobago’s Kyle Greaux finishes second, Filippo Tortu of Italy finishes third, but Jamaica’s Warren Weir has surprisingly been pushed into fourth. The Wolf ran in 20.60.
Trumpets are blaring before the final of the women’s hammer throw. They should do that before West Ham home games here. Anyway, Great Britain’s Sophie Hitchon has a chance of a medal here, but Poland’s world record holder and defending champion Anita Wlodarczyk is the woman to beat here.
Heat number four: Turkey’s Ramit Guliyev motors home in 20.16sec. The USA’s Ameer Webb’s through in 20.22, France’s Christophe Lemaitre is third in 20.40 and Ivory Coast’s Wilfreid Koffi is fourth in 20.49.
The noise picks up before the third men’s 200m heat. Put your hands together for Great Britain’s Daniel Talbot, who has a season’s best of 20.20sec. South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk is a favourite here. It’s Van Nikerk who makes the quickest start out on lane 7, but Talbot’s alongside him in lane 8! The volume rises again. It’s a tremendous run from Talbot, who finishes second in a personal best of 20.16sec (.159), while Van Niekerk wins it in ... 20.16sec (.158). What fine margins! Slovakia’s Jan Volko is third in 20.52 and Panama’s Alonso Edward is fourth in 20.61.
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Out in the field, the women’s hammer final is starting soon. On the big screen, Colin Jackson says the warm-up area is “really cool”.
The second men’s 200m heat is dominated by the lightning quick Jereem Richards. The lightning Trinidadian steams home in 20.05sec. The USA’s Kyree King is second in 20.41, Jamaica’s Rasheed Dwyer is third in 20.49. Norways’s Jonathan Quaracoo is fourth in 20.40.
On your marks ... set ... pop! Yohan Blake motors round the bend, sees off strong competition from Sergey Smelek and finishes first in 20.39sec, easing off near the end. Sani Brown of Japan finishes second, but Switzerland’s Alex Wilson is third. Smelek faded and has to hope 20.58 will be enough to make the semis.
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The men’s 200m heats are almost upon us. The biggest cheer is for
me
Yohan Blake.
This is the start list for the women’s 1500m final:
Hanna Klein (Germany)
Laura Weightman (Great Britain)
Meraf Bahta (Sweden)
Sifan Hassan (Netherlands)
Caster Semenya (South Africa)
Malika Akkaou (Morocco)
Laura Muir (Great Britain)
Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (Kenya)
Rababe Arafi (Morocco)
Genzebe Bibaba (Ethiopia)
Jennifer Simpson (USA)
Angelika Cichocka (Poland)
We don’t have to wait too long for the start of the men’s 200m heats. Yohan Blake is in the first one. He could do with cheering up a few Jamaicans.
Preamble
Hello. It’s been a slightly slow start for Great Britain as far as the medals are concerned. Four days in and the host nation are still looking to add to Mo Farah’s latest gold on the opening night. Other than Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s heptathlon disappointment, mind, there haven’t really been any major flops, and the medal tally might start to tick over this evening. The past two nights have been about USA! USA! USA! stunning Jamaican favourites in the men’s and women’s 100m finals. The main event in this evening session, however, is the women’s 1,500m final, when all eyes will be on Britain’s Laura Muir.
The 24-year-old, who is also competing in the 5000m later in the week, is hopeful of making it on to the podium for the first time at a world championship, having finished fifth in Beijing two years ago and seventh in the 2016 Olympics. She finished fourth in her heat and second in her semi-final on Saturday. If she runs well tonight, the double’s on. Can she hold her nerve? We’ll find out later. Before that race, we’ve got plenty to keep us entertained. The action kicks off with the men’s 200m heats and continues with the women’s hammer throw and triple jump finals and the men’s 110m final.
It all begins at: 6.30pm BST.
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