At the end of which, the USA top the standings with 15 medals. Kenya are second with seven, South Africa are third with four and Britain are joint 11th with, er, one. That’s all from me tonight. Thanks for reading. Night.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo was so far clear - and then out of nowhere a hamstring (I think) popped. She ended up in fourth!
The USA's Phyllis Francis wins 400m gold!
This is amazing! With 20m left, Shaunae Miller-Uibo looks certain to win gold, but then she pulls up out of nowhere. It’s a complete collapse! No one knows what’s happened. That allows a surprised Phyllis Francis to pull clear to win gold. She can’t quite believe it. Bahrain’s Salwa Naser wins silver and Allyson Felix, the defending champion, sneaks into the bronze position after fading badly.
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Off they go! Felix and Miller-Uibo are neck and neck! Miller-Uibo is ahead, though!
Having won gold in Rio last year, Shaunae Miller is a potential champion in this race, too, as is the USA’s Phyllis Francis. But Allyson Felix looked so good in the semi-final.
Now for the women’s 400m final. Can anyone stop the USA’s Allyson Felix?
Norway's Karsten Warholm wins men's 400m gold!
The Norwegian has a look of disbelief on his face as he holds off the rest of the field to become the world champion! What a run from Warholm, who hung on brilliantly to force Turkey’s Yasmani Capello to settle for silver! Warholm wins it in 48.35sec. The USA’s Kerron Clement, a two-times Olympic champion, had too many yards to make up. He takes bronze.
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There are only two events left on this wet evening. The men’s 400m hurdles is first up, then the women’s 400m final.
This Guliyev chap, he reminds me of Jeremy Wariner in his pomp. Must be the shades. @JacobSteinberg
— Mark Press (@Stuffedparatha) August 9, 2017
China's Lijao Gong wins women's shot put gold!
That massive throw of 19.94m is enough. Anita Marton of Hungary wins silver and Olympic champion Michelle Carter wins bronze for the USA.
Lijao Jong has increased her lead in the women’s shot put, making 19.94m. Hungary’s Anita Marton is second with 19.49m.
The final men’s 200m semi-final features Wayne van Niekerk, but he looks fatigued after last night’s 400m final. He makes 20.28sec to finish third, but Britain’s Danny Talbot is fifth. Turkey’s Ramil Guliyev finishes first in 20.17sec and the USA’s Ameer Webb is second in 20.22sec. Van Niekerk and Mitchell-Blake make the final.
In the women’s shot put final. China’s Lijao Gong leads with 19.35m. The USA’s Michelle Carter is second with 19.14m.
The second men’s 200m semi-final features a surprise! Jamaica’s Yohan Blake struggles throughout and finishes third in 20.52sec. That might not be enough for the final. Trinidad & Tobago’s Jereem Richards cruises clear in 20.14sec, while Japan’s Sani Brown powers into second in 20.43sec.
Some more quotes from Mo Farah, who qualified for the 5000m final earlier.
It was cold and miserable out there, but job done. I had to get back into some kind of running again, it has been a few days of chilling out and trying to recover. The 10,000m did take a lot out of me but I am okay now. I’m glad I came through tonight and now I can get ready for the final.
The knee is fine now, just the body is a bit tired but anything is possible. I just need to recover now and get in the zone.
It isn’t easy (to win the double), we saw that with Usain Bolt. It would’ve been nice to see him win, I was looking forward to that, but it didn’t happen. No one is going to give it to you no matter who you are. I just have to focus on myself.
It would be pretty amazing and something historic. It would mean the world to me but you can’t take anything for granted. They are coming for me and they are hungry. You could see that in the heats, they want to prove a point. I’m going to do it, even if I am not ready I’m going to do it. I just need to recover now.
Isaac Makwala speaks. “I put everything on God after what happened. I thank God. I am still running with the heart broken. I wish I had run the 400. That is the race I am training for. 200 is what I do sometimes. I am running with anger. I still want my 400. That is my race. I wish to thank the IAAF to give me another chance. The crowd is so amazing.”
Isaac Makwala qualifies for the men's 200m final!
A good start from Mitchell-Blake. Makwala’s off too. Here comes the USA’s Isaiah Young, too, and he wins it in 20.12sec. Incredibly Makwala’s second in 20.14sec, a faster time than his time trial, and Mitchell-Blake has to wait to see if 20.19sec’s enough.
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Britain’s Nethaneel Mitchell-Brown is in this first semi. His task has been made harder by the presence of Isaac Makwala in lane one.
The men’s 200m semi-finals are five minutes away. Isaac Makwala’s in heat one. He’s wandering round the track in a black hoodie now.
Ethiopia's Selemon Barega wins the second 5000m heat!
The Ethiopian takes a physical race in 13:21:50. There’s plenty of annoyance once everyone’s crossed the line, though. Olympic silver medallist Paul Chelimo has posted a quick enough time to qualify for the final as a fastest loser despite finishing eighth, but he isn’t happy about that fall. Tempers are frayed. He’s being calmed down by Andrew Butchart, who’s also qualified in 13:24:78. Butchart was nearby when Chelimo fell, but he managed to avoid him and press on and finish seventh. Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew is second, Kenya’s Cyrus Rutto is third, Australia’s Patrick Tiernan is fourth and the USA’s Ryan Hill is fifth. Canada’s Mohammed Ahmed is another fastest qualifier.
A couple of runners have suffered nasty falls in the second men’s 5000m heat. Three laps left. Andrew Butchart’s struggling to get out the bunched mass.
The women’s shot put final is about to start. Meanwhile Britain’s Nick Miller has made it through the first round of qualifying in the men’s hammer. “First throw – job done,” he says. “That was the plan, just take a nice easy throw, confident, and walk away. I felt good, I’m in good shape, I just wanted to do myself proud. Last year I had a stress fracture in my spine and I kind of went in (to Rio) knowing it was a long shot, but now I’m healthy and things are looking good. This year is a new year and now I’m here, I’m ready to play. It’s a great crowd – I can hear my Dad whistle. It’s great to know my family is here supporting.”
The second men’s 5000m heat is underway. Can either of Britain’s Marc Scott or Andrew Butchart make it to the final? Butchart finished sixth in Rio.
Farah speaks. “I’m a bit tired, but it’s all good. It was a tough run from the 10k. I can just go back and rest up. You have to pick yourself up. That’s what it takes. Get in the zone.”
Mo Farah qualifies for the 5000m final!
Farah looks over his shoulder and makes sure he holds on to second place, with the top five making it through. Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha wins in 13:30.07. Farah’s second in 13:30:18. Ethiopai’s Muktar Edris is third, Canada’s Justyn Knight is fourth and Eritrea’s Aron Kifle is fifth.
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Farah is having to hold them off. It’s very tight!
Into the last lap they go...
Farah is in second place now. He looks controlled.
Farah’s edging forward...
More pushing and shoving. Words are exchanged. The pace has dropped again. Two laps left.
It’s a big old bunch. Three laps left. Farah’s in fourth.
Less than 2k left. The pace is picking up. More pushing and shoving. The intensity grows.
Tanzania’s Emmanuel Gisamoda has taken the lead now. Farah’s dropped back into the middle.
Farah has inched forward. He’s gearing up, you sense.
2500m completed. Farah is still in the middle. We’ve seen this before, haven’t we?
They’ve gone round seven times. Jacob Kiplimo is still leading. Six and a half minutes gone...
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo is leading the way at the moment.
Farah is in the middle of the pack now. He’s still waiting. Lurking.
Mo Farah’s at the back of the pack at the moment, biding his time, waiting for his moment.
And ... they’re off! The rain’s still falling, but you wouldn’t expect that to stop Farah.
Mo Farah’s bouncing up and down on the spot now. He looks pleasantly relaxed.
Mo Farah is out on track before his 5000m heat. The atmosphere’s picked up now.
Kenya’s Celliphine Chespol wins the heat, the USA’s Emma Coburn is second and Genevieve Lacaze is third. That fall was too much for Rosie Clarke to recover from. She finishes ninth.
The final heat of the 3000m steeplechase has begun. Kenya’s Celliphine Chespol is the one to watch here. Britain’s Rosie Clarke has suffered a bad fall in the water. She’s up and running again, but has fallen to the back of the queue.
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The second heat of the women’s 3000m steeplechase is dominated by Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech and Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet. The USA’s Courtney Freirechs qualifies in third and 9:26:37 might be enough for Jamaica’s Aisha Praught.
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The first heat in the women’s 3000m steeplechase is a cagey affair. The pace is slow. Germany’s Gesa Krause wins it in 9:39:86. Kenya’s Hyvin Jepkemi closely follows her in second place and the USA’s Colleen Quigley is third.
The first women’s 3000m steeplechase is underway. Qualifying in the women’s long jump is also about to start.
We don’t have a final until 8.25pm this evening. Lots of heats and qualifying rounds until then. Look out for Mo Farah in the 5000m.
Isaac Makwala has gone into the first semi-final heat.
Makwala celebrated with a few press-ups on the track. What could he possibly be trying to say?
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Botswana's Isaac Makwala qualifies for the 200m semi-finals!
Roared on by the crowd, Makwala makes light of the sodden track to finish his solo time trial in 20.20sec! I think he’s fit enough. He’s into the semis, which take place at 8.55pm.
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Isaac Makwala is on the track. He’s in lane seven. The rain is still pouring. It hasn’t stopped all day. Makwala needs to beat 20.53sec to qualify for the 200m semi-finals tonight.
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You’ll remember that Isaac Makwala was barred from last night’s 400m final, even though he tried to gain access to the London Stadium. Here’s a teaser from Sean Ingle’s live report.
Wayde van Niekerk struggled as much with the chilly weather as with his rivals as he completed the first stage of a likely double at these world championships with victory in the 400m – but the night was mired in controversy after his main rival, the Botswanan Isaac Makwala, was barred from running.
The 25-year-old Van Niekerk is known for throwing up after his races, such is the all-out effort he always gives. But it was Makwala’s sickness that dominated the evening, especially after the world’s second best 400m runner was denied entry to the London Stadium because he was suffering from an infectious disease that required him to be quarantined in his room for 48 hours.
That seemed a logical decision given Makwala had been ill before the 200m heats on Monday and these championships have been hit by more than 30 cases of gastroenteritis, particularly to Canadian and German athletes. But it was angrily criticised by Makwala, who took to Facebook to claim that, when he arrived at the stadium, he was the victim of a “government trap”.
“We fought all day for the truth to come out,” he added. “I still maintain I have never been sick and not tested by any doctor.” Speaking to the BBC earlier on Tuesday, he added: “I am heartbroken. I feel like it is sabotage. I am feeling good to run.”
However last night Dr Pam Venning, the head of medical services for the IAAF, athletics’ governing body, insisted that Makwala had come into their medical centre of his own accord on Monday and was seen by one of their volunteer doctors and examined.
“When he was told he had a gastrointestinal disease he tried to leave but one of my other senior members of staff brought him back in because we have an outbreak of gastroenteritis in the hotels and it is highly infectious,” she said.
“He had taken a history, examined him, pulse, respiratory and the history from this gentleman is very clear that he had symptoms similar to all the other athletes classified as having this gastro-intestinal disease.”
While we wait, here’s Sean Ingle’s story on Isaac Makwala’s upcoming time trial.
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Hello. We were set for a 7.05pm start this evening, with the main focus set to be on the women’s 400m final at 9.50pm. But there’s been another twist in the Isaac Makwala tale. Ruled out of the 200m heats on Monday and last night’s 400m final after the IAAF’s medical team quarantined him due to suspicions he was suffering from norovirus, this afternoon it emerged that the runner from Botswana has been given permission to run a specially convened 200m time-trial at 6.40pm. He’ll be all alone, but if runs a time faster than 20.53sec he will be allowed into the semi-finals at 8.55pm. So settle in early, folks! It’s been tipping it down in east London all day, but after spending the past 48 hours burning with indignation Makwala may well end up leaving scorch marks on the track.
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