Saturday, 29 August 2015

World Athletics Championships Day 8

Women's high jump final

Maria Kuchina wins women's high jump

Russia's Maria Kuchina had a faultless competition and won at a height of 2.01m. 

Croat Blanka Vlasic (silver) also cleared the height as did Russia Anna Chicherova (bronze), but all three failed at 2.03m so the gold went to the only athlete who cleared the heghts at the first time of asking.


Women's 800m final - Marina Arzamasova wins women's 800m

Belarus athlete  Marina Arzamasova pips Canada's Melissa Bishop (silver) and Kenya's Eunice Sum (bronze) to win in 1:58.03. The 2013 champion Sum will be disappointed - had not much left in the tank in the last 50m.


Men's 5,000m final - Five world titles! He's done the triple-double.

Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!

Who thought he wouldn't do it? He was tested to the limit by Commonwealth champion Caleb Ndiku. The Kenyan must have thought that he had it in the bag when he led in the final straight, but then came Farah in the manner we have seen time and time again.

What a sprint finish. Truly magnificent. 


Men's discus final 

Piotr Malachowski wins men's discus with 67.40m!


Men's decathlon final 

Ashton Eaton breaks decathlon world record

The USA great breaks his own world record. The Olympic champion defends his world title - which we knew he was going to do - and finishes second in the 1500m in 4:17.52.

He sets a new best of 9,045 points - it was previously 9,039.



Women's 4x100m relay final - Jamaica win women's 4x100m

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce brings the baton home first as Jamaica complete the sprint lap in a championship record of 41.07 seconds.


Men's 4x100m relay final - Jamaica win men's 4x100m

Usain Bolt wins his 11th world gold having cruised through the final leg. He crossed the line in 37.36 seconds.

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