World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 7 HIGHLIGHTS: Neeraj Chopra books Paris Olympics spot after qualification round; Lyles, Jackson become 200m champions, Rojas clinches fourth straight triple jump gold

MORNING SESSION

10:30AM - Women’s Marathon

1:35PM - Men’s 110m Hurdles (Decathlon)

1:55PM - Women’s Shot Put Qualification

2:30PM - Men’s Discus Throw (Decathlon Group A)

3:35PM - Men’s Discus Throw (Decathlon Group B)

4:30PM - Men’s Pole Vault (Decathlon Group A)

5:30PM - Men’s Pole Vault (Decathlon Group B)

Afternoon Session

10:35PM - Men’s Javelin Throw (Decathlon Group A)

10:55PM - Men’s Pole Vault Final

11PM - Men’s 4x400m Relay Heats

11:25PM - Women’s 4x400m Relay Heats

11:40PM - Men’s Javelin Throw (Decathlon Group B)

11:45PM - Women’s Shot Put Final

12AM - Men’s 800m Final

12:20AM - Women’s 5000m Final

12:55AM - Men’s 1500m (Decathlon)

1:10AM - Men’s 4x100m Relay Final

1:23AM - Women’s 4x100m Relay Final

Tebogo goes hard in lane nine with all three American in his adjacent lanes - Knighton, Bednarek and Lyles pretty close. However, Lyles, the showman, takes the lead in the final 100m and storms to win with a timing of 19.52s!!!!

Noah Lyles completes the sprint double!!!

Top three in men’s 200m final

Noah Lyles (USA) - 19.52s - Gold

Erriyon Knighton (USA) - 19.75s - Silver

Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) - 19.81s - Bronze

Noah Lyles is looking for a rare sprint double after storming to victory in the 100m final.

Hudson in Lane 1

Fahnbulleh in Lane 2

De Grasse in Lane 3

Hughes in Lane 4

Ogando in Lane 5

Lyles in Lane 6

Bednarek in Lane 7

Knighton in Lane 8

Tebogo in Lane 9

Sha’Carri Richardson is looking for a rare sprint double while Shericka Jackson hopes to defend her title.

It is a quick start from Richardson in the ninth lane but Jackson finds her rhythm in the home straight and storms to victory with a championship record of 21.41s!!!! It is the second-fastest time in history!!!!

Top three in women’s 200m final

Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) - 21.34s - Gold

Gabby Thomas (USA) - 21.81s - Silver

Sha’Carri Richardson (USA) - 21.92s - Bronze

Big throw from Australia’s Mackenzie Little - it is 63.38m which takes her into silver medal position! Forget that, Kitaguchi moves to the top of the standings with a massive final effort of 66.73m!!!!

Final throw of the competition from Ruiz Hurtado but it is not enough to overtake Japan’s Kitaguchi. It is only 60.97m long.

JAPAN’S HARUKA KITAGUCHI IS THE NEW WOMEN’S JAVELIN THROW WORLD CHAMPION!

Top three in women’s javelin throw:

Haruka Kitaguchi (Japan) - 66.73m

Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado (Colombia) - 65.47m

Mackenzie Little (Australia) - 63.38m

Leo Neugebauer (Germany) - 4640 points

Pierce LePage (Canada) - 4610 points

Damian Warner (Canada) -

Top three in Heat 1

Marcus Rooth (Norway) - 48.27s

Janek Oiglane (Estonia) - 48.41s

Jose Fernando Ferreira Santana (Brazil) - 49.31s

Top three in Heat 2

Pierce LePage - 47.21s

Lindon Victor (Grenada) - 48.05s

Manuel Eitel (Germany) - 48.47s

Top three in Heat 3

Ayden Owens-Delerme (Puerto Rico) - 46.44s

Harrison Williams (USA) - 46.52s

Johannes Erm (Estonia) - 47.05s

After five rounds, Colombia’s Ruiz Hurtado is still in the gold medal position courtesy her first throw of 65.47m. However, Latvia’s Anete Kocina has moved up to second with 63.18m while Kitaguchi is in third with 63m.

Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) - 15.08m - Gold

Maryna Beckh-Romanchuk (Ukraine) - 15.00m - Silver

Leyanis Perez Hernandez (Cuba) - 14.96m - Bronze

The top three are confirmed. Rojas, Bekh-Romanchuk and Perez Hernandez but Rojas is done with her last jump. Can either the Ukrainian or the Cuban go past the 15.08m mark in their final attempts? Perez Hernandez stays in third with 14.96m. Down to the last jump now with the gold medal on the line. Can Bekh-Romanchuk find the jump of her life? No, she can’t! It is a foul!

Yulimar Rojas wins her fourth straight world championship title with the greatest escape of all time!!!!!

After three rounds, there has been a change in the second and third positions. Kitaguchi moves past Hudson with a throw of 63m.

A three-time defending champion for a reason! Yulimar Rojas, who has struggled the entire night, finds a big jump on the last attempt. It is 15.08m long and from eighth, she has now moved into the gold medal position!!!!

All depends on the rest of the field now. Can anyone find a big jump of this level to go past Rojas?

Dominica’s Thea LaFond moves into the bronze medal position out of nowhere with a fifth-round jump of 14.90m. Bekh-Romanchuk stays on top with Perez Hernandez on second.

Mary Moraa (Kenya)

Keely Hodgkinson (Great Britain & NI)

Athing Mu (USA)

Halimah Nakaayi (Uganda)

Adelle Tracey (Jamaica)

Jeema Reekie (Great Britain & NI)

Raevyn Rogers (USA)

Nia Akins (USA)

Athing Mu, despite a small incident during the race in which her heel got clipped by South Africa’s Prudence Sekgodiso, manages to finish second.

Top two:

Mary Moraa (Kenya) - 1:58.48s

Athing Mu (USA) - 1:58.78s

Another foul for Rojas in her penultimate attempt. No one saw this coming.

After two rounds, Ruiz Hurtado is still in the lead with 65.47m. Hudson is second with 62.41m while Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi is third with 61.99m.

Since Yulimar Rojas was eighth after first three jumps, she’ll have to take the opening jump in each of the next three rounds and she fouls in the fourth round!

Here are the top two automatic qualifiers:

Jeema Reekie (Great Britain & NI) - 2:00.28s

Raevyn Rogers (USA) - 2:00.47s

Yarigo and Mesele, who finished third and fourth in the first semifinal, are still on for non-automatic qualification spots.

Colombia’s Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado leads after round one with a massive throw of 65.47m.

Three-time defending champion Yulimar Rojas registers a third-round jump of just 14.26m and edges USA’s Keturah Orji for top eight spot on the basis of countback!

Great Britain and NI’s Keely Hodgkinson wins the semifinal with USA’s Nia Akins in second and Noelie Yarigo from Benin in third.

Top two automatic qualifiers:-

Keely Hodgkinson - 1:58.48s

Nia Akins - 1:58.61s

Noelie Yarigo and Worknesh Mesele will have to wait to see if they can go through to the final as non-automatic qualifiers.

No improvements for the current top three - Bekh-Romanchuk, Perez Hernandez and Ricketts - after their third-round jumps.

Quest for yet another gold medal begins tonight - it is the women’s javelin throw final.

Austria’s Victoria Hudson opens with a throw of 59.08m

Top three:

Sander Skotheim (Norway) - 2.11m - 906 points

Kyle Garland (USA) - 2.08m - 878 points

Pierce LePage (Canada) - 2.08m - 878 points

After four events, here are the overall top three in decathlon

Leo Neugebauer (Germany) - 3730 points

Pierce LePage (Canada) - 3662 points

Damian Warner (Canada) - 3662 points

USA

Jamaica

Italy

Poland

Netherlands

Ivory Coast

Great Britain & IN

Switzerland

USA and Ivory Coast favourites in this one. The race begins but is stopped soon courtesy a false start from someone. It is a yellow card for Poland.

USA takes the top spot in this one.

Top three -

USA - 41.59s

Ivory Coast - 41.90s

Italy - 42.14s

Netherlands (42.53s) and Poland (42.65s), who finish fourth and fifth in this one, go through to the final as non-automatic qualifiers.

Bekh-Romanchuk, who started with 15m, registers 14.81m jump in her second attempt. Cuba’s Perez Hernandez has fouled her second attempt. What can Rojas do now? The Venezuelan takes it safe and registers a legal jump of 14.33m.

All eyes on the Jamaican team in this one which features reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, five-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Briana Williams and Shashalee Forbes. Also in this heat are Great Britain and France.

A comfortable win for Jamaica followed by Great Britain & NI, and Switzerland.

Top three:-

Jamaica - 41.70s

Great Britain & NI - 42.33s

Switzerland - 42.64s

Germany (42.78s) and Trinidad and Tobago (42.85s) are currently in the non-automatic qualification spots.

Three-time defending champion Yulimar Rojas comfortably clears the 15m mark but it is not a legel jump as she oversteps on the takeoff board. Meanwhile, Ricketts improves her first-round jump with a second one of 14.87m.

Crazy start to the women’s triple jump final. Ukraine’s Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk has an opening jump of 15m. Cuba’s Leyanis Perez Hernandez is second with 14.96m while Shanieka Ricketts of Jamaica is third with 14.84m but the defending champion, Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela is yet to begin her competition.

USA’s Tori Franklin, the bronze medallist from last year, has been forced to withdraw due to an injury.

Italy

USA

Jamaica

Japan

France

Trinidad and Tobago

Great Britain and Northern Ireland

South Africa

Eyes on Italy, Great Britain and reigning champion Canada in this one. And it is Italy, the Olympic champion led by Lamont Marcell Jacobs, take the win in this one!

Top three-

Italy - 37.65s

South Africa - 37.72s

Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 38.01s

The two non-automatic qualifying spots go to France, and Trinidad and Tobago.

The impressive German, who is currently at the top of the standings, finishes at 2.02m in the high jump.

USA’s leads from the beginning and manages to top the heat!

Top three automatic qualifiers

USA - 37.67s

Jamaica - 37.68s

Japan - 37.71s

France (37.98s), and Trinidad and Tobago (38.89s) will have to wait for the end of the second and final heat to see if they can make it to the final as non-automatic qualifiers.

The next event, which begins in a couple of minutes, is the men’s 4x100m relay heats.

Pierce LePage, the other Canadian who is a contender at this point, opens at 1.99m and clears it at the second time of asking.

The Swede is living dangerously. Yet again, it takes him three attempts but he manages to clear 1.93m.

The Canadian, one of the leaders, opens by clearing 1.93m in his first attempt. Neugebauer, who is ahead of him in the overally tally, has already cleared 1.96m.

Sweden’s Marcus Nilsson manages to clear 1.90m on his final attempt and stays alive in high jump. However, at the same height, the event ends for Puerto Rico’s Ayden Owens-Delerme.

Dutchman Rik Taam fails to clear 1.84m in his three attempts.

Opening height for the athletes in Group A is 1.84m while for Group B, it starts with 1.81m

GROUP A

Niklas Kaul (Germany)

Markus Rooth (Norway)

Karel Tilga (Estonia)

Pierce LePage (Canada)

Johannes Erm (Estonia)

Kyle Garland (USA)

Manuel Eitel (Germany)

Sander Skotheim (Norway)

Ayden Owens-Delerme (Puerto Rico)

Leo Neugebauer (Germany)

Cedric Dubler (Australia)

Zachery Ziemek (USA)

GROUP B

Daniel Golubovic (Australia)

Harrison Williams (USA)

Kevin Mayer (USA)

Damian Warner (Canada)

Ashley Moloney (Australia)

Marcu Nilsson (Sweden)

Rik Taam (Netherlands)

Larbi Bourrada (Algeria)

Jose Fernando Ferreira Santana (Brazil)

Janek Oiglane (Estonia)

Yuma Maruyama (Japan)

Lindon Victor (Grenada)

UPDATE: Mayer, Moloney and Bourrada are not starting this event.

Leo Neugebauer (Germany) - 2908 points

Damian Warner (Canada) - 2812 points

Pierce LePage (Canada) - 2784 points

There will be two more events in decathlon today - high jump and 400m.

10PM - Men’s High Jump (Decathlon)

11PM - Men’s 4x100m Relay Heats

11:06PM - Women’s Triple Jump Final

11:30PM - Women’s 4x100m Relay Heats

11:50PM - Women’s Javelin Throw Final

11:55PM - Women’s 800m Semifinals

12:35AM - Men’s 400m (Decathlon)

1:10AM - Women’s 200m Final

1:20AM - Men’s 200m Final

There will be four gold medals up for grabs in the second session of the day.

Women’s Triple Jump Final

Women’s Javelin Throw Final

Women’s 200m Final

Men’s 200m Final

The German pulled off a massive 8.00m leap in Long Jump to ensure he goes into the evening session ahead of Olympic champion Damian Warner.

Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan was good-natured after getting quite a scare from the event’s mascot, Youhuu, moments after her 200-metres semifinal at the World Athletics Championships.

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra needed just one big throw to qualify for the World Championships men’s javelin throw final as well as 2024 Paris Games, pulling off a commendable first-attempt of 88.77m.

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for 2024 Olympics, enters World Championships final with 88.77m throw

Neeraj Chopra on Friday qualified for the 2024 Olympics with a big throw of 88.77m in his first attempt, which also took him to the final of the javelin throw competition at the World Championships here.

A fine outing for India’s athletes as Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu and Kishore Jena secure berths in the Javelin Throw finals.

Neeraj Chopra (IND) - 88.77m SB

Arshad Nadeem (PAK) - 86.79m SB

Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) - 83.50m SB

Julian Weber (GER) - 82.39m

Edis Matusevicius (LTU) - 82.35m

DP Manu (IND) - 81.31m

Dawid Wegner (POL) - 81.25m

Ihab Abdelrehman (EGY) - 80.75m

Kishore Jena (IND) - 80.55m

Oliver Helander (FIN) - 80.19m

Timothy Herman (BEL) - 80.11m

Andrian Mardare (MDA) - 79.78m

Kishore finishes with an effort of 77.12m. His first throw of 80.55m as he stands on the edge of the qualification mark, at fifth in Group B.

Arshad Nadeem finishes on a high with the second-best throw of the day so far. A huge 86.79m to seal his automatic qualification in the final behind Neeraj and Vadlejch.

Vadlejch becomes the second man across the two groups after Neeraj to secure automatic qualification with an 83.50m throw in his second attempt. Meanwhile, Kishore suffers a dip and only manages 78.07m in his second throw.

Kishore Jena starts with a sprightly 80.55m throw in Group B of the javelin qualification round. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem begins with a lowly 70.63m throw. Jakub Vadlejch starts with an 81.34m effort.

The second group of the Men’s Javelin Throw qualification round will commence shortly. India’s Kishore Jena will be in action alongside Jakub Vadlejch and Arshad Nadeem among other formidable athletes,

Neeraj Chopra - 88.77m (Q) - SB

Julian Weber (GER) - 82.39

DP Manu (IND) - 81.31

Dawid Wegner (POL) - 81.25

Toni Kuusela (FIN) - 79.27m

Roderick Dean (JPN) - 78.57

Anderson Peters (GRN) - 78.49

Julius Yego (KEN) - 78.42

Patriks Gailums (LAT) - 77.43

Kenji Ogura (JPN) - 76.65

Capers Williamson (USA) - 76.10

Douw Smit (RSA) - 75.03

Felise Sosaia (FRA) - 74.80

Curtis Thompson (USA) - 74.21

Leandro Ramos (POR) - 74.03

Gatis Cakss (LAT) - 73.42

Pedro Rodrigues (BRA) - 72.34

Manu betters on his first attempt and jumps to third in Group A with an 81.31m throw, just short of the automatic qualification mark.

As nonchalant as you can get. Neeraj Chopra walks in and opens with a cracking Season Best of 88.77m! Seals his qualification for the final in style!

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Neeraj Chopra - 88.77m (Q) - SB

Julian Weber (GER) - 81.05m

Toni Kuusela (FIN) - 79.27m

Roderick Dean (JPN) - 78.21

DP Manu (IND) - 78.10

Anderson Peters (GRN) - 78.02

Patriks Gailums (LAT) - 77.20

Kenji Ogura (JPN) - 76.75

Dawid Wegner (POL) - 76.50

Capers Williamson (USA) - 76.10

Curtis Thompson (USA) - 72.46

Felise Sosaia (FRA) - 68.23

Leandro Ramos (POR) - 66.02

Douw Smit (RSA) - 64.29

Pedro Rodrigues (BRA) - X

Julius Yego (KEN) - X

Gatis Cakss (LAT) - X

1. Zachery Ziemek (USA) - 10.58s SB

2. Lindon Victor (GRN) - 10.60s SB

3. Rik Taam (NED) - 10.64s SB

The men’s javelin throw - Group A qualification has begun with Japan’s Kenji Ogura launching a 76.65m throw.

UPDATE: Keshorn Walcott, the 2012 Olympic champion, has withdrawn from the qualification round.

Automatic qualification mark: Qualifying performance 83.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).

1. Johannes Erm (FIN) - 10.69s PB

2. Kevin Mayer (FRA) - 10.79s SB

3. Karel Tilga (EST) - 10.84s PB

Day 7 of the WAC 2023 begins with the men’s 100 metres decathlon. Heat 1 coming up..

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Neeraj Chopra at the Budapest World Championships

Just two days before he competes in the most high-profile event of the year, the weight of the country’s track and field hopes rest once again on the 25-year-old’s broad shoulders.

Distractions are to be expected if you are Neeraj Chopra. When the Olympic javelin throw champion got to the warm up track next to Budapest’s National Athletics Center at the World Championships on Tuesday evening, he dealt with his fair share of them.

There was the obligatory selfie with Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem and a few bytes with the media along with his agent. Chopra smiled and gave time. Coach Klaus Bartonietz didn’t seem too enthused and you could sort of see why.

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Men’s Javelin Throw Group A Qualification - 1:40PM IST - Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu

Men’s Javelin Throw Group B Qualification - 3:15PM IST - Kishore Jena

He might not be able to go anywhere these days without a hundred cameras trained on him, but remarkably no footage exists of Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra’s biggest ever throw. That’s because it didn’t come in competition. Only a few people were around to see it — at a practice session in Tokyo just before the Olympics in 2021.

Ever since he launched himself into public consciousness as a teenager, Neeraj Chopra has been pursuing one of the most prized barriers in men’s javelin — the 90 metre throw.

Chasing 90m — Neeraj Chopra’s pursuit of the ultimate barrier in javelin throw

For an athlete who has nearly won it all, why does the 90m even matter? What will it take to get there? The buzz will start again as Neeraj Chopra competes at the World Athletics Championships 2023.

1:35 PM IST: 100 Metres - Men’s Decathlon

1:40 PM IST: Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification - Group A

1:50 PM IST: Women’s High Jump Qualification

2:25 PM IST: Long Jump - Men’s Decathlon

3:15 PM IST: Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification - Group B

3:50 PM IST: Shot Put - Men’s Decathlon

The World Athletics Championships 2023 is being live-streamed in India on Jio Cinema from August 19 to 27.

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