by Alfonz Juck
QUOTES OF THE DAY
“I am taking it one race at a time and the 1500m medal is now in the pocket. I will focus now on the 5000m and try to win it. This event is not easy to win every time, to win every year and break records. It is a matter of dedication, hard work and being passionate. Since I was young, I have been pushing myself and waking up every time to work so hard. To achieve something every year. I am so grateful I am doing this every year. I dare to dream and I dare to try, as I tried in Paris. I will now try to run under four minutes in the mile,” Faith Kipyegon.
“I am two metres away from the world record but I am getting closer. I will continue to push myself and push the limits of what I can do. It took a lot of hard training for this personal best. After 84.70m, I was really trying to go for it. There was no point I thought of doing any less. Before I head home, I want to get some Pokemon cards. I need to find some cool Japanese cards. I have never been to Japan before. I am experiencing the whole culture. There’s amazing food. I am bringing some speciality green tea and macha home. My girlfriend is into that,” Ethan Katzberg.
RESULT OF THE DAY
Ethan Katzberg’s hammer throw winning attempt of 84.70 is not only a new NACAC record, but also World lead and meet record, fifth position in the all-time lists and the best performance in last 20 years since 2005. US record of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 48.29 in the semifinals of the 400 m.
SURPRISE OF THE DAY
Grant Holloway out of semifinals in the 110 m hurdles, 82.02 not enough for medal in men hammer. ER holder Matthew Hudson-Smith out in semifinals of 400 m. Yulimar Rojas in first competition since DL final 2023 achieved 14.49 and qualified. Peter Bol, Samuel Chapple and Cooper Lutkenhaus to note from non-qualifiers in the 800 m round 1.
MEDALS (from 28 to 31 countries)
USA 6-0-2, KEN 3-1-1, CAN 3-0-0, NZL 2-0-0, JAM 1-3-1, SWE 1-0-1
TITLE RETAINERS
Yes (6): Crouser, Perez, Duplantis, Rogers, US 4x4mx, Kipyegon, Katzberg
No (9): Tsegay, Tausaga, Richardson, Lyles, V. Kiplagat, El Bakkali, D. Williams, Tamberi, Holloway
NC (4): A. Martin, Beriso, Spanovic, Cheptegei
TOP MARKS
WR: 630 Duplantis
CR: 630 Duplantis, 4x4mx 3:08.80 USA, 10.61 Jefferson-Wooden, 84.70 Katzberg
WL: 630 Duplantis, 4x4mx 3:08.80. USA, 10.61 Jefferson-Wooden, 713 Davis-Woodhall, 80.51 Rogers, 84.70 Katzberg, 236 Kerr
AR: 1 Africa (RSA, 4×4 mx), 1 Oceania (Kerr), 2 NACAC (Katzberg, Rogers)
AGENTS (individual gold medals)
Paul Doyle 3, Stephen Haas 2, Federico Rosa, Miguel Mostaza, Gianni Demadonna, John Nubani, Riad Ouled, Norman Peart, Adam Phillips, Derek Froude, Daniel Wessfeldt, Florian Clivaz, Sean Whipp, Robert Wagner, Jos Hermens/GSC, Dunfee no agent.
DAY 5 PREVIEW (4 finals)
Expectations: Moon the top one, Tentoglou vs rest of the World, Chemutai vs Cherotich vs Yavi, 1500 m drama to continue.
Medals prediction
Pole Vault wom, AW: Moon, Morris, Caudery, TFN: the same
Long Jump men, AW: Tentoglou, Furlani, Adcock, TFN: Tentoglou, Furlani, Ehammer
Steeple women, AW: Yavi, Cherotich, Chemutai, TFN: Cherotich, Yavi, Chemutai
1500 m men, AW: Laros, Koech, Kerr, TFN: Laros, Koech, Hocker
STATS (by Ken Nakamura and World Athletics)
800m first round
1:44.56 by Arop from 2022 is the fastest first round time of 800m in World Championships. 1:45.15 was the fastest non-qualifying time from a World Championships heats.
110mH semi
13.22 by Prince is the fastest time that failed to qualify for the final of 110mH in the World Championships, replacing 13.25 by Kwaou-Mathey from 2022. 13th title for USA from 20 editions.
W400m semi
48.29 by Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is third fastest time of 400m in the world Championships and fastest semifinal. Martina Weil’s 49.88 was by far the fastest non-qualifying time for a women’s 400m final at the World Championships.
400m semi
43.61 by Kebinatshipi is the fastest semi of 400m in the World Championships, replacing 43.89 by Gardiner from 2017. It is also sixth fastest 400m in the World Championships. No athlete who made the men’s 400m final in Budapest in 2023 qualified for the men’s 400m final in Tokyo.
W1500m
Winning margin of 2.77 sec is second largest for W1500m in the World CHampionships. 3:52.15 is second fastest W1500m time in the World Championships. Only Hassan’s 3:51.95 from Doha is faster. Hull won first medal for AUS at W1500m in the World Championships.
Faith Kipyegon becomes just the second woman to win four world titles in a track event after Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who won five 100m titles. This was her fifth successive global 1500m title spanning back to the Tokyo Olympics .
Best marks for place for 1st, 3rd, 4th place in World Championships at HT. Katzberg became fifth to win multiple gold at World Championships. 84.70 by Katzberg is the longest HT in Tokyo, replacing 84.60 by Sedykh from 1984.
HJ
Woo became 10th HJ to win multiple medals at World Championships. Stefela won first medal for CZE at HJ in the World Championships. Kerr became fifth (after Sotomayor, Austin, Barshim and Tamberi) HJ to win Olympics, World Champ and World Indoor. He also won Commonwealth Games. So Kerr is the only one with Olympics, World Champ, World Indoor Champ and CWG golds.
12.99 tied sixth fastest time of 110mH at the World Championships. For the first time Jamaica won multiple medals at 110mH.TOKYO NEWS
TOKYO (JPN): Evening session on Tuesday had 37,463 spectators.TOKYO (JPN): Legendary Anita Wlodarczyk also set a World 40+ record.
TOKYO (JPN): Exact men marathon times, 2:09:47.17 for Simbu and 2:09:47.20 for Petros.
