by Alfonz Juck
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“This is a most special evening. I worked so hard and put so much determination into getting a medal. I did not start the best way. At the beginning, I had a small problem with my run-up, but as usual I tried to stay calm and save the best for last. I am in great shape tonight and I was confident I could do it. Now, I am here with this gold medal. This is a perfect year for me. I was working well and got into best shape for this competition and am coming out with gold. It is beautiful to be part of this Italian team. We have such a legacy from Italy. We are growing together and all learn so much from Gianmarco Tamberi and Marcell Jacobs. Now I want to relax and to see something in Japan because it is a magical place for me,” Mattia Furlani after winning with 839 PB.
RESULT OF THE DAY
Katie Moon third gold in a row with 490 WL.
SURPRISE OF THE DAY
Isaac Nader winning the 1500 m. His last 100 m was 12.28. Title defender Miltiadis Tentoglou only 11th.
MEDALS (from 31 to 35 countries)
USA 7-1-2, KEN 4-1-2, CAN 3-0-0, NZL 2-0-0, JAM 1-4-1, ITA 1-2-2, SWE 1-0-1
TITLE RETAINERS
Yes (8): Crouser, M. Perez, Duplantis, Rogers, US 4x4mx, Kipyegon, Katzberg, Moon
No (12): Tsegay, Tausaga, Richardson, Lyles, V. Kiplagat, El Bakkali, D. Williams, Tamberi, Holloway, Yavi, Tentoglou, J. Kerr
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, 8:51.59 Cherotich
WL: 630 Duplantis, 4x4mx 3:08.80. USA, 10.61 Jefferson-Wooden, 713 Davis-Woodhall, 80.51 Rogers, 84.70 Katzberg, 236 Kerr, 48.29 McLaughlin-Levrone, 490 Moon
AR: 1 Africa (RSA, 4×4 mx), 1 Oceania (Kerr), 2 NACAC (Katzberg, Rogers), 1 South America (Woodruff)
AGENTS (individual gold medals)
Paul Doyle 3, Stephen Haas 2, Jos Hermens/GSC 2, Miguel Mostaza 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, Karen Locke, Mario Bassani, Dunfee no agent.
DAY 6 PREVIEW (4 finals)
Expectations: Weber and Chopra waiting for Nadeem shape, Cubans but what is the real shape of Rojas, open men 400 m, McLaughlin for sub 48
Medals prediction
Javelin men, AW: Chopra, Nadeem, Weber, TFN: Weber, Chopra, Nadeem
Triple Jump women, AW: Perez, Moore, Lafond, TFN: Perez, Povea, Velasco (nc)
400 m men, AW: Patterson, Hudson-Smith, Nene, TFN: Patterson, Hudson-Smith, McRae
400 m wom, AW: McLaughlin-L, Paulino, Naser, TFN: Paulino, Naser, McLaughlin-L
STATS (by Ken Nakamura and World Athletics)
200m first round
19.84 by Bryan Levell is the fastest first round time of 200m in the World Championships.
W400mH semi
52.66 by Gianna WOODRUFF is the second fastest time in the semi of W400mH in the World Championships; only Sydney has ran faster semi.
54.04 by Adekoya is the fastest time of W400mH that failed to qualify for the final in the World Championships, replacing 54.16 by Salmon from 2022
400mH semi
48.01 by James Malik-King is the fastest time that failed to qualify for the final of 400mH in the world Championships, replacing 48.43 from 2023
PV
4.90 ties highest PV in Tokyo, Moon also vaulted 4.90 at the Olympics, record tying 3rd gold for Moon at PV in WC, Isinbayeva also has three gold at PV in the World Championships For the second time (after 2022) in the history of WOrld Championships, Moon and Morris went 1-2 in PV.
W3000mSC
Best marks for Place for 1st (Champ record), 5th, 6th and 7th at the World Championships W3000mSC. 4.87sec is the second largest winning margin at W3000mSC in the World Championships
1500m
First silver for GBR at 1500m in WOrld Championships. GBR has 3 gold, but no silver or bronze. Nader won first gold for POR at 1500m in the World Championships. Previously Rui Silva won bronze in 2005 for POR. 0.02 sec is the smallest winning margin for 1500m in the World Championships, replacing 0.03 from 2015 when Kirpop won.
LJ
6cm is the smallest difference between 1st and 3rd in LJ at the World Championships, replacing 10cm from 2003 First gold for ITA by Furlani (also youngest winner) at LJ at World Championships. Previously, Howe won silver for ITA at LJ in World Championships.
JT
TOKYO NEWS
TOKYO (JPN): For day five the attendance 35 975.
TOKYO (JPN): At 36y/313d, Tina Sutej became the oldest medallist in the women’s pole vault in World Championships history. “I love athletics. That’s why I have been doing it for almost 30 years now,” she said. Sutej becomes just the second Slovenian woman to win a medal in World Championships history after Marija Sestak (SLO) won bronze in 2007.
TOKYO (JPN): The top four pole vaulters achieved their season bests in the women’s final.
TOKYO (JPN): Spain’s Olympic champion Jordan Díaz will miss Friday’s triple jump final, suffering from a patellar tendon injury in his right knee. He attempted his first jump in qualifying but failed to land, fouled out, and left the stadium before the third round began.
TOKYO (JPN): The World Championship semifinal in the 400m hurdles took place without Owe Fischer-Breiholz. The U23 European champion is suffering from muscular problems in his right thigh, which makes him unable to compete.
TOKYO (JPN): Ireland’s David Kenny has been forced to withdraw from the men’s 20km race walk due to recent illness.
TOKYO (JPN): The Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) donation ceremony was held on Tuesday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. The festivities took place at the MOWA exhibition, which will have been viewed by more than 200,000 visitors – a record for any MOWA display – by the end of the championships. One of 10 athletes contributing to the ever-expanding MOWA collection was fresh 35km race walk champion Evan Dunfee of Canada.
TOKYO (JPN): Swiss athlete Annik Kalin will not contest the heptathlon at the World Championships due to an injury worsened in warming up for the long jump, where she did not progress to the final. “After several tests and an MRI, it turned out to be a stress reaction in the talus, some strained ligaments, swelling, bleeding inside the joint, and an irritated tendon. Sadly, this means my season ends here and I won’t be able to compete in the heptathlon”, she wrote on Instagram.
TOKYO (JPN): 2024 World Indoor Champion Molly Caudery confirmed she ruptured one of her ankle ligaments during the warm up for the women’s pole vault qualification on Monday. It happened in her third jump during the warm up.
TOKYO (JPN): Interestingly, high jumper Hamish Kerr has three cleared his PB of 2.36m three times; once to win the Olympic Games, once to win the World Indoor Championships and now once to win the World Championships.
