Tuesday starts three straight days of only afternoon sessions for the World Athletics Championships. But don’t think that the games are slowing down. Tuesday includes an event that many fans have been waiting for since the Tokyo Olympics.
And with the 100-meter races done, sprint stars are headed to the 200-meter dash for a second round of competition.
Some highlights from the fourth day of the World Athletics Championships include:
Attendance of World Championships surpasses 54,000: After disappointing attendance at other recent track events at Hayward, the Oregon22 crowd has lived up to expectations so far.
Gutsy steeplechase effort for Evan Jager: The Portland distance runner has been struggling with injuries, but was able to battle for sixth in a tough field.
A long time coming: Anna Hall nabs the bronze medal in the heptathlon, becoming the first American woman to finish on the podium since 2001.
Dominant in the finals: Two-time Olympic gold medalist Faith Kipyegon won the women’s 1,500-meter race, the country’s first gold for the worlds.
Other highlights from Monday:
Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase sets a new championships record in the women’s marathon as she takes the gold medal.
18-year-old Erriyon Knighton graduated from high school just a month ago and he’s a favorite to medal in the men’s 200-meter sprints.
Olympic gold medalist Valerie Allman is looking to follow up her Olympic gold medal with a world championship in the discus throw.
Former Duck star Jenna Prandini advances in the women’s 200 meters, one of three Americans to advance to the semifinals.
Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim wins his third consecutive world gold medal in the men’s high jump
Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas wins her third straight women’s triple jump title with a jump of 50 feet, 9.25 inches
Some things to watch Tuesday at the world championships:
Women’s high jump final: Two Ukrainian athletes — Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Iryna Gerashchenko — are among the medal favorites as they compete while their country is at war with Russia. Also watch for Australia’s Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson when the competition begins at 5:40 p.m. (streaming on Peacock, tape delayed on USA).
Sprint semifinals: The 200 semifinals will bring plenty of star power. All four U.S. men in the field — Noah Lyles, Erriyon Knighton, Fed Kerley and Kenny Bednarek — are capable of blistering times. Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah are the ones to beat on the women’s side, but also watch for U.S. champion Abby Steiner. Former UO standout Jenna Prandini also is in the women’s 200. The women’s semifinals start at 6:05 p.m. (streaming on Peacock, tape delayed on USA), followed by the men’s semis at 6:50 p.m. (streaming on Peacock, tape delayed on USA).
Men’s 1,500-meter final: Who will win one of the signature events on the track? Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the 21-year-old phenom from Norway, is the reigning Olympic champion, while Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot won the silver last year in Tokyo. Great Britain’s Josh Kerr and Kenya’s Abel Kipsang won the semifinal heats. The 3¾-lap race begins at 7:10 p.m. (streaming on Peacock, tape delayed on USA).
Men’s 400-meter hurdles final: Perhaps it’s too much to ask for a 400 hurdles final that would match the intensity of the one at last year’s Tokyo Olympics, when Norway’s Karsten Warholm broke the world record by running 45.94 and the United States’ Rai Benjamin took the silver in a scorching time of 46.17. Warholm and Benjamin each have been slowed by injuries this year, but they still could put on a show when the final begins at 7:50 p.m. (streaming live on Peacock, tape delayed on USA).
