Uganda’s Halimah Nakaayi braved threat from American favourite Ajee Wilson to claim women’s 800m title at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Nakaayi clinched gold by clocking 1:58.04.
Summary
Norway’s Karsten Warholm retains men’s 400m hurdles title, with Rai Benjamin taking silver and Abderrahman Samba in bronze
Mariya Lasitskene, competing as an Authorised Neutral Athlete, wins third women’s high jump world title in a row
Men’s 5,000m – Muktar Edris retains title, with fellow Ethiopian Selemon Barega second and Canada’s Mohammed Ahmed third
Uganda’s Halimah Nakaayi wins women’s 800m title, with American pre-race favourite Ajee Wilson taking bronze
Men’s 200m semi-finals – GB’s Adam Gemili through to final; Zharnel Hughes misses out; Miguel Francis pulls out
Dina Asher-Smith wins her women’s 200m heat; fellow Britons Jodie Williams & Beth Dobbin also goes through
GB’s Emily Diamond and Laviai Nielsen qualify for 400m semi-finals
Britain’s Andrew Pozzi qualifies for 110m hurdles semis
Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech wins women’s 3,000m steeplechase title in championship record time
Sweden’s Daniel Stahl takes men’s discus title
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