Overview

• Nadia Battocletti added 5,000m bronze to her 10,000m silver, finishing behind Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon.
• Italy set a national best with seven medals at a single World Championships, surpassing Göteborg 1995, with medals from seven disciplines.
• Olympic champion Antonella Palmisano did not finish the 20 km walk after early front-running, as Spain’s Maria Pérez won in 1:25:54.
• The men’s 4x100 relay was eliminated after contact on Marcell Jacobs’ leg; the Italian federation’s protest was rejected by the jury.
• A first-leg injury to Vittoria Fontana ended the women’s 4x100 bid, while the women’s 4x400 qualified for the final in 3:24.71.