Overview

• Armand Duplantis cleared 6.30m on his third attempt for his 14th world record after clinching gold at 6.15m, securing a third consecutive outdoor crown.
• Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis earned silver at 6.00m, and Australia’s Kurtis Marschall took bronze at 5.95m, equalling his personal best for his country’s first medal of these championships.
• Tanzania’s Alphonce Felix Simbu won the men’s marathon by 0.03 seconds over Germany’s Amanal Petros, both timed at 2:09:48, with Italy’s Iliass Aouani third in 2:09:53.
• New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish edged two-time defending champion Soufiane El Bakkali in the 3,000m steeplechase, 8:33.88 to 8:33.95, delivering New Zealand its first world track gold.
• Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji captured the 100m hurdles in a 12.24 national record, and Canada’s Camryn Rogers retained the hammer title with an 80.51m throw.