Overview

• Erik Lesser, Daniel Böhm, Arnd Peiffer and Simon Schempp were officially upgraded to Olympic relay champions from Sochi 2014, with Austria taking silver and Norway bronze.
• Germany’s 4x100m women (41.86) and men (38.12) reached the World Championship finals, while sprint powerhouses faltered with Jamaica’s men out in the heats and the U.S. men missing the 4x400m final.
• Decathlon leader Kyle Garland holds a narrow advantage before the final two events, with Leo Neugebauer in second and Ayden Owens-Delerme close behind after Sander Skotheim’s disqualification over the hurdles.
• Niklas Kaul sits seventh after clearing 4.70m in the pole vault and now faces his strongest disciplines with the javelin and 1500m still to come.
• Sandrina Sprengel delivered a breakthrough fifth place in the heptathlon with 6,434 points, while Yemisi Ogunleye finished sixth in the shot put final.