Overview

• The German women ran 41.86 seconds (Sina Mayer, Rebekka Haase, Sophia Junk, Gina Lückenkemper) to qualify with the third-best time for Sunday’s 4x100m final.
• The German men advanced in 38.12 with the sixth-best heat time as Jamaica failed to finish after a botched final exchange, with Ghana clocking the fastest qualifier in 37.79.
• After day one of the decathlon, Kyle Garland leads with 4707 points, Leo Neugebauer sits fourth on 4455 just 32 points off bronze, Niklas Kaul is eighth on 4167, and Till Steinforth withdrew with pain.
• Sandrina Sprengel capped her heptathlon debut with 6434 points for fifth after multiple personal bests, as Anna Hall took gold and Nafissatou Thiam withdrew citing lack of fitness.
• Olympic shot put champion Yemisi Ogunleye placed sixth at 19.33 m, while Jessica Schilder won the world title with a 20.29 m final-round throw.