Overview

• Germany’s women ran 41.86 seconds for the third-best 4x100m qualifying time, and the men advanced in 38.12 seconds for their first worlds final since 2015.
• Jamaica’s men failed to finish their 4x100m heat after a botched final exchange, while Ghana posted the fastest qualifier ahead of Canada, the Netherlands and a reserve U.S. quartet.
• A rerun was scheduled between the U.S. and Kenya to decide a ninth spot in the men’s 4x400m final after obstruction in the heats; Germany’s women placed tenth and missed that final.
• Olympic champion Yemisi Ogunleye finished sixth in the shot put at 19.33 m as Jessica Schilder took gold with 20.29 m ahead of Chase Jackson and Maddison-Lee Wesche.
• Sandrina Sprengel placed fifth in the heptathlon with a 6,434-point personal best, while decathlon leader Kyle Garland tops day-one standings with Leo Neugebauer fourth and Niklas Kaul eighth heading into day two.