Overview

• Anna Hall won the heptathlon with 6,888 points after taking the 800m, delivering the United States its first world title in the event since 1993.
• Ireland’s Kate O’Connor earned silver with a national record of 6,714 points, her country’s first global outdoor multi-events medal.
• Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Taliyah Brooks finished level on 6,581 points and shared bronze in an uncommon heptathlon outcome.
• Emmanuel Wanyonyi captured the men’s 800m in a championship-record 1:41.86 and Beatrice Chebet completed the 5,000m/10,000m double for Kenya.
• Ecuador’s Juleisy Angulo won a surprise javelin gold as Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi failed to reach the final, and relay heats saw high-profile mishaps with Jamaica and Britain’s men’s 4x100m disqualified and the U.S. men’s 4x400m granted a rerun after interference.