Overview

• Anna Hall secured heptathlon gold with 6,888 points after closing out the 800m, becoming the first U.S. world champion in the event since Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
• Kate O’Connor took silver with 6,714 points for an Irish national record, delivering Ireland’s first global outdoor multi-event medal.
• Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Taliyah Brooks finished level on 6,581 points to share bronze, an unusual tie confirmed after the 800m.
• Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the men’s 800m in a championship record 1:41.86, and Beatrice Chebet added the 5,000m title to her 10,000m crown by outkicking Faith Kipyegon.
• Netherlands’ Jessica Schilder claimed women’s shot put gold at 20.29m, while relay hopes were dented by botched men’s 4x100m exchanges for Jamaica and Great Britain, and Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi failed to make the javelin final after a 60.38m qualifying effort.