Overview
- Kenya’s Lilian Odira surged late to win the women’s 800m in a championship-record 1:54.62, beating Britain’s Georgia Hunter-Bell and Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson.
- Botswana edged the United States in a rain-soaked men’s 4x400m in 2:57.76 as Busang Collen Kebinatshipi ran down Rai Benjamin, while the U.S. women set a 4x400m championship record of 3:16.61 with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone anchoring.
- The United States won both 4x100m relays, with Melissa Jefferson-Wooden guiding the women to gold and Noah Lyles bringing home the men, after Jamaica’s men were disqualified in the heats.
- Anna Hall claimed heptathlon gold with 6,888 points, Ireland’s Kate O’Connor took silver in a national record, and Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Taliyah Brooks shared bronze on 6,581 after finishing level on points.
- Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the men’s 800m in a championship record 1:41.86, and U.S. 1,500m Olympic champion Cole Hocker earned 5,000m gold for redemption after an earlier disqualification, sealing the U.S. lead in the medal table.