IAAF World Athletics Championships Highlights: Medal winners on Day 3

IAAF World Athletics Championships is underway and Day 3 wrapped up with some new world champions procuring titles. biennial event is most prestigious sport apart from Olympics. With men’s qualifiers and finals taking place simultaneously, audience in Khalifa International is on edge of ir seats witnessing grand events. Here is what happened in day 3 of IAAF’s World Athletics Championship.

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Men’s 200m Heats

In 200m heats, best time recorded was of Adam Gemili (20.06s). Despite new 100m world champion Christian Coleman withdrawing from 200m qualifiers for unkwn reasons, or star athletes with timings under 20.20s mark shined, in particular, Andre De Grasse-Canada, Zhenye Xie-China, Alex Quinez-Ecuador, Kyle Greaux-Trinidad & Tobago. Day 4 will witness semi-finals. On Day 5 final winners will be kwn. 

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Women’s Pole Vault finals

A total of 17 finalists qualified for pole vault women’s finals which was a first in pole vault global history. Anzhelika Sidrova, a neutral athlete who originally is from Russia clinched gold clearing 4.95m height in final round. She defeated USA’s Sandi Morris who won silver. Katerina Stefanidi of Greece had to settle down for a Bronze.

Women’s 100m Finals

In women’s 100 m Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce of Jamaica added to her list of global titles by clinching ar gold in 17^th edition of World Athletics Championships. Post victory 32-year-old sprinter was seen celebrating with her toddler son Zion alongside race tracks. This new time recorded is fourth fastest in history of World Athletics Championships. Dina Asher-Smith who hails from Great Britain came second with a record time of 10.83s. And Marie Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast clinched third place clocking 10.90s.

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Men's Triple Jump

In men’s triple jump event, USA dominated as both first and second place was bagged by natives. In men’s triple jump final round Christian Taylor of USA won gold. silver medal was won by Will Claye of USA. Hugues Fabrice Zango, a Burundi national made it to medal tally with a bronze in Triple Jump

Mixed 4x400m Relay

first mix event, 4x400m relay had its maiden competition format in Doha in and saw USA as world champions with record setting 3:09:34s time. Followed by Jamaicans who recorded 3:11.78s time and bagged a silver for ir country. third place was secured by Bahrain with a close edge to silver medallists with timing of 3:11.82s. event saw some cutting edge sprinters from both . 

Women’s 20km Walking Race

Chinese contingent dominated as all three winners in 20km walking race were from country. Hong Liu won gold medal. Shenjie Qieyang won silver. Liujing Yang won bronze medal.

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