World Athletics Championships 2023 recap - Great Britain's Josh Kerr shocks Jakob Ingebrigtsen to take 1500m gold - Eurosport (2024)

Incredibly the championship raised itself to a new level tonight with a number of great moments. Only one hero for us though. Thanks for following along with us.

"All these athletes, we all come from the same place. There's a picture of two young lads who had a dream and their dream for Josh has come true and for Jake last year.

"He believed in himself with 200m to go, he knew he wanted it more than anyone else and he's going home a world champion."

"One of his strengths is, he's not afraid to race, he'll go out there and do the British Miler Club, he'll do British Leagues and sometimes nothing replicates racing.

"Yes we can train really, really hard but sometimes the best way to train fast is to race fast, he ran the legs out of him. I'm so delighted for him."

"They've worked him out. He's been really good Ingebrigtsen all year, but you come to a major championships and it doesn't matter to this point, it matters now.

Not taking away from josh, he beat him, he took the race to him, he knew what to do, get on his shoulder with 200m to go and attack exactly as Jake Wightman did in Eugene 12 months ago."

Let's bask in Kerr's triumph again.

She finished outside the medals in fifth, but she would have been delighted by setting her best ever height of 4.75m.

He was challenged by Rai Benjamin who was ahead until just before the final straight. Kyron McMaster came through with a great race to finish second but was a full 0.45 seconds behind Warholm's 46.89. Benjamin took bronze.

Surely there won't be another letdown for Norway today? Karsten Warholm seems an unbackable favourite - but so did his countryman earlier.

Both Nina Kennedy and Katie Moon failed to surpass 4.95m so they both win golds.

The world and Olympic silver medallist Maurileidy Paulino finally gets gold. Klaver led early but the Dominican athlete powered off the final bend and sets a new personal best with 48.76. Natalia Kaczmarek finished fast to come second with 49.57, with Barbados athlete Sada Williams just three hundredths of a second behind. Ireland's Adeleke with a very creditable fourth.

She looked over it but clipped the bar on her way down. Kennedy was further away from surpassing the height.

They have some act to follow.

Kennedy and Moon will now see the bar raise to 4.95m

This is surely the new golden era of Britain's 1500m running. Kerr finished in 3:29.38, with Ingebrigtsen behind in 3:65.65, just ahead of countryman Nordas. Seb Coe was there to put the medal on Kerr after he crossed the line.

He made his move with 150m remaining and though the favourite held the inside lane, the Scot out-sprinted the world record holder down the final straight.

On the tail of Ingebrigtsen as they hit the bell.

With two laps to go Kerr has moved wide to a good position in sixth.

It is a fast start. The two Brits are mid field.

Neil Gourley and Josh Kerr of Britain among them. Jakob Ingebrigtsen a big favourite of course. Will anyone do a 'Jake Wightman' and pip him to gold?

Kennedy looking for a lifetime best, and Moon, now take on 4.90m.

She is out of the championships and finishes fifth - she can be proud of that effort.

The Puerto Rican finishes the third hurdles semi-final in 12.41. Williams will make the final as a fastest loser.

Low stakes this time but still fun to watch.

She is in pole position (pardon the pun) after setting a new Australian record.

She edges Nugent, pulling through late after a slow start. Amusan finishes in 12.56. Visser in third with 12.62 will not make the final.

She is back in contention. Caudery has passed her final attempt at 4.80m in the hope she can pull off another best, this time at 485m.

Not quite as quick as her heat but she manages 12.33, Charlton 0.16 behind and Swiss athlete Kumbundji a fraction slower will have to see if he will be a fastest loseer. Sember a long way back in sixth after an awful start.

Sember goes in the first heat for Britain, as does American Harrison.

She still seems the one to beat. Moon has failed on her first attempt at the height.

A national record for Sutej. This competition has some way to go yet.

A personal best for the Brit. She is now in fourth place. A great effort.

There is good reason why she is the favourite for the 3000m Steeplechase title.

Sutej wobbled the pole but it just stayed on, while Kennedy went over more comfortably. Moon, who passed on this height, is now out of the medals as things stand.

And she does it by 10cm the Finnish star.

She has never gone over this before. Her lifetime best is 4.71m. No one has gone over this height yet.

2022 world junior runner-up Sembo Almayew certainly looks a contender to be a medallist. American Emma Coburn missed out.

Caudery is in sixth at this stage

A sprint finish with Winfred Yavi just taking heat one on the line from the 2019 champion. Pratt finished out of qualification in seventh.

She is really in the medal hunt now.

Aimee Pratt goes in the opening heat for Britain, as is 2019 winner Beatrice Chepkoech.

She is one of eight to go over this height so far.

She did not put a foot wrong in reaching the semi-finals.

And she makes sure she finishes just ahead of Kipyegon, who seemed content to qualify in the final few metres. Ethipian pair Taye and Hailu finish next. Rengeruk finished next despite falling on the final bend. Markovic finished way back in the field and did not qualify.

Molly Caudery fails in her first attempt.

They will hope for an easy qualification you would think giving the efforts they have put in already. Amy-Eloise Markovic goes for Team GB.

The Latvian Agate Caune with the bravest of runs held on despite being overhauled by the stars in the field in the final 150m to qualify for the final and record a personal best. Megan Keith did not qualify, finishing in 14th.

Megan Keith is in the field for Britain, as is defending champion Tsegay.

The first eight from the two heats will qualify for the final.

Zharnel Hughes was the quickest 200m in the heats, running a 19.99, narrowly quicker than Kenneth Bednarek and Noah Lyles, while Keely Hodgkinson won her 800m heat.

Neil Gourley and Josh Kerr will be doing all they can to emulate the sadly absent Jake Wightman and get on the podium tonight. We also have a very competitive women's 400m hurdles final and one of the biggest stars of the sport, Karsten Warholm looking for a third gold in the men's 400m hurdles.

And what could prove to be yet another enthralling evening of this championship. I'm Ciaran Baynes and I'll be following the action with you again.

A riveting fourth day in Budapest saw finals in the men’s high jump and the women’s discus before the women’s 1500m race and 3000m men’s steeplechase.

Kenya’s world record holder Faith Kipyegon took first place in the 1500m final beating Diribe Welteji and Sifan Hassan in second and third positions. There was disappointment for GB’s Laura Muir, who came sixth.

Soufiane El Bakkali claimed his fourth straight world gold in the men’s 3000m steeplechase. Abraham Kibiwot recovered well from a fall to finish third and leave with bronze.

With both JuVaughn Harrison and Gianmarco Tamberi failing to clear 2.38m in the high jump final, it was the Italian who claimed his first World Championships gold due to leaping 2.36m on his first attempt, which Harrison could only complete on his second.

A dramatic women’s discus final saw Laulauga Tuasaga win gold throwing a personal best of 69.49m on her fifth throw. American teammate Valarie Allman and China’s Bin Feng earned silver and bronze respectively.

Another action-packed schedule can be expected today with Neil Gourley and Josh Kerr running in the men’s final of the 1500m as well as finals in the women’s pole vault, women’s 400m and men’s 400m hurdles.

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