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2200 - AND THAT'S IT FOR DAY 5!
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.
2155 - WARHOLM WINS THIRD WORLD CROWN
2150 - PAULINO FINALLY GETS HER GOLD
2145 - THOMAS' TAKE - HARRISON CAN BREAK HURDLES RECORD TOMORROW
Kenny used to hold the world record and she wants it back. One thing we know for certain, because we've seen it time and time again, it is fast down there so I think yes. Will it take a world record to win it? Maybe not. Will she want the world record? Yes. Can she get it back? Yes.
2130 - THOMAS' TAKE - ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CHASING DREAMS
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Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman as junior athletes
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"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.
For any child watching, for any club athlete who thinks I could never be on the world stage - you can, because it can be done, just believe in yourselves as Josh did tonight.
"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."
2122 - THOMAS' TAKE - ON KEY TO KERR'S SUCCESS
He's a fighter, he's a racer and he's not afraid.
"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."
2118 - THOMAS' TAKE - INGEBRIGTSEN BOTTLED IT
"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.
Ingebrigtsen showed that he bottled it last year and unfortunately he did it again tonight.
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."
2110 - AS ALWAYS WE WILL END THE NIGHT WITH THE TAKES OF IWAN THOMAS
2100 - NO DOUBT ABOUT THE MOMENT OF THE NIGHT
Let's bask in Kerr's triumph again.
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'One of the great performances!' - Kerr stuns Ingebrigtsen to win 1500m gold
2058 - WATCH CAUDERY CLAIM PERSONAL BEST
She finished outside the medals in fifth, but she would have been delighted by setting her best ever height of 4.75m.
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Caudery clears personal best of 4.75m in pole vault final
2055 - WARHOLM TAKES GOLD!
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.
2054 - ON THE BLOCKS NOW...
2049 - MEN'S 400M FINALISTS ATHLETES NOW WARMING UP
Surely there won't be another letdown for Norway today? Karsten Warholm seems an unbackable favourite - but so did his countryman earlier.
2045 - POLE VAULT GOLD TO BE SHARED
Both Nina Kennedy and Katie Moon failed to surpass 4.95m so they both win golds.
2038 - PAULINO OBLITERATES FIELD TO TAKE 400M
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.
2034 - MOON SO CLOSE TO CLEARING
She looked over it but clipped the bar on her way down. Kennedy was further away from surpassing the height.
2030 - THE WOMEN'S 400M FINALISTS ARE NOW ON THE TRACK
They have some act to follow.
2028 - WATCH AGAIN ONE OF THE GREAT 1500M PERFORMANCES
2026 - BOTH POLE VAULTERS ARE OVER 4.90M
Kennedy and Moon will now see the bar raise to 4.95m
2023 - TWICE THE UNBEATABLE HAS BEEN BEATEN BY A BRIT
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.
2021 - KERR WINS GOLD IN THE RACE OF HIS LIFE!
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.
2020 - KERR NOW IN SECOND PLACE
On the tail of Ingebrigtsen as they hit the bell.
2019 - THE FAVOURITE TAKES OVER THE LEAD WITH MORE THAN 1000M REMAINING
With two laps to go Kerr has moved wide to a good position in sixth.
2018 - INGEBRITSEN SITS ON SHOULDER OF KIPSANG WITH THREE TO GO
It is a fast start. The two Brits are mid field.
2014 - THE 1500M FINALISTS ARE NOW ARRIVING ON THE TRACK
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?
2008 - MURTO GOES OUT FAILING 4.85M, WE ARE DOWN TO TWO
Kennedy looking for a lifetime best, and Moon, now take on 4.90m.
2004 - CAUDERY FAILS AT 4.85M
She is out of the championships and finishes fifth - she can be proud of that effort.
2003 - OLYMPIC CHAMPION CAMACHO-QUIN FINISHES IN FRONT OF ALI
The Puerto Rican finishes the third hurdles semi-final in 12.41. Williams will make the final as a fastest loser.
2001 - MOON SURPASSES 4.85M, BUT MURTO AND SUTEJ FAIL FIRST ATTEMPTS
1959 - WATCH THE SECOND SPRINT FINISH OF GAMES BETWEEN HASSAN AND KIPYEGON EARLIER
Low stakes this time but still fun to watch.
1957 - KENNEDY THE FIRST TO CLEAR 4.85M
She is in pole position (pardon the pun) after setting a new Australian record.
1955 - REIGNING CHAMPION AMUSAN WINS HEAT 2
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.
1950 - MOON OVER 4.80M NOW
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.
1948 - HARRISON WINS COMFORTABLY
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.
1945 - THE 100m HURDLES SEMIS ARE NOW ON THE TRACK
Sember goes in the first heat for Britain, as does American Harrison.
1944 - MURTO OVER 4.80M AS WELL, BY A LONG DISTANCE
She still seems the one to beat. Moon has failed on her first attempt at the height.
1939 - SUTEJ IS OVER AT 4.80M....AND SO IS KENNEDY
A national record for Sutej. This competition has some way to go yet.
1936 - CAUDERY OVER AT 4.75M ON THE FINAL ATTEMPT!
A personal best for the Brit. She is now in fourth place. A great effort.
1934 - JACKLINE CHEPKOECH WINS HEAT 3 COMFORTABLY
There is good reason why she is the favourite for the 3000m Steeplechase title.
1929 - SUTEJ AND KENNEDY GO CLEAR AT 4.75M
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.
1924 - EUROPEAN CHAMP MURTA THE FIRST TO CLEAR 4.75M
And she does it by 10cm the Finnish star.
1922 - CAUDERY FAILS IN FIRST ATTEMPT AT 4.75M
She has never gone over this before. Her lifetime best is 4.71m. No one has gone over this height yet.
1919 - CHEROTICH AND ALMAYEW FINISH TOGETHER IN HEAT 2
2022 world junior runner-up Sembo Almayew certainly looks a contender to be a medallist. American Emma Coburn missed out.
1914 - EIGHT SO FAR HAVE PASSED 4.65M IN POLE VAULT
Caudery is in sixth at this stage
1904 - YAVI AND CHEPKOECH FINISH TOGETHER ON LINE
A sprint finish with Winfred Yavi just taking heat one on the line from the 2019 champion. Pratt finished out of qualification in seventh.
1901 - CAUDERY NOW OVER 4.65M
She is really in the medal hunt now.
1852 - THE 3000M STEEPLECHASE HEATS ARE NEXT ON THE TRACK
Aimee Pratt goes in the opening heat for Britain, as is 2019 winner Beatrice Chepkoech.
1851 - CAUDERY CLEARS 4.50M
She is one of eight to go over this height so far.
1850 - HODGKINSON LOOKS READY TO CHALLENGE FOR GOLD
She did not put a foot wrong in reaching the semi-finals.
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Hodgkinson makes strong start by winning 800m heat at World Championships
1845 - WATCH ZHARNEL HUGHES' BLISTERING 200M HEAT
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Hughes wins 200m heat to qualify for World Championships semi-final
1842 - HASSAN LEADS FROM THE FRONT TO QUALIFY
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.
1836 - THE WOMEN'S POLE VAULT FINAL HAS JUST BEGUN
Molly Caudery fails in her first attempt.
1826 - KIPYEGON AND HASSAN GO IN HEAT 2
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.
1819 - CHEBET AND TSEGAY FINISH IN FRONT
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.
1807 - LATVIAN CAUNE 50M AHEAD AT HALFWAY MARK
Megan Keith is in the field for Britain, as is defending champion Tsegay.
1757 - WOMEN'S 5000M HEATS WILL BEGIN SHORTLY
The first eight from the two heats will qualify for the final.
1748 - TWO BRITISH STARS SHONE IN QUALIFICATION EARLIER
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.
1738 - MEN'S 1500M TOPS THE BILL TONIGHT
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.
1730 - WELCOME TO DAY 5'S AFTERNOON SESSION!
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.
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Day 4 sees Kipyegon storm to latest 1500m gold, Tamberi victorious in high lump
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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How to watch the 2023 World Athletics Championships?
You can watch live coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships on discovery+ and eurosport.com, with highlights and reaction on eurosport.com.
Eurosport 1 will broadcast 68 hours of live coverage while viewers watching on discovery+ and the Eurosport app won’t miss a minute of the live action throughout the nine days of competition.
Radzi Chinyanganya, a key face of Eurosport’s coverage of Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022, will present coverage from the National Athletics Centre with former British athlete Iwan Thomas – a 4x400m world champion from 1997 – and Robert Korzeniowski, the Polish four-time Olympic gold medallist in walking, providing analysis and expertise.
Caroline de Moraes and Elisa Lukawski will also be on-the-ground reporting on the action in Budapest and interviewing all of the key athletes involved in the World Championships whilst Ben Snowball will also be on the ground in Budapest creating bespoke premium digital content.
As well as live coverage, a 30-minute show will wrap up the best of the action following each day while on-demand clips will be available via discovery+ and the Eurosport app.
The championships will represent the first time the new timeline marker’s function – allowing users to navigate to the points in the action that they wish to go to as they wish – will be utilised on discovery+.
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Stream the 2023 World Athletics Championships live on Eurosport and discovery+