Highlights From the 2019 IAAF World Championships – runnersworld.com

The world’s best track and field athletes are in Doha, Qatar, for the 2019 IAAF World Championships. The biennial event is the most prestigious meet the sport has outside of the Olympic Games. This year’s edition takes place over 10 days, from September 27 to October 6.

Check back here for all the latest results from the key events each day.

• September 30
• September 29
• September 28
• September 27

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Warholm Repeats, American Rai Benjamin Gets Silver in 400-meter Hurdles

Karsten Warholm of Norway took the race out hard and wasn’t really challenged to repeat as world champion in 47.42, while American Rai Benjamin was second in 47.66. Abderrahman Samba of Qatar gave the home crowd something to cheer about by taking the bronze in 48.03.

Warholm was the surprise winner in London two years ago. His post-race shock at the time launched a thousand memes.

After his strong start, Warholm started to strain before the final hurdle. Benjamin was able to close the gap briefly, but the American also started to tie up in the final stretch, and Warholm held it together to the line.

U.S. Goes 2-3, But Wilson Comes Up Short in 800 meters

American Ajee’ Wilson gave winning the world title her best shot, but came up 40 meters short. After leading from the start, Wilson was overtaken by Halimah Nakaayi of Uganda, who won in a national record of 1:58.04. Wilson’s training partner Raevyn Rogers squeezed past Wilson to take the silver in 1:58.18, while Wilson repeated her bronze medal performance of two years ago in 1:58.84.

The third American in the field, Ce’Aira Brown, was eighth in 2:02.97.

With defending champion Caster Semenya not racing because of the IAAF’s new rules on testosterone in female athletes, Wilson was the consensus favorite heading into worlds. She looked great through the qualifying rounds, as did Rogers.

Wilson took it out fast, passing the 200-meter mark in under 27 seconds. Winnie Nanyondo of Uganda and Natoya Goule of Jamaica pressed from behind. The time at the bell was 57.96. Rogers was, uncharacteristically, next to last entering the final lap.

Wilson tried to make another move with about 250 meters to go, and opened the slightest of gaps, but couldn’t make it stick. When Nakaayi pulled alongside for the real sprinting on the homestretch, Wilson couldn’t match her. Rogers closed the best of the field, overtaking Wilson in the final seconds and almost catching Nakaayi.

Chepkoech Dominates, Emma Coburn Earns Silver in 3,000-meter Steeplechase

World record-holder Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya simply ran away from the field from the start and was never challenged en route to setting a championship record of 8:57.84.

Defending champion Emma Coburn emerged from the chase pack on the penultimate lap and took the silver medal in 9:02.35. Gesa Krause won the bronze medal in a German record of 9:03.30. American Courtney Frerichs, the defending silver medalist, finished sixth in 9:11.27.

More than most other distance events, the steeplechase lends itself to frontrunning by the fastest competitors. It’s easier to navigate the barriers and water jumps when there aren’t other runners around. Chepkoech’s world record of 8:44.32 is 14 seconds faster than the next personal best in today’s field, so her go-from-the-gun made perfect sense.

“I learned a lesson in Zurich that I can’t go out with her, so my best hope would be that the chase pack would be running fast enough that second kilometer to get more contact,” Coburn said after the race. “During that second kilometer my eyes no longer looked up at Beatrice, and I just maintained my focus within the pack I was in and gauge my effort from when I wanted to kick.

“I do think she’s beatable, everybody is beatable, but she ran a race tonight that… I don’t think she was beatable.”

Chepkoech tore through the first kilometer at world record pace, 2:52.95. Barring disaster, the race for first was essentially over. Chepkoech slowed after that to roughly the same pace as the chase pack. But the gap remained too significant for too long. At two kilometers, she led by eight seconds, and was still up by seven seconds with a lap to go.

Coburn took over sole possession of second with 600 meters to go. She was able to make up two seconds on Chepkoech over the last lap but was never a threat to overtake her.

Edris of Ethiopia Repeats as World Champ in the 5,000 meters

Just as he did two years ago, Ethiopian Muktar Edris sprinted to win a dramatic 5,000-meter final. Edris overtook compatriot Selemon Barega in the final 70 meters to finish in 12:58.85, while Barega took second in 12:59.70. Moh Ahmed of Canada, who led at the bell, held on for the bronze medal in 13:01.11.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway, 19, made a bid for the win with 300 meters to go, but was passed by Edris and Barega at the top of the homestretch and faded to fifth in 13:02.93.

American Paul Chelimo ran off the shoulder of several leaders throughout the race, and was still in it with 200 meters to go, but couldn’t match the others when the real sprinting started. He finished seventh in 13:04.60, a best for the season. The other American in the 15-man field, Hassan Mead, was 11th in 13:27.05.

“It tears me apart when I put it all out there. I ran a season’s best, but didn’t come out successful,” Chelimo said. “You know what, there’s next year. I go back and I’ll start. I could rest, but I’m not going to. I’m thinking about next year.”

At the 2017 world championships, Edris outsprinted Mo Farah to end Farah’s long streak in global meets, gaining automatic entry to this year’s championship. He took the lead on the first lap of today’s race, but dropped behind in the chase pack while Barega and the other Ethiopian in the field, Telahun Bekele, took turns up front.

Barega and Bekele pushed the pace in the second kilometer. Ingebrigtsen and his brothers, Henrik and Filip, ran together behind the lead pack. When the Ethiopians didn’t keep the pace going, the Norwegian brothers worked together to pull Jakob into position to contend for the win.

Ahmed, who trains with the Bowerman Track Club in Oregon and recently paced his teammates to a sub-13:00 5K, took the lead with three laps to go. The rest of the race was run at sub-4:00 mile pace. Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Ahmed tangled legs a few times on the penultimate lap. It looked like Barega, the fourth fastest in history despite also being 19, would outdo Ingebrigtsen. Instead, it was Edris who surprised Barega, the rest of the field, and perhaps himself.

Men’s 200 meters (semi-finals)

American Noah Lyles showed why he’s the overwhelming favorite for the world title. He made running under 20 seconds look much easier than it should, taking his heat in 19.86. Alex Quiñónez of Ecuador also went sub-20 in that heat, finishing second in 19.95.

Canada’s Andre De Grasse won his heat in 20.08, two days after winning the 100-meter bronze medal on Saturday. Defending champion Ramil Guliyev of Turkey qualified for the final, but was second in his heat in a performance that won’t intimidate his competitors. The man who beat him, Adam Gemeli of Great Britain, should be a medal contender. The final will be run at 3:40 p.m. EST on Tuesday, October 1.

Men’s 110-meter hurdles (heats)

The big news in this opening round was that U.S. champion Daniel Roberts was disqualified despite finishing first in the third heat. Roberts started hitting hurdles early, and in trying to recover knocked over a hurdle in the lane to his left.

Olympic silver medalist Orlando Ortega of Spain had the fastest time of the day, 13.15. Omar McLeod of Jamaica, the reigning world and Olympic champion, easily won his heat in 13.17. Multiple-time NCAA champion Grant Holloway took his heat in 13.22. The third American, Devon Allen, finished fourth in McLeod’s heat to advance. The semifinals will be run at 1:05 p.m. EST on Wednesday, October 2.

Women’s 400 meters (heats)

Times in these heats were extraordinarily fast. Four women broke 51 seconds, led by American Wadeline Jonathas in 50.57. The three other Americans also advanced to tomorrow’s semi-finals: defending champion Phyllis Francis (50.77) and Shakima Wimbley won their heats, while Kendall Ellis got through as a time qualifier.

Reigning Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo, who is ranked fastest in the world this year, won her heat in 51.30, despite downshifting to a trot over the last 50 meters. The semi-finals will be run on Tuesday, October 1 at 1:50 p.m. EST.

Women’s 200 meters (heats)

There were some notable eliminations in this first of three rounds. Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria, the 2013 bronze medalist, was disqualified. Dafne Schippers, winner of the last two world titles, and Marie-Josée Ta Lou, who won bronze in Sunday’s 100-meter final, both scratched from the first heat. Schippers also withdrew from the 100-meter final, citing an injury.

Americans Anglerne “Annie” Annelus, Brittany Brown, and Dezerea Bryant all advanced to the semi-finals. Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain, who won the 100-meter silver medal yesterday, had the fastest qualifying time, 22.32. Brown had the second fastest time of the day, a personal best of 22.33. The semi-finals will be run on Tuesday, October 1.

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Is World’s Fastest Woman

In the women’s 100 meters, a familiar name emerged as the winner. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, who over the past 11 years has won two Olympic gold medals and four world titles in the 100 meters, added another global gold to her medal haul.

She established a clear lead from about 10 steps into the race and won in 10.71. It was the fourth-fastest time in history. Afterward, Fraser-Pryce, 32, celebrated on the track with her 2-year-old son, Zion.

“I would say it was one of my finest moments, having my son and doing what I did tonight,” Fraser-Pryce said. “I could not have dreamed of this two years ago. It’s a cliché but time is the greatest master. Two years ago I sat down wondering if this would be possible.”

Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain won silver in 10.83, a national record. Marie Josée Ta Lou of Ivory Coast was third in 10.90.

In fourth, Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson also broke the 11-second barrier, running 10.93, but it wasn’t fast enough for a medal. The only American in the final, Teahna Daniels, 22, was seventh in 11.19.

Mixed 4×400 relay

A fun addition to the lineup of traditional races in track is the mixed 4×400-meter relay. Each team has two women and two men, and they can run in any order the team selects. In the final, seven of the eight teams went man-woman-woman-man, but the squad from Poland put their men first and ended with their two women.

Watch: Allyson Felix reacts to her 12th career world championship gold medal.

The American team of Wilbert London, Allyson Felix, Courtney Okolo, and Michael Cherry won in a world record time of 3:09.34. Jamaica was second, more than 2 seconds back, in 3:11.78, and Bahrain took bronze in 3:11.82. Although the Polish squad had a large lead heading into the final lap, their anchor leg was overtaken by four men in the last 400 meters and the team ended up in fifth.

For Allyson Felix, who this year returned to competition after giving birth to a daughter last November, it was the 12th gold medal of her career at the world championships.

“It’s been a pretty difficult year, to make it back to this stage is pretty special,” Felix said. “I had a lot of doubts at different points of the year if I could compete this year. I feel in a really good place.”

Men’s 800 meters (semifinals)

Donavan Brazier, the favorite to win the men’s 800 meters, controlled his semifinal heat and won in 1:44.87 to advance to the final on Tuesday, October 1.

Two other Americans will join him in the final, although their paths were not as smooth. Clayton Murphy, the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist in the event, was in the first semifinal heat, and Qatari runner Abubaker Abdalla took that race out insanely fast. The hometown favorite hit 48.72 seconds for the first 400 meters. Murphy was back in fifth at the 400, in 50.29. On the second lap, he moved up but couldn’t break into the top two automatic qualifier spots. He finished in third in 1:44.48 and advanced on time. (Abdalla faded to last.)

In the final heat, Bryce Hoppel, the NCAA champion in the event, was caught in traffic for much of the race, running wide in lane 2 or boxed in at the rail. He managed to break out from the inside in the final 100 meters and finished second in his heat in 1:45.95. American Brandon Kidder, fourth in heat 2, did not advance.

Men’s 200 meters (heats)

American , with his hair dyed silver for the world championships, hit the track in Doha for the first time. The 22-year-old, who won Diamond League titles at 100 and 200 meters and ran 19.50 earlier this year in the 200, the fourth-fastest time in history, established a lead at the top of the straightaway and then took his foot off the gas. He eased across the line in 20.26, second in his heat, automatically advancing to the semifinal on Monday, September 30.

Lyles is the only American to make it through to the semifinal. Christian Coleman, the winner of the men’s 100 meters, scratched beforehand, citing soreness, although he is still eligible to run in the relay. Kenneth Bednarek, who had the fourth-fastest 200-meter time of the year heading into the meet, pulled up a few steps shy of the finish line and did not advance. Nor did Rodney Rowe, who was sixth out of the first heat in 20.92.

Defending world champion Ramil Guliyev of Turkey advanced to the semifinals, as did Andre De Grasse of Canada, who won bronze in the 100 meters on Saturday, and Johan Blake of Jamaica.

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Men’s 100 Meters: Christian Coleman Is World’s Fastest Man

American Christian Coleman solidified his claim as the heir to Usain Bolt with a dominant win over the world’s best sprinters. The 23-year-old’s time of 9.76 is the fastest in the world this year, and a personal record to boot.

“Coach always says it’s never going to be straight, you’ll have ups and downs, bumps and bruises along the way but as long as you keep the same goal, the same focus and dedication to your craft, what you have to do, anything is possible,” Coleman said. “I wasn’t focused on anything else but getting to this line, to this final, coming out with a win.”

Defending champion Justin Gatlin placed second in 9.89, just ahead of bronze medalist Andre De Grasse of Canada (9.80). Five of the eight men in the field broke 10 seconds.

Coleman came to Doha as the favorite. He placed second to Gatlin at worlds two years ago, and won the indoor 60-meter title last year.

Coleman was 8 years old when Gatlin, now 37, won the 2004 Olympic title. Gatlin, a two-time world 100-meter champion, remains one of the most controversial figures in track and field, because of continuing to compete after serving two doping suspensions.

Coleman, too, has drawn attention in the doping realm. Earlier this month, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) withdrew its charge that Coleman had three whereabouts failures in 12 months, an offense that usually draws at least a one-year ban from competition. (Whereabouts failures consist of not informing doping authorities of one’s location, as required for athletes subject to out-of-competition testing.) USADA withdrew its charge after the World Anti-Doping Agency said that one of Coleman’s whereabouts failures occurred outside the 12-month period.

Women’s 10,000 Meters: Sifan Hassan Runs World-Leading Time

Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands took the lead for the first time with a lap to go and claimed her first global outdoor title in 30:17.62, the fastest time in the world this year.

Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey was second in a personal best of 30:21.23. Bronze medalist Agnes Tirop also set a PR, 30:25.20. In all, seven of the first eight finishers ran their lifetime best.

Marielle Hall, eighth in 31:05.71, was one of those setting a PR. Once the pack broke up in the third mile, she worked with her U.S. teammates Molly Huddle and Emily Sisson for the rest of the race. Huddle finished ninth in 31:07.24, one place ahead of her training partner Sisson (31:12.56).

The race started at the expected leisurely pace, but didn’t stay that way for long. Germany’s Alina Reh took the lead in the second of the 25 laps and started running consistent 74- and 75-second laps (right around 31:00 pace). She eventually dropped out.

On the ninth lap, Rosemary Wanjiru of Kenya took over the lead. Almost immediately, a lead pack of three Kenyans and three Ethiopians were free of the rest of the field. Hassan looked gapped, but once the leaders made their break, they settled back into their previous pace. Hassan stayed calm and caught the leaders before they passed halfway in 15:32.

Wanjiru, Tirop, and their compatriot Hellen Obiri traded the lead for the next several laps, but kept the pace consistent. Hassan ran calmly at the back of what was a six-woman pack by the 8K mark.

The anticipated battle between Obiri, who won the world cross-country title in March, and Hassan, never materialized. With four laps to go, Gidey threw in a huge surge. She covered the next 800 meters in 2:10.2, which is close to world-class 1500-meter pace. Only Hassan could stay close.

Hassan moved to Gidey’s shoulder with 500 meters to go. She took over at the bell. Gidey tried to challenge her at the start of the backstretch, but couldn’t match Hassan’s miler speed. Hassan covered the last lap in an astounding 61.5, a kick that’s all the more impressive given her repeated looks back to judge whether she had put away Gidey for good.

Hassan has been coached by Alberto Salazar as part of the Nike Oregon Project since late 2016. She’s entered in the 1500 meters and 5K later in the meet, but because of the schedule will need to pick one. “I have no idea,” she said when asked which she’ll run. “I’m more 15[00], my coach is 5,000 meters. We have to talk tonight.”

Given how she looked today, competitors in whichever she runs should worry.

Women’s Hammer Throw: Price Makes History for Team USA

In the women’s hammer throw, DeAnna Price finished first with a third-round throw of 77.54 meters, making it the first time Team USA secured gold in the event. Price finished above Poland’s Joanna Fiodorow, who took silver, and China’s Zheng Wang, who earned bronze.

Women’s 800 meters (semifinals)

American Ajee’ Wilson controlled her heat, the second of three, from the front. She ran close to even pace, a rarity in 800-meter races, to win in 2:00.31. Wilson is the consensus favorite to win Monday’s final. She was the bronze medalist at worlds two years ago behind Caster Semenya, who isn’t defending her title because of the IAAF’s new rules on testosterone levels in female runners.

Wilson’s training partner Raevyn Rogers also led her heat from start to finish. She ran 1:59.57 the hard way, tearing through the first lap in 57.89 seconds. Rogers frontran her first-round win yesterday as well. That will be a tough strategy to pull off in the final.

In the third heat, Halimah Nakaayi of Uganda shoved her way to the front in the last 200 meters and won in 1:59.35, the fastest time of the day. A disqualification seemed warranted, but perhaps wasn’t doled out because the two women she repeatedly pushed, Eunice Sum of Kenya and Natoya Goule of Jamaica, still made the final. American Ce’Aira Brown finished third in 2:00.12; she and Goule were the two time qualifiers from the rounds.

The final will be run at 3:10 p.m. EST on Monday, September 30. There will be three Americans and two Ugandans in the eight-women final.

Men’s 800 meters (first round)

The biggest news in the first round was what didn’t happen—Nijel Amos of Botswana, fastest in the world this year, didn’t start his heat because of an Achilles injury.

U.S. champion Donavan Brazier showed great poise in his heat, running just fast enough to win in 1:46.04. His training partner Clayton Murphy looked equally in form, running 1:45.62 to place second in his heat. Murphy, the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, is adept at rationing his resources over the three-races-in-four-days format of global championships.

Bryce Hoppel, this year’s indoor and outdoor NCAA champion, showed his long season hasn’t yet taken its toll. He eased through his heat in 1:46.01 to finish second and qualify automatically for Sunday’s semifinals. The fourth American, Brandon Kidder, got through as the final time qualifier with his 1:46.29 from the second heat.

Emmanuel Korir of Kenya ran the fastest qualifying time, 1:45.16, to win the fifth of six heats. With Amos out, Korir has the fastest personal best (1:42.05) in the field.

Defending champion Pierre-Ambroise Bosse of France showed his usual tactical savvy by running conservatively to nab the last automatic qualifying spot in his heat.

The semi-finals will be run at 2:55 p.m. EST on Sunday, September 29.

Women’s 100 meters (first round)

There were no surprises in these qualifying rounds. All four Americans—Tori Bowie, Morolake Akinosun, Teahna Daniels, English Gardner—advanced to Sunday’s semi-finals. Defending champion Bowie has been plagued by injuries this year, and looked underwhelming in finishing third in her heat.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica got things off to a quick start, running 10.80 to win the first heat. That’s the fastest time ever in a worlds heat. The 32-year-old won the world 100-meter title in 2009, 2013, and 2015, and the Olympic title in 2008 and 2012.

Elaine Thompson of Jamaica, fastest in the world this year, and Marie-Josée Ta Lou of Ivory Coast were also impressive in winning their heats.

The semifinals will be run at 2:20 p.m. EST on Sunday, September 29, followed by the final at 4:20.

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Women’s Marathon

The race began at midnight to make it easier for the athletes, but the conditions were brutal nonetheless: The temperature at the start in Doha, Qatar, was 90 degrees, with 70 percent humidity, and the times reflected that.

A lead pack of five ran together for the first 20 kilometers (12.4 miles), while the trailing groups bunched up as best they could to endure through each of the six loops of the course. By 35 kilometers (21 miles) the group was down to four and included Ruth Chepngetich and Edna Kiplagat of Kenya, Rose Chelimo of Bahrain, and Helalia Johannes of Namibia.

At the start of the final lap, Chepngetich put in a surge and opened up a sizable gap. She ran unchallenged to the finish and broke the tape in 2:32:43, more than 15 minutes slower than she ran at the 2:17:08 at the Dubai Marathon earlier this year.

Chelimo won silver, a minute behind, in 2:33:46, and Johannes was third in 2:35:15. Kiplagat, the 2017 Boston Marathon champion, was fourth.

American Roberta Groner, a 41-year-old full-time nurse and mother of three sons, ran a patient, even race and worked her way up through the pack to finish in sixth place in 2:38:44. She ran in the early miles with Carrie Dimoff, 36, who finished 13th in 2:44:35. Kelsey Bruce of the U.S. held on to finish in 38th place in 3:09:37.

In all 68 women started the race, and only 32 women broke 3 hours.

Women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase (heats)

Emma Coburn began her defense of her 2017 world title by advancing easily in her heat, finishing second in 9.23.40. She stayed out of traffic and was at or in the lead until the final straightaway, when it was pointless to sprint.

In the second heat—the top three from each of three heats automatically advanced to the final, and the next six fastest runners got in on time—American record holder Courtney Frerichs, who was second behind Coburn in 2017, tucked in behind Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya for most of the race. Chepkoech, who holds the world record, won the heat in 9:18.01, with Frerichs second in 9:18.42.

Allie Ostrander, who won three NCAA titles in the steeplechase at Boise State University before turning pro this year, ran a personal best of 9:30.85. But she was seventh in the heat and not fast enough to advance to the final. Colleen Quigley, an Olympian in the event in 2016, announced on Instagram on Thursday that .

The final takes place at 2:50 p.m. EST on Monday, September 30.

Men’s 5,000 meters (heats)

Two heats of the men’s 5,000 meters—which had to winnow a field of 39 men down to 15 for the final—provided plenty of drama. The top five from each of the heats automatically advanced, and the next five fastest advanced on time, setting up a frantic scramble in the bell laps of each heat.

In the first heat, American Ben True, who earned his trip to worlds because American Drew Hunter had an injury, finished in ninth place in 13:27.39. It was not fast enough to get him through to the final.

The Americans fared better in heat two. Paul Chelimo, who won bronze in the 5,000 meters at 2017 world championships in London, lost a shoe midway through the race. But he outkicked the field in the final 200 meters to win the heat in 13:20.18. American Hassan Mead finished eighth in the heat in 13:22.11, and he did advance on time.

“I think it happened on lap seven or lap eight, so I ran about one and a half miles without a spike,” Chelimo said about losing his spike. “I’m a tough guy. I’m fine. It was Fillip Ingebrigtsen (stepping on me). He said sorry and that it was an accident. I don’t take it personally. It’s part of the game and he was focusing and trying to qualify so I’m not even angry.”

Among the 15 finalists are Mukhtar Edris of Ethiopia, the reigning world champion. And it initially appeared that 20 percent of the finalists would from a single family, as all three of Norway’s Ingebrigtsen brothers were listed among the qualifiers: Henrik, 28, Filip, 26, and Jakob, 18. Filip had the fastest time of the three: 13:20.52. Jakob, however, was later disqualified for stepping on the infield. (He was reinstated on Saturday.)

In a touching moment during the first heat, Braima Suncar Dabo of Guinea-Bissau supported Jonathan Busby of Aruba, who was struggling to stay upright, during the last lap. Dabo was timed in a personal best of 18:10.87, while Busby was disqualified.

The final will be held at 2:20 p.m. EST on Monday, September 30.

Women’s 800 meters (first round)

Ajee’ Wilson, considered a gold-medal favorite, controlled her first-round race. She led from wire to wire and advanced easily in 2:02.10. Wilson’s training partner, Raevyn Rogers, used similar front-running tactics and made it look easy, advancing from the second heat in 2:02.01.

Hanna Green, 24, of the Oregon Track Club, failed to advance to the semifinals. Although she ran a personal best of 1:58.19 at the U.S. championships in July to earn a spot at worlds, she suffered a hamstring injury during practice on Monday. She fell back in the final 100 meters of her race and finished last in her heat in 2:04.37.

Wilson earned an automatic spot in the world championships because she won the season’s Diamond League title. That opened the door for a fourth U.S. woman, Ce’Aira Brown, to compete. Brown had missed time early in the season with an injury, but she ran well today, finishing second in her heat in 2:01.14 and making it to the semifinals.

Winnie Nanyando of Uganda had the fastest time of the day, 2:00.36.

The semifinal heats will begin at 12:15 p.m. EST on Saturday, September 28.

Men’s 100 meters (first round)

Christian Coleman, 23, had the fastest time of the day, 9.98, to advance to the 100-meter semifinals.

Justin Gatlin, who at age 37 has won multiple world championships and Olympic medals in the 100 and 200 meters but has also served two suspensions for doping violations, advanced by winning his heat in 10.06. Michael Rodgers was an automatic qualifier as well in 10.14.

The semifinals are at 11:45 a.m. EST on Saturday, September 28.

Men’s 400-meter hurdles (first round)

All of the American entries—TJ Holmes, Amere Lattin, and Rai Benjamin—advanced to the semifinal at 11:05 a.m. EST on Saturday. Benjamin is the 2019 U.S. champion and one of three men in the field to have broken 47:00 for the event, making him a favorite for a medal.