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The half way point of the 2023 World Athletics Championships has now come and gone. It’s been a five five days in the Hungarian capital, and the action of day five certainly matched the high standard set on the first four days, that’s for sure. Before we look ahead to day six, let’s go over the results and the talking points from day five.
Glory for Great Britain again in the 1500m
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Wednesday evening saw the men’s 1500m final take place and with the defending champion Jake Wightman sidelined with injury, Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who finished second to Wightman in Eugene last year, was a heavy favourite to get the job done and come out with gold.
The Norwegian made sure he set the pace himself, getting to the front early, and he decided to make it a real test, going hard from some way out, aiming to see off all comers from the front. With 200 metres left to run, former Olympic champion was still out in front and the line was getting closer, though he hadn’t factored in a late challenge from Josh Kerr, who approached on Igebrigtsen’s outside. The pair, both all out, ran side-by-side down the home straight, before Kerr somehow pulled out more to forge clear in the closing stages, leaving the Norwegian, who must’ve experienced a rather sizable chunk of déjà vu, to once again come behind a British athlete. The bronze medal also went to Norway, as Narve Nordaas finished strongly, almost beating his compatriot, who just held on for silver.
In the men’s 400m hurdles final, the machine-like Karsten Warholm regained his title with a typically decisive and dominant effort, becoming the first ever male athlete to win three gold medals in the event at the World Championships.
In the field, there was an almighty showdown between Australian Nina Kennedy, who twice delivered a personal best, and Olympic champion Katie Moon. On and on the pair fought, but they just couldn’t be separated and eventually the decision was made for a gold-medal share, much to the pleasure of both athletes, who really did give their all.
Day 5 results
Below are the results from the events which concluded with finals on day five. To avoid any confusion, these are the results from events where medals were awarded after a final that took place on the fifth day of the competition.
Women’s pole vault final
- Nina Kennedy (Australia) & Katie Moon (USA)
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- Wilma Murto (Finland)
Men’s 1500 metres final
- Josh Kerr (Great Britain & Northern Ireland)
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway)
- Narve Nordaas (Norway)
Women’s 400 metres final
- Mariledy Paulino (Dominican Republic)
- Natalia Kaczmarek (Poland)
- Sada Williams (Barbados)
Men’s 400 metres hurdle
- Karsten Warholm (Norway)
- Kyron McMaster (British Virgin Islands)
- Rai Benjamin (USA)
Medal table after day five
Predictably, with the athletes from the USA still performing very, very well, there’s been no change at the top of the overall medal table, but things have altered elsewhere, with Great Britain & Ireland moving up to second.
This is what the medal table now looks like after the five day of the 2023 World Championships.
- USA – 14 Medals – 7 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze
- Great Britain & Northern Ireland – 4 Medals – 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Spain – 2 Medals – 2 Golds
- Ethiopia – 6 Medals – 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze
- Italy – 3 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Kenya – 3 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Norway – 3 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Australia – 2 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver
- Sweden – 2 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver
- Morocco – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
- Burkina Faso – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
- Canada – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
- Serbia – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
- Uganda – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
- Dominican Republic – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
- Jamaica – 3 Medals – 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Poland – 2 Medals – 2 Silvers
- Cuba – 2 Medals – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Botswana – 1 Medal – 1 Silver
- Slovenia – 1 Medal – 1 Silver
- British Virgin Island – 1 Medal – 1 Silver
- Brazil – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
- Czech Republic – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
- China – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
- Hungary – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
- Netherlands – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
- Lithuania – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
- Romania – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
- Qatar – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
- Finland – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
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