Athletics

World Athletics Championship results of the day 26/08/2023

August 26, 2023 9:54 pm

And then there was one. The penultimate day of competition in Budapest is now over, which means that there’s just one final day of the World Athletics Championships, but what a day it promises to be, with many events still yet to reach their climax. Before we look ahead to the last day of this premier athletics event, let’s look back at day eight.

Day 8 results
Photo by Icon Sport.

Duplantis does it again

World-record holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden has taken pole vaulting by storm in recent times and he was once again in fine form on super Saturday in Budapest. The Swede dazzled the crowd with some breathtaking jumps, making heights that tested other athletes to the max look routine. Ernest Obiena performed superbly to finish second, while Kurtis Marschall and Christopher Nilsen shared bronze, but none of that trio ever got close to Duplantis, who continued to dominate this division.

Super Saturday in Budapest’s National Athletics Centre concluded with the running of the women’s 4×100 metres relay. The Jamaicans were hotly fancied to come out on top, but beating the fearless Americans proved to be a step too far for the likes of Shericka Jackon and Shelly-Anne Fraser-Pryce. Alongside Great Britain & Northern Ireland, both the Jamaicans and the US got off to solid starts, but as they came into the straight it was the US women who held a narrow advantage, before the fiery Sha’Carri Richardson, who won the women’s 100 metres final earlier in the week, burst into life, speeding away and extending her country’s lead to win by what was a sound margin. After only seeing the back of Shericka Jackson in the 200 metres final yesterday, the roles were reversed this time around. Daryll Neita also came home strongly on the final leg to ensure that the bronze medal went the way of Team GB.

There was more glory for the US in the men’s 4×100 metres relay, as the impressive Noah Lyles bolted home in the final leg to ensure a comfortable victory for his team, while the Italians came second, beating the Jamaicans into third.

In the field, the USA continued to make their presence strongly felt, at Chase Ealey retained her world title to win the women’s shot put by a comfortable margin. Canada’s Sarah Mitton took the silver, while Lijao Gong of China claimed bronze.

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon once again showed her class at these championships, showing no shortage of versatility too to win the women’s 5000 metres, beating the ever present Sifan Hassan into second, while her compatriot Beatrice Chebet finished third.

Results for day eight of the World Athletics Championships

Below are the results from the events which concluded on day eight. To avoid any confusion, these are the results from events where medals were awarded after a final took place on the eighth day of the competition.

Women’s marathon final

  1. Amane Beriso Shankule (Ethiopia)
  2. Gotytom Gebreslase (Ehtiopia)
  3. Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi (Morocco)

Men’s pole vault final

  1. Armand Duplantis (Sweden)
  2. Ernest Obiena (Philipines)
  3. Kurtis Marschall (Australia) & Christopher Nilsen (USA)

Men’s decathlon overall

  1. Pierce Lepage (Canada)
  2. Damian Warner (Canada)
  3. Lindon Victor (Grenada)

Women’s shot put final

  1. Chase Ealey (USA)
  2. Sarah Mitton (Canada)
  3. Lijao Gong (China)

Women’s 5000 metres final

  1. Faith Kipyegon (Kenya)
  2. Sifan Hassan (Netherlands)
  3. Beatrice Chebet (Kenya)

Women’s 800 metres final

  1. Marco Arop (Canada)
  2. Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya)
  3. Ben Pattison (Great Britain & Northern Ireland)

Men’s 4×100 metres relay final

  1. USA
  2. Italy
  3. Jamaica

Women’s 4×100 metres relay final

  1. USA
  2. Jamaica
  3. Great Britain & Northern Ireland

Medal table after day eight

As was always going to be the case, the US extended their lead at the top of the overall medal table, but there was once again change elsewhere. Here’s how the overall medal table stands after day eight:

  1. USA – 27 Medals – 11 Gold, 8 Silver, 8 Bronze
  2. Canada – 6 Medals – 4 Gold, 2 Silver
  3. Spain – 4 Medals – 4 Golds
  4. Jamaica – 11 Medals – 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze
  5. Ethiopia – 9 Medals – 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze
  6. Great Britain & Northern Ireland – 7 Medals – 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
  7. Kenya – 6 Medals – 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
  8. Sweden – 3 Medals 2 Gold, 1 Silver
  9. Italy – 3 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
  10. Australia – 4 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
  11. Netherlands – 4 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
  12. Norway – 3 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
  13. Greece – 2 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
  14. Japan – 2 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
  15. Morocco – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
  16. Burkina Faso – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
  17. Serbia – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
  18. Uganda – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
  19. Venezuela – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
  20. Dominican Republic – 1 Medal – 1 Gold
  21. Poland – 2 Medals – 2 Silvers
  22. Cuba – 3 Medals – 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
  23. Botswana – 2 Medal – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
  24. Colombia – 1 Medal – 1 Silver
  25. Slovenia – 1 Medal – 1 Silver
  26. British Virgin Islands – 1 Medal – 1 Silver
  27. Peru – 1 Medal – 1 Silver
  28. Philipines – 1 Medal – 1 Silver
  29. Puerto Rico – 1 Medal – 1 Silver
  30. Brazil – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
  31. Czech Republic – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
  32. China – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
  33. Hungary – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
  34. Lithuania – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
  35. Romania – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
  36. Qatar – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
  37. Grenada – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
  38. Finland – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
  39. Japan – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
  40. Barbados – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze
  41. Ukraine – 1 Medal – 1 Bronze

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