V 13 N. 83 DAY SEVEN WORLD CHAMPS. 2023 BUDAPEST

 FRIDAY AUGUST 25

Today is not the best for the Canadians as their vaunted sprint relay fails to qualify.   Andre De Grasse was absent from the team, but they had enough talent they still should have made it.  Don't know what happened.  

WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP  (report purloined from the Championships' website)

Going into the last round of the triple jump, world and Olympic champion Yulimar Rojas was sitting in eighth place with 14.33M, (47' 0")   an unfamiliar place for a woman who has dominated the event for years.  But on her last attempt she hit 15.08M  (49' 6")  to move into the lead.  The Venuzuelan still had to wait for eight more competitors to take their final jumps but she held on to win.   Maryna Beckh Romanchuck of Ukraine  leading from the first jump ended up in second place with 15.00M (49' 43")  and Cuba's Leyanis Perez Hernandez took third with 14.96M ( 49' 3/4") just ahead of Shanieka Ricketts, Thea LaFond 14.90M ( 48' 10"  ) and Laadagmis Povea 14.87 (48' 9") were close behind.

Men's 4x100 Semi's

Heat 1

1. USA   37.67 Q

2 JAM   37.68  Q

3. JPN   37.71  q

4. FRA  37.98  q

5. Trin Tob  38.89

6. HUN 39.55

7. NED  DNF

8. GER  DNF

Heat 2 Men's 4 x100

1. ITA  37.65  Q

2. RSA  37.72 Q

3. GBR  38.01 Q

4. BRA  38.19 Q

5. NIG  38.20

6. CAN  38.25

7. SUI 38.65

8. POL DNF

Women's 4x100 Semi's

Men's 200 Final

Noah Lyles wins the sprint double from Runner's World

While he came up short in his goal of breaking Usain Bolt’s world record, Noah Lyles won his third consecutive world championship gold in the men’s 200 meters.  By 120 meters, the sprint star was already in top position, and his lead continued to grow with no challengers in sight down the homestretch. Just days after winning the 100-meter crown, the American record-holder won the 200-meter final in 19.52.

Behind Lyles, fellow Team USA standout Erriyon Knighton earned silver in 19.75 at just 19 years-old. Bronze was claimed by Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, 20, another rising star in the sport who took silver in the 100 meters.

Results from Watch Athletics

Men's 200m Final - wind -0.2

POS	ATHLETE	NAT	RESULT
1	Noah LYLES	USA	19.52
2	Erriyon KNIGHTON	USA	19.75
3	Letsile TEBOGO	BOT	19.81
4	Zharnel HUGHES	GBR	20.02
5	Kenneth BEDNAREK	USA	20.07
6	Andre DE GRASSE	CAN	20.14
7	Alexander OGANDO	DOM	20.23
8	Andrew HUDSON	JAM	20.40
9	Joseph FAHNBULLEH	LBR	20.57

Women's 200 Final

Runners World  In a perfectly executed sprint, the Jamaican standout defended her 200-meter world championship title in Budapest. Coming off the final turn, Jackson was out in front and extended her lead down the homestretch. Her winning time of 21.41 broke the championship record and is just seven hundredths of a second slower than the 21.34 world record set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. The gold medal is Jackson’s second medal of these championships after she earned silver in the 100 meters.

Behind Jackson, Team USA swept the final two podium spots. Olympic bronze medalist Gabby Thomas snagged silver in 21.81, and Sha’Carri Richardson claimed bronze in 21.91. Just days after winning the 100-meter final, Richardson ran a personal best in the longer sprint to nab her second world championship medal.

1. Sherika Jackson  JAM              21.41 CR

2. Gabby Thomas USA                  21.81

3. Sha'Carri Richardson USA      21.92

4. Julien Alfred LCA                     22.05

5. Daryll Neita  GBR                    22.16

6. Anthonique Strachan BAH     22.29

7. Dina Asher Smith  GBR          22.34

8. Marie Josee Talou CIV            22.64

Women's 800 M   Semis

from Watch Athletics

Women's 800m Semi-Final - Friday, August 25

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to semi-finals

Heat 1

POS	ATHLETE	NAT	RESULT
1	Keely HODGKINSON	GBR	1:59.53 Q
2	Adkins	USA	1:59.72 Q
3	Eveliina MÄÄTTÄNEN	FIN	2:00.41 Q
4	Vivian Chebet KIPROTICH	KEN	2:01.26
5	Elena BELLÒ	ITA	2:01.38
6	Angelika SARNA	POL	2:01.78
7	Lorea IBARZABAL	ESP	2:06.33
8	Perina Lokure NAKANG	ART	2:15.84

Heat 2

 

POS	ATHLETE	NAT	MARK
1	Jemma REEKIE	GBR	1:59.89 Q
2	Raevyn ROGERS	USA	2:00.06 Q
3	Worknesh MESELE	ETH	2:00.13 Q
4	Jazz SHUKLA	CAN	2:00.30 qPB
5	Eloisa COIRO	ITA	2:00.36 q
6	Gabriela GAJANOVÁ	SVK	2:00.39
7	Daniela GARCÍA	ESP	2:00.92
8	Margarita KOCZANOWA	POL	2:03.23

Heat 3

POS	ATHLETE	NAT	RESULT
1	Mary MORAA	KEN	1:58.48 Q
2	Athing MU	USA	1:58.78 Q
3	Halimah NAKAAYI	UGA	1:58.89 q
4	Adelle TRACEY	JAM	1:58.99 q PB
5	Abbey CALDWELL	AUS	1:59.05
6	Eloisa COIRO	ITA	1:59.61 PB
7	Jazz SHUKLA	CAN	2:00.23 PB
8	Prudence SEKGODISO	RSA	2:11.68

Women's Javelin finals

1. Harula Kitaguchi JPN            66.73    218' 10"

2. Flor Deni Ruiz Hertado COL  65.47    214' 7"

3. Makenzie Little  AUS             63.38    207' 9"

4. Anete Kocina LAT                   63.18   207' 3"

5. Victoria Hudson AUT             62.92    206' 5"

6. Shiying Liu  CHN                    61.66    202' 4"

7. Kelsey Lee Barber AUS           61.19    200' 9"

8. Juciline De Lima BRA             60.34    197' 11"

9. Lina Muze-Sirma LAT            58.43     191' 7"

10. Jo Ane Van Dyk RSA            57.43     188' 5"

11. Maria Murillo COL                54.85    179' 11"

My comment has to do with Ato Boldon's comment before the 200.  They showed a clip with Usain Bolt embracing Noah Lyles and supposedly telling him to keep being "flamboyant," that the sport needs it.  As I've mentioned before, that is the biggest "turn off" with me, assuming that "flamboyant" means the same thing as "showboating" and "buffoonery."  I'm old school and too old to change.  I want to vomit every time I see an end-zone dance in football.  In fact, I don't watch as much football as I once did because of that and other clowning around.  MikeTymn