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Sydney McLaughlin broke the world record in the 400 hurdles at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The American won the gold medal in 50.68, improving by 73 cents the previous record she raced last 25 June on the Eugene track.
Sydney thus becomes the first woman to go under the 51 '' barrier. Behind her, silver to the Dutch Femke Bol (52.27), bronze to the other American Dalilah Muhammad (53.13) United States does not win the men's 4x100 title which goes to Canada Olympic vice-champion.
As happened in the same women's race with the United States beating Jamaica. Canada wins with 37 "48, best world time trial of the year, thanks to Brown, Blake, Rodney and De Grasse, true protagonist of the race, with a fraction of 8" 79.
The United States with Coleman, Lyles, Hall and Bracy silver medal. Bronze goes to Great Britain with Efoloko, Hughes, Mictehll-Blake and Prescod. USA wins 4x400 women in 41 "14, Jamaica silver in 41" 18, bronze for Germany in 42 "03.
These are the finalists: Burks, Mihambo, Brume, Bekh-Romanchuk, Sagnia, Buschkuehl, Flynn, Usoro, Sawyers, Ugen, Vuleta, Oro Melo. In the triple jump the Portuguese Pedro Pichardo wins with 17.95 (+0.3), silver at the Burkinabé Zango (17.55), bronze for the Chinese Zhu (17.31).
Damian Warner will not be able to finish the decathlon race.
The Canadian favorite for the world title stopped abruptly during the 400m race due to an injury to his left thigh. Kenyan Emmanuel Korir wins in 800. The Olympic champion wins in 1’43 "71. Behind him the Algerian Djamel Sedjati (1’44 "14) and the Canadian Marco Arop (1’44" 28).
In the javelin Anderson Peters still world champion. On the second attempt 90.46. Gudaf Tsegay wins 5000 in 14'46 "29. Silver goes to the Kenyan Beatrice Chebet (14'46 "75), the bronze to the other Ethiopian Dawit Seyaum (14'47" 36).
Here is the updated medal table
Rank-Team-Gold-Silver-Bronze-Total 1 USA 10 8 10 28
2 Ethiopia 4 4 2 10
3 Kenya 2 4 2 8
4 Jamaica 2 4 1 7
5 China 2 1 3 6
6 Australia 2 0 1 3
7 Peru 2 0 0 2
8 Poland 1 3 0 4
9 Canada 1 1 1 3
9 Japan 1 1 1 3
11 Dominican Republic 1 1 0 2
11 Grenada 1 1 0 2
13 Great Britain 1 0 4 5
14 Belgium 1 0 1 2
14 Uganda 1 0 1 2
16 Bahamas 1 0 0 1
16 Brazil 1 0 0 1
16 Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1
16 Morocco 1 0 0 1
16 Qatar 1 0 0 1
16 Portugal 1 0 0 1
16 Slovenia 1 0 0 1
16 Venezuela 1 0 0 1
24 Netherlands 0 3 1 4
25 Lithuania 0 1 1 2
25 Norway 0 1 1 2
25 Ukraine 0 1 1 2
28 Algeria 0 1 0 1
28 Burkina Faso 0 1 0 1
28 South Korea 0 1 0 1
28 Croatia 0 1 0 1
28 India 0 1 0 1
28 Greece 0 1 0 1
34 Spain 0 0 2 2
35 Israel 0 0 1 1
35 Italy 0 0 1 1
35 Sweden 0 0 1 1
35 Switzerland 0 0 1 1
35 Barbados 0 0 1 1
35 Germany 0 0 1 1
35 Czech Republic 0 0 1 1