World Athletics Championships 2023 as it happened – Faith Kipyegon wins 5000m crown, Ben Pattison takes 800m bronze

Thank you for joining our live text coverage of Day 7 of the World Athletics Championships 2023. There is one more day of action to come from Budapest tomorrow with highlights including Keely Hodgkinson and Jemma Reekie in the women’s 800 metres final, Jakob Ingebrigtsen out for revenge in the men’s 5000 metres, and the ever-exciting 4×400 metres relays.

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It was close between United States, Jamaica, and GB throughout, but it was Sha’Carri Richardson who crosses the line first for a championship record of 41.03, Shericka Jackson ever so closely behind. GB take a fabulous bronze medal with a season’s best of 41.97.

Chasing a medal for GB in the women’s 4×100 metres relay final are Asha Philip, Imani Lansiquot, Bianca Williams, and Daryll Neita.

On paper, the gold is set to go down between United States and Jamaica, but the race for bronze is wide open. Ivory Coast are the only other team to have run under 42 seconds so far this season, but both Italy and GB won’t have them have it all their own way.

Noah Lyles brings the baton home in first and bags the gold medal for United States who set a world lead 37.38. Olympic champions Italy take silver while it’s heartache for the GB line-up who miss out on bronze to Jamaice by 0.04 seconds.

Sporting the GB jersey in the men’s 4×100 metres relay final are Jeremiah Azu, Zharnel Hughes, Adam Gemili, and Eugene Amo-Dadzie.

It’s the United States’ for the taking in the men’s 4×100 metres relay final. However, Italy have set the fastest time so far this season and are keen to halt the favourites. The same goes for Jamaica and don’t count out South Africa and Japan either. The GB line-up too are within a shoot if things go in their favour.

Pierce Lepage does what he needs to do and wraps up a career-first world gold medal with a well-controlled 1500 metres. Silver goes to Damian Warner, getting the better of Lindon Victor who takes home bronze, his first ever global medal.

We’re moments away from awarding medals in the decathlon as the athletes line up for the 1500 metres. Pierce Lepage is odds-on to take the gold with a healthy 154-points lead. The remaining medals are wide open between Lindon Victor and Damian Warner.

It’s not to be tonight for Mondo Duplantis who records a third X at the world record height of 6.23. Nevertheless, the Swede retains the world title with an otherwise clear card.

None of the top three can improve on their last attempts and the medal positions stay as they were. Chase Ealey defends the gold medal with that 20.43. Sarah Mitton is second while Lijiao Gong takes the bronze.

The distance is there from Auriol Dongmo, but it’s deemed a foul and the Portuguese will finish fourth here.

Mondo Duplantis can’t beat his own world record at the second time of asking, although it was a close one! One more attempt to come for the Swede.

Chase Ealey is well in control of this shot put final, improving her own lead with a 20.43. One more round to come here!

Ernest John Obiena can’t clear the 6.10 and takes silver. Gold once more goes to the invincible Mondo Duplantis.

Duplantis moves on to a world record height of 6.23 but fails at his first attempt.

Unreal closing speed from Faith Kipyegon who ups the pace in the closing lap. Only Sifan Hassan can go with her but has to settle for silver. Beatrice Chebet takes bronze not far behind.

Gudaf Tsegay is leading the 5000 metres with two laps to go, but the field is still bunched together and Tsegay has Faith Kipyegon on her shoulder.

Mondo Duplantis makes the pole vault look easy with a first time clearance at 6.10.

Ernest John Obiena fails at his first attempt at 6.10. He has one more attempt to go.

Mondo Duplantis clears the 6.05 at his first attempt with miles to spare. Ernest John Obiena, however, fails at the first time of asking. They will move straight on to 6.10.

It’s not to be for Christopher Nilsen who fails at his third attempt at six metres. As it stands, he shares the bronze medal with Kurtis Marschall.

Only two men are still in the competition and moving on to over six metres in Mondo Duplantis and Ernest John Obiena.

With the decathlon javelin competition in the books, Pierce Lepage has one hand on the gold medal with a 154-points advantage in the lead. Lindon Victor has moved up into second with a fabulous javelin performance and holds a 30-points lead over Damian Warner in third. Warner himself is 55 points clear of early event leader Leo Neugebauer.

All eyes are on Faith Kipyegon and the question whether the 1500 metres queen can add a 5000 metres crown to her collection. The Kenian has won the opening Diamond League 5k competition this season, but world number one Beatrice Chebet fought back win on the next two occasions. Freweyni Hailu and Gudaf Tsegay too have triumphed before this season and would love to medal here, so does world number two Alicia Monson.

Christopher Nilsen records another X at six metres. He has one more attempt remaining.

The competition is over for Thibaut Collet who carried a failure over from the 5.95 and can’t make his second effort at six metres count. The same goes for Kurtis Marschall.

Nice effort from Sarah Mitton who moves up into second with a 19.90. Chase Ealey still leads with that 20.35 from her first attempt.

Mondo Duplantis clears the six metres mark easily. Christopher Nilsen though fails at his first attempt.

Pierce Lepage finally goes over 60 metres with his final javelin throw and gives himself a bit less work to do in the 1500 metres later on.

The story here though is Lindon Victor who fires out a season’s best 68 metres throw.

Ernest John Obiena and Mondo Duplantis are the first athletes to clear 5.95 at their first attempts.

Marco Arop manages the race beautifully to streak away in the closing stages and bag the gold medal. Emmanuel Wanyonyi takes silver with a bit of a distance to Arop in first and the chasing pack.

Spectatcularly, GB’s Ben Pattison prevails in a tight fight for third and bags the bronze medal.

Back to the track and the men’s 800 metres final where world number one Marco Arop is chasing gold. However, the Canadian could not win at a Diamond League meeting so far this season, the spoils instead going to Slimane Moula, Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Djamel Sedjati, and Wyclife Kinyamal (not starting today).

The sole GB representative in this event is Ben Pattison.

Breaking news from Budapest as the United States have been disqualified from their women’s 4×400 metres heat for a late changeover and will not be able to defend the title.

Lindon Victor does his medal hopes the world of good with a javelin throw over 65 metres.

Christopher Nilsen passes the 5.90 on his first attempt, making it look effortless. Whatever troubled him at 5.85, he seems to have resolved it. Thibaut Collet too clears the height, setting a PB. The Frenchman is the only athlete besides Mondo Duplantis to have a clear card at this point.

Piotr Lisek, who carried over an X from the 5.85, choosing to pass his final attempt there, is out of the competition following a second failure at 5.90.

Once more, Pierce Lepage falls below par in the javelin. He looks set to lose ground on his compatriot Damian Warner here.

Ernest John Obiena is the first athlete to clear 5.90 at the first attempt.

Mondo Duplantis has opted to pass this height.

Damian Warner improves his season’t best again with just over 63 metres which won’t do his decathlon overall effort no harm whatsoever.

Some effort from Chase Ealey as the defending shot put champion fires out a 20.35.

Maggie Ewen starts the women’s shot put final strongly with a 19.51. Sarah Mitton can’t keep up for now with a 19.17.

And there’s the 5.85 clearance from Christopher Nilsen at the third time of asking.

Not the javelin throw Pierce Lepage wanted as he comes up short of 60 metres. He is capable of a lot more than that.

Damian Warner achieves a distance of over 60 metres in the javelin throw, that’s further than he’s done so far this season.

Leo Neugebauer sets a PB in the javelin throw at just under 60 metres and looks pretty happy with that.

Ernest John Obiena clears the 5.85 at the second time of asking stays in the competition. The pressure is on for Christopher Nilsen though who records a second X.

It got tight in the end, but GB narrowly beat United States to the heat win and fly through to the women’s 4×400 metres relay final. Belgium also go through in third, holding off Italy who also qualify with one of the fastest times.

Poland also go through from Heat 1 courtesy of their time.

Thibaut Collet becomes the third man to clear 5.85 on the first attempt, although the bar did look rather shaky!

Taking to the track hunt a spot in the final for GB are Laviai Nielsen, Amber Anning, Nicole Yeargin, and Yemi Mary John.

In the field the athletes are out for the women’s shot put final and this is shaping up to be a good one. World number one Chase Ealey could not win a Diamond League competition so far this season and would love to finally stand on top of the podium here. Instead, the Diamond League spoils went to Auriol Dongmo and Sarah Mitton while Maggie Ewen has set the furthest distance so far this season.

It’s a first X for Christopher Nilsen who can’t clear 5.85 on this occasion. The same goes for Piotr Lisek.

Mondo Duplantis is back in the pole vault final and makes the 5.85 look easy. Only he and Kurtis Marschall have so far managed a clearance at this height.

Jamaica and Canada safely qualified for the women’s 4×400 metres final, but the remaining qualifying spot went down to the wire. Femke Bol just about managed to send the Netherlands through, holding off Poland.

Visible relief from Piotr Lisek who finally clears 5.75 at the third time of asking.

Jamaica win the second men’s 4×400 metres relay heat with a bit of an advantage, but it was tight for second and third, France and Italy just beating Netherlands to it.

The pressure is on for Piotr Lisek who collects a second X at 5.75. A third and final attempt is coming up for him.

At the second time of asking, Ernest John Obiena clears the 5.75.

Alex Haydock-Wilson just about managed to hold Botswana behind and secure a spot in the final in third. United States win the heat, albeit only narrowly ahead of India.

After a lengthy wait for the relay starting shot, Christopher Nilsen finally goes for the 5.75 and, showing no nerves whatsoever, clears with seeming ease.

The same can’t be said about Piotr Lisek who fails at his first attempt. Mondo Duplantis gives the 5.75 a pass.

Looking to bag GB a spot in the final are Lewis Davey, Charles Dobson, Rio Mitcham, and Alex Haydock-Wilson.

Out to the track for the first time tonight and it’s the always exciting 4×400 metres relay coming up with the men’s heats first followed straight by the women’s heats.

GB’s men’s line-up goes in Heat 1 where they are up against the favourites from the United States. GB’s women’s team will take on Heat 2, also facing United States as well as Cuba.

A slight surprise there as Ernest John Obiena fails at his first attempt at 5.75. In contrast, Kurtis Marschall this time clears the height at the first time of asking.

And there’s the 5.55 clearance for Kurtis Marschall who this time has quite some distance to spare.

No problem for the medal favourites as Christopher Nilsen and Piotr Lisek fly over 5.55.

Unusual viewing here as everyone, including Mondo Duplantis, comes in at 5.55 – maybe a settling the nerves exercise? The Swede clears the bar with miles to spare.

Kurtis Marschall puts a surprise early X on his record with a failure at 5.55. The Aussie will surely clear the height at another attempt, but that X could hurt him come the sharp end of the competition. Meanwhile, Ernest John Obiena clears the height.

It’s the world verus Mondo Duplantis in the men’s pole vault final. The Swede has won three out of the four Diamond League competitions so far and, barring disaster, is odds-on to bag gold. Besides silverware, Duplantis will be eyeing his own world record of 6.22m.

However, Christopher Nilsen, the only other athlete to have won at a Diamond League meeting this season, would dearly love to challenge Duplantis when it matters most. Other vaulters to keep an eye on are Ernest John Obiena, Kurtis Marschall, and Piotr Lisek.

It’s the penultimate event of the decathlon and Pierce Lepage has somewhat taken control of the event. Leo Neugebauer, who had the advantage early on, lost the overall lead earlier today in the morning session and now trails Lepage by 195 points. It’s tight for second with Damian Warner only another 22 points adrift and Lindon Victor also within striking distance.

Group A are scheduled to take on the javelin in five minutes from now. Group B, featuring all current top four athletes, follow at 10 past 7 BST.

Excitement is in the air looking ahead to the thrills and spills of the 4×100 metres relays coming up at 20.40 BST. Following the 200 metres finals yesterday, two teams stand out as favourites:

Shericka Jackson was well and truly in a league of her own yesterday and also has silver from the 100 metres to boost. The return of Elaine Thompson-Herah and the ever-strong Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will also do Jamaica’s chances no harm.

Meanwhile, the men’s relay is United States’ to lose after having overall impressed over 100 and 200 metres, topped by Noah Lyles becoming only the fifth athlete ever to do the sprint double.

Time flies when you’re having fun and, somehow, it’s the penultimate day of these championships. No less than seven gold medals are up for grabs this afternoon, headlined by Mondo Duplantis who is odds-on to bag his second successive world title in the pole vault.

Closing out the evening, action is guaranteed in the 4x100m relays and both the GB men’s and women’s team are in the running for silverware.

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