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Day eight at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 ended in joyful fashion for the United States as Noah Lyles and then Sha’Carri Richardson anchored victories in the respective men’s and women’s 4x100m finals after earlier trademark wins for Faith Kipyegon in the 5000m and Mondo Duplantis in the pole vault.
Chase Ealey also became a multiple world title winner in the shot put, while Marco Arop claimed a maiden global gold in the 800m and Pierce LePage added another win for Canada in the decathlon.
Day eight event reports
• Men’s pole vault
• Women’s shot put
• Men’s 800m
• Women’s 5000m
• Decathlon
• Men’s 4x100m
• Women’s 4x100m
Looking ahead
• Five things to look out for on the final day of action
• Day nine entries at a glance
Media resources
• Timetable & results
• Event-by-event previews
• Statistics booklet
• Athlete biographies: women | men
• Flash quotes
• Past editions
• Images for media (password: budapest23#. Please credit: ‘Getty Images for World Athletics’)
• Enquiries: newsinfo@worldathletics.org
Frederick Marfo is a sportswriter and social worker well known for his advocacy for equal chances and rights for all athletes, especially those with disabilities.
