Highlights IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017, Results, Day 2 in London: Gatlin wins 100m gold, Bolt claims bronze

Here is the final result of the men’s 100m event.

Gatlin surged ahead out of nowhere to snatch gold from compatriot Chris Coleman. Despite the unusual result, where Bolt finished third, the London Stadium was rocking throughout. You will be remembered forever, Usain! 

Justin Gatlin bows to the legendary Usain Bolt after winning 100m gold. This is class!

Bolt deserves it all! 
 

At the age of 35, Justin Gatlin, who first became the men’s 100m world champion in Helsinki, has taken vexed routes from one place to another, including the two lengthy drug bans to reach where he is in London tonight. 

With that win, Gatlin becomes the oldest winner of the men’s 100m title at the World Championships. 

SHOCK!!!!….GATLIN WINS. BOLT 3RD. COLEMAN TAKES SILVER.

Usain Bolt does a lap of honour. Justin Gatlin wonders about it all.

Usain Bolt. Lap of Honour.#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/fy2Wkl7QkH

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

Justin Gatlin wins men’s 100m gold!

A sloppy start there by Usain Bolt as he has a lot of ground to make while Christian Coleman is just speeding away. WOAH! There comes Justin Gatlin out of nowhere. The American, the man who is booed every time he appears on the big screen, has won it! Gatlin is the new World champion. Coleman takes silver, and Bolt bronze.

At the age of 35, Justin Gatlin becomes the oldest winner of the men’s 100m title at the World Championships…twelve years after first winning this title in Helsinki.

Usain Bolt will line up in lane no. 4. London is nervous, and so is the rest of the world! 

It's showtime!

Will @usainbolt bow out in style by winning the 100m final in London? #IAAFWorlds

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And here they come. Modern Day Gladiators of Speed.

Starters Block awaits the Big Cats.

South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga wins men’s long jump gold!

America’s Lawson warms up before his final leap and he makes a run in a bid to beat 8.48m. Ohhhhh and it’s close! 4cm short! Manyonga is the world champion

Meanwhile, Britain’s Katarina receives a huge roar as Johnson-Thompson storms to the fastest 200m time of the day in the heptathlon event in 22.86.

For a lot of South African fans, they want to see Akani Simbine try and do his personal best – 9.89.

Can they all prevent The Big Man from running away with a farewell Gold Medal? Minutes away.

The countdown to the 100m final is on!@usainbolt @AkaniSimbine @vicautjimmy Bingtian Su, @YohanBlake & co are ready to roll.#IAAFworlds pic.twitter.com/wP2DzxCQkj

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 5, 2017

A total of eight runners will contest in the Final. Except for Britain’s Reece Prescod, rest have finished below 10 seconds.

Coleman and Blake might push the timing. Don’t rule out Gatlin and a good start from him could make it highly competitive.

The seasons best time is with Christian Coleman at 9.82. Usain Bolt’s 9.95 is in 8th spot for the year. But remember, 9.58 belongs to Bolt set way back in 2009 in Berlin.

Less than half an hour to go for the much-anticipated 100m final. Usain Bolt vs Chris Coleman vs Justin Gatlin. It doesn’t get better than this, does it? 

But the question is, can Bolt pull off yet another world-class show before hanging up his flashy boots? 

Coleman is a genuine threat. Look at how these two stare each other ahead of the final.  

Swapna Barman finishes 6th in the 200M Heptathlon. 2409 points before the 200M, she trails in 29th spot.#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/QwWqoDO92x

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

And Swapna Barman finishes 6th in the 200m Heptathlon event. 

India’s Swapna Barman is about to run the 200m race in the Heptathlon.

Almaz Ayana wins the 10,000M with a lead of almost a lap. Extraordinary!!#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/KZq75k53AI

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

Ethiopian runner Almaz Ayana wins women’s 10,000m gold

For a runner who hadn’t raced at all this season due to injury, this is some feat. Ayana laps world class athletes with ease as she cruises by the bell with a vast lead. She wins in 31:03:50 with a margin of 46.37, which is by far the biggest in championship history.

Tirunesh Dibaba wasn’t in the shape to cover Ayana’s break but she added to her medal haul, winning silver in 31:02.69 ahead of Kenya’s Agnes Tirop (31:03.50).

The Ethiopian Olympic champion, Ayana is on the verge of adding her name to the list of athletics greats. She has covered the 3km segment between four and seven kilometres in just 8 minutes 33 seconds. What an extraordinary athlete!

Almaz Ayana now leads by almost 240m with 4 laps to go. The Olympic champion will now be world champion.

Almaz Ayana, the Rio Olympic Champion, leads by almost 80m in the 10,000m final. 

INCREDIBLE! 

Andrius Gudzius of Lithuania wins the men's discus at #IAAFworlds after a PB 69.21m

Full results here: https://t.co/wHh4qSV6Vu pic.twitter.com/Mt2UUvE3q4

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 5, 2017

Almaz Ayana takes off in style after a clumsy start in the beginning of the 10,00m final. It’s going to be close, very close.

Next up will be the women’s 10,000m final where Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba, a three-time world champ, will be eyeing for glory but faces tough competition from the Kenyans. Let’s wait and watch how things pan out from here on.

33 women ready for the 10,000M final. World record holder Almaz Ayana in the fray.#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/XXl89qdbaF

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

Join the discussion! 

WATCH: @samindrakunti discusses whether @usainbolt can claim the gold medal in London #IAAFWorlds

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Here are the top 6 athletes after three rounds of discus throwing: 

Now this is some news! 

Anyway, all eyes will be on the Final 100m race. 

BOOM! Christian Coleman breaks Usain Bolt's 45-race winning streak! (via @FloTrack) #IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/LS34mfWvRD

— Shivam Damohe (@mancpunk) August 5, 2017

So finally Genzebe Dibaba qualifies as one of the fastest losers. A sigh of relief for the reigning champion. 

Sifan Hassan wins 2nd Semi of 1500m 

BOLT WITH A CHEEKY STARE?

Reigning World Champion 1500m Genzebe Dibaba finished 6th in the first semi-finals. She will wait to see if she can make it as two of the fastest losers.

Lane draw for men's 100m final

The gun fires at 21:45 BST#IAAFworlds // https://t.co/8wydaa2wt2 pic.twitter.com/gtrQVTvcIk

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 5, 2017

Kipyegon (4:03.54) speeds through to the 1500m final with Britain’s Laura Muir (4:03.64) on her shoulder. Semenya (4:03.80) finishes third, Hanna Klein of Germany fourth and Poland’s Angelika Cichocka taking the final position.

Meanwhile, the women’s 1500m semi-finals event gets underway as Britain’s Laura Muir and Jess Judd receive a brilliant reception. Can the crowd favourites get themselves ahead of Olympic Champion Faith Kipyegon?

Take a look at all the eight 100m finalists and their semi-final times:

Coleman (USA) 9.97

Bolt (Jamaica) 9.98

Blake (Jamaica) 10.04

Prescod (GB) 10.05

Simbine (South Africa) 10.05

Gatlin (USA) 10.09

Vicaut (France) 10.09

Su (China) 10.1

First sub 10 semis…Coleman 9.97, Bolt 9.98.

What will the Final podium look like?

Blake, Bolt and Coleman. Got to wait. 

Christian Coleman 9.97. Bolt 9.98. And Jimmy Vicaut also qualifies in 10.09.#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/Szvx66Hy4U

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

Christian Coleman starts well and takes the lead. Bolt, on the other hand, was a bit slow but he does what he does best. The Jamaican makes up for the average start and takes the second position. Coleman has shown why he is a threat to others with the win. 

So, we will have our world champion around 2 am IST

Qualifiers:

Coleman 9.97, Bolt 9.98, Blake 10.04, Prescod 10.05, Simbine 10.05, Gatlin 10.09, Vicaut 10.09, Su Bingtian 10.10

And there comes Usain Bolt with Christian Coleman.#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/jCbn97WP66

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

Bolt is out on the track. With the fastest man of the year, USA’s Christian Coleman. Also in the fray is Great Britain’s CJ Ujah.

Coleman can win. Bolt in the toughest semi-final race.

BOLT IN ACTION: 

And there he is. The man of the hour. Usain Bolt readies himself ahead of his 100m heat with the crowd going berserk once again! He didn’t start good yesterday but he looks very focused today.

2nd Heat is on. Yohan Blake is there. And China has Su Bingtian trying for a spot in the final. Blake has a 9.69 personal best. Let’s see what happens here! 

Results:

Blake goes through. And so did Great Britain’s Reece Prescod.

Heat 2 has Yohan Blake.#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/J6s7kwgJGV

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

Akani Simbine made it to the semi-finals as a fastest loser but the South African came first in the 100m final in 10.05 ahead of Justin Gatlin in 10.09.

Gatlin, who was booed once again, but there is a lot of mutual respect between Gatlin and Usain Bolt. Apparently, the duo shook hands on the warm-up track ahead of the semifinals.

And OFF WE GO……..

Results: 

First Heat over. Simbine and Gatlin through. Not fast. But good enough for a Final spot.

The track gets ready as the men’s 100m semi-finals gets underway! Usain Bolt goes will contest in Heat 3 against two impressive opponents, Chijindu Ujah and Christian Coleman. Interestingly, the Heat 2 includes Yohan Blake, while James Dasaolu and Justin Gatlin will race in Heat 1

Its full. All ready for Usain Bolt in the semis.#IAAFWorlds.#bolt pic.twitter.com/QP1slQFVXD

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

The afternoon session of Day 2 gets underway. Usain Bolt and India's Swapna Barman will be in action

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After the end of an entertaining afternoon session, time to get ready for the evening session as Usain Bolt will garner all the eyeballs tonight in the 100m semi-finals. Meanwhile, India’s Swapna Barman will participate in the heptathlon event in about 5 minutes. 

23:30 – Heptathlon shot put*

23:35 – Men’s 100m semi-finals

23:56 – Men’s discus final

00:05 (6 August) – Women’s 1500m semi-finals

00:35 (6 August)- Men’s long jump final

00:40 (6 August)- Women’s 10,000m final

01:30 (6 August)- Heptathlon 200m*

02:15 (6 August)- Men’s 100m final

The medal tally after Day 1

The top 12 heptathletes after second round of the event

With Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam clinching the lead in Heptathlon after the second round, the morning session of Day 2 comes to a close.

The evening session will start at 11:30 pm IST

Amos, Korir, Bett, Rotich, Bosse, Kszczot, Aman all advance to #IAAFworlds 800m semis

Full results: https://t.co/WGEohaKbVq pic.twitter.com/1FRdfCNnwf

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 5, 2017

The list of athletes who have qualified for the final of the women’s hammerthrow event

The first of six heats of the men’s 800 metres is underway

The list of athletes qualified for the women’s 100 metres semi-final

The list of athletes qualified for the women’s 100 metres semi-final

India’s Dutee Chand finishes sixth in the women’s 100 metres qualfying in heat 5 with a time of 12.07 seconds. 

Unfortunately, this time wouldn’t help Dutee make the cut to the 100 metres semi-final

It is now time to see India’s Dutee Chand in action in the women’s 100 metres qualifying event. Though the rain has stopped, the track is still considerably wet.

Though the rain has pretty much stopped now, it has left puddles and is a hindrance for the hammer throwers and the heptathletes who are competing in the high jump event.

Germany’s Gina Luckenkemper came first in the Heat 1 of the women’s 100 metres with a personal best time of 10.95 seconds

That PB feeling #IAAFworlds pic.twitter.com/4WQYBjer1b

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 5, 2017

Meanwhile the women’s hammer throw Group B qualification is underway

Swapna Barman at the Heptathlon high jump.#worldathletics pic.twitter.com/VCfm4dhGMC

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

Olympic 100 and 200 metres champion Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson sprinted through to the semi-final with a timing of 11.05 seconds

Its raining at the stadium.#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/Q2aOkOJyvc

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

The top 12 athletes qualified for the women’s triple jump semi-final

It is time for the women’s 100 metres heats. The first three in each heat and the next six fastest qualify for the semi-final

India’s Dutee Chand will run in Heat 5.

Muhammed Anas is 4th. He ran 45.98.#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/EdO8hOafGQ

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

The heptathlon athletes are back on the track as they compete in the second round of the event.

This time for High Jump.

The top 4 athletes who have qualified for the hammer throw final from Group A

Muhammed Anas is next on Heat 6. He needs to run out of his skin. His personal best is 45.32.#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/lugajyehkb

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

It is time for the Heat 6 in the men’s 400 metres qualifying round.

India’s Muhammed Anas Yahiya will be in action.

The top 12 athletes qualified for the shot put final

Meanwhile, the women’s triple jump qualification is underway. 

The qualification criteria is set at 14.20 metres or the 12 best performers

Olympic champ, world champ and World record holder Wayde VAN Niekerk wins heats.#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/5KIhXhNTNi

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

Heat 6 is Mohammed Anas.#IAAFWorlds.#OlympicPark pic.twitter.com/Efqhs3U9XC

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

Wayde van Niekerk and Fred Kerley take to the track in the 400 metres qualification round.

Top 12 after one round of heptathlon.

Meanwhile, the women’s hammer throw qualification is underway.

The qualification criteria is set at 71.50 metres or the 12 best performers

Morning session. 2nd Day. No semis or finals. Yet full stadium.#IAAFWorlds pic.twitter.com/xGic1UH9Rg

— Sundeep Misra (@MisraSundeep) August 5, 2017

The Olympic champion and the tournament favourite Ryan Crouser of the United States progressed to the men’s shot put final with an effort of 20.90 metres. He was joined in the final by Germany’s David Storl, who threw an impressive 21.41 metres

In the men’s shot put event, Tomas Walsh has qualified for the final. The New Zealander managed the best qualification effort in any competition with 22.14 metres.

In the 1st Heat of 100m hurdles (Heptathlon), Switzerland’s Geraldine Ruckstuhl finished first with 1007 points and India’s Swapna Barman came 3rd with a timing of 14.14 seconds (securing 959 pts). 

A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events.The various events in the heptathlon are the 100 m hurdles, High jump, Shot put, 200 metres, Long jump, Javelin throw and the 800 metres.

Heptathlon will kick-off track action on Saturday.

The women take the field in the first event of heptathlon, the 100 metres hurdles

Day 2 action begins with men’s shot-put qualifying event.

The qualifying criteria is set up at 20.75 metres or the 12 best performers.

Two world record-holders – Anita Wlodarczyk in hammer throw and Wayde van Niekerk in the 400 metres – are in action in the first session. 

On Day 1, long-distance runner Mo Farah won the 10,000 metres event for his 10th successive global title.

Today’s schedule

Gold Medal events: Men’s 100m, women’s 10,000m, men’s long jump, men’s discus

Top Athletes: Usain Bolt, Wayde van Niekerk (400m), Johnson-Thompson (Heptathlon), Laura Muir (1,500m)

Indian athletes: Swapna Barman (Heptathlon), Muhammed Anas Yahiya (400m), Dutee Chand (100m)

Session details (in IST), Indian participation denoted by a (*) 

14:30 – Men’s shot put qualifying

14:35 – Heptathlon 100m*

15:05 – Women’s hammer throw qualifying

15:15 – Men’s 400m first round*

15:30 – Women’s triple jump qualifying

16:00 – Heptathlon high jump*

16:15 – Women’s 100m first round*

16:35 – Women’s hammer throw qualifying

17:15 – Men’s 800m first round

Evening session

23:30 – Heptathlon shot put*

23:35 – Men’s 100m semi-finals

23:56 – Men’s discus final

00:05 (6 August) – Women’s 1500m semi-finals

00:35 (6 August)- Men’s long jump final

00:40 (6 August)- Women’s 10,000m final

01:30 (6 August)- Heptathlon 200m*

02:15 (6 August)- Men’s 100m final

Hello and welcome to Firstpost’s coverage of Day 2 of the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017. There will be a host of races and other qualifying events to watch out for including the cynosure of all eyes, Usain Bolt in his final 100 metres appearance. India’s Dutee Chand will take to the field for the women’s 100 metres event while Swapna Barman will take part in the heptathlon on Saturday. So, stick around and keep an eye on your favourite athletes.