Devin Charlton © Gallo Images
Devin Charlton breaks the world record in the 60m hurdles, Mondo Duplantis takes the lead again in the pole vault, and Femke Boll and Alexander Doom compete on the third and final day of the World Indoor Championships on Sunday. won his second gold medal.
Another glittering night of track and field at Glasgow's Emirates Arena also featured a cameo appearance from US sprint star Noah Lyles, who ran the third leg of the US men's 4x400m relay and finally Doom's Belgium prevented them from winning the gold medal.
Charlton credited his mental reset for winning the hurdles in an incredible time of 7.65 seconds.
“This means a lot to me because I've been setting goals for myself,” said the Bahamian, who beat his previous record by three-hundredths set at the Millrose Games in New York last month. .
7.65 world record!! ️
no one is stopping me @DevynneCharlton 60 meter hurdles 😤#World Indoor Champion pic.twitter.com/dABrHUbP1y
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) March 3, 2024
Duplantis also showed mental application, having two nervous failures at 5.85m, but overcoming the bad weather to take a commanding victory with a best of 6.05m.
The American-born Swede was one centimeter shy of his world record of 6.23 meters and came close with three efforts, but it was not to be.
Duplantis will be one of the main pin-ups at this summer's Paris Olympics, and Bol is sure to join him.
Mondo Duplantis clears 6.05 meters (19 feet 10.25 inches)!
The next one is 6.24 meters. 👀#JoeTigers | 📺 NBC/Peacock pic.twitter.com/2vSNsI54WJ
— LSU Track and Field (@LSUTrackField) March 3, 2024
The two-time world champion in the 400m hurdles broke her own indoor 400m record to win the gold medal on Saturday, and also made a crucial anchor run in the 4x400m relay to lead the Dutch team to gold. showed.
“I'm very tired, but that's what championships are like,” Bol said.
“They give me a lot of energy to run, especially if they hand me the baton when (we) get first place. They're a really great team and I can't let them down.”
perfect position
A second gold medal was also awarded to a lesser-known and unlikely figure: Doom.
The American was pushed to silver by teammate Christian Coleman in the 60-meter dash on Friday, with the Belgian displaying a fine anchor leg to end Lyles' bid for the elusive gold medal. .
Doom, who edged Norway's Karsten Warholm for the 400m crown on Saturday, made a last-ditch effort to catch the line as the Belgian outscored the American by six-hundredths of a point.
upset! ️
🇧🇪's Alexander Doom wins 400m gold with national record time of 45.25👏#World Indoor Champion pic.twitter.com/x3urQGM61D
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) March 3, 2024
“The players put me in the perfect position,” Doom said. “I knew there was a chance for something in the end.”
“I feel like I got the job done…I'm very positive about Paris,” said Lyles, who is targeting a triple Olympic sprint title.
In the men's 800 meters, America's Bryce Hoppel came out of the stoppages to snatch the gold medal from Sweden's Andreas Kramer in a time of 1:44.92 in a heated session of continuous track action, while Belgium's Eliot Crestin took bronze. did.
Gemma Leakey's hopes of women's 800m glory on her home track were dashed, but the Scot still managed to claim silver behind Ethiopian winner Tjige Duguma (2:01.90). Benin's Noelie Yarrigo rounded out the podium.
In the men's 1,500m race, New Zealander Geordie Beamish made a mad dash from the outside of the home straight to overtake four competitors and win an unusual gold medal in a personal best time of 3:36.54.
Americans Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler won medals in this event, while Nikki Hiltz and Emily Mackay won the women's 1,500 meters with Freweini Heil of Ethiopia winning in 4:01.46.
In the men's heptathlon, Switzerland's Simon Ehammer won the gold medal, defeating Norway's Sander Skotheim by just 11 points.
Ehammer ran the 60 meters in 6.73 seconds and set personal bests in the long jump, shot put and high jump of 8.03 meters, 14.39 seconds and 1.95 seconds, before clearing the 60 meter hurdles in 7.62 seconds and the pole vault in 5.20 meters and 2 minutes. He recorded a time of 46.03 seconds. 1000 meters.
This earned him 6.418 points to Skotheim's 6.407 points, with Estonia's Johannes Elm rounding out the podium with 6.340 points.
In the absence of all-time champion Venezuelan and defending champion Yulimar Rojas, American Tara Davis-Woodhall edged out teammate Monae Nichols (6.85m) and Spain's Fatima Diam (6.78m) in 7.07. He won the long jump gold medal with a personal record in meters.