It was a disappointing return for South Africa at the global showpiece although the meeting itself was a triumph.
staging of the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, but overall the event was a stunning triumph for the sport.
The US collected a record 33 medals — 13 gold, nine silver and 11 bronze — with Ethiopia, Jamaica and Kenya tied on 10 medals each behind the host nation. Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce continued to make jaws drop with a stunning women’s 100m victory, clocking 10,67 seconds. The 35-year-old edged compatriots Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-HerahFraser-Pryce collected her fifth 100m world title to go with two Olympic 100m golds. She showed no signs of slowing down as her victory was the fastest winning time of all those seven global victories.
And the records continued to tumble when Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a jump of 6.21 metres on the final day of competition. It was his first gold medal at the World Championships. , with a convincing victory in the 5,000 metres, where reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei faltered and finished in ninth place.
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