Arkansas triple jumper Jaydon Hibbert produced the farthest distance in World Championships qualifying history with a second round leap of 58 feet, 1 inch (17.70) to earn the only automatic qualifying mark for Monday’s final.
Razorback Rosey Effiong ran the second leg of the United States Mixed 4 x 400m relay, which set a World Record of 3 minutes, 8.80 seconds to close out the first day of the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Center.