champion, belgian s nafi thiam. but dina asher smith is safely through to the semifinals of the 200 metres. the defence of her world title is up and running. andy swiss, bbc news, eugene. british sprinter adam gemili blamed the bad press around his coach rana reeder who s under investigation for sexual misconduct for his failure to qualify in the 200 metres. he was well down on his best time, finishing fourth. in december he lost his funding after staying with his coach, who s currently suspended from the sport. he said the bad press around his set up made him lose focus, but has since apologised for his comments. i feel good physically, mentally. ifeel good physically, mentally. to be honest with you, this year i ve just taken a battering and it s showing. there s been a lot of bad press around, sort of, my setup and me, and it s been relentless. every week it s been something and it s just taken its toll, to be honest with you. we need to do more to
EUGENE, OREGON: Untouchable Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas led a raft of familiar faces to glory when she claimed her third straight triple jump title at the World Athletics Championships on Monday. Day four of action at Hayward Field in Oregon saw experience count as multiple gold medalists from the Tokyo Olympics followed up on their efforts in the Japanese capital with more