metres steeplechase. 22 year old gearma had to settle for a third consecutive silver after losing contact at the final waterjump. steven gardiner of the bahamas pulled up injured in his 400 metressemi final. gardiner fastest in the world this year, was well placed coming off the final bend but stopped, grimacing in pain clutching the back of his leg. former olympic and world champion wayde van niekerk who s also world record holder was the chief beneficiary as he advanced as a fastest loser. italy s olympic champion gianmarco tamberi won the world high jump title in a dramatic finish against young american juvaughn harrison. tamberi who shared the olympic title with three time world champion mutaz barshim of qatar, cleared a world leading 2.36 metres for gold.. laulauga tausaga pulled off a surprise win in the women s discus final. the 25 year old won with an effort of 69.49m, improving her personal best
Lamecha-gearma
Steven-gardiner
Silver
Contact
Bahamas
Final-waterjump
22
World
Leg
Olympic
Wayde-van-niekerk
World-record-holder