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**trickstat** · 03-10-19, 18:42

I think to have a decent chance of winning overall, Thiam would probably need to throw about 60m!

**RunUnlimited** · 03-10-19, 18:44

It's over! Thiam I believe has just called it a day in the javelin!

**Christy93** · 03-10-19, 18:45

Horrible to watch Thiam having to settle for 48m. Barring disaster, we have another World Champion.

**RunUnlimited** · 03-10-19, 18:51

Originally posted by Christy93

Horrible to watch Thiam having to settle for 48m. Barring disaster, we have another World Champion.

I'm guessing that Thiam and her coaching team took a look at her elbow, the situation in the contest, and then the prospect of whether it was worth risking blowing out her elbow with Tokyo next year, and decided that Thiam should take the silver and get that elbow proper sorted out and really go for it for the Olympic Games.

A sensible decision if you ask me, but a shame as you say.

**Occasional Hope** · 03-10-19, 19:00

some excellent performances from Kat.

**RunUnlimited** · 03-10-19, 19:26

In the decathlon, with the demise of Mayer, folks should be really looking out for German wunderkid Niklas Kaul. Currently cleared all of his heights first time in the pole vault, he lies in 6th place overall, but he has a truly monstrous javelin to come next and that could put him in range of even the gold medal still. Especially with Damian Warner struggling in the PV and going out at 4.70m.

**Occasional Hope** · 03-10-19, 19:26

Speaking of horrible, has Kevin Mayer dropped out of the decathlon?

**fchd** · 03-10-19, 19:36

Don't know if this has been reported elsewhere, but the IAAF text commentary has said that

"I'm hearing Orlando Ortega will receive a bronze medal from last night's 110m hurdles race. The Spaniard was in silver medal position before a tumbling Omar McLeod interrupted his stride between the final two barriers, causing him to slow considerably and cross the line fifth.

The original bronze medallist, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, will keep his medal."

**Christy93** · 03-10-19, 19:40

If Kat equals her 800 PB, she'll score about 150pts more than Nafi has ever scored in a Championship. I didn't realise Nafi's 2nd best Hep score was only her 6819pts from Talence.

**larkim** · 03-10-19, 19:48

Seems a brave but sensible decision. No one loses out, Ortega will feel partially rewarded and get his podium time. Good decision by Seb & Co

**Occasional Hope** · 03-10-19, 20:06

Bit of a blanket finish there, this is the kind of race Grice would get run out of like Tefera.

**RunUnlimited** · 03-10-19, 20:17

Looks like F. Ingrebrigtsen could be in trouble there...

**RunUnlimited** · 03-10-19, 20:19

Josh Kerr did well to stay out of all that mess and qualified nicely into the semi finals.

**Occasional Hope** · 03-10-19, 20:29

All three Brits through safely to the next round. looks like Filip I might get dq.

**SMGOtto** · 03-10-19, 20:54

Anyone still follow Costas on Twitter? He's a bit cynical about British athletes these days!

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