IAAF World Championships

The IAAF World Championships in track and field started Saturday in Moscow, Russia.

Below is a recap of how the American athletes have fared so far at the championships.

Day 1
The first final of the championships was the women's marathon. It was a very warm day for the ladies. The temperature was 86° and humid. Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat of Kenya was the winner in 2:25:44. Italy's Valeria Straneo was second in 2:25:58 and Japan's Kayoko Fukushi was third in 2:27:45. Forty year old Deena Kastor was 9th for the USA in 2:36:12. Americans Dorothy McMahan was 18th overall in 2:39:52 and Jeannette Faber was 23rd in 2:44:03.

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The other final for the day was the men's 10,000m. Mo Farah of Great Britian was able to hold off Ethopia's Ibrahim Jeilan to win the race in 27:21.71. Jeilan was second with a time of 27:22.23. Kenya's Paul Kipngetich Tanui was third in 27:22.61. Farah's training partner USA's Galen Rupp finished in fourth in 27:24.39. That was a seasons best for Rupp. Dathan Ritzenhein was 10th in 27:37.90. That time was also a seasons best for Ritzenhein. Chris Derrick, who placed 18th, also had a seasons best with his time of 28:04.54.

Day 2
Brittney Reese won another world championship in the long jump Sunday. Reese won the competition with a jump of 23 feet. Americans Tori Polk finished in eighth at 22-1 and Janay
Deloach Soukup was 11th with 21-1.5.

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Ashton Eaton won the world championship in the decathlon. Eaton lead after day 1 and stretched his lead out over day 2. Eaton accumulated 8809 points. Gunnar Nixon finished day 2 with 8312 points, which is a personal best for him.

Shalane Flanagan was the best American finisher in the women's 10,000m final. Flanagan finished eighth in 31:34.83. She did lead the race for the first two miles, but then fell off the pace. In her first world championship, recent Oregon graduate Jordan Hasay was 12th in 32:17.93. Amy Hastings finished 14th in 32:17.19.

Justin Gatlin finished behind Usain Bolt to claim silver in the men's 100m dash. Gatlin ran a season's best 9.85 behind Bolt's 9.77. Michael Rodgers finished sixth in 10.04.

Day 3
David Oliver and Ryan Wilson won gold and silver in the men's 110m hurdles.  Oliver won the race in 13.00 over Wilson who finished in 13.13. The defending world champion Jason Richardson finished fourth in 13.27 and Olympic champion Aries Merritt was sixth in 13.31.

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Carmelita Jeter, the defending world champion in the women's 100m, finished in third to claim the bronze. Jeter's time was 10.94. Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won gold by dominating the field in 10.71. Murielle Ahouri was second in 10.93. English Gardner finished in fourth in 10.97. Alexandria Anderson was seventh in 11.10 and Octavius Freeman was eighth in 11.16.

Natasha Hastings and Francena McCorory both came up short in the women's 400m. Both were in position to medal, but slowed in the last stretch to the finish line. Hastings finished in fifth with a time of 50.30 and McCorory was sixth in 50.68.

Brad Walker finished just of the podium in fourth place in the pole vault.  Walker cleared 19-1 to finish just out of the medals. Michelle Carter also finished just out of the medals in the shot put. Carter's throw of 65-5 wasn't enough to hold onto third place. Tia Brooks finished eighth with a best of 59-4.25.