’12 Olympic Champion Ashton Eaton had a below par first day but set a pr second day to once again dominate an international field.  In the process Eaton became the first Olympic champion to win a world championship the next year. Eaton scored with marks of 13.72, 45.00m, 5.20m, 64.83m, 4:29.80 to score 4307 points on the second day (his best second-day score was 4311 during the world record).  

  Germany’s Michael Schrader set a 243 point pr of 8670 to easily get second over an excellent second day performance by Damian Warner of Canada (pr 8512 points, a 70 pont pr) as all three set decathlon prs in the javelin throw.  World leader Pascal Behrenbruch of Germany had a bad second day and fell out of contention.  20 year-old American Gunnar Nixon, second after day one with a first day pr, had several prs on the second day but fell to 13th with a pr score of 8312.

      World record-holder and two-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt finished off day two by regaining his world title after false starting in 2011.    He ran 9.77 to hold off Justin Gatlin’s season best of 9.85 and Nesta Carter (9.95) got his first international medal to led three Jamaicans that ran under 10.00.  American Mike Rodgers finished sixth at 10.04. 

      In the women’s 10,000 Shalane Flanagan pushed the pace to make it an honest race and the top finished under 31:00 but Flanagan could only finish eighth 31:34.83.  Two-time Olympic champion (only ran and won ’05 World Championship) Tirunesh Dibaba waited until 500 meters were left while she was running in a pack of five.  Once she accelerated no one could keep up with her and she won in 30:43.35 over first time medalists Kenyan Gladys Cherono in 30:45.17 and countrywoman Belaynesh Oljira in 30:46.98.  Recent Oregon grad Jordan Hasay finished 12th in 32:17.93 and Amy Hastings looked like she was suffering from an injury as she finished 14th in 32:51.19.

      Two-time defending world and ’12 Olympic champion Brittney Reese held off ’08 Olympic bronze medallist Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare (6.99m in the fifth round) in the long jump after jumping 7.01m in round two, one of just three fair jumps.  Young American Tori Polk jumped a near pr 6.73m (pr of 6.75m was set in qualifying) but could only finish eighth.  US champion and ’12 Bronze Medallist Janay Deloach Soukup (6.44m for 11th) had another bad day for her and did not make the final.  ’12 Olympic bronze medallist Elena Sokolova of Russia finished ninth with a best of 6.65m. 

Olympic Discus champion Sandra Perkovic of Croatia (67.99m) won her first world title to go with her Olympic title. Melina Robert-Michon finished second with a national record throw of 66.28m and Yarelys Barrios of Cuba won her fourth world medal with a best toss of 64.96m.  Gia Lewis-Smallwood (64.23m) joined Stephanie Brown-Trafton as the only Americans to finish in the top five of the world championships.   

          ’12 Olympic champion Jenn Suhr, two-time Olympic champion (3rd in ’12) and world record holder Yelena Isanbayeva, ’12 silver medallist Yarisley Silva of Cuba, and ’11 World champion Fabiana Murer of Brazil qualified for the final in the  women’s pole vault.  American Becky Holliday could only clear 4.45m and Kylie Hutson could not clear her opening height.   

       ’11 World champion Jason Richardson, ’13 US champion Ryan Wilson, ’12 Olympic Champion and world record holder Aries Merritt, and top ranked David Oliver won all four heats in qualifying for the high hurdles semifinals. ’12 Olympic bronze medallist Hansle Parchment of Jamaica  was the #13 qualifier in 13.43.  ’09 World champion Ryan Braithwaite of Barbados also qualified for the semifinal.  

       ’13 world leader Abeba Aregawi of Sweden, ex-Duck Zoe Buckman of Australia, and Genzeze Dibaba of Ethiopia won heats of the women’s 1500 meters.  World #2 Faith Kipyegon of Kenya, ’11 world silver medallist Hannah England of Great Britain and Americans ‘11 World champion Jenny Simpson Mary Cain, and Sarah Brown all moved on to the semifinals in the women’s 1500 meters.  Florida’s Cory McGee just missed qualifying (4:12.33) 

Two-time Olympic and ’09 world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica and ’13 US champion and ex-Duck English Gardner (10.94 in the fastest time) won her heat (no other American did) but all four Americans (including Octavious Freeman and Alexandria Anderson) dvanced to the second round including oft-injured and defending world champion Carmelita Jeter.  ’08 Olympic and ’09 World Silver medallist Kerron Stewart won her heat  

Three time defending world champion and two-time Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand qualifed on first her first attempt along with ’12 Olympic silver medallist Yevgeniya Kolodko of Russia and bronze medallist (and ’09 world bronze medallist) Gong Lijao of China.  US champion and recent American record setter Michelle Carter and Oklahoma's Tia Brooks also qualified.

        ’08, LaShawn Merritt of the US, and ’12 Olympic, Kirani James of Grenada, champions easily won their heats (also the last two world champions respectively) along with American Tony McQuay, ’12 Olympic Silver medallist Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic. ’11 World Bronze medallist Kevin Borlee of Belgium along with his Florida State-alum brother Jonathan, and A&M’s Deon Lendore also advanced.

World Championship favorite Duane Solomon won his semifinal in the fastest time of the day in1:43.87 and Nick Symmonds qualified for the final in the men’s 800 meters by finishing second in his heat in 1:45.00.  Heat winners Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia (8th at ’11 Worlds) and Anyahleh Souleiman of Djibouti advanced to the final.  Marcin Lewandowski of Poland (4th in ’11 Worlds) also qualified for the final.  Third American Brandon Johnson just missed the final after running 1:44.89.  

Defending world champion Amantle Monthsho of Botswana won her semi (49.56) and Francena McCorory (fourth at ’11 worlds and 7th at ’12 Olympics) of the US set a pr 49.86 in winning her heat.  ’08 Gold and ’12 Silver Medallist Christine Ohuruogu of Great Britain was the third semi-final winner in 49.75.  Natasha Hastings finished behind  Ohuruogo in 49.94 to make the final and Illinois’ Ashley Spencer did not qualify for the final after running 51.80.