Zharnel Hughes wins men's 100m bronze, Johnson-Thompson storms to gold

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Zharnel Hughes wins men's 100m bronze, Johnson-Thompson storms to gold

Zharnel Hughes celebrates alongside Noah Lyles at the end of the men's 100m final
Zharnel Hughes celebrates alongside Noah Lyles at the end of the men's 100m finalAFP
Recap on all the action from day two of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

20:00 BST - It has been a fantastic day for GB with Katarina Johnson-Thompson becoming a double world champion after clinching a sensational gold before Zharnel Hughes crossed over the line to shatter a 20-year record to win bronze.

There’s more to come tomorrow with Holly Bradshaw and Molly Caudery beginning their bids to qualify in the women’s pole vault with Jessie Knight starting her campaign in the 400m hurdles.

Tade Ojora lines-up in the semi-final of the men’s 110m hurdles before Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita compete in the women’s 100m semis. Ama Pipi and Victoria Ohuruogu will also look to reach the final of the 400m in what is expected to be an explosive evening in Budapest.

Join us again tomorrow!

19:26 BST - Noah Lyles has fired a warning shot ahead of the 200m qualifiers in Budapest and said Usain's Bolt record in the event will fall.

"In the 200m we have a special connection," he said. "I know that bend. I know that slingshot. I know where I need to be. With the 200, all I need to do is increase the 100 and do what I do."

18:52 BST - Fresh from being the first man in 20 years to win a medal in the men's 100m, Zharnel Hughes told Flashscore"I believed in myself. I dug deep. I believed and I achieved.

"I thought I won. But listen - a medal is a medal. I came here to get three medals and I'm looking to go away with three medals."

When asked about his relationship with Noah Lyles, he laughed. "Lyles and I... we embrace each other! It was pretty close. I'm happy to be in the mix with him now and I'm looking forward to see how much more I can get better. Who knows (about the future)? The sky's the limit.

"I'm super, super, super grateful right now. God thank you. Thank you to my team, thank you to my coach, thank you to Linford (Christie) round there as well, he gave me a talk. This one's for you guys back home and means the world to me."

Zharnel Hughes celebrates after winning bronze in the 100m final
Zharnel Hughes celebrates after winning bronze in the 100m finalAFP

18:49 BST - Katarina Johnson-Thompson has been speaking after her sensational world championship gold.

"I've actually got no words. I can't believe it. It's like being in a dream," she said. "I have been thinking about this for months and months and nobody else could see the vision apart from me and my team. I'm just so happy that it's come true. It's a dream come true to do it again.

"That was the easiest run I've ever done in my life! I didn't know the time until halfway around the victory lap. It's so easy to run when there's something on the line, that was one of the easiest things I've ever done."

Katarina Johnson-Thompson celebrates winning heptathlon gold
Katarina Johnson-Thompson celebrates winning heptathlon goldAFP

18:13 BST - USA's Noah Lyles wins the 100m, crossing the line on 9.83 with Britain's Zharnel Hughes taking bronze on a photo finish!

The British record-holder clocked 9.88, a fraction behind Botswana's Letsile Tebogo - who took silver and set a new national record - by 0.001 seconds. Hughes becomes the first British male to medal in the 100m since Darren Campbell in 2003 and Tebogo becomes the first African to medal in the event. History-makers.

Gold: Noah Lyles (USA), 9.83

Silver: Letsile Tebogo (BOT), 9.88

Bronze: Zharnel Hughes (GBR), 9.88

Noah Lyles celebrates with his world championship gold
Noah Lyles celebrates with his world championship goldAFP
Zharnel Hughes beams in delight after clinching bronze in the 100m final
Zharnel Hughes beams in delight after clinching bronze in the 100m finalAFP

18:09 BST - It's the final event of the evening and the show-stopping men's 100m final. This is an enormous test for the British record-holder Zharnel Hughes. How will he fare? We're seconds away...

As a recap, the line-up for the final is: Ryiem Forde, Letsile Tebogo, Christian Coleman, Zharnel Hughes, Noah Lyles, Oblique Seville, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Ferdinand Omanyala.

18:01 BST - In the hammer throw, Bence Halasz, already assured of bronze, steps up to beat 81.25 for gold but fails in his final attempt. The crowd cheer for Wojciech Nowicki, but he can only manage 80.36. Ethan Katzberg wins gold!

Katzberg has one throw left and tries to better his world championship winning distance but falls just short - 81.11. Who cares? He doesn't! The 21-year-old runs to the stand and holds the Canadian flag aloft in celebration. His distance is a national record.

Gold: Ethan Katzberg (CAN), 81.25 NR

Silver: Wojciech Nowicki (POL), 81.02 

Bronze: Bence Halasz (HUN), 80.82

Ethan Katzberg celebrates after winning gold in the hammer throw
Ethan Katzberg celebrates after winning gold in the hammer throwAFP

17:57 BST - ...and Joshua Cheptegei wins the 10,000m final, clocking 27:51.42. The 26-year-old Olympic bronze medallist is now a three-time world champion!

Gold: Joshua Cheptegei (UGA), 27:51.42

Silver: Daniel Simiu Ebenyo (KEN), 27:52.60

Bronze: Selemon Barega (ETH), 27:52.72

17:54 BST - Canada's Ethan Katzberg has just thrown 81.25 in the hammer throw to take the lead and set a new national record. We're into the final lap of the men's 10,000m final and they've begun to sprint. Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei is in front...

17:46 BST - Shock in the men's hammer throw as Wojciech Nowicki has just landed 80.83 which currently beats home favourite Halasz by 1cm (see 16:50). The stadium falls eerily silent. They have two throws remaining.

The runners competing in the 10,000m final must be wondering what happened!

17:32 BST - Delight for Serbia's Ivana Vuleta who wins gold in the women's long jump. Davis-Woodhall fails to clear 7m and Vuleta is the new world champion! The Olympic bronze medallist has one final attempt to better her 7.14 but lands 6.78. It matters not, and she raises her hands in appreciation.

Gold: Ivana Vuleta (SER), 7.14

Silver: Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA), 6.91

Bronze: Alina Rotaru-Kottmann (ROU), 6.88

Ivana Vuleta soaks up the adulation of the crowd after winning gold
Ivana Vuleta soaks up the adulation of the crowd after winning goldAFP

17:20 BST - The men's 10,000m final is underway - we'll bring you the results as they happen.

17:13 BST - And she'd done it! Katarina Johnson-Thompson is a double world champion!

Hall won the 800m in 2:04.09 but KJT closed the three-second gap to set a personal best 2:05.63 and take overall gold - Britain's first in this championship. Anouk Vetter took the bronze. It is KJT's first world title since 2019.

Gold: Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR): 6,740 points

Silver: Anna Hall (USA): 6,720

Bronze: Anouk Vetter (NED): 6,501 SB

Katarina Johnson-Thompson reacts after winning the women's heptathlon
Katarina Johnson-Thompson reacts after winning the women's heptathlonAFP
British fans cheer as Katarina Johnson-Thompson wins gold
British fans cheer as Katarina Johnson-Thompson wins goldAFP

17:10 BST - Hungary's Rita Nemes won the first 800m race as attention now turns to the second and the group leaders. Can KJT do it? We're moments away from finding out.

16:58 BST - KJT will be going in heat two, along with rivals Anna Hall, Anouk Vetter and Sophie Weißenberg.

16:50 BST - We're just 10 minutes away from seeing whether Katarina Johnson-Thompson will claim heptathlon gold. The atmosphere inside the Athletics Centre is electric with the hammer throw final - featuring home favourite Bence Halasz - now underway...

...and they are absolutely buzzing. Halasz lauches his first attempt 80.82m to take the lead. The crowd erupt. 

16:37 BST - Neil Gourley makes the final with a time of 3:32.97 to finish six. Credit to 18-year-old Niels Laros of the Netherland's who finished third and set a national record (3:32.74).

In the other semi-final, Josh Kerr qualified +0.16 seconds behind Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen (3:34.98), who found time to liven up the crowd as he turned into the final straight.

Elliot Giles will miss out after finishing 12th.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen points to the crowd as he finishes ahead of Josh Kerr
Jakob Ingebrigtsen points to the crowd as he finishes ahead of Josh KerrAFP

16:30 BST - On to the men's 1,500m semi-final with GB's Neil Gourley, Elliot Giles and Josh Kerr looking to progress.

16:10 BST - Courtney-Bryant qualifies for the final, finishing fifth on 4:02.79, along with Ireland's Ciara Mageean who clocked 4:02.70 to cross the line third.

A short moment later, Laura Muir and Katie Snowden reached the final after running blistering times. Muir qualified with a season's best 3:56.36, ahead of Snowden in fifth, who ran a personal best 3:56.72.

Sifan Hassan put yesterday's traumatic 10,000m final behind her to qualify with a seaon's best 3:55.48 behind Faith Kipyegon (3:55.14) and Ethiopia's Diribe Welteji (3:55.18).

Such was the pace that Jamaica's Adelle Tracey set a national record (3:58.77) but misses out.

16:04 BST - It's the women's 1,500m semi-final up next with Melissa Courtney-Bryant flying the flag for GB in the first heat with Laura Muir and Katie Snowden in heat two.

15:52 BST - And we're off in the third and final heat. Jamaica's Oblique Seville wins in 9.90 with Letsile Tebogo of Botswana second on 9.98. Fred Kurley - one of the pre-race favourites - walks straight off the track after finishing third and misses out on the final. GB's Reece Prescod came last on 10.26.

The men's 100m final will be: Ryiem Forde, Letsile Tebogo, Christian Coleman, Zharnel Hughes, Noah Lyles, Oblique Seville, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Ferdinand Omanyala.

There will be no shootout between defending champion Fred Kerley and Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs.

Zharnel Hughes leans forward and qualifies for the 100m final
Zharnel Hughes leans forward and qualifies for the 100m finalAFP

15:43 BST - Heat two is underway and it's a false start... South Africa's Akani Simbine jumped the gun and is out. They get off on the second attempt and Zharnel Hughes (9.93) nudges ahead of Jamaica's Ryiem Forde (PB) to reach the final in second-place by 0.02 seconds. USA's Christian Coleman wins in 9.88 (SB).

Amo-Dadzie is out.

15:35 BST - They're off and Noah Lyles wins in 9.87 (SB), with Japan's Abdul Hakim Sani-Brown second on 9.97 (PB). GB's Amo-Dadzie finished fourth and it's a nervy wait to see if anyone betters his time of 10.03. Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs is out.

Noah Lyles reacts after winning his 100m semi-final
Noah Lyles reacts after winning his 100m semi-finalAFP

15:20 BST - The first event this evening is the semi-final of the men's 100m and the race to be in tonight's showpiece final. There are three British contenders to look out for: Eugene Amo-Dadzie (heat one), Zharnel Hughes (heat two) and Reece Prescod (heat three).

Only the top two from each heat, and the next two fastest across all groups, will qualify. Amo-Dadzie looks to have the hardest route to the final - he'll line-up against USA's Noah Lyles, Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala and Jamaica's Rohan Watson - all of whom have run sub-10 seconds this season - as well as Italy's current Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs. Oooof.

15:20 BST - Welcome back to the evening session here at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest!

Coming up, we have the semi-finals of the men's 100m, men's and women's 1,500m, the conclusion of the heptathlon (800m) as well as the final of the long jump, hammer throw, men's 10,000m and 100m. I hope you're sitting comfortably - we have a busy few hours ahead!

But we start tonight with the British mixed relay team who received their medals from yesterday's thrilling final a short moment ago..

Britain's silver medallists Yemi Mary John, Rio Mitcham, Laviai Nielsen, and Lewis Davey celebrate during the podium ceremony for the mixed 4x400m relay
Britain's silver medallists Yemi Mary John, Rio Mitcham, Laviai Nielsen, and Lewis Davey celebrate during the podium ceremony for the mixed 4x400m relayAFP

12:45 BST - And that concludes all the action for this morning's session in Budapest. We have a thrilling evening in store with Katarina Johnson-Thompson looking on course to medal and of course Zharnel Hughes in the men's 100m among the highlights.

All the action will get underway from 15:30 BST - see you then!

12:40 BST - Tade Ojora won a scintillating heat to qualify for the semi-finals with a time of 13.32. He finished +0.03 ahead of Japan's Shunya Takayama with USA's Daniel Roberts +0.04 behind.

Jamaica’s Rasheed Broadbell was favourite to medal in the 110m hurdles, but crashed out in his heat
Jamaica’s Rasheed Broadbell was favourite to medal in the 110m hurdles, but crashed out in his heatAFP

12:35 BST - With her final throw KJT landed 44.69 - not enough to beat her previous score but she won't care about that! The British star is top of the overall rankings on 5710 and will surely be favourite to win gold after the 800m this evening.

Hall threw 44.88, a season best, but it doesn't look enough to trouble KJT.

12:25 BST - KJT has just broken her personal best in the javelin and runs away in delight. 46.14m could see her win gold. It all rests on Anna Hall and what she can do. 

Anouk Vetter took the lead with a whopping 57.45 before landing 59.57 - a championship record - on her final throw. Wow.

12:05 BST - Heats for the men’s 100m hurdles is about to start with British hopes resting on Tade Ojora. The three-time national champion will be running in the final heat of the morning session.

11:38 BST - Imani-Lara Lansiquot is allowed to take her place for GB after a false start but is running under protest. It's a fiercly difficult heat that Sha'Carri Richardson of the USA wins in 10.92 with Jamaica's Natasha Morrison +0.10 behind. Zaynab Dosso set a new national record for Italy to come third.

Richardson - who is looking to win her first world title - wipes away her brow after crossing the line in the quickest time of all seven heats.

Lansiquot was then disqualfied. Agony.

Sha'Carri Richardson wins her 100m heat
Sha'Carri Richardson wins her 100m heatAFP

11:28 BST - The javelin is underway in the women's heptathlon. Can KJT keep hold of her overall lead? Her group starts at 12:05. 

11:14 BST - Daryll Neita is safely through to the semis, clocking 11.03 to finish second in her heat behind Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred, who won silver in the Commonwealth Games last year.

Dina Asher-Smith also reaches the semi-finals, crossing the line in 11.04, +0.03 from USA's Brittany Brown.

Dina Asher-Smith crosses the line with USA's Brittany Brown and Spain's Jael Bestue
Dina Asher-Smith crosses the line with USA's Brittany Brown and Spain's Jael BestueAFP

11:02 BST - We're about to get underway in the heats for the women's 100m. Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita and Imani-Lara Lansiquot will be flying the flag for GB.

The first three in each heat will qualify for the semi-final, along with the next three fastest.

10:35 BST - Another strong British contender in the 400m is Victoria Ohuruogu. She told reporters: "I am feeling quite confident. I’m looking for a medal. I’ve got to aim big. Last year was about the final and people might say I was unrealistic but I have clear aims this year. A medal being what I am aiming for."

10:29 BST - Ama Pipi, fresh from reaching the semi-finals, said GB's mixed relay silver medal last night was inspiration for her race today: "I wasn’t thinking about who I was racing, it was only about focusing on my race.

"I have a lot of Games and Championship experience now, so I am piecing it all together. I needed to learn the event. At this level you cannot afford to not know what you are doing, but I have trained smart.

"It was really incredible watching the (mixed relay) guys execute a great relay last night. It has definitely helped the individual athletes step up a little bit more as well."

10:08 BST - After reaching the semi-final of the men's 400m, Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith said: "I just wanted to get through to the semis as comfortably as possible, so I have got the job done. There is so much left in the tank but I know I am going to have to fight.

Matthew Hudson-Smith was in fighting mood after reaching the semi-finals
Matthew Hudson-Smith was in fighting mood after reaching the semi-finalsAFP

09:32 BST - KJT has moved further ahead with a final jump of 6.54m. She steps back and sees USA's Taliyah Brooks fail to register a jump.

KJT now leads the heptathlon on 4925 points with two events to go! Anna Hall is 19 points behind. The Netherlands' Anouk Vetter, currently seventh, could overtake both if she puts in a PB throw in the javelin, and then it'll be a straight shootout in the 800m later tonight.

It's heartbreak for Brooks who was fourth leading into this morning's session but is now out of medal contention. 

Taliyah Brooks reacts after failing to register a jump in the women's heptathlon long jump
Taliyah Brooks reacts after failing to register a jump in the women's heptathlon long jumpAFP

09:28 BST - We move on to the men's 400m heats and a huge roar for Hungary's Attila Molnar who has smashed the national record - on the country's national day - to qualify in the top three with a time of 44.84.

It was a fast race with Molnar finishing behind Kentaro Sato, who broke a national record for Japan, crossing the line on 44.77.

In the next heat, Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith qualified for the semi-final with a time of 44.69. Hudson-Smith won bronze at the championships last year and will be looking to go one better than silver at the Commonweaths in Birmingham.

09:23 BST - Victoria Ohuruogu has qualified for the women's 400m semi-final, finishing second in her heat on 50.60 behind the Olympic and world silver medallist Marileidy Paulino.

09:15 BST - Katarina Johnson-Thompson is currently leading the long jump with one attempt to go. The British hopeful had a first jump of 6.37m before extending that to 6.45m with her second.

Anna Hall - who has her right leg strapped - is fourth in the group with her longest jump of 6.19m. Can KJT put clear daylight between her and Hall and close the gap in the overall standings? 

09:05 BST - Concern for Britton Wilson. The 22-year-old, who was a member of USA's gold-winning relay team at the world championships in Oregon last year, was a strong condender for the 400m final but dramatically fell away in the final 50m of her heat and was treated by medics after crossing the line. We hope she is okay.

Britton Wilson leaves the track in tears after being transported in a wheelchair following the women's 400m heats
Britton Wilson leaves the track in tears after being transported in a wheelchair following the women's 400m heatsAFP

08:45 BST - Katarina Johnson-Thompson's bid for heptathlon gold is underway. Currently second in the overall rankings, KJT has three remaining events today: long jump, javelin and the 800m.

First up, the long jump, where she is competing in Group B alongside the current leader Anna Hall of the USA.

08:36 BST - Pipi's campaign is up and running! After a slow start the 27-year-old bulldozed her way down the final straight and qualifies second, clocking 50.81, +0.29 behind Lieke Klaver of the Netherlands.

The top three in each heat qualify automatically, with the next three fastest also progressing to the semi-finals.

Victoria Ohuruogu - who won silver in Birmingham - is in the final heat. She successfully defended her national title in Manchester last month and could be a strong contender here.   

08:30 BST - We're underway in the heats for the women's 400m. Britain's Ama Pipi came fourth at the Commonweath Games in Birmingham last year and will be looking to go one better in these world's.

08:13 BST - The women's 20km race walk has just finished and it's double joy for Spain. After Alvaro Martin won the men's yesterday, María Perez has triumped in the women's, crossing the line in 1:26:51.

The 2018 European champion, who finished fourth in Tokyo 2020, holds aloft the Spanish flag before falling the floor in tears. She's the new world champion.

María Perez holds aloft the Spanish flag after winning gold in the women's 20km race walk
María Perez holds aloft the Spanish flag after winning gold in the women's 20km race walkAFP

08:00 BST - Welcome along to the second day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest! After GB won their first medal of the games yesterday, will there be more success today?

Hopes rest on the shoulders of Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Zharnel Hughes who are bidding for gold in the women's heptathlon and men's 100m respectively.

Melissa Courtney-Bryant, Laura Muir and Katie Snowden will be in the semi-finals of the women's 1,500m after the trio safely navegated their respective heats yesterday, with Elliot Giles, Neil Gourley and Josh Kerr all competing in the men's.

But spare a thought for the Dutch this morning. Strong contenders for both the women's 10,000m and mixed 4x400m relay last night, they remarkably left empty-handed as both Sifan Hassan and then Femke Bol crumpled metres before the finishing line.

Sifan Hassan loses her balance and crashes out of the 10,000m final
Sifan Hassan loses her balance and crashes out of the 10,000m finalAFP
Femke Bol stumbles before the finishing line of the 4x400m mixed relay
Femke Bol stumbles before the finishing line of the 4x400m mixed relayAFP

Stay tuned - we're set for another thrilling day at the National Athletics Centre.

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