Official Day 5 Worlds Discussion Thread (Men's 1500m Final, women's 400 final, men's 400 steeple final)

What is the 400 steeple?

I assumed Gidey would be in the 5000, was she ever scheduled for it?

I thought she was but I know Ethiopia is very stingy with allowing >1 event

The tickets are sold out. The stadium is electrifying

Finally, that El Bakkali-Warholm showdown we’ve been waiting for.

I think a middle ground 800 or 1500 could make that possible.

Interestingly enough as it stands, Ethiopia replaced her with F. Hailu which I agree with given how good her kick is. But it seems they're letting Aregawi double over inserting Telahun Bekele into the mix. That I don't quite get, but maybe Aregawi has volunteered to be a key part of team tactics in helping Kejlecha/Hagos get medals.

Monson & Cranny on deck, Heat 1. Top 8 from each of the 2 heats go thru. Rogers should squeeze through in Heat 2.

Great start to the W 5K!! Love it when a runner or two take off and try to 'steal' a spot. Got to be a 25 second gap after only 1200 meters.

Interesting what Caune has done here. She might be far enough ahead that they let her go and it becomes a fight for just 4 places

Caune is strong runner, hope she gets to final

Fair play to this Latvian!

Somehow her lead is still growing at 2K. Up to 14 seconds from 10 seconds at 1K

8 qualify from each semi

Nice to see someone sacrifice themselves to make it honest

7 places would be left to fight for. I think she will pull this off. Good for her. I think she's from Latvia?

Think it's more like 17 seconds

It won't last. Never does