In Review: Day Four Evening session

By Daniel Mcinally

 

A valiant effort from Laura Muir proved fruitless as the British hope faded on the home straight to finish fourth having led early on. Muir had an outstanding race and for large parts looked as if she would hold-off a resurgent field to led by South African Caster Semenya who clinched bronze by seven hundredths. 

Olympic champion, Omar McLeod became the world champion has he won gold during the 110m hurdle final with a time of 13.04 seconds, in an incredible race. It didn’t really happen for Aries Merrit however, the American couldn’t quite complete his remarkable comeback from his kidney transplant, coming home in fifth place.

It proved to be a night of emotion for Sophie Hitchon, as she failed to make the podium, finishing seventh during the women’s hammer throw. After getting a bronze in Rio, it felt as if it wasn’t her night as she couldn’t replicate the quality she had shown through qualification. 

“I couldn’t find the rhythm I had in qualification, I’m just a little disappointed I couldn’t pull it off tonight," she said, after falling short despite electric home nation support.

Elsewhere, captain of team GB athletics, Eilidh Doyle, qualified through her heat during the women’s 400m hurdles with relative ease, coming in third place with a time of 55.49. After the race Eilidh spoke about admiration of her team mates to be voted as captain 

She said: “It’s been a real honour. Being voted in by my fellow team mates, hopefully I can go out tomorrow and lead by example.

“It is going to be tough tomorrow. There have been so many good runners this year, I just hope I can go out there and leave it all on the track tomorrow.” Doyle was pleased to get to the semi, but knows how intense the competition will be tomorrow night."

British Trio, Danny Talbot, Zharnel Hughes and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake all qualified for the 200m semi-final which will be contested on Wednesday.