World Athletics Championships 2019: day eight – live!

Great Britain ease into the men’s 4x100m final with a great time of 37.56 seconds. Brazil finished in second. What a mess of a race from the United States who finished in third.

The men of the 4x100m relays are on the track. The British men will begin in the stacked opening heat, flanked by Jamaica and United States.

Meanwhile, Katarina Johnson-Thompson was just on the podium to collect her heptathlon gold medal. What a lovely sight.

That was pretty solid from Great Britain. Imani Lansiquot on the second leg and then then Daryll Neita, who moved into second place on the anchor leg were the stands out. Of course, Dina Asher-Smith is to come in the final. Exciting times.

Great Britain are safely through to the women’s 4×100 metres final. Jamaica win in 42.11 and China take the third automatic place.

Heat two will feature Great Britain. The British team for this round is Asha Philip, Imani Lansiquot, Ashleigh Nelson and Daryll Neita. This is pretty stacked: Jamaica, China, Nigeria and world leaders Germany will also be looking to make the final.

The United States quartet are safely through in 42.46 seconds. Trinidad and Tobago take second, Switzerland take third. Spare a thought for the Australian girls as their third runner, Maddie Coates, immediately fell to the ground after taking the baton. There were tears, and for good reason after a huge opportunity missed.

It’s time for the women’s 4×100 metres relays. United States, Switzerland, France, Trinidad and Tobago and Netherlands all present. The first three go through.

That was a particularly great run from the 21 year-old Kerr. He spent much of the race towards the back of the pack alongside Lewandowski. When the Pole began to make his move in the final lap, Kerr followed him on the outside and accelerated towards the front with around 300 metres to go. By the end, he was looking around and he seems to have plenty more to give.

This is the first time three British men have advanced to the men’s 1500 metres final. Can any of them sneak onto the podium?

Marcin Lewandowski of Poland wins the second 1500 metres semi-final in 3:36.50. That was some round for the British men, as Josh Kerr qualifies automatically in fourth and Jake Wightman scrapes in seventh.

Meanwhile, the men of the high jump final are on the field. The big question is whether defending champion Mutaz Essa Barshim, who has been riddled with injuries this year, can get back onto the podium in front of his home crowd. Otherwise, this will be a very open competition

It’s time for the second men’s 1500 metres heat. Olympic champion Matthew Centrowitz of the United States and European champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen line up side by side. Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman will look to join their countryman Gourley in the final.

By the way, please do read Sean Ingle on Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s glorious triumph.

A thrilled and confident Neil Gourley fancies his chances in the final after a great run just behind the world leader Cheruiyot:

“I’m right there. I’m not as far away as you’d think on paper. On paper I’m miles away but in reality it’s not quite like that. You’ll hopefully see that in two nights.”

Timothy Cheruiyot wins the first men’s 1500 metres in 3:36.53. But what a run for Britain’s Neil Gourley, who ran a perfect race, placing himself just behind the world leader for much of the race and then showing a strong burst to hold off the pack for third place.

It’s time for the men’s 1500 metres. Cheruiyot, Filip Ingebrigtsen and Britain’s Neil Gourley will go in the first semi. The first five advance automatically to the final.

Hello! Welcome to day 8 of the World Athletics Championships in Doha. We begin today with the men’s 1500 metres semi-final round, where the red-hot Timothy Cheruiyot is favourite to win the title and 19 year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen will look to make a statement. British hopes will rest on Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman and Neil Gourley. In the men’s high jump final, Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim will be desperate to defend his title in front of a home crowd. Sandra Perkovic will be looking to claim an incredible third world discus title.

Tonight will also be the first 4×100 metres relay night. Remember those desperate days when just the thought of British teams trying to get the baton round would fill the nation with dread? No more. Great Britain’s men’s and women’s teams will be looking to repeat one of the glorious athletics evenings of this country’s history when the women took silver and the men won gold within 20 minutes of each other in the Olympic Stadium in 2017.

The track finals tonight will include a showdown between Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin of the United States in the women’s 400 metres hurdles, which seems to be set up in a similar manner to the ballistic women’s 400 metres final yesterday. Muhammad’s glorious 52.20 world record set this year could either fall to McLaughlin or be extended by its owner.

The night will conclude with the men’s 3000 metres steeplechase final, before the men’s 400 metres final takes centre stage. Fred Kerley of the United States will be the favourite after his brilliant 43.64 this year. Steven Gardiner and Kirani James will hope to have something to stay about that.