Day 3

Day 3 of the World Championships was very exciting with 6 finals. The 3 track finals were very anticipated. The Women's 400, Men's 110 hurdles and Women's 100.

The first final of the night was the hammer throw. Koji Murofushi of Japan the 2004 Olympic Champion won with a throw of 81.24m in the third and fifth rounds. Krisztián Pars of Hungary won the silver medal with a throw of 81.18m in the sixth and final round. The 2008 Olympic Champion Primož Kozmus was the best of the rest winning the bronze with a seasons best throw of 79.39m.

The first final on the track was the women's 400. This was one of the highlight finals with Allyson Felix going for the 200-400 double, Sanya Richards-Ross defending Champion, Amantle Montsho the most consistent woman in the world this year, the Jamaicans, Shericka Williams and Novlene Williams-Mills, who have World and Olympic medals. The Russians who are always fast and then the fast rising american Francena McCrory. The final was very entertaining with Felix and Montsho fighting for the gold with Montsho prevailing in an outstanding time and new national record of 49.56, .03 ahead of Felix who got silver in her quest for the sprint 200-400 double in 49.59 a personal record. The Bronze went to the Russian Champion Anastasiya Kapachinskaya in 50.24. McCrory was fourth in 50.45. Richards-Ross finished seventh in 51.32 to add to her bad season.

The next final contested was the men's 100 hurles. All of the favorites made it to the final with relative ease. Dyron Robles the World Record holder and Olympic Champion going in as the favorite over Liu Xiang and Jason Richardson. David Oliver, the American record holder has not been in the same form as he was last year and was in no form to be considered a gold medal contender. Also making the final was the European Champion Andy Turner of Great Britain. In the final the gold medal went ot Robles with Richardson and Xiang in silver and bronze, but the Chinese put in a protest after Robles and Xiang hit between the final two hurdles. This protest disqualified Robles and gave the Gold medal to Richardson and the silver to Xiang, also moving Turner into the Bronze.

Then there was the Women's Shot Put. This competition west to form with Valerie Adams defending her title and Nadzeya Ostapchuk taking the silver and Jillian Camerena-Williams with the bronze.

The Men's Pole Vault was exciting, but the huge favorite Renaud Lavillenie finished in the bronze medal positon. This meant there was an unexpected winner, and that was Pawel Wojciechowski of Poland with Lázaro Borges of Cuba taking the Silver both cleared 5.90m but the Pole won on count back.

The Women's 100 the excitement of the night. Carmelita Jeter went in as the favorite and she didn't disappoint. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce got the best start, but Jeter ran her down and passed her in the last 30 meters. Fraser-Pryce looked like she would hold on for the silver, but she was out leaned by country woman Veronica Campbell-Brown and Trinidad and Tobago's Kelly-Ann Baptise. This left the defending champion in fourth. Jeter ran a 10.90 into a -1.4m headwind. The difference between second and fourth was 10.97, 10.98, 10.99.