World Athletics Championship: Closer of Portugal defeated Whiteman to win 1,500 meters for men

Tokyo, September 18 (IANS). Isaac closer to Portugal made history by winning a dramatic victory in the 1,500 meters race at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Britain’s 2022 world champion Jake Whiteman finished second with a time of 3: 34.12 seconds and missed the title, while Reynold Cheruiyot of Kenya won a bronze medal with a time of 3: 34.25 seconds. The victory is Neinst’s first world title, an unprecedented achievement for the 26 -year -old player. Earlier, his best performance was internationally to finish in the top eight in the world championships in the world. Kenya’s Faith Cherotich won an incredible victory in the Women’s 3000 meters Steepperts event on the world athletics championship here on Wednesday. The 2023 Budapest World Championships and 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist in Paris, Cherotich, won the gold medal with a record time of 8 minutes 51.59 seconds. Vinfred Yavi of defending champions and Olympic gold medalist Bahrain won the silver medal with a time of 8: 56.46 seconds, while Sembo Almayu of Ethiopia won a bronze medal with a personal best time of 8: 58.86. Meanwhile, in men’s javelin competition, defending champions Verenaj Chopra and the Olympic gold medal of Paris, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, qualified for the finals in various styles. Chopra, a two -time medalist at the Olympic and World Championships, crossed the qualifying standard with his first throw of 84.85 meters. Nadeem came to a third and final attempt to make a spear by throwing a spear up to 85.28 meters before confirming his place. Chopra, 27, finishes fifth on the list of qualifying throat. The two -time world champion Granada’s Anderson Peters finished 89.83 meters above, while the German’s Julian Weber finished second with 87.21 meters. Nadeem finishes fourth. Earlier, New Zealand Olympic champion Hamish Kerr won the men’s high jump final on Tuesday. 29 -year -old Chopra achieved the best in the world to win his first global outdoor title by covering a distance of 2.36 meters. Wu Song-Hyok of South Korea, the World Champion for Indoor of 2022, won his second world championship silver medal after 2022 by covering a distance of 2.34 meters. John Stephala of the Czech Republic won a bronze medal by covering a distance of 2.31 meters and defeating Oleh Doroshchuk of Ukraine on the setback. -Ians pack/ share these story tags