In other Canadian results, Brittany Crew, of Mississauga, Ont., was 10th in the women’s shot put at 17.61m. Meanwhile, Damian Warner of London, Ont., was in second the heptathlon after the first four events — the 60-m sprint, long jump, shot put and high jump — with 3,491 points. In another first, every runner in a world championship race was disqualified, in a 400-metre heat. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND—Juan Miguel Echevarria became the youngest male field event winner when he took the long jump and Katarina Johnson-Thompson claimed her first global title in the pentathlon at the world indoor athletics championships on Friday. In the women’s 60, Ahoure clocked 6.97 seconds to secure Ivory Coast’s first gold at the world indoors.

Source: thestar March 03, 2018 00:00 UTC