Warholm led the way into the home straight and hung on to win in 47.42 seconds from American Rai Benjamin (47.66) and Samba (48.03). "It is easy to say afterwards that this was going to happen but I wasn't too sure, to be honest," he said. Ethiopian Muktar Edris won back-to-back world titles in the 5,000m while Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech made up for her 2017 drama with an emphatic 3,000m steeplechase gold. In preliminary action, American favourite Noah Lyles coasted into the 200m final and Britain's 100m silver medallist Dina Asher-Smith led the way the women's 200m heats in a depleted field. The championships continue on Tuesday with four finals: men's 200m, 800m and pole vault, and women's javelin.

Source: Ethiopian News September 30, 2019 23:26 UTC