DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Latest on the track and field world championships early Friday (all times local):12:40 p.m.Niklas Kaul of Germany has won gold in the decathlon after a strong finish in the javelin and 1,500 meters. Estonia’s Maicel Uibo, the husband of world 400 silver medalist Shaunae Miller-Uibo, was second with 8,604. ___12:20 p.m.Katarina Johnson-Thompson has swept to the gold medal in the heptathlon, capping a steady rise to the top for the British competitor. Johnson-Thompson failed to reach the medals at the 2017 world championships and was second to Olympic champion Nafi Thiam at last year’s European championships. ___11:55 p.m.Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser has won the women’s 400 meters in the third-fastest time ever, leaving Shaunae Miller-Uibo still without a world championship gold medal.

Source: Ethiopian News October 03, 2019 17:24 UTC