WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 7 RECAP

We’re a full week into the World Championships and the meet just keeps getting better! Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, and Jasmine Todd are joined again by Mitch Dyer to break down the electric 200m finals on both the men’s and women’s sides, the women’s triple jump where Yulimar Rojas secured gold on her final jump, the stacked 4x100m relay semifinals, and much more.

Day 7’s most notable moments include:

– Women’s 200m: Shericka Jackson won with a 21.41 championship record and 2nd fastest mark of all time + Americans Gabby Thomas and Sha’Carri Richardson took silver and bronze respectively. 

– Men’s 200m: Four days after his 100m victory, Noah Lyles returned to the top of the podium with his third straight gold in the 200m with a 19.52 win + the silver and bronze medals went to Erriyon Knighton and Letsile Tebogo.

– Women’s triple jump: After sitting in 8th place heading into her final attempt, Yulimar Rojas leapt 15.08m to win over Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk’s 15.00m jump.

– Keely Hodgkinson ran 1:58.48 for the fastest time heading into the final + Athing Mu got tripped up during the race but managed to qualify for the final with a 1:58.78.

– Men’s 4x100m relay: Team USA and Team Jamaica both advanced smoothly to the final with the U.S. finishing just ahead, 37.67 to 37.68.

– Women’s 4x100m relay: The Jamaican squad cruised through the semifinal with a 41.70 heat win anchored by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

– A lot more!

As an official partner of World Athletics, ASICS is proud to support all of CITIUS MAG’s content throughout this year’s World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023. CITIUS MAG is the premier destination for real-time competition updates, in-depth analysis and interviews with your favorite track and field athletes.

CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: The show will air on the CITIUS MAG YouTube Channel between the morning and evening sessions of competition (Every day at 8 a.m. EST in the U.S.). 

CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will be also available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows. 
DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures.