WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPS, DAY 6: Athletes to watch

Day 6 marks the halfway point of the World Athletics Championships. So far, 24 titles have been decided, and 25 more remain up for grabs.

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Four finals are scheduled for Thursday, each with major global implications.

12:05 PM – WOMEN'S 5000m HEATS

• Gudaf Tsegay (Ethiopia)
• Beatrice Chebet (Kenya)
• Sifan Hassan (Netherlands)
• Ejgayehu Taye (Ethiopia)
• Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (Norway)
• Jessica Warner-Judd (Great Britain)

12:15 PM – WOMEN’S HIGH JUMP QUALIFICATION

• Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine)
• Nicola Olyslagers (Australia)
• Morgan Lake (Great Britain)
• Vashti Cunningham (USA)
• Elena Vallortigara (Italy)
• Karyna Demidik (Belarus)

12:23 PM – MEN’S JAVELIN THROW FINAL

• Neeraj Chopra (India)
• Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan)
• Julian Weber (Germany)
• Anderson Peters (Grenada)
• Julius Yego (Kenya)
• Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad & Tobago)

12:55 PM – WOMEN’S 800M HEATS

• Keely Hodgkinson
• Mary Moraa
• Jemma Reekie
• Halimah Nakaayi
• Tsige Duguma
• Audrey Werro
• Matoya Goule-Toppin
• Rénelle Lamote
• Prudence Sekgodiso (RSA)

1:55 PM – WOMEN’S TRIPLE JUMP FINAL

• Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela)
• Leyanis Perez Hernandez & Liadagmis Povea (Cuba)
• Thea LaFond (Dominica)

2:02 PM – MEN’S 200M SEMIFINAL

• Noah Lyles
• Letsile Tebogo
• Kenny Bednarek
• Bryan Levell
• Tapiwanashe Makarawu
• Gout Gout
• Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)
• Zharnel Hughes
• Andre De Grasse

2:24 PM – WOMEN’S 200M SEMI-FINAL

• Shericka Jackson
• Brittany Brown
• Amy Hunt
• Anthonique Strachan
• Melissa Jefferson-Wooden

2:45 PM – MEN’S 800M SEMIFINAL

• Marco Arop
• Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kenya)
• Djamel Sedjati
• Mark English
• Kethobogile Haingura
• Tshepiso Masalela (RSA)

3:10 PM – MEN’S 400M FINAL

• Collen Kebinatshipi (Botswana)
• Jacory Patterson (USA)
• Zakithi Nene (South Africa)
• Yuki Joseph Nakajima (Japan)

3:24 PM – WOMEN’S 400M FINAL

• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA)
• Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic)
• Salwa Eid Naser (Bahrain)