(MENAFN- The Peninsula) By Armstrong Vas | The Peninsula
Doha: Steven Gardiner gave something to cheer about for the Hurricane Dorian hit Bahamas as he won the men's 400m at the IAAF World Championships in empathic fashion at the Khalifa International Stadium yesterday.
The 2017 silver medalist clocked 43.48 secs to win gold. Gardiner comes from Abaco town which saw the maximum destruction during last month's natural calamity.
Anthony Zambrano of Colombia claimed silver for his first world medal, leaving Fred Kerley of the United States to settle for bronze.
Steven upped his pace through the second bend and striding away from to a Bahamas national record and the second fastest time in the world this year.
Meanwhile in the men's the 3,000m steeplechase Conseslus Kipruto of Kenya stormed to the gold winning the event in a photo finish.
The winning time was 8 minutes 1.35 seconds, the fastest by anyone this season. was the fastest time this year and the second fastest winning time at a world championships.
The 2016 Olympic and 2017 world champion overhauled Ethiopian 18-year-old Lamecha Girma on the final stretch to win by just one-hundredth of a second with the Ethiopian having had to settle for the silver.
Soufiane El Bakkali got the bronze. The Moroccan was in contention at the bell but couldn't live with the finishing speed of the front two.
Meanwhile, Cuba dominated the women's discus throw with a 1-2.
Yaime Perez and Denia Caballero won the first two places leaving Crotian Perez threw 69.17 at her fifth attempt to snatch the lead from Caballero, whose best mark was 68.44. Sandra Perkovic, the Olympic champion, had to settle for bronze with 66.72 after fouling her last three throws.
Caballero lost her world title to Perkovic in 2017, but yesterday Perez beat them both.
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