{"id":147444,"date":"2025-09-16T13:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/147444\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T13:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:13:12","slug":"live-updates-world-athletics-championships-2025-in-tokyo-day-four-jess-hull-in-1500m-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/147444\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo, Day four, Jess Hull in 1,500m final"},"content":{"rendered":"

3h agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 9:43amLive updates: World Athletics Championships, Day 4\"Simon<\/p>\n

Day four results:<\/p>\n

Peter Bol, Luke Boyes and Peyton Craig are all eliminated from the 800m in the heats.Desleigh Owusu overstepped twice from three attempts as she failed to qualify for the women’s triple jump final.Yual Reath failed at his second height in the final of the men’s high jump<\/p>\n

Aussies in action on night four:<\/p>\n

Men’s 400m semifinal (10:35pm AEST):\u00a0Reece Holder (Heat 1, Lane 8)
\ud83c\udfc5 Women’s 1,500m final (11:05pm AEST): Jessica Hull2m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 1:09pm1,500M FINAL: JESS HULL WINS BRONZE!\"Simon<\/p>\n

3m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 1:09pm<\/p>\n

1,500M FINAL: Final lap\"Simon<\/p>\n

Kipyegon leads through the bell.<\/p>\n

Hull is alone behind her now.<\/p>\n

Hull is shoving Chepchirchir to keep herself out in space!<\/p>\n

4m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 1:08pm<\/p>\n

1,500M FINAL: Two laps to go\"Simon<\/p>\n

Hull is well placed.<\/p>\n

Kipyegon is leading and Hull is just behind her, with Nelly Chepchirchir coming alongside.<\/p>\n

5m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 1:07pm<\/p>\n

1,500M FINAL: Three laps to go\"Simon<\/p>\n

It’s Kipyegon and Hull leading the way at the moment.<\/p>\n

These two, gold and silver at the Olympics, are leading things out and dictating the pace.<\/p>\n

6m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 1:06pm<\/p>\n

1,500M FINAL: Here we go\"Simon<\/p>\n

Jess Hull at the back to start and she has to go around the outside on the back straight to get into a good position around the home bend.<\/p>\n

9m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 1:03pm<\/p>\n

1,500M FINAL: Jess Hull’s rise to Olympic silver\"Simon\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

While we wait for the women’s 1,500m to start, why not relive the moment that Jess Hull solidified her place among the very best in the world with her thrilling silver at the Olympics last year.<\/p>\n

Hull’s meteoric rise to the pinnacle of the sport’s timing sheets has been a joy to behold, but the way she ran in Paris showed she also has a hell of a lot of race smarts to her credit too.<\/p>\n

11m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 1:01pm<\/p>\n

MEN’S 1,500M FALLOUT: Olympic champion’s disqualification appeal dismissed\"Simon<\/p>\n

– Reuters<\/p>\n

\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Olympic 1,500 metres champion Cole Hocker of the United States was disqualified from the event at the world championships on Monday after he barged his way through a crowd on the home straight of his semifinal to earn a qualifying slot.<\/p>\n

Hocker was boxed in on the inside with nowhere to go – just as he had been in the Olympic final a year ago.<\/p>\n

He saw a sliver of a gap open and charged through between two rivals, even turning slightly sideways to go through shoulder-first, and then broke clear to finish second.<\/p>\n

“It was tight, I was looking for any kind of gap I could find,” Hocker said after the race.<\/p>\n

“I tried my best to get through there as cleanly as possible, but I knew everybody was going to be coming from behind really fast.<\/p>\n

“I got a little bit trapped in there. I have been in that position a few times before and I just tried to stay calm. I trust my instincts and just try to move through as well as I can.”<\/p>\n

On this occasion his instincts did not work out and the US team’s appeal was rejected.<\/p>\n

Dutchman Niels Laros was the fastest qualifier for Wednesday’s final, with British duo Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman – the last two world champions – also going through strongly.<\/p>\n

12m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:59pm<\/p>\n

1,500M FINAL: Jess Hull has ’10 to 15 per cent’ chance of winning gold\"Simon\"\"(AP Photo)<\/p>\n

But that’s all she needs in order to believe.<\/p>\n

Jess Hull is about to step up and race the 1,500m and is a genuine medal chance.<\/p>\n

The Australian is up against the Kenyan legend and three-time Olympic champion, Faith Kipeygon – amongst others in a very stacked field.<\/p>\n

But despite being the underdog, Hull is ready to “give it a good crack.”<\/p>\n

Read more here.<\/p>\n

19m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:53pmMEN’S 400M SEMIFINAL: Reece Holder knocked out\"Simon<\/p>\n

Oh that’s disappointing for Reece Holder.<\/p>\n

He may have felt relatively happy with how he was sitting.<\/p>\n

But that second semifinal heat was so fast, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi ran 43.61, the best time in the world this year and a massive personal best to win it.<\/p>\n

Risheen McDonald of Jamaica was second with a season’s best 44.04.<\/p>\n

And then the next two runners were both able to record faster times than Holder.<\/p>\n

Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago went 44.12 and Jacory Patterson of the USA, 44.19 to replace Holder in the fastest non-qualifier spots.<\/p>\n

\"\"(Getty Images)28m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:43pmMEN’S 400M SEMIFINAL: Reece Holder finishes third in his semifinal heat!\"Simon<\/p>\n

That’s not enough for an automatic qualification spot but it’s still a fine effort!<\/p>\n

He was leading through 200m. Leading through 300m.<\/p>\n

And then was swamped a little bit by Lee Bekempilo Eppie, with heat winner Zakithi Nene cruising ahead on the home straight.<\/p>\n

\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Holder’s time is 44.63.<\/p>\n

He is not an automatic qualifier but sits in a strong position in terms of getting into to final as a fastest non-qualifier.<\/p>\n

Just the other two semifinals to go now…<\/p>\n

30m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:42pm<\/p>\n

MEN’S 400M SEMIFINAL\"Simon<\/p>\n

Long, long delay for the first heat.<\/p>\n

There was some wobbling first.<\/p>\n

Then a false start but all the athletes were given the green card to say that it was nobodies fault.<\/p>\n

And now we’re all waiting while the officials flutter around trying to work out what’s going on.<\/p>\n

How is this for the nerves for these athletes?<\/p>\n

Reece Holder is untying and retying the laces on his spikes to keep busy.<\/p>\n

34m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:38pm<\/p>\n

The luck has to turn…\"Simon<\/p>\n

“What do you do to change your luck? I’ve tried being very very quiet – It didn’t work for Elmer Fudd and it’s not working for me either…<\/p>\n

– Mike<\/p>\n

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35m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:37pm<\/p>\n

MEN’S 400M SEMIFINAL: Reece Holder to race in heat one\"Simon<\/p>\n

Three heats in this one, first two from each to qualify, plus the two fastest non-qualifiers from across the three races.<\/p>\n

Reece Holder goes in this one for Australia.<\/p>\n

He looked brilliant through 360 metres in the heats, before someone dropped a piano on his back and he started to flounder.<\/p>\n

Here’s what he told ABC Sport’s David Mark after that race.<\/p>\n

“I felt very comfortable,” Holder said.<\/p>\n

“I really enjoyed it, I put a good, decent race together. Let’s see what happens in the semis.”<\/p>\n

Let’s see, shall we?<\/p>\n

39m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:33pmMEN’S HIGH JUMP: Yual Reath is out\"Simon<\/p>\n

More bad news from an Australian perspective.<\/p>\n

Yual Reath is out of the men’s high jump at the second height.<\/p>\n

He failed to clear 2.24 and will finish in joint 10th place in the 12-person final.<\/p>\n

41m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:31pm<\/p>\n

WOMEN’S 400M: McLaughlin-Levrone cruises, ‘Aussie’ Amber Anning qualifies\"Simon<\/p>\n

Well isn’t that a turn up for the books.<\/p>\n

American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has absolutely smashed the American record, running a frankly ridiculous 48.29 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year.<\/p>\n

She is absolutely astonishing.<\/p>\n

Normally seen over hurdles, the American legend looked like she was jogging and won by 10 metres.<\/p>\n

The world record is a relic from the dark era of world athletics,\u00a047.60 seconds by Marita Koch in 1985.<\/p>\n

McLaughlin-Levrone is a real chance of getting that.<\/p>\n

Second place in that heat was Amber Anning of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Yes, she’s from Britain, born in London and schooled in Brighton, but between those periods in her life she spent a significant amount of time in Australia and, according to her university athlete bio, holds Australian citizenship.<\/p>\n

We’ll claim her, she’s in the final.<\/p>\n

Well done Aussie Amber!<\/p>\n

49m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:23pm<\/p>\n

MEN’S HIGH JUMP: Yual Reath’s PB?\"Simon<\/p>\n

What is Reath\u2019s PB, please?<\/p>\n

– Leanne W<\/p>\n

Hi Leanne.<\/p>\n

His PB stands at 2.30m from last year.<\/p>\n

This year though he only has a season’s best of 2.25m, which he has gone over twice in competition.<\/p>\n

So the height he’s attempting now, 2.24, is not far off the best he’s managed in over 12 months.<\/p>\n

52m agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:20pm<\/p>\n

WOMEN’S 400M: Olympic champion almost stuffs it up\"Simon<\/p>\n

My word what was that!<\/p>\n

Olympic champ Marileidy Paulino was ever so comfortable at the front of the field.<\/p>\n

So comfortable that she seemingly fell asleep with 10 metres to go, slowing to such an extent that she was overtaken by one athlete (Natalia Bukowiecka) and nearly by a second (Henriette J\u00e6ger) as well!<\/p>\n

\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

That would have been an insane way to put your final qualification hopes in jeopardy!<\/p>\n

Only the top two qualify automatically.<\/p>\n

Paulino avoided disaster. Just.<\/p>\n

1h agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:06pm<\/p>\n

MEN’S HIGH JUMP: Yual Reath sneaks over opening height\"Simon<\/p>\n

Oh my goodness, that was a little bit too close for comfort for Yual Reath.<\/p>\n

\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The Australian had two failures at 2.20m and needed the third to sneak over.<\/p>\n

A heart-stopping start to the event.<\/p>\n

Both Sanghyeok Woo,\u00a0Hamish Kerr and Oleh Doroshchuk were clear first time around and are also comfortably over 2.24 as well.<\/p>\n

We have already lost Jamaica’s Romaine Beckford.<\/p>\n

1h agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 12:02pm’You’ve got one move to make in the 800 and I think I made a few too many’: Peter Bol\"Simon\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Peter Bol sounded pretty deflated when he spoke to David Mark.<\/p>\n

“It’s hard to reflect on,” Bol said.<\/p>\n

“But at the same time it’s the World Championships, you’ve got to be pretty happy with that. Disappointed with the result, but happy to be in Tokyo and running for Australia against the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

“Gotta take that as a positive.”<\/p>\n

He said it was hard to put his finger on exactly what the issue was during the race.<\/p>\n

“It’s hard to tell you what it was,” he says.<\/p>\n

“You’ve got one move to make in the 800 and I think I made a few too many and I think that’s what cost me.<\/p>\n

“It actually felt pretty hard today. But I think it felt hard for everyone.<\/p>\n

“Everyone didn’t look the best … they’ll look better through the rounds.<\/p>\n

“I was hoping to get better through the rounds.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"3h agoTue 16 Sep 2025 at 9:43amLive updates: World Athletics Championships, Day 4 Day four results: Peter Bol,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[99633,99635,64,63,7285,2649,8913,4125,6462,16496,99634,85,95194,81437],"class_list":["post-147444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-1500m-final","tag-800m","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-blog","tag-final","tag-jess-hull","tag-live","tag-live-updates","tag-medal","tag-peter-bol","tag-sports","tag-tokyo-2025","tag-world-athletics-championships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}