Where: Eugene, Oregon, USA.
TV/radio: SVT, SVT Play and SR P4 Radiosporten.
Time program: men, decathlon, height (01.10), women, 4×400 m (02.10), men, 4×400 m (02.40), triple jump, final (03.00), 800 m, final (03.10), women, 5,000 m, final ( 03.25), men, javelin, final (03.35), decathlon, 400 m (03.55), women, 4×100 m, final (04.30), men, 4×100 m, final (04.50), walk, 35 km (15.15), decathlon, 110m hurdles (18.35), discus, group A (19.30), group B (20.40), pole, group A (21.15), group B (22.15).
Svenskkollen: Perseus Karlström laces up the dojos again, this time for a 35 kilometer walk. A distance that Karlström, according to his own statement, both invested the most in and is the favourite. Earlier this year, he won gold at the team WC in Oman at the same distance. So could be a new medal, despite the fact that he both sprained his foot and got abrasions when he won bronze in 20 kilometers earlier during the WC in Eugene.
In addition, decathlete Marcus Nilsson is once again on the move. However, there will be no finals for Andreas Kramer, who was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 800 meters.
Star round: The world’s fastest man Fred Kerley misses the 4×100 meter relay due to an injury. However, the home nation can still use names such as Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell, who won bronze and silver respectively in the 100 meters.
Garrett Scantling won the U.S. decathlon championships with a world annual best of 8,867 points. However, he will not participate in the WC. Namely, Scantling has been provisionally suspended during an ongoing investigation into doping offences, which was initiated because he is said to have missed three doping controls.
“Unfortunately there are no extenuating circumstances for being forgetful, you have to take responsibility and move on,” Scantling wrote on social media.