Shericka Jackson pressured Twanisha Terry on the run but the American held off and secured the host country’s tenth gold and 27th overall medal.
The 28th came just moments later, when the men’s team took silver in the 4×100 meters. Canada won gold in 37.48.
The Portuguese Pedro Pichardo continues to have great success in three stages. He won Olympic gold in Tokyo and leaves the World Athletics Championships with the same value.
The 29-year-old decided the final with 17.95 meters already in the first jump.
In the javelin final, Anderson Peters defended the World Cup gold from Doha 2019. The Grenadier won at 90.54 – 2.41 meters further than Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra from India.