The penultimate day of competition includes some of the championship’s most anticipated events.
Blanka VlaÅ¡ic would typically be the overwhelming favorite in the women’s high jump but a recent knee injury puts her title defense in jeopardy. Defending javelin champ Andreas Thorkildsen typically comes up big in championship meets but didn’t look great in the prelims. He is the only thrower to pass or even sniff the 90 meter mark this season.
The men’s 1500 will likely come down to Kenyans Silas Kiplagat and Asbel Kiprop though NCAA products Nick Willis, Matt Centrowitz and Ciaran O’Lionaird will seek to contend for medals in an event that has been unpredictable thus far. Australia’s Sally Pearson has continued to look dominant in the heats of the 100 meter hurdles. Usain Bolt seeks to redeem his infamous 100 meter false start by crushing the field over the half-lap distance. Look for the United States women to win the 4×400 meter relay with Russia giving a formidable challenge.
Morning Session
| Daegu Date/Time | Event | Round | Eastern Date/Time | Central Date/Time | Mountain Date/Time | Pacific Date/Time |
| Sept 3 08:00 am | M 50k Race Walk | Final | Sept 2 07:00 pm | Sept 2 06:00 pm | Sept 2 05:00 pm | Sept 2 04:00 pm |
Evening Session
| Daegu Date/Time | Event | Round | Eastern Date/Time | Central Date/Time | Mountain Date/Time | Pacific Date/Time |
| Sept 3 07:00 pm | W High Jump | Final | Sept 3 06:00 am | Sept 3 05:00 am | Sept 3 04:00 am | Sept 3 03:00 am |
| Sept 3 07:10 pm | M Javelin Throw | Final | Sept 3 06:10 am | Sept 3 05:10 am | Sept 3 04:10 am | Sept 3 03:10 am |
| Sept 3 07:15 pm | W 100 Meter Hurdles | Semi-Final | Sept 3 06:15 am | Sept 3 05:15 am | Sept 3 04:15 am | Sept 3 03:15 am |
| Sept 3 07:45 pm | W 800 Meters T54 | Final | Sept 3 06:45 am | Sept 3 05:45 am | Sept 3 04:45 am | Sept 3 03:45 am |
| Sept 3 07:55 pm | M 400 Meters T53 | Final | Sept 3 06:55 am | Sept 3 05:55 am | Sept 3 04:55 am | Sept 3 03:55 am |
| Sept 3 08:15 pm | M 1500 Meters | Final | Sept 3 07:15 am | Sept 3 06:15 am | Sept 3 05:15 am | Sept 3 04:15 am |
| Sept 3 08:40 pm | W 4×400 Meter Relay | Final | Sept 3 07:40 am | Sept 3 06:40 am | Sept 3 05:40 am | Sept 3 04:40 am |
| Sept 3 09:00 pm | W 100 Meter Hurdles | Final | Sept 3 08:00 am | Sept 3 07:00 am | Sept 3 06:00 am | Sept 3 05:00 am |
| Sept 3 09:20 pm | M 200 Meters | Final | Sept 3 08:20 am | Sept 3 07:20 am | Sept 3 06:20 am | Sept 3 05:20 am |
Kevin Liao is your typical running nerd, following the sport for years before starting Spiked Up, Psyched Up. Kevin was previously the cross country and track & field correspondent for Capital One Cup. When not writing, watching Flotrack videos and reading Letsrun.com, Kevin also finds time to run fairly competitively with PR's of 4:12 (1500) and 15:23 (5k) and more famously winner of the 2009 Marshall Clark 4 Mile road race. He is a graduate of UC San Diego (explaining the site color scheme) and current resident of Sacramento, Calif. Among his other sporting interests are rooting for his hometown teams, the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors.
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