Kazakhstan's Kenyan-born Norah Jeruto clocked in after a record 8min 53.02sec in the women's 3000 meters steeplechase in Eugene ©Getty Images

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Jeruto's, right, time was the third-fastest of all time ©Getty Images
Jeruto's, right, time was the third-fastest of all time ©Getty Images
Jeruto finished ahead of Ethiopans Wekuha Getachew in second and third-placed Mekides Abebe who set a national record and personal best, respectively ©Getty Images
Jeruto finished ahead of Ethiopans Wekuha Getachew in second and third-placed Mekides Abebe who set a national record and personal best, respectively ©Getty Images
The win marked Jeruto's first senior global gold and the first ever title for Kazakhstan at the World Athletics Championships ©Getty Images
The win marked Jeruto's first senior global gold and the first ever title for Kazakhstan at the World Athletics Championships ©Getty Images
Bin Feng of China won the women's discus final after throwing a personal best 69.12 metres on her first attempt in the circle ©Getty Images
Bin Feng of China won the women's discus final after throwing a personal best 69.12 metres on her first attempt in the circle ©Getty Images
Bin Feng became China's second discus world champion after Li Yanfeng triumphed in 2011 ©Getty Images
Bin Feng became China's second discus world champion after Li Yanfeng triumphed in 2011 ©Getty Images
Croatia's Sandra Perković podiumed at the World Athletics Championships for the fifth time in a row, becoming the first woman to do so, as she secured silver with a throw of 68.45m ©Getty Images
Croatia's Sandra Perković podiumed at the World Athletics Championships for the fifth time in a row, becoming the first woman to do so, as she secured silver with a throw of 68.45m ©Getty Images
Tokyo 2020 champion Valarie Allman won the United States' first World Athletics Championships women's discus medal as she registered a 68.30m effort ©Getty Images
Tokyo 2020 champion Valarie Allman won the United States' first World Athletics Championships women's discus medal as she registered a 68.30m effort ©Getty Images
Allman's compatriot Michael Norman set the quickest time across three heats in the men's 200 metres semi-final with 44.30sec on the clock ©Getty Images
Allman's compatriot Michael Norman set the quickest time across three heats in the men's 200 metres semi-final with 44.30sec on the clock ©Getty Images
Shaunae Miller-Uibo's time of 49.55sec saw her lead the women's 200m semi-final ©Getty Images
Shaunae Miller-Uibo's time of 49.55sec saw her lead the women's 200m semi-final ©Getty Images