TOKYO:

Noah Lyles will seek to rebound from defeat in the 100 metres by safely negotiating the heats of the 200m on day five of the world championships on Wednesday, while Britain's Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman each go for a second 1,500m title.

Katie Moon will be gunning for a third gold in the women's pole vault in the Tokyo stadium where she also won Olympic gold in 2021.

AFP Sport looks at three stand-out events:

A cat was put among the pigeons in this ultra-competitive event when Norway's 2021 Olympic champion failed to make it out of the heats.

Ingebrigtsen sustained an Achilles injury after sweeping to a world indoor double in March, and a first outdoor outing in Tokyo proved too much.

Then Olympic champion Cole Hocker was disqualified in the semi-finals on Monday for 'jostling

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