Namibia: Duplantis Reaches New Heights, Beamish Makes Kiwi History At Worlds

The world athletics championships were, not for the first time, the Armand Duplantis show on Monday although New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish did his best to share the spotlight after a shock win in the 3 000 metres steeplechase.

Duplantis kept the drama going to the end in Tokyo — after the Swede retained his crown he went on to break the world record for the 14th time, on his third and final attempt at 6.30 metres.

The 53 000-strong crowd had stayed rooted to their seats even though the action on…