Stratton jump a long way short

AUSTRALIA’S Brooke Stratton finished a disappointing 10th in the women’s longjump final at the world championships yesterday.

Stratton, who holds the Australian record of 7.05m, had been concerned about her form leading into

Doha and those problems persisted in the final.

The Commonwealth Games silver medallist’s first jump of 6.46m was her best, but it wasn’t enough to advance.

Germany’s Malaika Mihambo blew the field away with a gold-medal winning jump of 7.30m. Ukraine’s Maryna Bekh-romanchuk took silver with 6.92m.

It wasn’t a happy ending to the championships for the Australian team.

Michelle Jenneke and Brianna Beahan failed to advance to the 100m hurdles final.

Jenneke was unable to back up her sub-13sec heat run, finishing seventh in 13.09sec in the first semi-final.

Beahan clocked 13.38 to be eighth in the last semi-final.

Defending champion Sally Pearson, who retired in August because of injury, was in the stands doing commentary for the BBC.

In her absence, America’s Nia Ali upset her teammate Kendra Harrison to take the gold in a personal best 12.34.

Harrison, who set the world record of 12.20 in 2016, finished second in 12.46.

Jamaica’s Danielle ams was third in 12.47.

Ali did a memorable victory lap with her children Titus, 4, and 15-month-old Yuri, whose father is Canadian sprint star Andre de Grasse.

The highlight of the final night of competition was a brilliant frontrunning display from Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot in the 1500m final.

Cheruiyot, the 2017 world championships silver medallist, won easily in 3min 29.26sec, defeating Algeria’s Taoufik Makhloufi (3:31.38) and Poland’s Marcin Lewandowski (3:31.46). WilliAustralia’s Brooke Stratton competes in the women’s longjump final in Doha yesterday. Pictures: GETTY IMAGES