Bartoletta takes 3rd in long jump

Tianna Bartoletta’s bid to defend her world title in the long jump at the World Athletic Championships did not work out as she hoped.

The Olympic champion from the United States took bronze on Aug. 11 with her last jump of 6.97 meters.

Brittney Reese of the United States won her fourth world title in the long jump with a mark of 7.02 meters.

Reese won the Olympic gold medal in the same stadium five years ago.

Darya Klishina of Russia, competing as a neutral athlete because of her country’s doping past, took silver with a jump of 7.00 meters.

On a night of even more upsets, Dafne Schippers restored some normalcy Friday when she proved again she is the fastest woman over 200 meters at the world championships.

The Dutchwoman dipped at the line just ahead of Marie-Josee Ta Lou in another extremely close race to defend her title in 20.05 seconds.

“I really had to fight for it today,” Schippers said. “It is not an easy life but it can be beautiful.”

The most jaw-dropping result in a week of upsets at the Olympic Stadium came in the women’s steeplechase, where the United States clinched an unlikely 1-2 finish at the expense of the Kenyans.

Emma Coburn took the lead for good at the final water jump and kicked for home to finish in a championship record of 9:02.58.

“Oh my goodness, what a race to be part of,” Coburn said. “I never expected to win in that time but I kept pressing. It is pretty amazing to get a championship record.”