IAAF Update: Usain Wins 100m Final; Where To Get Tickets Even Though Sold Out

Usain Bolt did it again this weekend, winning gold at the same stadium he blasted onto the world stage in at the 2008 Olympics. Last night, Bolt crossed the finish line at the IAAF World Athletics Championships men's 100m finals with a time 9.79 seconds, following Justin Gatlin, who took the silver medal a mere 0.01 seconds behind and forfeiting probably his best chance to beat the unstoppable Jamaican. Bronze was shared between Andre de Grasse and Trayvon Bromell, finishing at 9.92 seconds. Chinese hopeful Su Bingtian came last with a time of 10.06.

However exciting this race was, the IAAF is not over yet, with events going on until the end of this month. This is the schedule for the rest of the week:

August 24, Monday
Afternoon
Men’s Pole Vault Final; Men's 3,000 Meters Steeplechase Final
Women’s 100 Meters Final; Women's 10,000 Meters Final; Women's Triple Jump Final

August 25, Tuesday
Afternoon
Men’s 400 Meters Hurdles Final; Men's 800 Meters Final; Men's Long Jump Final
Women’s 1,500 Meters Final; Women's Discus Throw Final

August 26, Wednesday
Afternoon
Men’s Javelin Throw Final; Men's 400 Meters Final
Women’s 400 Meters Hurdles Final; Women's 3,000 Meters Steeplechase Final; Women's Pole Vault Final

August 27, Thursday
Afternoon
Men’s 200 Meters Final; Men's Triple Jump Final
Women’s 400 Meters; Women's Hammer Throw Final

August 28, Friday
Afternoon
Men’s 110 Meters Hurdles Final
Women’s 200 Meters Final; Women's 100 Meters Hurdles Final

August 29, Saturday
Afternoon
Men’s 5,000 Meters Final; Men's Discus Throw Final; Men's 4x100 Meters Relay Final
Women’s High Jump Final; Women's 800 Meters Final; Women's 4x100 Meters Relay Final

August 30, Sunday
Morning
Women’s Marathon Final

Afternoon
Men’s High Jump Final; Men's 1,500 Meters Final; Men's 4x400 Meters Relay Final
Women’s Javelin Throw Final; Women's 5,000 Meters Final; Women's 4x400 Meters Relay Final

Tickets are no longer available officially, but touts outside the stadium will still sell them to you as with any big event. Just make sure you're buying genuine tickets and bargain hard! Who knows, you might get a great deal.

Correction: Su Bingtian's time was corrected from 9.99 seconds to 10.06. Su ran 9.99 seconds in the semi-finals earlier in the day to make him the first Chinese sprinter to record a sub-10 second run.

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