Passing 400m in 54.17 seconds it seemed the Kenyan kingpin was leaving himself wide open to a host of fast finishers, but there was no stopping him in the home straight.
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Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon took silver and Sifan Hassan [Netherlands] came third. She will be seeking to complete a 1,500-5,000 double next weekend.
Olympic champion and world record holder David Rudisha ran from the front and trusted his finishing pace to regain the world 800 metres title on Tuesday.
Bett put on a strong performance to run the world leading time as 23-year-old he had never broken 49 seconds at sea level. Russian Denis Kudryavtsev came second in 48.05 and Jeffery Gibson from Bahamas was third in 48.17.
It took the 24-year-old roughly 1:57.2 to run the last 800m of the 1500m final to win the race.
Whilst in the women’s discus, Cuba’s Denia Caballero won gold with a throw of 69.28 metres in the opening round, to finish ahead of reigning champion Sandra Perkovic (Croatia) and European silver medalist Nadine Muller (Germany).
Usain Bolt icily dismissed the threat of American Justin Gatlin after the fierce rivals cruised into the semi-finals of the 200m at the world championships on Tuesday.
Kenyan Olympic champion relies on tactical superiority to win 800m gold.
The 25-year-old Perkovic just lost four times in three years she has tasted defeat only four times but her loss to Gaballero hinted the upset in Beijing.
She was the only competitor to beat the 50-second mark, with Shericka Jackson coming in second at 50.03 seconds.
Gatlin, unbeaten in the 200m since 2013 and who owns the fastest time of the year (19.57sec), was even more dominant in the following heat.
A exhausted Bolt and an emotionally worn out Gatlin progressed towards their second blockbuster sprint showdown of the championships by easing through their heats.
If Ashton Eaton looks cool under pressure in the decathlon at the world championships, it’s because he is.
It marked the Olympic champion’s belated return to the summit of the event, having missed the World Championships in Moscow two years ago through injury. Researchers for his sponsor, Nike, came up with a cap that contains inner layers that are created to keep water cool without leaking.
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“At the beginning, I thought, ‘No way this is going to be cool, ‘” said Eaton, whose wife, Brianne Theisen-Easton, won silver in the heptathlon.
