Live text commentary from day three of the 2010 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha

Posted: Sunday 14th March 2010 | 14:06

By Holly Hamilton, Sportsbeat

SO CLOSE: Jenny Meadows was overtaken in the home straight as she won silver in the 800m (Getty Images)
SO CLOSE: Jenny Meadows was overtaken in the home straight as she had to settle for silver in the 800m (Getty Images)

KEEP REFRESHING FOR LIVE UPDATES FROM THE ASPIRE DOME IN DOHA

19:45 (+3 GMT): Enjoy some of the highlights from the weekend:

An unexpected bronze for Great Britain in the 4x400m.

Jenny Meadows gets silver in the 800m.

Tamgho smashes triple jump world record to take gold.

Jess Ennis storms to pentathlon gold.

Dwain Chambers thunders to 60m title.

19:20 (+3 GMT): I musn't forget about the other medals in the triple jump after all the excitement surrounding Tamgho's world record effort.

Cuba's Yoandris Betanzos jumped 17.69m to take silver.

His teammate Arnie David Girat took bronze with a jump of 17.36m.

That's all the medals decided now. Thanks for enjoying it with us.

19:16 (+3 GMT): Read more about Great Britain's fourth medal of the weekend here.

The final medal ceremonies are now taking place. What a great few days of athletics, the outdoor season should be a cracker.

19:12 (+3 GMT): We've got our first world record of the Championships in the last event!

Teddy Tamgho has just jumped 17.90m for France in the triple jump and he is already doing his lap of honour loving the crowd's attention.

He has taken the title and beaten the record by 7cm. Fantastic stuff.

19:05 (+3 GMT): It's almost all over here in Doha, the last medals to be dished out will be in the men's triple jump as the athletes are on their sixth and final jumps.

18:58 (+3 GMT): Buck was thrilled with bronze as he crossed the line arms raised. He led home Conrad Williams, Nigel Levine and Chris Clark to get Great Britain's second medal of the day following Meadow's silver earlier on.

Very bizarre that both Andretti Bain of the Bahamas and Sanjay Ayre for Jamaica pulled up injured on the same lap. There definitely wasn't any contact between the two on that second lap.

The Dominican Republic have been disqualified so that means Great Britain technically finished last. Still a medal is a medal!

18:53 (+3 GMT):  Great Britain take bronze! Richard Buck runs an outstanding final leg after Jamaica and the Bahamas fail to finish leaving the medal positions wide open.

Apart from gold of course, that was always going to go to the USA and they didn't disappoint finishing miles ahead in a time of 3:03.43 minutes.

Belgium take the silver with the Dominican Republic the only team to finish but not actually collect a medal.

18:48 (+3 GMT): The men's 4x400m relay is about to get underway. The Americans are definite favourites but I have a good feeling about Team GB.

18:45 (+3 GMT):  Ivan Ukhov has claimed the gold in the men's high jump as he is the only one to clear 2.36m.

His teammate Yaroslav Rybakov takes silver to make it a Russian one-two.

Dusty Jonas takes the bronze for the USA.

18:40 (+3 GMT): We have one event left on the track with the men's 4x400m relay coming up. Still going on are the men's high jump and triple jump but the evening is drawing to a close in Doha.

Read more about Robles victory in the men's 60m hurdles here.

Twitter Sportsbeat I can't believe Isinbaeva has let the pressure get to her so badly this weekend, she should have cleared 4.75 - poor effort

Sportsbeat's David Jordan on Twitter

18:33 (+3 GMT): Fabiana takes gold for Brazil in the women's pole vault after clearing 4.80m at the first attempt.

Russia's Svetlana Feofanova also cleared 4.80m but it was her second attempt so she takes silver.

Anna Rogowska from Poland won bronze with 4.70m as Isinbaeva comes fourth in one of the biggest upsets of the day.

18:29 (+3 GMT): So the USA's Trammell takes silver and he looks gutted that he couldn't quite dip below Robles on the line.

Bronze goes to American David Oliver.

18:26 (+3 GMT):  Dayron Robles just pips Terence Trammell to win gold in the men's 60m hurdles in 7.34 seconds.

18:16 (+3 GMT): Campbell-Brown wins in 7 seconds.

 Laverne Jones-Ferrette wins silver for the Virgin Islands.

Carmelita Jeter takes bronze for the USA.

18:14 (+3 GMT):  It's Veronica Campbell-Brown!

18:09 (+3 GMT): Next up is the women's 60m final. Who will win the battle of the double barrels? Campbell-Brown or Jones-Ferrette?

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