On Saturday morning, all eyes at Celebration Pointe focused on the Men’s and Women’s Outdoor 10K Run. Team USA’s Joseph Gray and Great Britain’s Ellie Stevens dominated the field enroute to Gold. Gray’s time of 31:06 bested Italy’s Umberto Persi by 16 seconds. Spain’s Ignacio Garcia Ramon won Bronze. Ellie Stevens time of 35:29 was 21 seconds ahead of Team’s USA Katie Sherron who took silver with April Lund wearing Bronze. 

“I felt really good the whole race,” said Gray. “You try to set a strong pace and get into a rhythm. Road races are all different so you can’t focus on time, you just must focus on you and the race you want to run.”

“This is amazing,” said Stevens. “I’ve been so focused on the track but back out on the road is where I feel the most comfortable. I enjoyed the course and being able to see everybody.”  

The 10K was Stevens first gold of the day. She also claimed the W40 1500m with a Championship Record time of 4:37.19. This week she has won 4 Gold Medals and set two Championship Records.     

The Women’s 1500m Finals also saw two more Championship Records. Sarah Roberts, W75, with a time of 6:02.35 and Clare Elms, W60, with 5:14.00. Zoe Doyle W45 of the Union Jack also won Gold with a time of 4:45.55. Team USA, Uruguay and Poland also took home Gold.   

The Men’s 1500m finals saw a World Record fall. Jean-Louis Esnault M85, of France, ran a 6:08.47 to set a new WR. Mark Symes, M55 of Great Britain, set a Championship Record at 4:21.42. Team USA’s David Clark also broke a Championship Record with a time of 3:56.51. Six more countries also found themselves atop the podium including Ireland, Netherlands, Uruguay, Canada, Italy and Saudi Arabia. 

In Indoor Jumps, four Championship Records were set. In the Women’s Pole Vault, W70, W75 and W80 age groups, Team USA’s Kay Glynn, Australia’s Wilma Perkins and Team USA’s Catherine Radle set new marks at 2.70m, 1.50m, and 1.60m. In the M80 Long Jump, Germany’s Eberhard Linke set a Championship Record with a jump of 4.24m. In the Men’s and Women’s Triple Jump, Team USA, Sweden, Germany and Poland all stood atop the podium. 

In Indoor Throws, W90 Flo Meiler continued her record-breaking week. She picked up her fourth Championship Record in Shot Put, her throw of 5.18m set a new mark and gave Meiler her sixth Gold Medal of these games. Lithuania also picked up Gold in W75 Shot Put as Genovaite Kazlauskiene set a Championship Record with a throw of 10.67m. Mexico, Canada, Mongolia and Team USA also claimed Gold in Women’s Shot Put. The Czech Republic and USA also won Gold in the Weight Throw 50-54 and 55-59 age groups.

At West End, Outdoor Throws saw seven different nations win Gold in Javelin, Discus and Hammer. Team USA led the way with two. Canada, Austria, Australia, Denmark, Germany and Mexico also stood atop the podium. Team USA swept both Men’s Javelin in the 65-69 and 70-74 age groups. Nine countries won silver and bronze including, Team USA, Australia, Great Britain, Chile, Peru, Lithuania, Germany, Canada and Venezuela.    

As the WMA’s “Day 7” concluded, 63 different nations have medaled. Team USA leads the way with 415 total, followed by Great Britain’s 78 and Germany’s 53.

Sunday morning, at 8 a.m., the 10K Race Walks begin with the W60+ age group. At the same time the semi-finals get underway in the hurdles with the W75 followed by the M80. At 10:25 a.m., the Women’s 400m finals starts followed by the Men’s. At noon, the Hurdles finals are set to begin. 15 Jumping events will also take place beginning with the M65 Long Jump, followed by W80+ Triple Jump, The M35 High Jump and M50 Pole Vault. At West End, at 9 a.m., the Outdoor Throws finish with the W35 Javelin, the W65 Discus, and the M70 Hammer. 

The Closing Ceremonies are set to begin, on Sunday, at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center at 3 p.m.