World Track Championships

When: Through Sunday.

Where: Osaka, Japan.

Today's TV: 9 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m., Versus.

Time difference: It's 13 hours between Osaka and Washington, so for purposes of this box, "today" means today in Washington, not today in Japan. Which is really tomorrow. We think.

MEDAL TABLE

After Day 2

Team	G	S	B	Tot
United States	2	2	3	7
Ethiopia	2	1	0	3
Belarus	1	1	1	3
Kenya	1	0	2	3

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

Men's hammer

G: Ivan Tsikhan, Belarus, 274 feet 4 inches

S: Primoz Kozmus, Slovenia, 269-11

B: Libor Charfreitag, Slovakia, 267-8

Women's 3,000-meter steeplechase

G: Yekaterina Volkova, Russia, 9 minutes 6.57 seconds

S: Tatyana Petrova, Russia, 9:09.19

B: Eunice Jepkorir, Kenya, 9:20.09

Men's triple jump

G: Nelson Evora, Portugal, 58-2 1/2

S: Jadel Gregorio, Brazil, 57-8 1/2

B: Walter Davis, United States, 56-10 1/4

Men's 10,000

G: Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia, 27:05.90

S: Sileshi Sihine, Ethiopia, 27:09.03

B: Martin Mathathi, Kenya, 27:12.17

Women's 100

G: Veronica Campbell, Jamaica, 11.01

S: Lauryn Williams, United States, 11.01

B: Carmelita Jeter, United States, 11.02

KEY HEATS

Men's 1,500: Reston's Alan Webb used a mad dash to climb from last place with 350 meters remaining to grab a qualifying spot in tomorrow's final, finishing fifth in his heat in 3:41.08. U.S. teammate Bernard Lagat also advanced, using a dominant finishing sprint to win his heat in 3:42.39. Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi led all qualifiers in 3:40.53.

Women's 400: Jamaica's Novlene Williams topped the qualifiers with a time of 49.66. Two Americans, DeeDee Trotter (50.31) and Mary Wineberg (50.27) advanced to the final, but young star Natasha Hastings (51.45) did not.

Men's 400: Americans Jeremy Wariner (45.10), LaShawn Merritt (44.78) and Angelo Taylor (45.13) easily advanced from the first round, with Wariner and Merritt winning their heats and Taylor finishing second. Youngster Lionel Larry pulled up midway through his heat with a right hamstring injury and did not advance.

Men's 200: Tyson Gay, seeking to add to the gold medal he on in the men's 100, was tested more than he wished in a surprisingly speedy first-round heat, but he advanced with a victory in 20.46. U.S. teammates Rodney Martin (20.44) and Wallace Spearman (20.45) also ran hard in their heats, but it was Greece's Anastasios Gousis (20.11) and Jamaica's Usain Bolt (20.12) who posted the fastest times of the morning.

TODAY'S FINALS

Women's pole vault

Men's discus

Women's long jump

Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase

Women's 800

Men's 400 hurdles

TIMEOUT

Defending world champion Lauryn Williams won a silver medal in a 100 final so close that it took more than five minutes for race officials to declare a winner. That honor went to Jamaica's Veronica Campbell, the reigning Olympic bronze medalist, who crossed the line in 11.01 seconds -- the same time credited to Williams.

The race's finish was clouded by confusion. Strangely, the scoreboard at first called fourth-place finisher Torri Edwards the victor, but her name quickly was removed. As race officials reviewed the results, the runners milled nervously around the track.

"I wasn't sure exactly what happened," Williams said. "Looking at the replay, I couldn't decide for myself."

Williams is now four for four in medal opportunities in major championships, including a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Games.

QUOTABLE

"This is where I wanted to be. Watch out for us U.S. boys in the final."

American middle-distance runner Bernard Lagat, after finishing first in his 1,500 semifinal, and shortly before Reston's Alan Webb also squeezed into tomorrow's final

ON THE WEB

Curious how those early-morning events turned out? Find Amy Shipley's report online at washingtonpost.com.