Many people also elected to stay at home and relax, allowing them to watch the world championships and hear more good news from Doha.
Defending champion Gong Lijiao, competing in her seventh world championships, retained her shot put title on October 3. The 30-year-old held off a strong challenge from Jamaica's Danniel Thomas-Dodd and produced four throws over 19m, grabbing the gold with a throw of 19.55m in the fourth round.
Despite her win, Gong was unsatisfied with her performance and promised to do better in Tokyo.
"I'm so happy to win but the result was well below my expectations," said Gong, whose personal best is 20.43m.
"I worked out too much in the warm-up before the final and was dripping with sweat. So when the competition started, I felt like I was losing all my momentum, and the air conditioning in the stadium worked against me too," she explained.
"This is a lesson for me and I will pay more attention to these details in Tokyo. My dream is obviously to win the title then," said Gong, who already has a silver and a bronze from the Olympic Games.
Liu Shiying and Lyu Huihui also brought home a silver and a bronze medal respectively in women's javelin, although the color of the medal was not the right one for Lyu, a clear favorite before the world championships with a four-month winning streak across 12 competitions.
"I have already competed at two world championships before, winning a silver and a bronze, and I really wanted a gold this time," she said.
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