World Сhampionships in Athletics. Heptathlon (women). Chernova wins gold, Bogdanova 11th

IAAF World Championships

Daegu, South Korea

Women’s heptathlon

1. Tatyana Chernova (Russia) – 6880 points

2. Jessica Ennis (Great Britain) – 6751

3. Jennifer Oeser (Germany) – 6572…

11. Anna Bogdanova (Russia) – 6242

Tatyana Chernova won the first gold medal for the Russian national team at women’s heptathlon since 2001. Sweden is the record-holder in this sport, as Carolina Kluft won three gold medals for them in 2003, 2005, and 2007.