Luiza Gega has advanced to the final of the 3,000-meter steeplechase event.

The Albanian athlete finished eighth in Heat A, completing the distance with a time of 9:35.77. She secured her qualification for this championship last August in Brussels, where she also set the national record for the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:09.64.

Heat A was won by Romanian Stella Rutto with a time of 9:30.00, who narrowly beat German competitors Lea Meyer (9:30.63) and Gesa Felicitas Krause (9:31.52) in the final meters.

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