Doha: Mariya Lasitskene completed a superb hat-trick of high jump titles at the World Championships in Doha on Monday. Lasitskene, 26, who is one of only 30 Russian athletes allowed to compete in Doha under the authorised neutral athlete banner, took gold ahead of Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh.

Lasitskene, the 2015 and 2017 champion, claimed victory after clearing a height of 2.04m to win on countback ahead of Mahuchikh. Vashti Cunningham of the United States took bronze.