A historic amount of disqualifications headlined the action from the first morning at the IAAF World Indoor Championships as an entire heat in the men's 400m was disqualified for running out of their lane and Paul Chelimo was among the four athletes disqualified in the second heat of the men's 3000m. Stay tuned for more on the inevitable protest to come. 

Outside of the drama in those events, the other races held to form with all the favorites advancing. The United States advanced all their entrants in the women's 60m, men's 400m and women's 400m.

Below is play-by-play from all the action on the track. 

Men’s 60m Heptathlon | 10:00 AM Local Time

Heat 1

Damian Warner runs a personal best of 6.74 to post a personal best and kick off his competition in style. His mark earns him 977 points and gives him a comfortable victory in the heat. Gado runs 6.99 for second.  

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Heat 2

Kasyanov false starts, but it's the heptathlon so he gets another try. The second attempt at the start is successful and Mayer prevails in a very close race. The Frenchman runs 6.85 to set a personal best and affirm his role as favorite in this heptathlon competition. Ziemek puts up a 6.89 for second place.

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Women’s 60m Hurdles Pentathlon | 10:18 AM Local Time

Heat 1

Dadic grabs the lead early in the race and runs a clear race to take victory in 8.32, a personal best. Quaresma hits the last hurdle, breaks it, but still finishes second in 8.51. 

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Heat 2

Bougard and Williams are in lock step after the start and remain in that position for the duration of the race. Bougard wins by .01, 8.07 to 8.08. Johnson-Thompson, the hometown favorite, runs 8.36 for fifth place in the heat.

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Women’s 60m Heats | 10:35 AM Local Time

First 3 in each + next 6 fastest to semifinal

Heat 1

Oliver is the last one out of the blocks and has to work to catch up to the rest of the runners in the heat. Okparebo closes well to take the victory in 7.22 and Ahye places second in 7.23. Oliver gets the final qualifying spot in 7.29. 

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Heat 2

Ta Lou gets to the front of the field early and runs a relaxed 7.17. Thompson doesn't seem to press at all and runs 7.20. Kielbasinska runs a personal best of 7.23 to get the third auto qualification spot. 

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Heat 3

Schippers doesn't get the lead until midway through the race, but as expected she is the class of the field and runs 7.19, shutting down in the final meters. Liang takes second in 7.23 and Horn finishes third with a time of 7.24.

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Heat 4

Zahi and Kambundji quickly separate from the field and hold their margin all the way to the finish. Zahi takes the win in a personal best of 7.11. Kambundji, who has the second fastest time in the world this year, runs 7.15. Evans takes third in 7.33. 

Heat 5

Philip rockets out of the blocks and she is joined at the front of the race by Ahoure. Ahoure moves past the Brit to take the victory in 7.12. Philip is a comfortable second place in 7.18 and Carter is third with a time of 7.24.

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Heat 6

Pinto didn't get a great start, but once she gets into her running she motors through the field to take the heat in 7.18. Burchell comes up for second in 7.19 and Swobada wins a close battle for third running 7.24. Overall, no surprises in the women's 60m heats. All the favorites advanced to the semifinals.

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Men’s 400m Heats | 11:20 AM Local Time

First 2 in each heat + next 6 fastest

Heat 1

Santos starts out hard and is in the lead 100 meters into the race. Lendore and Krzewina squeeze in front of Santos at the bell and Lendore remains in front of the pack. His lead holds until the final straightaway until Krzewina makes a late rush to win the heat in 46.57. Lendore takes second in 46.68. 

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Heat 2

Janezic is out well on the outside, but he doesn't getting into the pole position until just after the bell. He maintains a nice gap over the rest of the field to run a very comfortable 46.45. Behind him, it's a bit more chaotic. Francis emerges from the chase pack to run 46.87 and take second. 

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Heat 3

Haroun false starts and is disqualified. This is the first big surprise of the morning. The 2016 silver medalist in this event inexplicably left his blocks early and was shown the record card. In his absence, Taplin wins easily, looking over both shoulders in the final straightaway to take victory in 46.37. Karpinskis takes second in 46.97. 

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Update, every athlete has been listed as a DQ on the results for not running in their lane. Protests are surely to come. 

Another update: This has never happened before in track and field history.

Looks like the DQs still stand, with Gayle, Karpinskis, Russell and Taplin all having run out of lane. So all athletes in the race are disqualified, and statistician Mark Butler confirms that's a first in the history of athletics #IAAFworlds

— Athletics Weekly (@AthleticsWeekly) March 2, 2018

Heat 4

Cherry has the lead at the bell and the American is in control of this heat. He takes several looks around in the final 100 meters and eases way off at the end to win in 46.99. Omelko charges hard for second in 47.13.

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Heat 5

Brenes gets the lead at the bell and never gives it up, running 46.58. There is a tight battle for the second qualifying spot as Bailey was in second at the bell, but receives a challenge from Brit, Lee Thompson. It looks like Thompson might push past Bailey in the last 50 meters, but Bailey hangs on for victory in 46.77 to Thompson's 46.81.

Update: Brenes is listed as disqualified in the final results for lane infringement. 

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Heat 6

A group of four men is tightly bunched at the bell. Husillos holds the inside position through the second 200m and wins the heat in 46.51. Maslak stays patient and moves into second in the final stretch to get the second qualification spot in 46.80.

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Women’s 400m Heats | 12:10 PM Local Time

First 2 in each heat + next 6 fastest

Heat 1

Belimpasaki takes the lead early in the race and holds the inside position at the bell. Okolo moves up to her shoulder with 100 meters remaining and then eases away to take victory in 51.54. Belimpasaki fades, but holds on for second place in 52.27. 

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Heat 2

Sprunger and Ghafoor break away from the the rest of the field and battle for the pole. Sprunger gets it and runs smoothly for victory in 52.46. Ghafoor looks like she might get caught for second but holds her position and gets an auto qualification to the next round. 

Heat 3

Clark makes a sharp move into lane one, breaking the rhythm of Balkwill behind her. Clark leads in the second lap as the rest of the field bunches up behind her. But none of them can mount a serious challenge to Clark and she wins the heat in 52.75. Swiety-Ersetic prevails out of the chasers to take second in 53.05.

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Heat 4

As expected, Wimbley leads at 200m and is never challenged. Her lead remains the same over the last 100 meters and she earns a victory in 52.43. Both Americans are safely through to the next round. Serksniene places second in 52.81 ahead of Lukudo. 

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Heat 5

Healy, Doyle and McPherson separate from the rest of the field and it is a three woman race at the bell. Healy leads, but McPherson makes a quick move on the homestretch to dart into first place. McPherson wins the heat in 52.18. Doyle takes second place in 52.31 and Healy hangs on for third place in 52.75. 

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Heat 6

Jenkins takes the early lead and leaves no doubt about the outcome of the race. She wins the race in 53.39 and never receives a challenge. There is a tight three-way battle for second place involving Putalova, Ciric and Azevedo. Putalova gets the auto qualifier with a run of 53.97. Ciric was disqualified. 

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Men’s 3000m Heats | 12:55 PM Local Time

First 4 in each heat plus the next 4 fastest

Heat 1

Bleistein leads through 400m in 66 seconds, with Mechaal behind him and Kipchirchir in third. The field is in a straight line behind Bleistein and they pass 800m in 2:09. Kejelcha is sitting third to last, but is one move away from joining the leaders. Bleistein passes 1200m in 3:12 and the order has remain unchanged in the front of this pack. They hit 1600m in 4:15 and soon after Kejelcha moves into third position. 

With six laps to go, Mechaal goes into the front, but is quickly over taken by Kejelcha. Kejelcha and Balew are at the front as they pass through 2000m in 5:17. With 3.5 laps to go, Kipchirchir gets pushed out of the group and the American loses some ground. With 800m remaining, Kejelcha continues to lead ahead of Mechaal and Gebrhiwet. Kejelcha easily takes the victory in 7:42.83. Gebrhiwet takes second, Mechaal is third and Balew took the final qualifying spot. Kipchirchir finished 8th in 7:57.08 and will have to wait to see if he can advance on time. 

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Heat 2

Bruno separates from the field at the beginning of race and passes 400m in 63 seconds. The rest of the field is about 10 meters behind and is led by Barega. Bruno's lead has grown and Chelimo takes the leadership role in the chase pack as Bruno passes 800m in 2:05. Bruno is through 1200m in 3:09 and Barega now leads the chase pack and they are closing the gap on Bruno. After a 1600m split of 4:13.84 Bruno is swallowed up by the lead group of six. That group includes Barega, Kiplangat, Chelimo, Bouih and Ringer. 

With three laps remaining, Kiplangat is in front as Chelimo is a stride back of Kiplangat and Barega. At the bell, the same six are well away. Now, gaps are emerging. Barega and Kiplangat are running 1-2. Chelimo is comfortably in third. They cross the line in that order with Ringer getting the final automatic qualifying spot. Barega's winning time was 7:48.14.

*Update: Chelimo is listed as a DQ in the final results along with three other athletes. All the DQs mean that Kipchirchir has advanced to the final pending any protests.

Here is Chelimo’s single step on the rail #DQ #IAAFworlds pic.twitter.com/uUNfrQ9P73

— FloTrack (@FloTrack) March 2, 2018

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