MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukrainian heptathlete Ganna Melnichenko won her first major title at the world championships on Tuesday ahead of Canadian Brianne Theisen Eaton, who earned a silver medal to hang next to husband Ashton Eaton's decathlon gold.
With 68 points separating the top two going into the final 800 metres event, Theisen Eaton needed to finish 4.69 seconds ahead of Melnichenko but the Ukrainian shadowed her rival round the two laps to take gold.
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