In the thrilling men's 4x100 relays event at the world championships, a US disqualification sees China go from bronze to silver in a historic race.
The Belgian Borlee brothers made history on Thursday when all three competed in the 4x400m relay, a first for the World Athletics Championships.
Hurdler takes 400m gold with desperate lunge at the finish
Kenyan showman Ezekiel Kemboi won his third 3,000 meters steeplechase world title in convincing style at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Thursday.
Ukrainian Bohdan Bondarenko's display of steely gamesmanship paid off handsomely as he dominated the men's high jump at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday.
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos Thursday celebrated a gold-medal win by triple jumper Caterine Ibarguen at Moscow's 2013 World Championships.
Like all things aerodynamic, Yelena Isinbayeva was born to fly through the air with the greatest of ease.
LaShawn Merritt of the US satisfied his hunger for success on Tuesday by regaining the 400m title at the world championships while defending champ Kirani James of Grenada faded badly to finish seventh.
Germany's Robert Harting won his third successive world discus title in impressive style on Tuesday when his throw of 69.11m, the fourth-longest of the season, was too good for perennial runner-up Piotr Malachowski of Poland, who took another silver.
Russian Yelena Isinbayeva cemented her place in the pantheon of track and field greats by winning a third world pole vault title on home soil at the world athletics championships on Tuesday.
IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow
Russia's "pole vault queen" Elena Isinbaeva ignited the Luzhniki stadium as she claimed her third world title on the fourth day of the 2013 World Championship.
David Oliver of the United States won his first major title on Monday, claiming the 110 meters hurdles crown at the world athletics championships in Moscow.
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