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China takes historic silver in men's 4x100m world championships

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.

Highlights of the IAAF World Championships

2015-08-30 09:21

Ilya Shkurenev of Russia reacts as he competes in the pole vault event of the men's decathlon during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 29, 2015.

Birthday boy Su basking in glory

2015-08-29 22:36

A packed Bird's Nest Stadium sang "happy birthday" to Su Bingtian as first sub-10 Chinese sprinter led the host team to a historic relay silver medal on Saturday.

China breaks Asian record to reach men's 4x100m final

2015-08-29 13:04

China made it to the world men's 4x100m final for the first time on Saturday, clocking at 37.92 seconds to break the current Asian record.

Bolt receives lucky 'sorry' bracelet from fallen cameraman

2015-08-29 16:05

Usain Bolt of Jamaica, gold medalist of Beijing World Championship, gives a thumbs-up to Song Tao, the cameraman who's gone viral for knocking Bolt off of his feet when he slipped off his segway on Thursday.

Schippers shifts up a gear to take 200m gold

2015-08-29 10:07

Dutch flier Dafne Schippers completed her transformation from heptathlete to world champion sprinter when she ran the fourth fastest 200 meters of all time to win by a nose at the Bird's Nest.

Usainity: Cameraman bowls over Bolt

2015-08-29 07:22

Only when the running stopped and the picture-taking began did Usain Bolt finally meet his match.

China running for redemption

2015-08-29 07:22

With the 4x100m relay battle between Jamaica and the United States drawing global attention at the IAAF world championships, an ambitious Chinese team hiding in plain sight is looking for redemption on the big stage.

Shubenkov of Russia wins 110m hurdles at worlds

2015-08-28 23:34

Sergey Shubenkov was almost flawless in the men's 110m hurdles final and clocked 12.98 seconds for the gold at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Friday.

Liu Hong walks her to China’s first gold at Beijing World Championships

2015-08-28 10:29

Liu Hong claims a first gold medal at China's home world athletics championships after winning the women's 20 kilometer race walk on Friday morning.

Bolt 'somersaults' after cameraman takes him down

2015-08-28 08:46

Usain Bolt's celebrations after completing a world championship sprint double came to a painful halt on Thursday after he was knocked over by a cameraman on an electric scooter.

Sprint sweep for brilliant Bolt in Beijing

2015-08-27 21:05

Jamaica's Usain Bolt ran the fastest time of the year in 19.55 seconds to win a record fourth straight world 200 metres title.

Colorful hairstyles steal the limelight at the Beijing World Championships

2015-08-27 14:32

Colorful hairstyles steal the limelight at the Beijing World Championships

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