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.
Belgian brothers make track history
2013-08-17 14:14The Belgian Borlee brothers made history on Thursday when all three competed in the 4x400m relay, a first for the World Athletics Championships.
Heeding mother, Gordon prevails
2013-08-17 08:32Hurdler takes 400m gold with desperate lunge at the finish
'I'm the king', says peerless Kemboi
2013-08-17 08:32Kenyan showman Ezekiel Kemboi won his third 3,000 meters steeplechase world title in convincing style at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Thursday.
Gamesmanship pays for Bohdan
2013-08-17 08:32Ukrainian 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 wins historic gold in triple jump
2013-08-16 09:53Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos Thursday celebrated a gold-medal win by triple jumper Caterine Ibarguen at Moscow's 2013 World Championships.
'Bubka in a skirt' still soaring
2013-08-15 08:02Like all things aerodynamic, Yelena Isinbayeva was born to fly through the air with the greatest of ease.
Hungry Merritt devours gold
2013-08-15 08:02LaShawn 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.
Harting remains peerless
2013-08-15 08:02Germany'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.
Indomitable Isinbayeva does it again
2013-08-15 08:02Russian 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.
Slide: Long jump during IAAF World Athletics
2013-08-14 16:55IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow
Isinbaeva leads harvest day for host Russia
2013-08-14 08:15Russia'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.
First major title makes Oliver weep
2013-08-14 07:41David 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.
