Sports / IAAF World Athletics Championships

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 14:14

The 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 08:32

Hurdler takes 400m gold with desperate lunge at the finish

'I'm the king', says peerless Kemboi

2013-08-17 08:32

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.

Gamesmanship pays for Bohdan

2013-08-17 08:32

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 wins historic gold in triple jump

2013-08-16 09:53

Colombia'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 08:02

Like all things aerodynamic, Yelena Isinbayeva was born to fly through the air with the greatest of ease.

Hungry Merritt devours gold

2013-08-15 08:02

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.

Harting remains peerless

2013-08-15 08:02

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.

Indomitable Isinbayeva does it again

2013-08-15 08:02

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.

Slide: Long jump during IAAF World Athletics 

2013-08-14 16:55

IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow

Isinbaeva leads harvest day for host Russia

2013-08-14 08:15

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.

First major title makes Oliver weep

2013-08-14 07:41

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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