With the exception of possibly the Ethiopian record-holder Roba Gari, all of the chief protagonists eased into Thursday s final.

We knew Pawel Fajdek was good. The Polish hammer thrower had won the gold medal at two consecutive World University Games. He had a personal best of 81.39m. He had thrown 79.99m already in 2013.

With a Croatian flag draped around her neck, Sandra Perkovic stood proudly before the appreciative crowd in Moscow s Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday night, after winning her first IAAF World Championships Discus title.

Tuesday s action on day four of the IAAF World Championships may be the most emblematic of the entire meet, if only because it features the primary component of the Championships logo.

Ashton Eaton continued his march towards his first World Championships gold medal in the opening event of the second day in the Decathlon in Moscow.

If the first-round heats shaped a likely head-to-head showdown between Christine Ohuruogu and Amantle Montsho, then the semi-finals crystallised that belief.

Mo Farah, dazzling smile on show, reflected here on how the memory of his narrow failure to win the last World 10,000m title when he was overhauled in the last few metres by the man who finished second here, Ethiopia s Ibrahim Jeilan had goaded him...

The Luzhniki Stadium was not quite filled to capacity for the first event of the afternoon session on Sunday, and the first gold medal to be decided on the second day of the IAAF World Athletics Championships, but Russian athletics fans were still able...

Ashton Eaton continued his march towards his first World Championships gold medal in the opening event of the second day in the Decathlon in Moscow.

Tirunesh Dibaba regained her IAAF World Championships 10,000m title after a six-year hiatus with a blistering 59.96 last lap to shake off all challengers and win her third title in 30:43.35.