It took just two attempts for Anita Wlodarczyk to produce a mark that was almost three metres farther than any other woman in the world had managed this year.

Following Wednesday's drama-filled first round heats, the semi-finals on Thursday night served up the two fastest World Championship semi-finals in the history of the event to perfectly set up what is likely to prove a fantastic final on Friday.

LIFE ON THE BUBBLE - AN ATHLETE WAITS FOR THE LITTLE "Q"By David Monti, @d9monti(c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved - Used with permission.BEIJING (27-Aug) -- USA 5000m champion Nicole Tully looked downcast as she walked off of the track ...

It was some morning in the Bird’s Nest Stadium for Serbia’s Ivana Spanovic in what has been quite a year.

The IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 has reached its half-way point, but there are still many more titles yet to be decided.

World indoor 1500m champion Ayanleh Souleiman was the only big fish who will play no further part in the competition in an otherwise routine first-round qualification for the men s 1500m.