Two fastest athletes in the history of the event, David Rudisha and Nijel Amos, by the will of the draw, had to meet in the semi-finals. After Sunday s race, one of them continues his run for IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 medals, while the oth...

The sound you did not hear was the sound of Usain Bolt s empire come crashing down.

Pawel Fajdek, one of the warmest favourites at the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 lived up to his billing to claim a commanding victory with a best of 80.88m and become the third man in history to retain this title.

The last time Jessica Ennis-Hill competed at the World Championships, back in Daegu in 2011, she finished in second place after a disappointing result in the javelin throw. Four years later, and having given birth to her son just 13 months ago, the 29-...

Joe Kovacs remembers vividlyJoe Kovacs remembers vividly where he was the last time a global athletics event was held in the Bird s Nest stadium. where he was the last time a global athletics event was held in the Bird s Nest stadium.

Usain Bolt s path to the 100m final at the World Championships almost came to an untimely end when he stumbled his way through the first semi-final at the Bird s Nest stadium on Sunday night.

The summer so far has been dominated by American hurdlers but despite the fact that two representatives of Team USA made the final, a changing of the guard looks distinctly possible in Beijing as the semi-finals saw fast wins by a Kenyan and a Russian.

As he entered the tunnel from the road to the Bird’s Nest Stadium he raised his right arm, as he reached the track, he lifted up both arms and as he made it around the home turn, into the final 100m, he started to smile.

When Jessica Ennis-Hill last appeared at a World Championships, she fell out of gold medal contention during the javelin. Here, she did exactly what she needed to do in that event to remain on course to win her second world title.

Jessica Ennis-Hill remains on course for victory with one event to go but a no mark in the long jump dashes Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s World Championships dreams
Jessica Ennis-Hill leads the heptathlon by 86 points with one event to go at Beijin...