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It was a short morning's work for three of the most likely medal contenders: New Zealand's Valerie Adams, Russia's Yevgeniya Kolodko and China's Gong Lijiao, as the trio qualified for Monday evening's final with their fi...

World 100m champion Usain Bolt shows no signs of losing interest, reports BBC sports editor David Bond

Usain Bolt clinches gold in the men's 100m final at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

Britain's Christine Ohuruogu makes it through to the the 400m final with victory in her semi-final at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

IAAF President Lamine Diack at an IAAF Cocktail Party formally greeted representatives of the Official IAAF Partners who are in Moscow for the 14th edition of the IAAF World Championships.

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 Russia...

Ashton Eaton is still in a clear lead in the Decathlon in Moscow after eight events, but the Pole Vault competition was real show with several other athletes starring as well.

Ashton Eaton enjoyed an almost-perfect Decathlon Discus competition and a 45.00m result is good enough to keep the competition record of 8902 by Tomas Dvorak from Edmonton 2001 still in his sights.

Most of the questions at the second IAAF Ambassadors press conference in Moscow were directed to six-time World Pole Vault champion and IAAF Vice President Sergey Bubka.

Dai Greene is confident of putting a difficult season behind him as he prepares to defend his world 400m hurdles title.

Usain Bolt books his place in the men's 100m final after winning his semi-final at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia.

Britain's World 10,000m champion Mo Farah reveals the race tactics that won him the global title in Moscow, Russia.

BBC athletics reporter Phil Jones on how the spectre of doping continues to haunt the sport, featuring Usain Bolt, Lord Coe and IAAF Vice-President Sergey Bubka.

The two fastest women in the world this year did the bare minimum required to win their 100m heats; in stark contrast, USA's English Gardner sped to the fastest first-round clocking ever at the World Championships.

Defending champion Kirani James and Beijing 2008 Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt remain on course for what seems an inevitable head-to-head battle for the gold medal after both came through comfortably in the first roun...

Making sense of the men's 110m Hurdles this season has been mission impossible, yet the fog of uncertainty surrounding several athletes lifted after a dramatic opening round.

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.

Perhaps no event of the World Championships is as anticipated this year as the men's 100m final, but Sunday's competition will also include finals in the women's 10,000m, men's 20km Race Walk, women's Discus and women's ...

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...