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For a brief moment during the first morning session of the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sopot, it looked as though two-time world indoor champion Blanka Vlasic would not make it into the high jump final.

A first senior medal at world level could be a stepping stone to Commonwealth glory for Britain's latest heptathlon star

Standing in the mixed zone in the Ergo Arena, Gabriele Grunewald reflected with satisfaction on having made it through the first round of the women's 3000m on the opening morning of the IAAF World Indoor Championships on...

Brianne Theisen-Eaton opened the pentathlon with an explosive display in the first event, the 60m hurdles.

Things can change quickly in a combined events competition and they really did in the high jump, the second event of the women's pentathlon at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sopot.

The women's pentathlon took a turn to an even tighter finish than initially expected.

There were only two automatic qualifiers in the women's triple jump, with Jamaica's Kimberly Williams and Ukraine's Olga Saladukha going over 14.30m.

Pole vault world record holder Renaud Lavillenie * will launch his 2014 IAAF Diamond League campaign in Shanghai on 18 May, announced the meeting organisers on Friday (7).

The men's 1500m heats threw up several surprises, with the main ones being 2011 IAAF World Championships runner-up Silas Kiplagat and the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships bronze medallist Mekonnen Gebremedhin failing...

All three heats in the men's 800m first round were won ion very similar fashion, with the eventual winner hitting the front at the bell and holding off all their rivals.

Ashton Eaton completed a perfect start for 'The Eatons', equalling his personal best of 6.66 with a stylish win in the 60m, the first event of the heptathlon.

The men's heptathlon continued with an overall disappointing long jump competition that just didn't seem to go well for any of the competitors.

Germany's two-time world champion outdoors David Storl led the qualifiers with 21.24m but there was a couple of surprises as both the USA's Kurt Roberts and Serbia's Asmir Kolasinac failed to progress.

In the opening track event at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland, the women's 400m exponents began their qualifying campaign.

With just the winners of the three heats guaranteed a place in Sunday's final, and only three fastest loser spots, there was little room for error for the leading contenders - and no luxury of easing the foot off the gas...

The 2014 Nagoya Women's Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, can boast of having two sub-2:23 marathon runners and three sub-2:24 marathon runners who will stand on the start line in the Japanese city on Sunday (9).

Bruny Surin, Allen Johnson and Natallia Dobrynska are Ambassadors to the IAAF World Indoor Championships Sopot 2014 and all were present at the traditional pre-event press conference ahead of the biggest athletics event ...

With injury scuppering plans of retaining her world outdoor 100m hurdles crown in Moscow last summer, Australia's Sally Pearson is seeking a victorious return to the top of the medals podium this weekend.

Thus far in the 2014 indoor season, Genzebe Dibaba has looked a million dollars - what with her three global marks in 14 days last month.

The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships get underway on Friday (7) in Sopot, and now you can follow every run, jump and throw in more depth than ever before.