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As expected Kenya dominated this race, with Ezekiel Kemboi proving that he's the consummate championship competitor by taking his fourth consecutive world title and seventh straight medal at the IAAF World Championships.

Britain's world 10,000m champion Mo Farah says he is unsure whether fans appreciate how hard he works.

Perhaps nobody was surprised as Ben Thorne when he crossed the Bird's Nest finish line third in the men's 20km race walk, earning Canada's first medal of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015.

Day four of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 features five more finals on Tuesday evening. We look at what to expect from another exciting evening inside the Bird's Nest stadium.

Watch some of the weird and wonderful moments from the second day of action at the World Athletics Championships.

At the end of any event, it's time to look back and see what was learned and what can improve next time. This is what we learned on Monday, day three of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015:

Twenty four hours ago, it was Usain Bolt who maintained his considerable reputation and on Monday it was the turn of his compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, as she added to her growing legacy as the possibly the greatest...

The world record holder Renaud Lavillenie embarked on his fourth quest for what has become an elusive world title on Monday. However, his quest for the gold medal was interrupted by the new name in the game or, at last, ...

Colombia's Caterine Ibarguen successfully defends her triple jump title at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce narrowly holds off Dafne Schippers to retain her 100m title at the World Championships.

Watch 'clinical' Shawnacy Barber take gold after a tightly-contested Pole Vault Final.

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce successfully defends her 100m title at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi takes Steeplechase gold at the World Championships with after moving clear of the field with a blistering finish.

American Molly Huddle is left devastated as she loses 10,000m World Championship bronze to compatriot Emily Infeld on the line.

Caterine Ibarguen defended her world title in style, taking the lead in the second round and was never headed after that, improving once more and eventually finishing with a winning distance of 14.90m from her fourth rou...

Kirani James, Isaac Makwala and Wayde Van Niekerk led the way into the men's 400m final on Wednesday night after winning Monday night's three semi-finals.

Britain's Rabah Yousif reaches the World Championships 400m final as a fastest loser, but Martyn Rooney fails to qualify.

If yesterday's heats gave us the first clues as to the potential medallists later on Monday, these views hardened during three scintillating semi-finals.

Defending world and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce qualifies fastest for the women's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp issue their strongest criticism of the verdict in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, saying their daughter's killing was deliberate.

Great Britain's Eilidh Child qualifies for the 400m hurdles final, but Meghan Beesley fails to make it through at the World Athletics Championships.

The fastest time in the semi-finals was set by the defending champion Zuzana Hejnova in the last heat. The Czech chose to start conservatively, which helped her to have a smooth and even race, and she looked effortless b...