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Eilidh Doyle and Martyn Rooney defend Great Britain's performance at the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London.

Five years ago Sally Pearson was on top of the world. The Australian 100m hurdler had just claimed the Olympic title in London, to add to the gold medal she won at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu the year before. S...

The highs and the lows of 10 tumultuous days at the London Stadium seen through the eyes of those who reported on the World Athletics Championships Usain Bolt. Judging by the outpouring of love and affection he received ...

• 'My road name is Mohamed. I just feel like Mo is done'• Athlete accused critics of trying to 'destroy' his career Sir Mo Farah wants to be known as "Mohamed" when he starts the next chapter of his career. The 34-ye...

The multiple Olympic champion took an emotional final bow on the track at the end of the World Championships in London on Sunday before declaring that, definitely and definitively, there was no way he would ever return t...

Final-round throw breaks previous women's benchmark by 92cm Stevens finishes behind gold medal winner Sandra Perković It had been a long time coming but Dani Stevens smashed the longstanding Australian women's discus re...

The United States topped the medal table at the IAAF World Championships London 2017 with 10 gold medals - and 31 in total - but the championships fittingly climaxed with yet another upset result in the men's 4x400m with...

Usain Bolt was "saying goodbye to everything" and "almost cried" as his successful career closed at the World Championships.

Two years ago at the Beijing World Championships, Trinidad and Tobago's men's 4x400m team followed the US quartet home for silver. Two years on, an inspired performance enabled them to reverse those positions and earn a ...