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Britain's Laura Muir says she is nearing full fitness as she eases into Thursday's women's 1500m semi-finals at the World Championships.

For the second time this week, Dina Asher-Smith staked her claim as one of the finest sprinters on the planet.

Pawel Fajdek of Poland may not be able to win Olympic medals in the hammer but he can't stop winning world titles.

From the moment she left her teacher "speechless" at sports day, it was clear world 200m champion Dina Asher-Smith was destined for global success.

Dina Asher-Smith becomes the first British woman to claim a global sprint title by storming to 200m gold at the World Championships.

Grant Holloway didn't know whether to laugh or cry after winning the 110m hurdles title here at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 in his first season as a professional - so he did both.

Reigning champion Omar McLeod falls metres from the finishing line as USA's Grant Holloway takes men's 110m hurdle gold in Doha.

Propelled by two huge new personal best performances, Katarina Johnson-Thompson holds a handy 96 point advantage over her Belgian rival Nafi Thiam after executing the fourth best first day heptathlon total in history.

An emotional Dina Asher-Smith celebrates becoming the first female sprint world champion in British history after a stunning victory in the 200m in Doha.

Dina-Asher Smith becomes the first British woman to win a major global sprint title as she stormed to victory in 200m at the World Championships.

Coach Alberto Salazar should have been banned for longer than four years, according to American middle-distance runner Jenny Simpson.

Rolling report from the day six events in Doha Gemili left empty-handed as Lyles wins 200m gold Email Tumaini here or tweet @tumcarayol 7.21pm BST Rushell Clayton of Jamaica takes the second semi-final in 54.17 seconds. ...

Some of the biggest names in the sport have cemented their legendary status by adding to their career medal haul at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson smashes her 100m hurdles personal best as her heptathlon campaign gets off to a fantastic start at the World Athletics Championships.

IAAF President Sebastian Coe and IAAF Ambassadors Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Mike Powell and Stefan Holm this morning visited the IAAF Heritage World Athletics Championships Exhibition in Doha, Qatar.

Gold may have gone to Mariya Lasitskene in the women's high jump on Monday (30) but many of the headlines around the world were captured by Ukraine's 18-year-old silver medallist Yaroslava Mahuchikh.

Blind Irish runner Sinead Kane is angry after an IAAF rule preventing guide runners means she is set to miss out on racing at the World 24-Hour Championships.

Winning one gold medal is hard. Successfully defending a title during arguably the strongest era in an event is even tougher.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson hopes to avoid costly errors as she starts her bid to win heptathlon gold in the World Championships.

Australian jumps from fourth to first place at death Medal is Australia's first of world championships Australian Kelsey-Lee Barber showed nerves of steel, producing a huge final-round throw to win the gold medal in the ...

As we move into the second half of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, day six brings four gold medals and a whole raft of events with heats, semi-finals or qualifiers.