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There's a lot to watch out for on day nine of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, almost too numerous to mention, in fact.

This was the night it all came gloriously together at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019.

Capping a stunning comeback from a career-threatening injury, Mutaz Barshim successfully defended his world high jump title before a near-capacity crowd at Khalifa Stadium.

A little over a month after Hurricane Dorian wreaked devastation in his homeland of The Bahamas, Steven Gardiner lifted the spirits of his compatriots to climb sixth on the all-lists with a rip-roaring victory.

Heptathlon World Champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson reacts to the celebrations in hometown Liverpool and a special message from Reds' manager Jurgen Klopp.

Mutaz Essa Barshim wins men's high jump gold to wow his home crowd at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

Defending champion Conseslus Kipruto of Kenya wins an incredible steeplechase by one-hundredth of a second at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

Dalilah Muhammad wins gold in the women's 400m hurdles with a world record time of 52.16 at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

USA's Dalilah Muhammad won the 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 in a world record of 52.16*, taking 0.04 from her own mark set earlier this year.

Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson receives her heptathlon gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

Neil Gourley, Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman reach the men's 1500m final - the first time in World Championship history three British men have accomplished that feat.

Yaime Perez washed away the pain of previous global championship disappointments to seal the world title in a compelling battle against her fellow Cuban Denia Caballero.

On 24 July 1952 at the Olympic Games in Helsinki, Czechoslovakia's Emil Zátopek kicked away from the field in the final 150 metres to take gold in the 5000m. An hour later, his wife Dana Zátopková matched his achievem...

Qatar has shown a strong will to improve on labour laws and working conditions, writes Baroness Verma. But Linda Rhead says Fifa should be called to account before more die due to its decision to hold the World Cup in Qa...

Jodie Comer congratulates Katarina Johnson-Thompson who took heptathlon gold at the World Championships.

When Salwa Eid Naser overturned expectations of the women's 400m final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, she evoked the memories of races past.

Who scored eight? Who didn't score? Who took a wrong turn? Tottenham were humiliated by Bayern Munich this week but, incredibly, it wasn't their biggest ever defeat at home. Which team beat them 8-2 in 1888? Old Etonians...

Chinese athletes couldn't quite deliver their presents on time to celebrate the 70th birthday of the People's Republic of China on Tuesday, with walkers Hong Liu and Rui Liang getting to the party prematurely with victor...

Overcoming the odds has been one of the strongest traits of 2015 world champion Danielle Williams of Jamaica. The 27-year-old, who will be competing in her fourth IAAF World Championships in Doha, recalls her journey lea...

Jamal Mohammed made it to the 2019 World Athletics Championships after fleeing Darfur as a child.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson's stunning World Championships heptathlon gold followed years of heartbreak at major global events that left her "broken".

Qatar already has a medal at these IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, courtesy of Abderrahman Samba's bronze in the 400m hurdles.