Consistent throughout the season and possessing four of the year s top six throws it was nevertheless a slight surprise that Vitezslav Vesely claimed the gold medal in Moscow s Luzhniki Stadium on Saturday night.

Once again, just like at the 2011 World Championships and London 2012 Olympic Games, the destination of the women s 4x100m Relay gold medal looks set to be fought over by the USA and Jamaican teams, with both nations stamping their mark on the event in...

With both heats and final of the men s 4x100m taking place in the same session, the goal was very simple pass the baton around cleanly and advance to the final.

After so many near misses at the IAAF World Championships and Olympic Games, Germany s Christina Obergfoll was determined not to let the gold medal slip from her grasp on this occasion and fulfilled her role as the favourite with a winning throw of 69....

Jamaica s women s 4x100m Relay quartet flew around the Luzhniki Stadium in 41.29, the second-fastest time in history, which was also a national and championship record.

Although he was the defending champion, Asbel Kiprop was out for redemption in the men s 1500m final after the Kenyan finished last in the 2012 Olympic final when carrying an injury. This time there was no dispute about who is the world s best middle-d...