Motivation can come in many forms, even for World champions.

Asbel Kiprop found redemption on the blue Mondo track at IAAF World Championship as the year's top athletics meeting came to a close on Sunday

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.

Meseret Defar made it two World Championships titles to go with her two Olympic titles when she sprinted away from her rivals to win the 5000m on Saturday night.

A Russian won the women s High Jump but the plaudits went to Svetlana Skholina rather than the defending World champion and London 2012 Olympic Games winner, and many people s favourite, Anna Chicherova.

For the first half of tonight s 100m Hurdles final, it looked as though Australia s Sally Pearson would successfully defend her title.