Zuzana Hejnova, the World 400m Hurdles champion, and Aleksandr Menkov, the World Long Jump champion, are the two latest athletes announced for the DN Galan in Stockholm on 22 August, the next leg of the 2013 IAAF Diamond League.

Less than two months ago, it looked as though there would be a run-away winner of the World 100m Hurdles title. After this evening s semi-finals, it s looking a lot closer.

A stunning burst of acceleration over the final two kilometres by Stephen Kiprotich helped the Ugandan become only the second man in history the other being Ethiopian Gezahegne Abera to add a World Marathon title to an Olympic crown.

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.