At many major championships, the heats of the men s 1500m has its fair share of trips, falls and shock exits. But there was none of that this morning in the first round of the event as the three men with sub-3:30 PBs won each of the three heats.

The yellow and blue clad Ukraine supporters massed in the main stand of the Luzhniki Stadium made all the difference to their heptathlete Ganna Melnichenko as she knocked three seconds off her best time in the concluding 800m to win gold ahead of the a...

Robert Heffernan cast aside a history of fourth-place finishes and broke a 30-year Irish men s gold medal drought when he won the 50km Race Walk on Wednesday morning.

World record-holder Betty Heidler was the major casualty of a high-quality qualification session, which brought a premature end to the competition for several prominent names.

Milcah Chemos finally delivered on her promise to win an IAAF World Championships 3000m Steeplechase title, albeit at the third attempt after winning back-to-back bronze medals in Berlin 2009 and Daegu 2011.

Robert Harting's IAAF World Championships victory celebrations ended a bit earlier this time than on previous occasions in Berlin 2009 and Daegu 2011.