Ashton Eaton continued his march towards his first World Championships gold medal in the opening event of the second day in the Decathlon in Moscow.

Tirunesh Dibaba regained her IAAF World Championships 10,000m title after a six-year hiatus with a blistering 59.96 last lap to shake off all challengers and win her third title in 30:43.35.

Making sense of the men s 110m Hurdles this season has been mission impossible, yet the fog of uncertainty surrounding several athletes lifted after a dramatic opening round.

Aleksandr Ivanov, barely out of his teens, won a totally unexpected gold medal in front of an enthusiastic local crowd in and around the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

The five fastest women in the world this year negotiated their way safely through the heats of the women s 1500m on the second day of competition in Luzhniki Stadium.

Ashton Eaton of the USA finished the Moscow World Championships Decathlon in style, winning his first World outdoor title with a world-leading 8809.