Pawel Fajdek, one of the warmest favourites at the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 lived up to his billing to claim a commanding victory with a best of 80.88m and become the third man in history to retain this title.

The last time Jessica Ennis-Hill competed at the World Championships, back in Daegu in 2011, she finished in second place after a disappointing result in the javelin throw. Four years later, and having given birth to her son just 13 months ago, the 29-...

Joe Kovacs remembers vividlyJoe Kovacs remembers vividly where he was the last time a global athletics event was held in the Bird s Nest stadium. where he was the last time a global athletics event was held in the Bird s Nest stadium.

Usain Bolt s path to the 100m final at the World Championships almost came to an untimely end when he stumbled his way through the first semi-final at the Bird s Nest stadium on Sunday night.

The summer so far has been dominated by American hurdlers but despite the fact that two representatives of Team USA made the final, a changing of the guard looks distinctly possible in Beijing as the semi-finals saw fast wins by a Kenyan and a Russian.

When Jessica Ennis-Hill last appeared at a World Championships, she fell out of gold medal contention during the javelin. Here, she did exactly what she needed to do in that event to remain on course to win her second world title.