Only once in the history of the IAAF World Championships has the world record-holder won the men's marathon: 1983, when Rob de Castella ran 2:10:03 for the victory, nearly two minutes slower than his 2:08:18 world mark from Fukuoka in 1981.

Two days before the start of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 to of the expected stars of the upcoming competition, Kenya middle distance great David Rudisha and US sprinter Tori Bowie, had a chance to visit the Bird s Nest with an unusual mi...

Wilson Kipsang says that the memory of Sammy Wanjiru s wonderful victory in the Beijing 2008 Olympic marathon will be in the minds of the Kenyan runners who take to the same Beijing streets for Saturday morning s marathon.

Three years after winning Olympic gold, Jessica Ennis-Hill is back at a major championship and is feeling good.

Seven years ago, Usain Bolt went to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing with a world record in the 100m, but no major senior title to his name.

After a low-key 2014, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has returned to her best this season as she hunts what would be an unprecedented third women s 100m world crown.

Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt has won the past three world titles at this distance, but this time he comes to Beijing from a different angle compared to Berlin, Daegu and Moscow.

Allyson Felix s decision to contest the 400m in Beijing has left the 200m wide open.

When Wayde van Niekerk defeated Kirani James at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris on 4 July, he did more than upset the form-chart for the 400m.

With two of the world s fastest three athletes not in attendance in Beijing Francena McCorory and Sanya Richards-Ross after failing to make it through the high competitive US trials, the door is ajar for eight-time world champion Allyson Felix to f...