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In Pictures: World Athletic Championships

Edna Ngeringwony
Kenya continued to be strong over the long distance races with the nation winning all three medals in the women(***)s marathon. (L-R) Silver medalist Priscah Jeptoo, gold medalist Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat and bronze medalist Sharon Jemutai Cherop celebrate their achievements on day one of the World Athletics Championships in South Korea [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 4 Sep 20114 Sep 2011
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Trey Hardee
Is it a bird, it is a plane... no, it is really superman! American Trey Hardee proves he is an all-round superstar with victory in the decathlon. Silver medalist Ashton Eaton also hailed from the super States with Cuba(***)s Leonel Suarez in third [GALLO/GETTY]
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Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake flies the Jamaican flag after his victory in the 100m final. Blake(***)s victory was already overshadowed following compatriot Usain Bolt(***)s disqualification from the event. The stadium went eerily silent after the world(***)s most famous athlete, and fastest man, false started in the final [GALLO/GETTY]
Ibrahim Jeilan
Ethiopia proved the nation to beat in the 10,000m final. Ibrahim Jeilan (R) won the race while Imane Merga (L) finished in third. Sandwiched between them was Britain(***)s Mo Farah who led the race until the final stages [GALLO/GETTY]
Valerie Adams
New Zealand got a rare gold medal at the World Championships in Daegu. Kiwi Valerie Adams equalled the championship record with a new New Zealand national record to win the event ahead of Nadzeya Astapchuk from Belarus [GALLO/GETTY]
Pawel Wojciechowski
Pawel Wojciechowski was the Pole on the pole who won the pole-vault competition. Defending world champion and Olympic champion Steven Hooker from Australia came into the meet injured and was not able to clear his opening height in the trials [GALLO/GETTY]
Carmelita Jeter
American Carmelita Jeter jetted to gold in the women(***)s 100m final with a time of 10.90. Jeter is the second fastest woman of all time after America(***)s Flo-Jo. The USA quickly took an early lead in the medal table ahead of Russia and Kenya [GALLO/GETTY]
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Jason Richardson
More controversy followed Usain Bolt(***)s disqualification when Cuba(***)s Dayron Robles was disqualified for jostling with Chinese opponent Xiang Liu in the 110m hurdles. This meant that Xiang Liu was moved up to silver while America(***)s Jason Richardson took the gold [GALLO/GETTY]
Kirani James
Grenada(***)s Kirani James came from behind to overtake reigning champion LaShawn Merrit of America in the 400m final. The media focused on Oscar Pistorius, also known as the (***)Blade Runner(***), during the event who became the first amputee to race in the able-bodied event. He exited in his semi-final [GALLO/GETTY]
Olga Kaniskina
Like usual, there has been no medal shortage for Russia during the World Championships in South Korea. Here Olga Kaniskina approaches the finish line to claim gold next to Zuzana Schindlerova of the Czech Republic during the women(***)s 20km race walk. A race in which you can only walk, wierd... [GALLO/GETTY]
Ezekiel Kemboi
Kenya(***)s Ezekiel Kemboi showed the Daegu crowd a celebration and a half after he won the 3000m steeplechase ahead of arch rival and compatriot Brimin Kiprop Kipruto. He started pumping the air before the finish line and then proceeded to strip off his shirt, flex his muscles and show off some enviable dance moves [GALLO/GETTY]
Jesse Williams
It was close for a while but American Jesse Williams out-jumped both favourite Ivan Ukhov and silver medalist Aleksey Dmitrik of Russia for high jump glory. Day six was another good day for team USA but it was also a good day for team... [GALLO/GETTY]
David Greene
Great Britain! The GB team claimed their first gold of the World Championships after Dai Greene stormed through to claim victory in the 400m hurdles. Greene joined Hannah England as a GB medal winner on day six after England had raced to a surprise silver in the women(***)s 1500m behind world champion Jenny Simpson of the USA [GALLO/GETTY]
Dwight Phillips
Dwight Phillips, three-time world long jump champion from the United States won another gold with a leap of 8.45 metres on his second attempt [AFP]
Oscar Pistorius
Even though double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was left out of the 4x400 metre relay finals lineup, he still gets a silver medal for running in the heats, an amazing achievement for the controversial athlete [AFP]
Asbel Kiprop
Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop outsprinted compatriot Silas Kiplagat to win a first 1,500 metres gold for Kenya [AFP]
Anna Chicherova
Russian Anna Chicherova snatched the women(***)s high jump gold medal on a comeback from Blanka Vlasic to end the Croatian(***)s four-year reign as world champion [AFP]
Usain Bolt
He(***)s back: Usain Bolt rebounds from the disappointment of 100m disqualification to dominate the 200m final, taking gold and posting the fourth-fastest time in history [AFP]
Ending the championships with a bang are Jamaica(***)s Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt who set a new world record in the 4x100 relay [AFP]


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