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World athletics champs
Jamaica's Usain Bolt sets a new world record of 9.58 in the 100 metres final at the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 17 Aug 2009
17 Aug 2009
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Christina Schwanitz strains every muscle in the women's shot put [GALLO/GETTY]
Nelson Evora of Portugal competes in the triple jump [GALLO/GETTY]
Larisa Emelyanova of Russia finds the 20 kilometres race walk final too much [GALLO/GETTY]
Iran's Leyla Rajabi competes in the women's shot put [GALLO/GETTY]
Kerron Clement of the US takes on the hurdles [GALLO/GETTY]
Kristina Gadschiew is silhouetted in the Olympic stadium during the pole vault [GALLO/GETTY]
Germany's Julia Muchtig throws the javelin as part of the Heptathlon event [GALLO/GETTY]
The steeplechase heats prove to be a wet affair [GALLO/GETTY]