World Championships 2015

Quote Message: Amazing performances, national and world records.

Amazing performances, national and world records.

Quote Message: I never thought I would see Kenya and Jamaica on top of the medal table.

I never thought I would see Kenya and Jamaica on top of the medal table.

Quote Message: Reminded me why I fell in love with the sport in the first place. It was an enjoyable championships and great performances for Britain.

Reminded me why I fell in love with the sport in the first place. It was an enjoyable championships and great performances for Britain.

Quote Message: Athletics as a sport fighting back, showed it is alive and vibrant and the wonderful stories in the stadium.

Athletics as a sport fighting back, showed it is alive and vibrant and the wonderful stories in the stadium.

Usain Bolt has posted a picture on Instagram with his 4x100m relay champions. "Golden Relay Squad out and bad," the 11-time world champion writes. 

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Former IAAF president Lamine Diack will present the final medals of the day to the 4x400m relay top three. 

Britain's quartet on the podium, of course, and Martyn Rooney seems delighted with his miniature mascot, waving it in the air to someone whose attention he's caught in the crowd. That's a gift for baby Rooney. 

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Former IAAF president Lamine Diack will present the final medals of the day to the 4x400m relay top three. 

Britain's quartet on the podium, of course, and Martyn Rooney seems delighted with his miniature mascot, waving it in the air to someone whose attention he's caught in the crowd. That's a gift for baby Rooney. 

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Hopefully Britain's 4x400m women's relay quartet had accounted for cuddly toys and medals in their luggage. 

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The future is looking bright, so they say, but who are the young athletes who could star for Britain in future championships? 

Neil Black is asked about Britain's sprint relay team and Richard Kilty's tweets suggesting there's disharmony in the team and that CJ Ujah should not have run the last leg. 

"We shouldn't judge Richard Kilty in the heat of the moment when he is disappointed and upset," says Black. "We came to win medals in all four relays, we did that in two. That's a pretty good record.

"We're not concerned. We've got high standards. We were not going to settle for fifth, sixth or seventh, so we went for a medal.

"We take risks to win medals. It didn’t work out but we’d do it again. We move on and stay positive."

Asked about Britain's medal haul of four golds, a silver and two bronzes, Neil Black says: "This is about what we expected. We’re looking to win medals and this is there or thereabouts. 

"We’re happy with how people have performed on a global level. And those fourth, fifth and sixth places are brilliant and that’s what we were expecting in Beijing. It's on the road to the Rio Olympics and London Worlds in 2017."

Neil Black, Britain's performance director, says the championships "couldn't be better". 

He tells Gabby Logan: "There have been brilliant performances over the whole competition with some of our established stars producing again. 

"And then some of our young people in new events are being competitive. It's been an unbelievable championships and we are really happy and proud."

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Britain's previous best gold-medal haul was three in Stuttgart in 1993 and Moscow in 2013. The Super Saturday gang - Mo Farah (2), Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford - have made Beijing the team's most successful championships yet. 

Martyn Rooney joked he would call his son Bird's Nest Rooney, here is what hos wife had to say...

Quote Message: When I crossed the line I knew I had got him. I am incredibly happy for the guys and happy I did not mess it up. It has been a special week having my first child. I did not want to go home empty handed, I wanted to bring something back to my wife to make it worthwhile. Hopefully she is proud of what I have done. I can't wait to meet him. from Britain's Martyn Rooney. 4x400m bronze medallist

When I crossed the line I knew I had got him. I am incredibly happy for the guys and happy I did not mess it up. It has been a special week having my first child. I did not want to go home empty handed, I wanted to bring something back to my wife to make it worthwhile. Hopefully she is proud of what I have done. I can't wait to meet him.

What should Martyn Rooney call his newborn son? Phil Jones says some have suggested the 400m runner should name his first born after the 400m world champion Wayde van Niekerk. That would, of course, mean a Wayde Rooney has entered the world. 

Rooney, diplomatically, says there's nothing wrong with the name Wayde but says he's unlikely to name his son after the South African. 

Britain end the championships fourth in the medal table with a total of seven medals and four golds - which is the team's most successful golden haul. 

Kenya are numero uno - 16 medals in total, including seven gold ones. 

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Quote Message: I didn't have a great Championship individually but to come out with these girls, they pick you up and you get another chance to get a medal. from Eilidh Child, 4x400m bronze medallist

I didn't have a great Championship individually but to come out with these girls, they pick you up and you get another chance to get a medal.

Martyn Rooney wasn't initially in the British team, but a successful appeal ensured he made it to Beijing and he was then named team captain. Representing his country did mean he missed the birth of his first child, though. 

Two bronze medals for Britain in the 4x400m relays and the women's team are talking to Phil Jones on the telly. Christine Ohuruogu wearing fetching headgear - a union bow. A national flag simply won't do these days.  

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Quote Message: You don't do this it is ridiculous by (Jamaican) Francis, it is youth and excitement and it played into the hands of LaShawn Meritt.

You don't do this it is ridiculous by (Jamaican) Francis, it is youth and excitement and it played into the hands of LaShawn Meritt.

Quote Message: I'm going with the big daddy Rooney and yes he has, bronze for Britain, you never ever doubt his ability to get it home for you.

I'm going with the big daddy Rooney and yes he has, bronze for Britain, you never ever doubt his ability to get it home for you.

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Oh my word! Jamaica's Javon Francis presses some sort of booster button with 250m remaining, overtaking LaShawn Merrit to take the lead with the speed of a 200m runner... Astonishing. Foolish? Yep. By the time it comes to the final 10m the Jamaican runs out of steam, which allows Martyn Rooney to pip him to win bronze for Britain.

LaShawn Merritt guides America to gold in 2:57.82, while Trinidad and Tobago claim silver in a national record 2:58.20. 

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Tony McQuay puts the Americans in first spot...  Britain third going into the third leg.

How will the British quartet of Rabah Yousif, Delanno Williams, Jarryd Dunn and Martyn Rooney fare? We will soon find out. The starter's gun has just gone off...

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The Americans steal the show again during introductions for the 4x400m relay with a baseball themed 'celebration'. These posturings are nice additions to the championships.

Britain? They nick Brazilian Bebeto's 'baby' goal celebration during the 1994 World Cup, a nod to captain Martyn Rooney who has recently become a father. 

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The bar has been lowered to 2.34m in the high jump jump-off and Canada's Derek Drouin is the only man to clear the height, and he did so comfortably.

The 2013 world champion Bohdan Bondarenko and China's Zhang Guowei will share silver. 

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There's a jump off in the men's high jump final. Birthday boy and defending champion Bohdan Bondarenko, Canada's Derek Drouin and China's Guowei Zhang will battle for gold. 

All have three failures at 2.36m, but as all have cleared all previous heights on their first attempts they go again at 2.36m. 

Drouin and Bondarenko fail on 2.36m again...

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There will be no medal for Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim in the men's high jump, which is a shock. The world leader coming to Beijing, whose personal best 2.43m is the equal third highest of all-time, fails at 2.36m. 

Britian's split times:

Ohuruogu: 51.1 seconds 

Onuora: 50.8 seconds

Child: 50.6 seconds

Bundy-Davies: 50.9 seconds

Quote Message: America woes continue. They got a medal but it was not what was expected. What about the British team? I really liked the quartet. It was set up beautifully by Ohuruogu and Onuora, Child was excellent on the third leg and it was an inspired decision to put here there and Bundy-Davies brought it home. What a lovely surprise.

America woes continue. They got a medal but it was not what was expected. What about the British team? I really liked the quartet. It was set up beautifully by Ohuruogu and Onuora, Child was excellent on the third leg and it was an inspired decision to put here there and Bundy-Davies brought it home. What a lovely surprise.

A brilliant bronze for Britain as 20-year-old Seren Bundy-Davies holds her position and crosses the line with a big distance between her and the rest. A season's best 3:23.62 for the British quartet who are smiling and jumping on the finishing line. 

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The USA in first spot coming down the home straight... but Jamaica's Novlene Williams-Mills closes down Francena McCorory and overtakes her with 10m to go! Gold for Jamaica in 3:19.13.

Britain still third as Eilidh Child takes the baton but it's a battle for gold between Jamaica and America... Allyson Felix putting her team in front with a storming run. 

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Christine Ohuruogu, a two-time 400m champion, is charged with leading Britain off and the Londoner puts her team in a good position, which Anyika Onuora takes advantage of, breaking off in third...

Britain will start in lane five and the team are: Christine Ohuruogu, Anyika Onuora, Eilidh Child and Seren Bundy-Davies. 

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No fancy poses from the Brits, game faces on.

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The women's 4x400m relay is about to begin and there are some marvelous poses from the teams as they appear through the giant doors and onto the track. 

Top marks to the American quartet for their Charlie's Angels inspired posing.  

Quote Message: It is good to be in this sort of company and it gives me something to build on next year. I am happy to be here, the hard bit was getting through the rounds but I ran another solid time today. from Britain's Charlie Grice, who finished 9th in the men's 1500m.

It is good to be in this sort of company and it gives me something to build on next year. I am happy to be here, the hard bit was getting through the rounds but I ran another solid time today.

Can there be a better birthday present than a world championship gold? Defending champion Bohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine has moved into second spot with a 2.33m first-time clearance in the high jump, although he then messes up on his first attempt at 2.36m. 

Quote Message: Kiprop was in a really bad place, the only reason he was able to get himself out of that was because of his talent and the range and length of his stride which was eating up the ground. Kiprop even had time to look up at the screens, he is the only one who isn't eyeballs out to the line, the others were all fighting and scrambling.

Kiprop was in a really bad place, the only reason he was able to get himself out of that was because of his talent and the range and length of his stride which was eating up the ground. Kiprop even had time to look up at the screens, he is the only one who isn't eyeballs out to the line, the others were all fighting and scrambling.

Kenya's Elijah Motonei Manangoi makes a late dash to the line to secure silver in an excitingly finish, clocking 3:34.63. Morocco's Abdalaati Iguider takes bronze (3:34.67). Britain's Charlie Grice was ninth in 3:36.21.

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Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. With 1200m the finalists step ion the accelerator... the Kenyan trio are behind coming into the final bend..

Asbel Kiprop seems a long way from glory,  in about 10th with 300m to go, but he extends his stride, moves up the field around the bend... he's into the top three down the home straight and those long legs move him past Abdalaati Iguider and Taoufik Makhloufi. Kiprop home in 3:34.40

Kenya aiming for a top three in the 1500m. Asbel Kiprop, the two-time reigning champion, would be most people's favourite. Timothy Cheruiyot leading the way coming towards the 800m mark. Kiprop lurking...

The men's 1500m final is next up. Alas there is no Ovett, Coe or Cram representing Britain but there is a Brit in the line-up and that's Charlie Grice, the fourth fastest of the 12 finalists.

Here's how they line up:

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Mutaz Essa Barshim has retaken the lead in the men's high jump final, clearing 2.33m on his first attempt. 

But Gianmarco Tamberi touches the bar at 2.29m and gravity does the rest. That's the last we'll see of the Italian and his half-and-half beard at these championships. Seventh place as good as it gets for Tamberi, but at least he gets to look in the mirror and see that beard every day

Quote Message: To throw in pace with 64, 65 and 66 second laps, she hurt Dibaba from a long way out. I think Dibaba gave up. She came here expecting to win but could not live with Ayana pace.

To throw in pace with 64, 65 and 66 second laps, she hurt Dibaba from a long way out. I think Dibaba gave up. She came here expecting to win but could not live with Ayana pace.

Where did Britain's Stephanie Twell finish? I can help with that, she was 12th in 15:26.24. The experts in the commentary box think that's a fine effort. 

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Almaz Ayana's winning time was 14:26.83 - a championship record which breaks Tirunesh Dibaba's previous championship best. It's not been a great 15 minutes for the Dibaba family. 

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Everyone thought she would win gold but Genzebe Dibaba must settle for bronze. By the time she realises Senbere Teferi is on her heels it's all too late. There's a last-minute kick from Dibaba but there's no reserves of energy left and she's beaten to silver by her compatriot for an Ethiopian top three. 

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The final bell rings and Almaz Ayana is on course for victory, she's beaten Genzebe Dibaba with those punishing quick laps in the middle of the race.

An interesting celebration from China's Guowei Zhang as he clears 2.29m in the high jump to go third. He must have watched the Karate Kid last night for celebration ideas. 

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Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana has upped the tempo in the 5000m final, her plan is to sap Genzebe Dibaba's energey, negating her kick at the end. A 65-second lap and they go through 3000m in 8:55.63. 

Dibaba is being tested because there's oodles of space - about 20m - between Ayana and Dibaba. What a finish this is going to be. 

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Oof it's close in the women's javelin final - only 2cm separating leader Kathrina Molitor of Germany (64.74m) and China's Huihui Lyu, who has produced a season's best 64.72m. 

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Japanese duo Misaki Onishi and Ayuko Suzuki setting the pace, completing the first 1000m of the 5000m final in three minutes. 

Genzebe Dibaba bobbing along in third place, content to follow for now, while her compatriot and world leader Almaz Ayana is fourth. 

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Quote Message: Dibaba can win this anyway she wants. It doesn't matter how it's run, the figures all add up to her winning.

Dibaba can win this anyway she wants. It doesn't matter how it's run, the figures all add up to her winning.

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There's British interest in the women's 5000m because Stephanie Twell is competing. The former world junior 1500m title has suffered two-injury hit seasons but is back approaching her best. 

Quote Message: It's nice to see Steph Twell back in the arena after being in the 1500m heats at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. She's not going to be in contention for a medal though from Paula Radcliffe

It's nice to see Steph Twell back in the arena after being in the 1500m heats at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. She's not going to be in contention for a medal though

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The first track event of the day is about to start and, just as in the men's 5,000m on Saturday, history could be made. 

Quote Message: "The Ashes might not have worked out so well for Australia, but their leading wicket-taker Mitchell Starc is hoping for an improvement in sporting fortunes when his younger brother Brandon goes in the final of the high jump here tonight. Mitchell is in the crowd, perhaps glad that the Bird's Nest on a Sunday evening is not quite as hostile as the Hollies Stand at Edgbaston midway through a boozy afternoon."

"The Ashes might not have worked out so well for Australia, but their leading wicket-taker Mitchell Starc is hoping for an improvement in sporting fortunes when his younger brother Brandon goes in the final of the high jump here tonight. Mitchell is in the crowd, perhaps glad that the Bird's Nest on a Sunday evening is not quite as hostile as the Hollies Stand at Edgbaston midway through a boozy afternoon."

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Heights of 2.20m and 2.25m are easy for favourite Mutaz Essa Barshim, who clears them both on his first attempt. Although he has just failed at 2.29m. 

Defending champion Bohdan Bondarenko also went over 2.25m on his first attempt. 

For the final time this week, we bring you the daily schedule. (Let's not get tearful so early on, please)

11:30  (BST) men's high jump final

11:45  women's javelin final

12:15  women's 5,000m final

12:45  men's 1500m final

13:05  women's 4x400m relay

12:35  men's 4x400m relay

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There might be a familiar name and face to cricket fans when the high jump gets underway.

That's because Brandon Starc of Australia is competing. He's the younger brother of cricketer Mitchell, who struggled against England in the recent Ashes series. 

Hopefully the bar doesn't tumble as frequently this afternoon as Australian wickets...

Taking hipster to the extreme is high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi. The Italian sported the half-and-half beard at the European Indoor Championships, continued to do so at this summer's Anniversary Games and has stuck with it for Beijing. Why not, I suppose? When a look works then it works...

The Italian says his trademark beard is to entertain the audience. It is entertaining, Gianmarco... Definitely. 

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What does the medal table look like? Kenya are still on top as they have been for most of the week, while Britain are fourth thanks to Mo, Jess, Greg and Shara.

There was only one event happening in Beijing while the owls and badgers were roaming Britain's fields undisturbed and carefree and that was the women's marathon. 

Ethiopian Mare Dibaba won the gold medal, outsprinting Helah Kiprop to beat the Kenyan by one second. It was exciting watching them both enter the stadium together. Feel free to watch Dibaba's brilliant finish by clicking here.

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Our chief sports writer Tom Fordyce has brilliantly explained why Mo Farah's victories are anything but routine. 

"The 5,000m makes sense to a lot of ordinary Britons. Thousands run the distance at a Parkrun every weekend, some with PBs in mind, others with dogs on a lead or kids in tow," writes Tom. 

"But those segments of Farah's are not incomprehensible only to the happy Saturday-morning dabblers. Farah's was a last mile that half the entrants in the men's 1500m would have been unable to live with. It was a last half-mile that half the 800m field would have struggled with too."

Read more of Tom's piece by clicking here. 

But back to Mo Farah for a moment, who is on the front page of The Times. Apparently the Briton should consider making arrangements for a visit to Bucks Palace. "Knighthood beckons after 'triple double' gold," is their headline.  

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The one-lap experts will, as is tradition, bring these championships to a close at 13:25 (BST)  and Britain's 4x400m relay team has just been announced and making the line-up are Rabah Yousif, Delano Williams, Jarryd Dunn and Martyn Rooney. 

Quote Message: Chijindu Ujah did not take off early at all. There was a big gap between James Ellington and Ujah, so the 'go' mark was in the wrong place. Ellington sees the outgoing runner then he stops running instead of trying to get to the guy before going to the end of the zone.

Chijindu Ujah did not take off early at all. There was a big gap between James Ellington and Ujah, so the 'go' mark was in the wrong place. Ellington sees the outgoing runner then he stops running instead of trying to get to the guy before going to the end of the zone.

Ellington, on the third leg, did not hand the baton to British team-mate Ujah, on the final leg, in Saturday's 4x100m final.

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Quote Message: For me the big issue in the heat of the moment is that you have to have complete trust of all the guys around you. If you haven't worked together then how can you have that trust.

For me the big issue in the heat of the moment is that you have to have complete trust of all the guys around you. If you haven't worked together then how can you have that trust.

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Usain Bolt is preparing to step up onto the highest podium of all to collect his 11th world title. 

But while the Jamaican and his team-mates are waiting, a Canadian sprinter - whose team won bronze - is having a sneezing fit. He then shakes the hand of Jesse Owens' granddaughter, who is awarding the medals, without using wet wipes first. I'm not saying anything...

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Britain's track record on the sprint relay does not make happy reading. 

Should we mention the sprint relay and Britain's failure to get the baton around the track? 

"What A Mo-Ment!"screams the front page of the Independent.

"Farah was serene, steering clear of the trips that had nearly derailed him in the 10,000m and 5,000m heats for another dominant victory," writes Matt Majendie in the paper. 

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Responding to Brendan Foster's comments, Farah said it was "amazing" to be in the same category as greats such as, erm, David Beckham. 

"We have had so many legends and to be in the same category as them is amazing," he said. "It's great to make history."

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Brendan Foster thinks he is, but is Mo Farah Britain's greatest sportsman? 

"He's Great Britain's most prolific winner of global golds and he's put former British athletes like Sebastian Coe and Daley Thompson behind him," Foster argued on BBC Radio 5 live.

"Former rower Sir Steve Redgrave [who won five Olympic golds] was part of a team. Mo is on his own and it's lonely out there. He's ruthless and we've not seen that. We should be enjoying the moment. We'll never see his like again."

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Sometimes a series of emoticons say it all... Britain's Farah is heading home to reunite with his pregnant wife and children. Hopefully banners and bunting are hanging from every wall and ceiling at Farah towers. 

"Arise, Sir Mo," says the Daily Telegraph on its back page. 

"Since his 5,000m gold in Daegu in 2011 he has been a champion beyond compare, reeling off an unprecedented seven successive victories, including glorious double distance titles in London, Moscow and now Beijing," writes Oliver Brown the Daily Telegraph. 

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But before we focus on the day's action, there's a certain triple-double to talk about. Mo Farah did it, as everyone thought he would, becoming the first man in history to pull off a distance 'triple-double'.

The Briton has now won three successive world 5,000m titles and has won golds in both track distance events at the Olympics and two World Championships. 

It is something not even the great Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele achieved, the only other person to claim an Olympic and world 'double-double' in the 5,000m and 10,000m. Simply brilliant. 

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Hello! Yes, it's true, this is the final day of the World Championships in Beijing. There's no point trying to stop the inevitable, but it doesn't mean we can't make the most of the remaining few hours we have and relish watching the best in the world competing for the last six medals on offer.   

The triple-double - magnificent in whatever shape or form it comes in. 

On a plate it can be the tastiest, juiciest burger. In a cone? Taste-bud exploding, towering scoops of ice cream.  

On the track, it's an incomparable feat, achieved by only the greatest.

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