Makwala reaches 200m final, Van Niekerk scrapes through
Botswana's Isaac Makwala reached the World Championship 200m final against all the odds on Wednesday, negotiating a solo heat before coming through his semifinal via the difficult inside lane after gaining a reprieve from the IAAF.
Gong wins China's first gold at world athletics
Olympic and world silver medalist Gong Lijiao won the first gold medal for China at the ongoing World Championship after she grabbed the shot put title. The 28-year-old Gong took an early lead with her second throw of 19.35m and the 19.94m in her fifth attempt put her victory almost beyond doubt. The victory brought China the first gold medal at the world championships in London and broke a 24-year-old title drought in this event at the world championships. Huang Zhihong last won the title in 1993 at Stuttgart following her win in Kyoto 1991.
Francis takes shock 400m gold as Miller-Uibo stumbles
American Phyllis Francis won a surprise World Championships 400 metres gold on Wednesday as Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo inexplicably stumbled when seemingly certain of victory in an extraordinary finale.
Shotputter Walsh won world title with groin tear
Newly-crowned world shotput champion Tom Walsh won the title in London despite a large tear in his groin that will limit his outings for the rest of the season.
Farah advances in 5,000m for final assault on track gold
Battered and bruised he may have been but Mo Farah took it all in his long, loping stride as he negotiated the minefield of the 5,000 metres heats in the rain at the World Championships on Wednesday to set up one final assault on track gold.
Young Warholm earns breakthrough 400m hurdles win
Norway's Karsten Warholm announced himself as one of the sport's brightest new powerhouses as he recorded a magnificent gun-to-line triumph to lift the world 400 metres hurdles title in the pouring rain on Wednesday.
