Usain Bolt says his final farewell to athletics - and performs his signature celebration - on the final night of the World Athletics Championships in London.more

Eight medals - two gold, two silver and four bronze - gave Poland eighth place in the medal table of the 16th athletics world championships in London.more

The Jamaican great crumpled to the track with a left-leg injury as he was chasing a final gold medal for the Jamaican 4×100-meter relay team on Saturday at the world championships.more

Mariya Lasitskene of Russia won the high jump competition at the world championships by clearing 2.03 meters. Yulia Levchenko of Ukraine jumped 2.01 meters for silver and Kamila Licwinko of Poland took bronze with a jump of 1.99.more

Pawel Fajdek, the colorful hammer champion from Poland, became the first man to win three successive world championship titles with a dominant triumph on Friday.more

American Allyson Felix, who finished third in the 400m athletics world championship in London, won her fourteenth medal in the history of the event. It equaled the record holders - Jamaican Usain Bolt and his compatriot Merlene Ottey.more

Norway's Karsten Warhol's victory in the 400 meters hurdles of the athletics world championships in London saw 1.1 million Norwegian viewers, equivalent to 22 percent of the country's population and half of all television subscribers.more

Work, determination, experience - these are the main elements that, according to Adam Kszczota, led him to the silver medal of the World Cup in the 800 m race. "Where many people say enough, I just warm up," he said.more

Piotr Lisek on Tuesday was the most successful athlete in his career. Pole has been in London vice-champion pole vaulting, he is happy with 95% and claims that "at home is the best".more

Pierre-Ambroise Bosse was the surprise winner of the 800 metres at the World Championships on Tuesday, holding on for a deserved victory after powering down the final straight. "I was not able to celebrate like Usain Bolt. I crossed 200 m and vomited," admitted French athlete.more

Piotr Lisek achieved 5.89, becoming the vice-champion of the world in pole vault. Pawe³ Wojciechowski placed fifth in the rankings - 5.75. The gold medal was won by London American Sam Kendricks with 5.95. Bronze for Franco Renaud Lavillen - 5.89.more

Adam Kszczot scored 1.44,95 at the Olympic Stadium in London, the silver medal of the 16th athletics world championship. The Frenchman Pierre-Ambroise Bosse finished ahead of him - 1.44,67. The third was the Kenyan Kipyegon Bett - 1.45,21.more

Piotr Lisek and Pawe³ Wojciechowski in pole vault and Adam Kszczot in the 800 m race - are the medal chances of Polish athletes on the fifth day of the London World Cup. The fans also count on ... Wayde's world record Van Niekerk from South Africa at 400 m.more

Usain Bolt will run in the 4x100 meters relay heats for Jamaica on Saturday despite being a bit sore after winning bronze in the 100m final at the weekend, he told Reuters on Monday.more

A number of athletes at the World Championships have been laid low by stomach upsets with Botswana's Isaac Makwala saying on Monday he was forced to withdraw from the 200m heats because of food poisoning.more

It was supposed to be a Polish day in London and it was. Anita W³odarczyk made her birthday present and defended the title of world champion in hammer throw. Bronze medal was won by Malvin Kopron and Joanna Fyodorov took sixth place. In the triple jump Anna Jagaciak-Michalska was also the sixth.more

Sylwester Bednarek after eight years returns to the world's top jumpers. This season at least 2.30 has already won three times and believes it is not over. The medal in the London World Cup says cautiously but knows that everything is possible.more

"Nobody runs 800 m better tactically than Adam Kszczota," commented NBC commentators. Pole yesterday advanced to the finals of the World Championships in London. He was happy and felt that he is getting better day by day. Marcin Lewandowski and Micha³ Rozmys were eliminated in the semi-finals.more

Kenyan marathoner Geoffrey Kirui took a quick glance over his shoulder, just to see if anyone was possibly closing the gap.more

It is supposed to be a Polish day in London. Anita W³odarczyk will beat the gold medal of the 16th athletics world championships and the world record in hammer throw. There are also two other Poles - Malwina Kopron and Joanna Fyodorov on the podium.more

There was little drama in the qualifying round of the men's discus throw, with all but one of the expected medal contenders moving on to tomorrow evening's final. more

In what's slated to be his last professional individual sprint, Usain Bolt lost a 100-meter run to American Justin Gatlin on Saturday in London, at the IAAF World Championships. more

The 16th athletics world championships, which will run until 13th August, have already sold nearly 700,000. tickets. The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is convinced of the excitement of the great sport.more

Five Polish athletes will perform at the Olympic Stadium in London on the first day of the 16th World Championships, In the qualifying round 100m will run the fastest man in the world Jamaican Usain Bolt.more

The gold medal and the record of the world in the hammer throw - such an assumption for the World Championship is Anita W³odarczyk. For success in London will fight in specially ordered shoes for himself. "I am prepared and if I do not improve the record, I will be disappointed" - she emphasized.more