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Mbulaeni Mulaudzi of South Africa squeezed into the final of the men's 800m on Friday. Mulaudzi and Kenya's Olympic bronze medallist Alfred Yego both qualified from the high-quality semifinal as the two fastest times outside the top two automatic spots.

Mulaudzi squeezes through to 800m final

Mbulaeni Mulaudzi of South Africa squeezed into the final of the men's 800m. Mulaudzi and Kenya's Olympic bronze medallist Alfred Yego both qualified from the high-quality semifinal as the two fastest times outside the top two automatic spots.

Kiprop leads high-quality field in 800 semifinal

Absel Kiprop of Kenya leads a high-quality field in the second semifinal of the men's 800m at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Friday. Russia's Yuriy Borzakovskiy and South African Mbulaeni Mulaudzi is in hot pursuit.

Kaki stumbles and falls out of 800m final

Abubaker Kaki of Sudan, the fastest 800m runner in the world this season, crashed in the 800-meter semifinals on Friday in Berlin, eliminating him from the world championships.

Van Zyl, Mpuang in action in the relay

With Simon Magakwe injuring his hamstring in his 100m quarter-final outing, 400m hurdler LJ van Zyl took the final leg of the 4X100m relay, giving the rest of the team an opportunity to run in the Berlin stadium. They finished sixth and last in their heat.

Gold for birthday bou Bolt

When he collected his gold for the 200 title and a second $100,000 check for his world record, some 45 000 fans in the stands gave him a heartfelt "Happy Birthday to You" serenade.

Hat-trick for Felix

Allyson Felix of the United States completed a hat-trick of 200m world titles at the World Athletics Championships on Friday.

Felix shows off gold medal

Allyson Felix of the United States shows off her gold medal that she won in the 200m at the World Athletics Championships in berlin on Friday.

Ferguson-Mckenzie wins bronze

Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of the Bahamas took the bronze medal (22.41) in the women's 200m final at the World Athletics Championships on Friday.

Olympic champion adds world 400 title

Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt dethroned two-time defending world champion Jeremy Wariner when he strode to an impresive victory in the 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Friday.

Wariner dethroned

First medal for Australia in Berlin

Dani Samuels of Australia won the women's discus world title at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Friday.

Australia's Samuels wins gold

Dani Samuels of Australia won the women's discus world title at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Friday. The 21-year-old won with a throw of 65.44 metres ahead of Cuba's Yarelis Barrios (65.31m) while Nicoleta Grasu of Romania took bronze (65.20m).

Yaroslav claims high jump gold

Yaroslav Rybakov of Russia won the men's high jump world title in Berlin on Friday. The 28-year-old, three times a silver medalist at the championships, won with a best jump of 2.32m.

Spanka celebrates

Raul Spanka of Germany celebrates his bronze medal in the men's high jump at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. Spanka shared third place with Poland's Sylwester Bednarek.

Kirdyapkin regains 50km Race walk title

Russia's Sergey Kirdyapkin regained the men's 50 kilometres walk world title at the World Athletics Championships on Friday.

Mbulaeni Mulaudzi of South Africa squeezed into the final of the men's 800m. Mulaudzi and Kenya's Olympic bronze medallist Alfred Yego both qualified from the high-quality semifinal as the two fastest times outside the top two automatic spots.

Absel Kiprop of Kenya leads a high-quality field in the second semifinal of the men's 800m at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Friday. Russia's Yuriy Borzakovskiy and South African Mbulaeni Mulaudzi is in hot pursuit.

Abubaker Kaki of Sudan, the fastest 800m runner in the world this season, crashed in the 800-meter semifinals on
Friday in Berlin, eliminating him from the world championships.

With Simon Magakwe injuring his hamstring in his 100m quarter-final outing, 400m hurdler LJ van Zyl took the final leg of the 4X100m relay, giving the rest of the team an opportunity to run in the Berlin stadium. They finished sixth and last in their heat.

When he collected his gold for the 200 title and a second $100,000 check for his world record, some 45 000 fans in the stands gave him a heartfelt

Allyson Felix of the United States completed a hat-trick of 200m world titles at the World Athletics Championships on Friday.

Allyson Felix of the United States shows off her gold medal that she won in the 200m at the World Athletics Championships in berlin on Friday.

Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of the Bahamas took the bronze medal (22.41) in the women's 200m final at the World Athletics Championships on Friday.

Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt dethroned two-time defending world champion Jeremy Wariner when he strode to an impresive victory in the 400m at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Friday.

Dani Samuels of Australia won the women's discus world title at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Friday.

Dani Samuels of Australia won the women's discus world title at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Friday. The 21-year-old won with a throw of 65.44 metres ahead of Cuba's Yarelis Barrios (65.31m) while Nicoleta Grasu of Romania took bronze (65.20m).

Yaroslav Rybakov of Russia won the men's high jump world title in Berlin on Friday. The 28-year-old, three times a silver medalist at the championships, won with a best jump of 2.32m.

Raul Spanka of Germany celebrates his bronze medal in the men's high jump at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. Spanka shared third place with Poland's Sylwester Bednarek.

Russia's Sergey Kirdyapkin regained the men's 50 kilometres walk world title at the World Athletics Championships on Friday.