Berlin 2009 - Day 9 SUMMARY - 23 Aug
23.08.2009
Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia looked as if he had left himself open to defeat in the 5000 metres, by doing the majority of the leading at too leisurely a pace, on the Day Nine.

Lebedeva takes silver
23.08.2009
Tatyana Lebedeva took the silver medal in the women’s long jump at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.

Bronze women
23.08.2009
Russian relay team of A. Kapachinskaya, T. Firova, L. Litvinova and A. Krivoshapka took the bronze medal in the women’s 4x400m at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin.

Russian women third at World Marathon Cup
23.08.2009
Russian women’s team placed third at the World Marathon Cup which was held at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin.

Berlin 2009 - Day 8 SUMMARY - 22 Aug
22.08.2009
Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland took the Hammer centre stage with a World record of 77.96 metres on the penultimate, Day Eight of the 12th IAAF World Championhips in Athletics.

Rybakov wins in high jump
22.08.2009
Yaroslav Rybakov won the men’s high jump at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.

Berlin 2009 - Day 7 SUMMARY - 21 Aug
21.08.2009
After a much delayed start to the evening session, due to torrential rain, LaShawn Merritt turned in the performance of Day Seven of the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

Kirdyapkin wins 50km
21.08.2009
Sergey Kirdyapkin won the men’s 50km at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. He set a WL of 3:38:35.

Pogorelov with bronze
21.08.2009
Aleksandr Pogorelov placed third in the decathlon at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin scoring 8528 points.

Berlin 2009 - Day 6 SUMMARY - 20 Aug
20.08.2009
Usain Bolt does not do things by halves.

Chicherova takes silver medal
20.08.2009
Anna Chicherova took the silver medal in the women’s high jump at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. She set a SB of 2.02.

Berlin 2009 - Day 5 SUMMARY - 19 Aug
19.08.2009
It was another good night for the hosts on Day Five of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the Berlin Olympiastadion.

Abakumova takes bronze
18.08.2009
Mariya Abakumova took the bronze medal in the women’s javelin throw at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. She achieved 66.06 on her last attempt.

Successful Krivoshapka
18.08.2009
Antonina Krivoshapka finished third in the women’s 400m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin clocking 49.71.

Berlin 2009 - Day 3 SUMMARY
18.08.2009
The Jamaican sprint success story continued on Day Three of the 12th World Championships in Athletics.

Anna Pyatykh takes bronze
17.08.2009
Anna Pyatykh took the bronze medal in the women’s triple jump at the 2009 World Championship in Athletics in Berlin achieving on her fourth 14.58m.

Zarudneva begins with silver
17.08.2009
Yuliya Zarudneva took the silver medal in the women’s 3000mH at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.

No wins without defeats
17.08.2009
Russians did not take medals in the women’s pole vault at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.

Zagorny takes bronze
17.08.2009
Aleksey Zagorny took the bronze medal in the men’s hammer throw at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. He achieved 78.08m on his last attempt.

Bolt again! 9.58 World record in Berlin!
16.08.2009
With a performance that defies the imagination, Usain Bolt set a new 100m World record of 9.58 on the second evening of the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

Avdeyeva - 5th, Chernova – 8th
16.08.2009
Anna Avdeyeva placed 5th in the women’s shot put and Tatyana Chernova placed 8th in the heptathlon at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin.

Berlin 2009 - Day 1 SUMMARY
15.08.2009
Move over Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, and you other assorted speedsters. Your time will come on Sunday.

Gold Borchin
15.08.2009
Beijing Olympic Champion Valeriy Borchin won the men’s 20kmRW at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics started in Berlin today.

Berlin to host largest ever IAAF Anti-Doping operation
12.08.2009
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics will be subject to the most comprehensive Anti-Doping Programme ever conducted by the IAAF - including both drug testing and educational activities.

No Pechonkina in Berlin
08.08.2009
Women’s 400mH World record holder Yuliya Pechonkina will not compete at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics on 15-23 August in Berlin, Germany.

Preliminary list of Russian team for Berlin
28.07.2009
Russian Athletics has announced a preliminary list of the national team for the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics on 15-23 August in Berlin, Germany.