There were endless highlights but here are seven moments that captivated the whole world.

1. Usain Bolt settles for 100m bronze, as Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman take gold and silver

Everyone expected to be the perfect ending to Usain Bolt’s glorious track career in London, but it was not to be, as USA duo Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman came away with an American sprint one-two.

In his last individual final Bolt finished third for bronze, while Gatlin’s win saw him become the oldest athlete to win the 100m gold. The American’s victory was accompanied by loud boos from the London stadium crowd, with his participation in the event raising many questions.

Gatlin followed up his win by bowing to the 11-time world champion in honour of all accomplishments in the sport.

2. Mo Farah missed out on fourth consecutive 5,000m title

In his final championship track race, Mo Farah was denied a fourth consecutive 5,000m title, as Ethiopia’s Muktar Edris stormed to gold, with Farah having to settle for a hard fought silver.

After years of trying, Farah, who won the world 10,000m gold on the opening night of the World Championships, was finally tactically outmatched by an Ethiopian team, with 23-year-old Edris becoming the new champion. Crossing the line Edris celebrated by replicating the four-time Olympic champion’s trademark ‘Mobot’.

Farah will now turns his focus to marathons after his final track race at the Diamond League final in Zurich at the end of August.

3. Former decathlete Karsten Warholm wins 400m hurdles

Norway’s Karsten Warholm blew the field away to win gold in the 400m hurdles final. The 21-year-old took the race from the start and produced a perfectly-paced race to cross the line in 48.35 seconds.

The former decathlete’s gold medal is Norway’s first world track gold since Ingrid Kristiansen in 1987. His reaction following his win has seen him become a star of social media.

He goes out hard and holds on for dear life.

Norway’s @kwarholm the dominant force in #IAAFworlds men’s 400m hurdles final. pic.twitter.com/WrKjbAbmj8

— IAAF (@iaaforg) August 9, 2017

4. American one-two in Steeplechase

One of the biggest surprises of the World Championships was the steeplechase performances of American duo Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs as they ended Kenya’s dominance of the event. Coburn won the race with a superb water jump, sprinting to cross the line in 9:02.58, setting an American and Championship record.

The 26-year-old became the first American since 1952 to win gold in a global steeplechase championship, while Frerichs’s silver medal time of 9:03.77, was a personal best for the 24-year-old.

Minutes ago @emmajcoburn received her steeplechase .

This was her family at home and in the stadium last night!#IAAFworlds pic.twitter.com/twcGTepRwX

— IAAF (@iaaforg) August 12, 2017

5. A new 800m Bosse

In the absence of world record holder it was Pierre-Ambroise Bosse of France took charge of the 800m with a shock win to become the new world champion.

The Frenchman kicked impressively and held on to win gold from Adam Kszczot of Poland. It was a season’s best for the new world champion.

Historic night for @FFAthletisme as @pa_bosse brings home 800m gold at #IAAFworlds pic.twitter.com/ugbwpqIogV

— IAAF (@iaaforg) August 9, 2017

6. 200m gold for Turkey’s Ramil Guliyev

Turkey’s Ramil Guliyev took everyone by surprise to win 200m gold, as 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk was denied in his quest to become the first man since Michael Johnson to win a 200m and 400m double.

It was Turkey’s first gold medal at a World Championships, and Guliyev, who was born in Azerbaijan celebrated his gold medal with both Azerbaijani and Turkish flags.

Ramil Guliyev shows form as he takes 200m victory at #IAAFworlds pic.twitter.com/iLx6KcHBc1

— IAAF (@iaaforg) August 11, 2017

7. Golden performance from Great Britain’s quartet to win 4x100m world title

A near-perfect display from the British relay quartet clinched gold from the favoured USA team that featured 100m gold and silver medalists, Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman.

The performance a world leading time, British record and European record also saw GB become the third fastest relay team of all time.

In a sad ending to his track career Usain Bolt pulled up injured running the anchor leg for Jamaica as he tried to chase down Britain’s Mitchell-Blake and USA’s Coleman.

The noise in the London Stadium went through the roof.@BritAthletics take #IAAFworlds 4x100m in front of ecstatic home crowd. pic.twitter.com/XjrPnWLVNZ

— IAAF (@iaaforg) August 12, 2017

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It was a stunning personal best run by Semenya to reclaim a world title she first won in 2009 at the World Championships in Berlin.

The South African star was in fourth place going through the bell, with Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba, Kenya’s Margaret Nyairera Wambui and Ajee Wilson of the USA attempting to upset one of the most expected gold medals in London.

Wambui was quickly dropped and as the remaining trio took the bend Semenya turned it up another gear powering past Niyonsaba and Wilson to clinch the gold medal in 1:55.16.

Niyonsaba held on for silver in 1:55.92, ahead of Wilson, who took bronze in 1:56.65. While Britain’s Lynsey Sharp finished eighth.

The Olympic and new world champion’s finishing time of 1:55.16 was the fastest in the world this year, a South African national record, a personal best and the eighth fastest 800m of all time – not a bad evening’s work for the 26-year-old.

“I’m lucky to have a great support team who work with me. Full credit to them,”Semenya said.

“Another world title is a fantastic honour for me and I love to do it here in London. The crowd are so welcoming to me and it makes it feel even more special, she added.”

Earlier in the week Semenya finished third in the 1500m, just pipping Britain’s Laura Muir for the bronze medal in her first race over the longer distance at a major championships.

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The women’s relay race was up first and from the off it was clear gold belonged to the American team.

With the USA team running their own race, it was battle for second with the British quartet more than a match for the task with Eilidh Doyle running a strong third leg before Emily Diamond held off a late surge from Poland’s Justyna Swiety, to clinch silver.

The dominant USA team that featured Allyson Felix and 400m individual world champion Phyllis Francis, won gold in a world leading time of 3:19.02.

The GB quartet of Zoey Clark, Laviai Nielsen, Eilidh Doyle and Emily Diamond crossed the line in 3:25.00.

Felix has now won a staggering eleven world gold medals, while it was Britain’s seventh world medal in seven championships.

The Polish team sealed bronze in a season’s best 3:25.41.

It was a déjà vu moment for Jamaica Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby pulled up mid race in a similar fashion to Usain Bolt on Saturday in the 4x100m men’s final.

Thanks to incredible anchor leg from Lalonde Gordon, the Trinidad & Tobago men’s team pipped the USA by 0.49 seconds to win the 4x400m relay gold in 2:58.12, a world leading time. 

It was a season’s best performance from the British men, with the quartet of Matthew Hudson-Smith, Dwayne Cowan, Rabah Yousif and Martyn Rooney running home in 2:59:00 to win bronze.

At the end of the World Championships the USA finish top of the table with an astounding 30 medals, while five medals in 24 hours brings Britain’s medal count to an impressive six in total at this year’s World Championships.

Earlier in the evening, Kenyan duo Elijah Manangoi and Timothy Cheruiyot made it a one-two for the African nation in the men’s 1500m. Manangoi won gold in 3:33.61 just holding off his compatriot by 0.38.

Filip Ingebrigtsen the second oldest brother from the famous Norwegian family clinched bronze.

GB’s Chris O’Hare give it his all, but finished twelve, crossing the line in 3:38.28.

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The race started with a pedestrian 81-second opening lap and with the next two laps almost as slow, it was time to move for 10,000m world champion Ayana and Olympic silver medalist Obiri.

Ayana led the charge with world leader Obiri tracking close behind, the pair going on to devastate the field in one lap.

With the African pair in a race of their own for gold and silver, it became a thirteen-woman fight for bronze, wth Netherland’s Sifan Hassan leading the pack.

Ayana had failed to shake Obiri and as the bell rang for the final lap it was the Kenyan who kicked with a superb piece of running. In the blink of an eye Obiri built up a 30m gap ahead of her rival, with Ayana unable to answer as Obiri clinched gold clocking 14:34:86.

It was amazing demonstration of distance running from the new world champion as she covered the last kilometre in 2 minutes 45 seconds and the final 400m in just 60 seconds.

Ayana took silver in a season’s best 14:40.35, with Hassan bagging a well deserved bronze in 14:42.73.

In her first major 5,000m, Britain’s Laura Muir finished a very credible sixth adding to her fourth place over 1,500m

Compatriot Eilish McColgan finished in tenth place among a strong field in 15:00.43.

In the women’s 800m Caster Semenya won her third world title, finishing ahead of Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi, with the Olympic champion clocking 1:55.16. It was a world leading time and a new personal best for the South African star.

USA’s Ajee Wilson sealed the bronze, while Britain’s Lynsey Sharp finished eighth.

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39-year-old Heffernan, who looks likely to retire after these championships crossed the line in a very respectable 3:44:41, seven places behind winner Yohann Diniz of France.

Diniz set a new championship record clocking 3:33:12.

Heffernan, a world champion in 2013, has now competed in seven World Championships and five Olympic Games.

Last year the Irish athlete also received an Olympic bronze medal from London 2012, following the disqualification of Russia’s Sergey Kirdyapkin for doping offences.

Speaking after his race Heffernan said: “I’ve had a great career and it was a good note to go out on.

“I’d like to thank my team and everyone who has supported me.”

In the 20km race walk, Britain’s Tom Bosworth was disqualified following three red cards for technique infractions.  Bosworth, who finished 6th at the Rio Olympics last year, received all three cards before the halfway point.

The 27-year-old, who was leading the field before his race was abruptly ended, had hopes of winning a medal in London.

“I was just getting going and usually I’m really technically efficient. I’m definitely going to learn from this and get better, because it’s clear that physically I can compete with the lead guys.” he said.

Earlier this summer Bosworth set a world record for the one-mile race walk at the Anniversary Games in London.

Colombia’s Eider Arevalo won in 1:18.53 to secure the South American county’s first gold at the World Championships.

Ireland’s Alex Wright was also disqualified in the 20km race walk, while Britain’s Callum Wilkinson finished 41st in 1:23:54.

In the 50km race walk Britain’s Dominic King had an early exit after being disqualified.

Portugal’s Ines Henriques set a new world record to win the women’s 50km title, while Jiayu Yang of China picked up the 20km gold.

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With the British and American teams flying down the straight, the Jamaican team were sitting in third place when the eight-time Olympic champion took the baton.

Maybe too desperate to end his near-perfect track career on a high, Bolt appeared to overstretch as he opened his stride to accelerate attempting to chase down Britain’s Mitchell-Blake and USA’s Coleman, before collapsing to the track with a pain beyond physical.

A wheelchair was brought over to Bolt but he waved it away, hauling himself up to hobble across the line before applauding the adoring crowd.

It was a tragic end to the 30-year-old’s glorious track career as he retires at the World Championships in London with a sole bronze medal from the individual 100m.

The sensational, one of a kind, Usain Bolt bows out of athletics with eleven world gold medals, two silver, one bronze and eight Olympic gold medals.

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Chijindu Utah stormed out the blocks to lead a near-perfect display from the British relay team. As the baton was handed off to Adam Gemini for the second leg there was a sense something special was about to happen.

Danny Talbot was next up running a flawless bend, before handing off to Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake who had enough to hold off the 100m silver medallist Christian Coleman, finishing with a perfectly timed dip to win gold for the British quartet, clocking 37.47.

It was a world leading time, British record, European record and leaves GB the third fastest relay team of all time.

Bolt, the eight time Olympic gold medalist, pulled up injured running the anchor leg for Jamaica, as he tried to chase down Britain’s Mitchell-Blake and USA’s Coleman.

A wheelchair was brought over to Bolt but he waved it away, hauling himself up to limp across the line before applauding the crowd.

It was a tragic ending to the 30-year-old’s glorious track career, as he retires from these championships with only a bronze medal from the individual 100m.

Britain’s Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, final leg sprinter, said: “I wasn’t sure if I had won or not, I gave it my all but I could see Christian Coleman out of the corner of my eye. The feeling of euphoria was from infinity. I can’t register it. We smashed the British record to pieces.”

Prior to the men’s final, the British women’s team of Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita won silver, clocking 42.12, behind favourites USA.

The GB quartet went one better than their bronze at the Rio Olympics last year and the world bronze they bagged in Beijing in 2015.

In the final leg, Neita give it her all as he faced 100m world champion Tori Bowie, with the USA star just pulling away to cross the line in 41.82 for gold.

“A great effort between the team and even better for the boys,” said Neita.

Asher-Smith, who has had a number of tremendous performances in London after battling back from a broken foot, said: “I think I’m still in a dream phase, because I didn’t even know if I was going to be here and then suddenly I was like okay if I go and do the relay, I might hopefully get a run, because I might not be fast enough to be in the team.

“To transform that to winning a world silver which is the highest medal we have ever won is absolutely incredible. I’m still very much in a dream state.”

Jamaica took bronze in 42.19, to conclude a disappointing championships for the sprint nation.

In total Britain won three medals on the penultimate day of the World Championships, the two relay medals adding to the silver Mo Farah won in the 5,000m final.

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Farah, the recently crowned 2017 world 10,000m champion returned to the track three days after safely negotiating his way to the 5,000m final, and managed once again to elicit roars from the adoring crowd inside the London Stadium.

Going into the race his main challengers were 17-year-old Seleman Barega and Ethiopian team-mates Yomif Kejelcha and Muktar Edris, and Kenya-born American Paul Chelimo.

USA’s Paul Chelimo took the field out hard from the word go, with Farah lining up behind him in second place. With no one else willing to take on the race with Chelimo the pace slowed leaving Farah and team-mate Andrew Butchart taking it on.

Possibly inspired by Sally Pearson’s gold medal win moments before, Australian Patrick Tieran took charge of the race with 2000m to go, managing to build up a 15m lead.

The lead was quickly eaten up by the lead pack that included Farah, GB team-mate Andrew Butchart and a trio of Ethiopian athletes.

Coming into the final 300m the Ethiopian trio of Barega, Kejelcha and Edris kicked on, with a fatigued Farah hanging on.

As they came around the final bend, Farah was in fourth and boxed in by Chelimo and Ethiopian duo Edris and Kejelcha, but the double Olympic champion was still fighting bravely to seal the magical gold ending to his track career. But the gap was just too much with Farah crossing the line in second place, behind the jubilant Edris.

Going into the 5,000m final Farah had beaten Edris four out of four times, but it was the 23-year-old who had the final say in Farah’s last major championships track race. The young Ethiopian won gold clocking 13:32.79, his first major championships medal. Farah bagging silver in 13:33.22, with USA’s Chelimo taking bronze in 13:33.30.

Speaking to reporter’s afterwards, Farah said:  “It’s been a long journey but it’s been incredible, It didn’t quite hit home until after I crossed the line and had a couple of moments to myself when I realised – this is it.

“I gave it all – I didn’t have a single bit left at the end.”

Fellow Briton Andrew Butchart, who was sixth at the Rio Olympic last summer, finished 8th in 13:38.73

Farah will turn his attention to marathons and road racing after his final track race at the Diamond League final in Zurich at the end of this month.

The four-time Olympic champion finishes his track career with 10 golds and two silver medals at major championships.

Australia’s Sally Pearson took victory in the 100m hurdles final, crossing the line in 12.59, finishing ahead of USA’s Dawn Harper-Nelson. After missing last year’s Olympics due to a serious injury Pearson has battled back to form at the right time to win a second gold in front of a London crowd following her 2012 Olympic gold.

Harper-Nelson, the 2008 Olympic champion clocked 12.63 for silver, with Germany’s Pamela Dutkiewicz taking bronze in 12.72 for her first global championships medal.

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Bolt, running the anchor leg for the strong Jamaican quartet, pulled away down the home straight to steer his team to victory in the second relay heat at the London Stadium, clocking 37.95.

The eight-time Olympic champion will now appear for the last time at a major championships on Saturday night in the final at 9:50pm (UK time).

Competing in the first heat, the British team of Chijindu Ujah, Adam Gemili, Daniel Talbot and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake ran GB’s second fastest ever time, clocking 37.76, as they finished behind an impressive USA quartet that featured individual 100m gold and silver medalists, Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman.

Britain’s women also safely negotiated  the heats, finishing behind a formidable USA team who recorded a world leading time in 41.84.

The USA’s team of Allyson Felix, Aaliyah Brown, Morolake Akinosun and Ariana Washington are the reigning Olympic champions.

The British quartet of Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita flew over the line in a season’s best 41.93, the fastest time by a GB team at the world championships.

Bolt, who missed out on individual100m gold last weekend said: “It’s not a time to be sad, because the energy from this crowd is great.

“There are no words to describe how I am feeling. I get so much support from the crowd.

I appreciate that a lot. All the energy I am getting from the crowd is brilliant.”

In the 4x400m relay heats, both British men’s and women’s teams qualified for Sunday’s final.

The men’s team of Rabah Yousif, Dwayne Cowan, Jack Green and Martyn Rooney finished fourth in 3:00.10, qualifying as a fastest loser.

While, the women’s quartet of Zoey Clark, Laviai Nielsen, Perri Shakes-Drayton and Emily Diamond clocked 3:24.74 to finish second behind the USA.

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Dafne Schippers started brilliantly firing round the bend with Marie-Josee Ta Lou not giving an inch. As they came down home straight level the defending champion just pipped the Ivorian star to seal her second 200m world title, crossing the line 0.03 ahead of Ta Lou in 22.05.

28 year-old Ta Lou took silver in 22.05, with Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller-Uibo sealing bronze in 22.15.

The 200m gold brings the Dutch star’s medal haul to two at this World Championships adding to her 100m bronze from Sunday.

While Ta Lou, made it an impressive two silver medals at this year’s championships, coming ever so close to gold on both occasions, with the Ivorian’s 200m final time 22.08 a new national record.

Schippers, the Olympic silver medalist said: “It was very important to win, I’ve worked so hard and last year was not the easiest for me. I changed everything and got a new coach, so I’m very happy.

“It’s great, especially with the gold medal. My secret is enjoying the sport and enjoying my racing. I feel a little bit nervous starting out, but I’m a final runner and I’m grateful for the experience now it’s over.”

Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith finished fourth, running an tremendous race to clock 22.22, another season’s best for the 21-year-old.

To finish seven hundredths of a second of a medal after a foot break earlier this year, more than shows that Britain’s fastest woman is back to her best.

Asher-Smith said: “I’m frustrated, but quite happy to have run like that having broken my foot this year.

“I was so happy to be here and just told myself to go out fast.

“The crowd were getting louder and louder so I knew I was doing well, and I kept going for it.”

It was a shock US one-two in the women’s 3000m steeplechase final.

USA’s Emma Coburn clinched the gold from compatriot Courtney Frerichs, with Kiyeng Jepkemoi of Kenya taking bronze.

Coburn won the race with a superb water jump, sprinting to cross the line in 9:02.58, also setting an American and championship record in the process.

The 26-year-old is the first American to win gold in a global steeplechase championship since 1952.

Frerichs’s silver medal time of 9:03.77 was a personal best for the 24-year-old American.

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