Sunday's events begin with the hammer - reigning Olympic champion Koji Murofushi's throw of 81.42m earns him the win A leap of 8.41m is enough for Panama's Irving Saladino to claim the long-jump crown, to add to his Ibero-American title European champion Periklis Iakovakis edges out Commonwealth title-holder Louis Van Zyl in the 400m hurdles Cuba's Zulia Calatayud sets a new championship record of one minute 59.02 secs as she wins the 800m Yelena Isinbaeva, the all-conquering Russian, secures yet another pole-vault victory with a clearance of 4.75m Tyson Gay wins the 200m for the second year running and breaks the championship record with a time of 19.68 secs Two-time discus world champion Franka Dietzsch adds to her lengthy honours list with a winning throw of 64.73m Having finished second in the 200m, Sanya Richards goes one better and wins the 400m ahead of Novlene Williams The 3000m steeplechase is won by Kenya's Paul Koech who also claimed the African title in Mauritius last month USA's Michelle Perry is all smiles after edging out compatriot Damu Cherry by the narrowest of margins in the 100m hurdles Another African champion to enjoy success in Stuttgart is Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele who triumphs in the 5000m After winning the long jump on Saturday, Tatyana Lebedeva completes the double by finishing first in the triple jump too A thrilling finish to the 3000m sees Meseret Defar beat fellow Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba by less than a second Norway's reigning European and Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen throws 89.50m to extend his winning run A straining Alex Kipchirchir holds off Bernard Lagat to collect his second 1500m title in a matter of weeks In the final event, Jamaica's Sherone Simpson sees off a quintet of American athletes to win the 100m in 10.89 secs
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