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Last Updated: Sunday, 10 September 2006, 12:00 GMT 13:00 UK
World Athletics Final photos

Japan's Koji Murofushi prepares to throw the hammer in Stuttgart

Sunday's events begin with the hammer - reigning Olympic champion Koji Murofushi's throw of 81.42m earns him the win

Irving Saladino wins ahead of Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi

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

Greece's Periklis Iakovakis continues his good form

European champion Periklis Iakovakis edges out Commonwealth title-holder Louis Van Zyl in the 400m hurdles

World champion Zulia Calatayud wins in Stuttgart ahead of a field that includes GB's Rebecca Lyne

Cuba's Zulia Calatayud sets a new championship record of one minute 59.02 secs as she wins the 800m

Yelena Isinbaeva's unbeatable run continues

Yelena Isinbaeva, the all-conquering Russian, secures yet another pole-vault victory with a clearance of 4.75m

Tyson Gay wins ahead of compatriot Wallace Spearmon

Tyson Gay wins the 200m for the second year running and breaks the championship record with a time of 19.68 secs

Dietzsch finishes over two metres ahead of runner-up Nicoleta Grasu

Two-time discus world champion Franka Dietzsch adds to her lengthy honours list with a winning throw of 64.73m

Sanya Richards catches her breath after winning the 400m - she also breaks the championship record

Having finished second in the 200m, Sanya Richards goes one better and wins the 400m ahead of Novlene Williams

Paul Koech clears hurdle on his way to victory

The 3000m steeplechase is won by Kenya's Paul Koech who also claimed the African title in Mauritius last month

Perry wins by 0.04 seconds

USA's Michelle Perry is all smiles after edging out compatriot Damu Cherry by the narrowest of margins in the 100m hurdles

A smiling Bekele heads for the finish line

Another African champion to enjoy success in Stuttgart is Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele who triumphs in the 5000m

Russia's Tatyana Lebedeva wins with a distance of 14.82m

After winning the long jump on Saturday, Tatyana Lebedeva completes the double by finishing first in the triple jump too

Meseret Defar shows her joy at winning

A thrilling finish to the 3000m sees Meseret Defar beat fellow Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba by less than a second

Andreas Thorkildsen edges Finland's Tero Pitkamaki into second

Norway's reigning European and Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen throws 89.50m to extend his winning run

Alex Kipchirchir also won the African title in Mauritius in August

A straining Alex Kipchirchir holds off Bernard Lagat to collect his second 1500m title in a matter of weeks

Sherone Simpson crosses the line first to win the 100m

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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World Athletics Final photos
09 Sep 06 |  Athletics


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