In the thrilling men's 4x100 relays event at the world championships, a US disqualification sees China go from bronze to silver in a historic race.
Ilya Shkurenev of Russia reacts as he competes in the pole vault event of the men's decathlon during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 29, 2015.
A packed Bird's Nest Stadium sang "happy birthday" to Su Bingtian as first sub-10 Chinese sprinter led the host team to a historic relay silver medal on Saturday.
China made it to the world men's 4x100m final for the first time on Saturday, clocking at 37.92 seconds to break the current Asian record.
Usain Bolt of Jamaica, gold medalist of Beijing World Championship, gives a thumbs-up to Song Tao, the cameraman who's gone viral for knocking Bolt off of his feet when he slipped off his segway on Thursday.
Dutch flier Dafne Schippers completed her transformation from heptathlete to world champion sprinter when she ran the fourth fastest 200 meters of all time to win by a nose at the Bird's Nest.
Only when the running stopped and the picture-taking began did Usain Bolt finally meet his match.
With the 4x100m relay battle between Jamaica and the United States drawing global attention at the IAAF world championships, an ambitious Chinese team hiding in plain sight is looking for redemption on the big stage.
Sergey Shubenkov was almost flawless in the men's 110m hurdles final and clocked 12.98 seconds for the gold at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Friday.
Liu Hong claims a first gold medal at China's home world athletics championships after winning the women's 20 kilometer race walk on Friday morning.
Usain Bolt's celebrations after completing a world championship sprint double came to a painful halt on Thursday after he was knocked over by a cameraman on an electric scooter.
Jamaica's Usain Bolt ran the fastest time of the year in 19.55 seconds to win a record fourth straight world 200 metres title.
Colorful hairstyles steal the limelight at the Beijing World Championships
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