World Athletics day one

All the action from the first day in Paris.

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Ethiopian favourite Berhane Adere powers to a sprint finish to claim the first women's gold medal of the championships in the 10,000m.

Belarussia's Andrei Mikhnevich takes shot put gold with an impressive throw of 21.69m - British medal hope Carl Myerscough failed to qualify for the final.

Olympic champion Denise Lewis, whose preparations for the Worlds have been severely hampered by illness and injury, puts in a morale-boosting performance after four disciplines to climb up to 7th overall in the heptathlon.

Daniel Caines looked in good shape as he advanced to the next round of the 400m with a season's best time of 45.35 seconds while Commonwealth champion Michael East qualifies for the next round of the 1500m.

Experienced athlete Kelly Holmes eases through the first round of the 800m while team-mate Jo Fenn advances as a fastest qualifier.

There was more good news on the track for the British team as Joice Maduaka reaches the 100m semi-finals.

The first medal of the championships was claimed by Ecuador's Jefferson Perez who won the men's 20km in a new world record.

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Event by event updates:

Men's events:

Shot put FINAL
Belarussia's Andrei Mikhnevich wins the title with a distance of 21.69m, after an impressive series of throws - five of which were over 21m.

America's Adam Nelson, who is a member of Birchfield Harriers, claims the silver medal after launching a throw of 21.26m.

Ukraine's Yuriy Bilonog takes the bronze medal with a throw of 21.10m

A series of bad throws see defending champion John Godina lying in 9th place with just one throw left - only the top 8 make the final.

The American receives a red flag for stepping on top of the stop board in his final attempt and he goes out of the competition. 3000m steeplechase
World number one Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya comes through the first heat in 8 mins 18.10 secs ahead of promising Dutch athlete Simon Vroemen.

But Saif Saaed Shaheen, who represented Kenya just a year ago and now races for Qatar, showed he is still the man to beat, as he cruised through heat two.

Spain's Eliseo Martin pulls away from the first of the field in the final 300m to comfortably win heat three in 8.19.09.

Japan's Yashitaka Iwamizu threw up something of a surprise as he impressively moved into the next stage in the fourth fastest time.

1500m (rounds)
French hopeful Mehdi Baala wins a relatively slow first heat in 3 mins 47.26secs to lay down his medal credentials.

Reigning champion Hicham El Guerrouj takes charge of heat two, stretching away from the pack at the 200m mark to qualify in 3.42.23.

Commonwealth champion Michael East has enough in the home straight to qualify in fourth place and ensure Britain have a representative in the next round.

Gareth Turnbull is likely to qualify for Ireland as a fastest loser after a dogged performance saw him finish just out of the top six in heat three.

Last year's silver medallist Bernard Lagat from Kenya, who would have been a major threat, does not turn up for his heat and he is believed to have missed the championships with a virus.

400m (heats)
Favourite Tyree Washington looks comfortable as he wins his heat in 45.29 secs to progress to the next round. In a tough heat, British hope Daniel Caines follows Washington home in second place with a promising season's best performance of 45.35 to qualify in style.

The fastest qualifier in 45.13secs is Commonwealth champion Michael Blackwood. Defending champion Avard Moncur is also through but European champion Ingo Schultz must wait to see if he can go forward as a fastest loser.

Triple jump (qualification)
British star Jonathan Edwards jumps 16.30m in his first round and follows up with 16.94m in the second. He feels confident he is through to the final and decides to takes just two jumps.

Hammer Throw (qualification)
Igor Astapkovich wins the first heat with 79.66m ahead of Japan's Koji Murofushi with 79.45m.

20km Walk (Final)
Jefferson Perez of Ecuador wins the men's 20km walk in a world record time of one hour 17 minutes 21 seconds. He is the first person to break a world record at the Worlds since legendary American runner Michael Johnson in 1999.

Shot Put (qualification)
Carl Myerscough fails to reach the final after only managing 19.51m in qualifying. That comes with the first of his three throws and is well short of the 20.35m qualifying distance.

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Women's events:

10,000m FINAL
Ethiopia's Berhane Adere strikes for home with 300m remaining and strides to the world title and gold medal.

Her compatriot Werknesh Kidane comes home in second place while China's Yingjie Sun rounds off a brave performance with a bronze medal.

A group of four athletes stay in the hunt with five laps remaining.

Werknesh Kidane takes over the lead ahead of her Ethiopian team-mate Berhane Adere with Holland's Lornah Kiplagat in third. China's Yingjie Sun, stays in contention back in fourth.

Holland's Lornah Kiplagat takes over the lead just after the half-way point and five athletes stay in a pack at the front of the field.

Defending champion Derartu Tulu slips away from the front-runners as the effects of a fast 5000m and food poisoning take their toll.

China's Yingjie Sun, who has an unusual running style with her arms held flat down at her sides, sets a lightning pace.

The 25-year-old is running an average of 69 seconds a lap and it is a frightening speed for such an endurance event.

On her shoulders is one of the favourites, Ethiopia's Berhane Adere and in third is team-mate Werknesh Kidane.

100m (rounds)
World number one Chandra Sturrup comfortably cruised into the semi-finals after winning her heat in 10.98secs.

Veteran American Gail Devers, who is bidding for a double in the sprint and the 100m hurdles, follows the Bahamian home in second spot.

In heat two, reigning champion Zhanna Block sets a season best, as she crosses the line first in 11.08 ahead of European record holder Christine Arron and veteran Merlene Ottey.

American champion Kelli White looks very impressive as she posts 10.95 to secure her place in the semi-finals.

Britain's Joice Maduaka survives a photo-finish to qualify in fourth place in heat four, which was comfortably won by America's Torri Edwards.

Heptathlon (200m)
Carolina Kluft comes flying up the home straight in the 200m to finish in 22.98 - her fourth personal best of the day.

She leads the heptathlon after the first day on 4143 points - 139 ahead of France's Eunice Barber.

Britain's Denise Lewis said she was "very pleased" after retaining 7th spot overall with 24.55 in the 200m.

Team-mate Julie Hollman admits she has had an "up and down" day despite finishing in 3rd place in 24.72secs in heat one of the 200m.

Pole vault (qualification)
World number one Svetlana Feofanova made short work of reaching the final, easily clearing 4.40m.

Russian team-mate Yelena Isinbayeva, who set a new world record of 4.82m this month, also passed the required mark as did defending champion America's Stacey Dragila.

800m (rounds)
Maria Mutola's bid to claim a third world title is almost undone as she stumbles in heat two but she recovers to qualify in 2 mins 00.82 secs.

Britain's Jo Fenn finds herself trapped on the inside in the final 150m but she battles through to fourth place. Her time of 2.01.27 is enough for her to qualify as one of nine fastest losers.

Kelly Holmes, who was a late entry for the event, uses her experience and waits until the last 50m to surge to the line in second place in heat three.

In the first heat, 18-year-old Charlotte Moore came home in last place after getting bumped in the back straight.

Heptathlon (Shot put)
Denise Lewis is in determined mood in her most competent event and looks sharp as she throws a useful 15.10m at her second attempt. The Olympic champion will be relieved as it is enough to see her move up the leaderboard into 7th place on 2730 points.

Carolina Kluft is very fired up for her final throw and lands a personal best of 14.19m to stay in front. The best throw in the competition is reserved for Belarussia's Natalya Sazanovich who throws 16.81m.

Britain's Julie Hollman slipped back to 12th place on 2669 points after one of her weaker events.

Discus (qualification)
Defending champion Natalya Sadova leads the qualifying round with a throw of 63.47m

British number one Shelley Newman fails to reach the final as her best throw of 57.65m was short of the required 60m mark.

China's national chamipon Aimin Song is also one to watch after she set the early pace with a throw of 62.20m.

The 1999 world champion Franka Dietzsch from Germany only managed 59.77m and is out.

100m (rounds)
Chandra Sturrup, Torri Edwards, Kelli White, Zhanna Block, Marina Kislova, Ekaterini Thanou and Christine Arron are among the heat winners. In heat five Britain's Joice Maduaka comes second, while in the third race Afghanistan runner Lima Azimi trails home in 18.37 seconds.

Heptathlon (High jump)
Denise Lewis has a disappointing time in the high jump and only clears 1.64m, which is worth just 783 points. She drops to 17th place while Carolina Kluft takes the lead from Eunice Barber. Britain's Julie Hollman produces a fine jump to climb to third overall.

Heptathlon (100m Hurdles)
Denise Lewis makes an excellent start in the heptathlon. The Briton finishes third in her heat in a time of 13.37 seconds, behind favourite Eunice Barber and European champion Carolina Kluft.