Zelezny, El Guerrouj join greats
Jan Zelezny and Hicham El Guerrouj confirm their position among the world's greatest athletes on the last day of action at Edmonton.

Yegorova wins controversial gold
Russia's Olga Yegorova takes the 5,000m gold medal to boos from the crowd after her earlier positive EPO drugs test.

Backley exit shock
Steve Backley fails to make the final in the javelin on a bleak night for Britain at the World Championships in Edmonton.

Radcliffe's banner protest
Britain's Christian Malcolm misses out on 200m glory as Paula Radcliffe's protest makes all the headlines.

Surprise end to Haile's run
Ethiopia's legendary 10,000m runner Haile Gebrselassie fails to win a fifth 10,000m gold medal in the World Championships.

More despair for Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe fails to make the podium again after finishing fourth in the women's 10,000m final in Edmonton.

Macey takes courageous bronze
Dean Macey battles through injury to win a World Championship bronze medal in the men's decathlon.

Gold for Edwards
Jonathan Edwards collects the triple jump gold in Edmonton with a massive leap of 17.92m.

Jones slips to shock defeat
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block causes the the big upset of the championships by defeating Marion Jones in the 100m.

Macey fires ahead in Edmonton
British decathlete Dean Macey sets personal bests in the high jump and 400m to move into first place after five events.

Golden Greene crowned
Images from Edmonton where Maurice Greene stunned his competitors to romp home for the 100m gold.

Golden Prokhorova triumphs
Russia's Yelena Prokhorova wins heptathlon gold, plus all the agony and the ecstasy of day three in Edmonton.

Joy and pain in Edmonton
Images from day two of the world Championships in Edmonton, where the medal ceremonies are already underway.

Sprinters make their mark
Action from day two of the World Athletics Championships where Britain's sprinters give The USA's Maurice Greene a run for his money.

Edmonton's golden beginning
The World Athletics Championships get underway with a spectacular ceremony and a thrilling first event.

Through the keyhole
BBC Sport Online's World Championship diarist Christian Malcolm gives an exclusive guided tour of his Edmonton digs.

Seville 1999: Mo and Michael on top
American sprinters Maurice Greene and Michael Johnson star and Brits young and old are amongst the medals.

Athens 1997: Mo and Marion rule
Americans come out on top again as Maurice Greene and Marion Jones take 100m gold.

Gothenburg 1995: Edwards' record joy
Triple jumper Jonathan Edwards takes Gothenburg gold as more world records fall in Sweden.

Stuttgart 1993: Sally and Linford go gold
Action from the World Championships in Stuttgart where British team captains Linford Christie and Sally Gunnell lead from the front.

Tokyo 1991: GB's 4x4 joy
Britain's 4x400 men's relay team crown a successful night for Team GB after they beat the dominant Americans into second place.

Rome 1987: Fatima's golden arm
The 1987 World Championships in Rome sees Fatima Whitbread win the javelin, while Linford Christie and Colin Jackson arrive on the scene winning bronze medals.

Helsinki 1983: Daley and Lewis go gold
The 1983 Helsinki World Championships sees Daley Thompson win the decathlon, and Carl Lewis grab a golden hat-trick.