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IAAF - World Championships Moscow 2013
18 Aug 2013 — Although it has been a year since the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, it seems as though very little has changed in the world of track and field. That is evidenced by the fact that most of the athletes who are considered to be the very best in their respective disciplines have steamrolled through the competition at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow over the past week. That isn't to say that things haven't been competitive, but it is certainly a testament to the winners. It would have been very easy for a letdown to occur after thriving at the Olympics this year, but many athletes remain hungry to achieve even more. Witnessing that excellence has made the IAAF World Championships well worth keeping tabs on.
Athletes compete in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase final during the IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 13, 2013. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
Othman Hadj Lazib of Algeria competes in the men's 110 metres hurdles heats during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 11, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Michael Schrader of Germany competes in the men's decathlon long jump event at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 10, 2013. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
Ashton Eaton of the U.S. competes in the men's decathlon shot put event at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 10, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Artem Lukyanenko of Russia competes in the men's decathlon high jump event at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 10, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Ummu Kiraz of Turkey competes in the women's marathon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 10, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Nikita Filippov of Kazakhstan competes in the men's pole vault qualifying round during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 10, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Kayoko Fukushi of Japan celebrates finishing in third place in the women's marathon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 10, 2013. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Carlos Chinin of Brazil lies down at the men's decathlon pole vault event during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 11, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Usain Bolt of Jamaica (C) crosses the finish line ahead of Michael Rodgers of the U.S. (R) and Aaron Brown of Canada in the men's 100 metres semi-final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 11, 2013. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria competes during the women's long jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 11, 2013. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
Darya Klishina of Russia competes during the women's long jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 11, 2013. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates his victory in the men's 100 metres final during the IAAF World Championships in Moscow August 11, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Nadine Broersen (R) of the Netherlands falls to the ground after crashing into the final hurdle next to Sharon Day of the U.S. in the 100 metres hurdles during the women's heptathlon at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 12, 2013. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Russia's Evgeniia Kolodko competes during the women's shot put event at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on August 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica (R) wins the women's 100 metres final ahead of English Gardner of the U.S. (L) during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 12, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
helly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica celebrates winning the women's 100 metres final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 12, 2013. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
David Oliver of the U.S. wins the men's 110 metres hurdles final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, August 12, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
David Oliver of the U.S. (L) clears a hurdle in the men's 110 metres hurdles semi-finals during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 12, 2013. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
Sharon Day of the U.S. competes in her women's heptathlon long jump event during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 13, 2013. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
Caterine Ibarguen of Colombia competes in the women's triple jump qualifying round during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 13, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Athletes compete in the women's 20 kilometres walk final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on August 13, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV
Gold medal winner Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia and bronze medal winner Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti (L) bow on the track after the men's 800 metres final during the IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow August 13, 2013. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
Salma Emam Abou El-Hassan of Egypt (C) clears a hurdle next to Dawn Harper of the U.S. (L) and Tiffany Porter of Britain in their women's 100 meters hurdles heat during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 16, 2013. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Gulfiya Khanafeyeva of Russia competes during the women's hammer throw final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 16, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (bottom) celebrates with Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare after winning the women's 200 metres final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on August 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV
Gold medalist Mo Farah of Great Britain poses with his daughter Rhianna on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 5000 metres at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on August 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV
Athletes wait to handover during the men's 4x400 metres relay final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on August 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO /LOIC VENANCE
Svetlana Shkolina of Russia reacts after successfully clearing the bar during the women's high jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Emma Green Tregaro of Sweden, competes during the women's high jump final at the IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, August 17, 2013. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
Brianna Rollins of the U.S.(L) crosses the finish line ahead of Sally Pearson of Australia to win the women's 100 metres hurdles final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn
Usain Bolt of Jamaica (2nd from top) crosses the finish line ahead of (top to bottom) second place finisher Curtis Mitchell of the U.S., Adam Gemili of Britain, Nickel Ashmeade of Jamaica and Anaso Jobodwana of South Africa to win the men's 200 metres final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
Russian team celebrate after winning the women's 4x400 metres relay final at the 2013 IAAF World Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on August 17, 2013. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE
Ruth Beitia of Spain reacts during the women's high jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
Christian Taylor of the U.S. competes during the men's triple jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 18, 2013. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Alysia Johnson Montano of the U.S. reacts after she fell at the finish line of the women's 800 metres final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 18, 2013. REUTERS/Phil Noble
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