The medal prospects in the men s Javelin seems to be much more open than in recent years, ahead of this year s major championship.

In 1980, the Soviet Union's Sergey Litvinov took the silver medal in the Hammer Throw at the Olympic Games in Moscow behind the great Yuriy Sedykh.

Robert Harting may have succumbed to his first defeats since 2010 recently but the 2009 and 2011 World champion will still be the man to beat as he goes in search of his third consecutive title.

Ryan Whiting leads the 2013 lists as the only man over 22 metres this year, having set a personal best of 22.28m when winning at the opening IAAF Diamond League meeting of the year in Doha back in May.

If a dream crosses your mind, it will cross your life,” is one of Luis Rivera s favourite quotes. But to the Mexican long jumper they are more than just words; it s how he has lived his life.

BBC TV commentator Steve Cram will once again be the man behind the microphone at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow. We ask the 1983 World 1500m champion what his role will entail over the course of the nine-day event.

Mitjia Kosovelj and Antonella Confortola dominated the 10th edition of the WMRA World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge in Szklarska Poreba, Poland, while Italy took the team titles in both the men s and women s races.

"Hi everybody! I am glad to give you some news, a week before the beginning of the World Championships in Moscow.

This year, all three Borlee brothers will be lining up in the same event at the Belgacom Memorial Van Damme, the IAAF Diamond League final in Brussels on 6 September.

The IAAF World Championships are not all about the athletics powerhouses from the likes of the USA or Russia.