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The ironic stadium

"I jump into a sand pit for a living"

Jonathan Edwards, World record triple-jumper

IAAF WC 2015

The World Athletics Championships are taking place in Beijing 22-31 August. Watch this space for regular updates.

Rolanda Bell of Panama went over the water jump in an unusual way


Landing.


Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, 100 metres winnner.



Vivian Cheruiyot just beats Geleta Burka in the 10,000


Vivian Cheruiyot, World Champion


Our hero on the iconic track.


My view of the track.

The view from my hotel room.


I dressed in honour of the the Togo team- he was running today and made it through the first round.


Images of the action: Getty Images for IAAF

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