ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Berlin Date: 15-23 August
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**Abel Kirui and Emmanuel Mutai secured a Kenyan one-two in the men’s marathon at the World Championships in Berlin.**Kirui secured gold in a championship-record time of two hours six minutes and 55 seconds after a blistering first half around the city.
Olympic bronze-medallist Tsegay Kebede again took third place.
Day eight in Berlin includes finals in the men’s long jump and pole vault, with Usain Bolt going for his third gold in the Jamaican 4x100m relay team.
New British record-holder Greg Rutherford and compatriot Chris Tomlinson have both qualified for the long jump final.
And there is also British interest in the pole vault, in the form of Steve Lewis, while favourite Steve Hooker of Australia is struggling with a leg injury.