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Images from the penultimate day at the IAAF World Championships from Moscow

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Hafid Chani of Morocco (L) runs through the streets of Moscow in front of the St. Basil's Cathedral at the Red Square during the men's marathon at the IAAF World Athletics Championships August 17, 2013.GRIGORY DUKOR/Reuters

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica runs in the men's 200 metres final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters

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Angela Whyte of Canada (R) races Lavonne Idlette of the Dominican Republic (L) in their women's 100 metres hurdles semi-final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Tadese Tola of Ethiopia leads the pack in the men's marathon final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow August 17, 2013.MAXIM SHEMETOV/Reuters

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the men's 200 metres final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Anne Zagre of Belgium reacts after her women's 100 metres hurdles semi-final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Angela Whyte of Canada reacts after her women's 100 metres hurdles semi-final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters

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Brianna Rollins of the U.S., Sally Pearson of Australia and Tiffany Porter of Britain (L-R) lunge for the finish line in the women's 100 metres hurdles final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters

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Solonei Da Silva of Brazil runs through the streets of Moscow during the men's marathon at the IAAF World Athletics Championships August 17, 2013.MAXIM SHEMETOV/Reuters

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Irina Gordeeva of Russia competes during the women's high jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/Reuters

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Justyna Kasprzycka of Poland competes in the women's high jump final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters

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From left, United States' Daniel Tapia, United States' Carlos Trujillo and United States' Jeff Eggleston compete in the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013.Misha Japaridze/The Associated Press

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Stuart Farquhar of New Zealand competes in the men's javelin throw final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda celebrates winning the men's marathon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Meseret Defar of Ethiopia reacts after winning the women's 5000 metres final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Brazilian athletes Paulo Roberto Paula (L) and Solonei da Silva hold hands as they finish together in the men's marathon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.LUCY NICHOLSON/Reuters

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Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda holds his national flag after winning the men's marathon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/Reuters

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Emma Green Tregaro of Sweden, wearing red nail polish, competes during the women's high jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/Reuters

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Tiffany Porter of Britain holds her national flag as she celebrates winning third place in the women's 100 metres hurdles during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters

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Sally Pearson of Australia (R) clears a hurdle ahead of Dawn Harper of the U.S. (C) in their women's 100 metres hurdles semi-final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.DENIS BALIBOUSE/Reuters

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Antti Ruuskanen of Finland follows on his throw at the men's javelin throw final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Anna Chicherova 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.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Emma Green Tregaro of Sweden, reacts during the women's high jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/Reuters

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Jeff Eggleston of the U.S. is helped by medical personnel after finishing the men's marathon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Winner Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after the men's 200 metres final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Watson of Canada is assisted after finishing the men's marathon during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Yulia Guschina of Russia celebrates with her teammates after winning the women's 4x400 metres relay final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Justyna Kasprzycka of Poland 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.DENIS BALIBOUSE/Reuters

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Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway competes in the men's javelin throw final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Ukraine's Roman Avramenko competes in the men's javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013.Matt Dunham/The Associated Press

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Anna Chicherova of Russia celebrates with her daughter after winning a joint bronze medal in the women's high jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.DENIS BALIBOUSE/Reuters

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Svetlana Shkolina of Russia reacts during the women's high jump final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.DYLAN MARTINEZ/Reuters

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Sally Pearson of Australia holds her national flag after finishing second in the women's 100 metres hurdles final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/Reuters

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Bronze medallist Dylan Armstrong of Canada poses at the men's shot put victory ceremony during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.GRIGORY DUKOR/Reuters

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Meseret Defar of Ethiopia kisses the track as she celebrates winning the women's 5,000 metres final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow August 17, 2013.DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/Reuters

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