Yaroslav Rybakov on his way to qualifying for the next round of the men's high jump.Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesAleksandr Pogorelov records a personal best of 16.65m to win the shot put event in the men's decathlon.Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesBrigitte Foster-Hylton, left, Perdita Felicien and Damu Cherry clear a hurdle in the women's 100m hurdles semi-final. Foster-Hylton and Felicien finished first and second to make their way into the final.Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
A dejected Carolin Nytra tries to hold back the tears after she failed to reach the 100m hurdles final.Photograph: KERIM OKTEN/EPAYarelis Barrios winds up ready to unleash the discus in the qualification event. She finished second in her group with a throw of 62.19m to qualify for the final.Photograph: Michael Kappeler/AFP/Getty ImagesJeremy Wariner reacts after winning his 400m semi-final in 44.69 secs. Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPALinus Thornblad lands awkwardly on his way to qualifying for the final of the men's high jump. Photograph: John Macdougall/AFP/Getty ImagesUsain Bolt celebrates after winning his 200m semi-final in a time of 20.08 secs.Photograph: Rainer Jensen/EPATabarie Henry and Chris Brown on their way to a close finish in their 400m semi-final. Brown won the race with a time of 44.95 secs which was two hundredths of a second ahead of Henry so both men progress to the final.Photograph: Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty ImagesThe runners in the men's 1500m final pace around the track.Photograph: John Giles/PAYusuf Saad Kamel crosses the line to win the men's 1500m final, with a time of 3:35.93, eight hundredths of a second ahead of Deresse Mekonnen.Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesBecky Breisch puts all her effort into her throw but it wasn't enough as she could only record a best throw of 58.50m, failing to make the final.Photograph: Kay Nietfeld/EPA
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