Poland’s Pawel Fajdek celebrates winning a record fifth consecutive gold medal in the hammer at the World Championships in Eugene ©Getty Images

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Pawel Fajdek clinched victory with a third effort of 81.98m ©Getty Images
Pawel Fajdek clinched victory with a third effort of 81.98m ©Getty Images
Pawel Fajdek beat his Polish team-mate, the Olympic champion Wojciech Nowicki, into the silver medal position ©Getty Images
Pawel Fajdek beat his Polish team-mate, the Olympic champion Wojciech Nowicki, into the silver medal position ©Getty Images
There was a thrilling finish in the women's 10,000m where Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey hung on in a sprint finish to claim her first World Championships title ©Getty Images
There was a thrilling finish in the women's 10,000m where Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey hung on in a sprint finish to claim her first World Championships title ©Getty Images
Letesenbet Gidey managed to grab a few seconds herself after the race to take in the magnitude of her achievement ©Getty Images
Letesenbet Gidey managed to grab a few seconds herself after the race to take in the magnitude of her achievement ©Getty Images
The early leader in the women's 10,000m was Britain's Eilish McColgan, whose mother Liz had won this title at Tokyo in 1991 ©Getty Images
The early leader in the women's 10,000m was Britain's Eilish McColgan, whose mother Liz had won this title at Tokyo in 1991 ©Getty Images
Ukraine's Olympic silver medallist Yaroslava Mahuchikh qualified comfortably for the final of the high jump ©Getty Images
Ukraine's Olympic silver medallist Yaroslava Mahuchikh qualified comfortably for the final of the high jump ©Getty Images
Daniel Roberts, the United States 110m hurdles champion, was disqualified for the second World Athletics Championships after falling at the seventh barrier ©Getty Images
Daniel Roberts, the United States 110m hurdles champion, was disqualified for the second World Athletics Championships after falling at the seventh barrier ©Getty Images
Roberts was not the only faller, though, as Germany's Lea Meyer ended up getting an unexpected soaking during the 3,000m steeplechase ©Getty Images
Roberts was not the only faller, though, as Germany's Lea Meyer ended up getting an unexpected soaking during the 3,000m steeplechase ©Getty Images
Venezuela’s Olympic and world women’s triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas looked very confident as she qualified for the final ©Getty Images
Venezuela’s Olympic and world women’s triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas looked very confident as she qualified for the final ©Getty Images