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Reuters

China came oh so close to glory on the final day of competition at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Sunday.
Going into the final round of the women's javelin, Lyu Huihui was leading the field after setting an Asian record of 66.13 metres, but Germany's Kathrina Molitor pulled out a big throw of 67.69 metres to win the title.
It was my first time to be competing on my own doorstep. There were so many in the crowd supporting me
China's Lyu Huihui
Lyu was left in tears, having to settle for the silver medal and disappointing a noisy crowd at the Bird's Nest Stadium.
South Africa's Sunette Viljoen took bronze at 65.79.
Another Chinese competitor Li Lingwei finished fifth with 64.10.
Later, Lyu recovered somewhat from her disappointment, saying: "It was my first time to be competing on my own doorstep. There were so many in the crowd supporting me."
Meanwhile, in the men's high jump, home favourite Zhang Guowei had the chance for gold, going into a cliff-hanger sudden-death jump-off with Canada's Derek Drouin and Ukraine's Bohdan Bondarenko.
But Drouin claimed the title, clearing 2.34m with Bondarenko and Zhang sharing the silver after posting best jumps of 2.33m.
A lot of pressure,” the 24-year-old Zhang said. “I did not want to let the spectators down."

As the championships wound up, new IAAF president Sebastian Coe, addressing doping issues, said athletics was "ostensibly a clean sport, we have our challenges ... and no one would deny that", Coe said.
"It's a global challenge that every sport faces, but there is not anybody of significance in my sport that doesn't have a non-negotiable view about the importance of maintaining a clean sport.
"Can it be cleaner? I hope so. Are there things we can do differently in future? I dare say so."
Back on the track, Jamaica stunned Olympic champions the United States to capture the women's world 4x400 metres relay title.
Anchor leg Novlene Williams-Mills pulled out a stunning last 50m to catch Francena McCorory in Beijing as the Jamaicans clocked three minutes, 19.13 seconds - the best time in the world this year - to pip their rivals.
American star Allyson Felix looked to have dug her team out of an early hole with a storming third leg to give McCorory a head start into the last lap until Williams-Mills kicked coming into the home straight to win it for Jamaica. Britain took bronze in 3:23.62.
Veteran Lashawn Merritt displayed all his experience by anchoring the United States to a sixth consecutive victory in the men's 4x400 metres relay.
The US quartet of David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Bryshon Nellum and Merritt timed two minutes 57.82 seconds to stretch a winning run that dates back to Helsinki in 2005. Trinidad and Tobago claimed silver in 2:58.20 with Britain third at 2:58.51.
Kenyan Asbel Kiprop stormed to his third consecutive world 1,500 metres title.
Kiprop, who also won Olympic gold at the 2008 Beijing Games, clocked three minutes 34.40 seconds after a startling turn of pace over the last 50 metres saw him move through the field with aplomb for gold.
Teammate Elija Manangoi took silver in 3:34.63, with Morocco's Abdalaati Iguider nipping past Algeria's Olympic champion Taoufik Makhloufi for bronze in 3:34.67.
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana trumped teammate Genzebe Dibaba for victory in the women's 5,000m.
Ayana clocked a championship record of 14 minutes 26.83 seconds, with Senbere Teferi, in 14:44.07, pipping Dibaba by 0.07sec on the line for an Ethiopian clean sweep of the podium places. 
Agence France-Presse, Reuters, Associated Press


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China's Lyu Huihui can't hide her disappointment after being pipped for gold in the women's javelin at the world championships. Photo: Xinhua

China's Zhang Guowei played to the crowd during his high jump competition. He ended with a silver medal after a tense jump-off for the gold. Photo: AP 

Jamaica’s 4x400m women’s relay team (from left) Christine Day, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shericka Jackson and Stephenie Ann McPherson celebrate victory. Photo: EPA

 Kenya’s Asbel Kiprop wins the men’s 1,500 metres in impressive style from teammate Elijah Motonei Manangoi, Morocco’s Abdalaati Iguider (lower) and Algeria’s Taoufik Makhloufi. Photo: AFP

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China's javelin star Lyu Huihui and high jumper Zhang Guowei narrowly miss out on gold glory


China came oh so close to glory on the final day of competition at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Sunday.
