Ramil Guliyev pulled off a shock 200 Metres victory at the world championships, edging Favorite Wayde Van Niekerk into second place in a blanket finish.

The 27-year-old Guliyev finished just the stronger to triumph in 20.09 seconds before setting off on a lap of honour carrying the flags of both his nations.

South African Van Niekerk had been seeking to match American Michael Johnson's achievement of doing the 200 and 400 meters double but had to settle for silver in 20.11 seconds.

American Kori Carter pulled off another shock, achieving the rare feat of winning the 400 metres hurdles title from the outside lane.
Double Olympic Champion Christian Taylor continued his dominance of the triple jump when he won his third world title, once again beating fellow American will Claye into second place.

Taylor leapt 17.68 metres with his third attempt to win by five centimetres, well short of the 18.11 metres he managed in Eugene earlier in the season. Portugal's Nelson Evora, Olympic Champion in 2008, took bronze with 17.19.

Germany's Johannes Vetter produced another fine throw of 91.20 Metres at the first attempt to power into javelin final as the top qualifier.