Lamont Marcell Jacobs became the first men's Olympic 100 metres champion of the post-Usain Bolt era on Sunday as high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi made it a double gold night for Italy with an emotional - and unusual - high jump victory.
Valerie Adams chalks up another medal for the mums.
There was plenty of other Track & Field action that demanded our attention and we've given them their due. So scroll down to view some of the best images that went into making this World Championships a memorable one...
A round-up of all the results from the 16th World Athletic Championships in London
Images from Thursday's proceedings at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha.
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