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IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017: Caster Semenya progresses safely into women's 800m semi-finals

Semenya, a bronze medallist in the 1500m in London as she attempted an audacious double, clocked 2min 01.33sec.

Wayde van Niekerk defends 400m title, Sam Kendricks wins pole vault at IAAF World Championships

Here are some photo highlights from Day 5 of IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017 in London.

India's Asian Games Legends: Sriram Singh

Sriram Singh has to be content with a silver medal in the 1970 Asian Games but made up for it in style — winning gold in the 800m event in both the 1974 and 1978 editions.

India's Asian Games Legends: Shiny Abraham

In the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, Abraham finished second to Usha in the women’s 400m and won gold as part of India’s victorious 4x400m relay team.

Olympics: Tintu Luka qualifies for 800m semis

The 23-year-old Luka found herself boxed in between the taller runners, but gave it her all in the last 30 metres to qualify for the semis.