These 9 days of the 13th installment of the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea proved to be what you should expect in 11 months in London.
World records. Not many shattered during these nine days...until the final day and the final race. Men's 4x100m relay. Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica with a world record run as that baton was passed to him at turn 4, and the rest was history.
US and Jamaica are still the biggest rivalry on the track side, but also Russia, Great Britain and France have solid runners to watch out for. Same could be said for the marathon where the typical rivalry between runners from Ethiopia and Kenya continue to pour on from the marathons like Boston, NYC, London into the worlds.
Some other things to note, some records like those set by Javier Sotomayor in the men's high jump and Sergei Bubka in the pole vault, after these nine days-have still been untouched for years. Who knows what's gonna happen within the year.
US had the most medals at 25, including key wins with Trey Hardee taking the decathlon to surprise runs by Jenny Barringer Simpson in the women's 1500m and in the last leg of the men's 4x400 with LaShawn Merritt from nowhere in the last turn bringing it home for the USA.
The road to London has just begun.
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