LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) β Defending champions from Beijing 2015 for the August 4-13 IAAF World Championships in London (men/women):
100m: Usain Bolt (JAM)/Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM)
200m: Usain Bolt (JAM)/Dafne Schippers (NED)
400m: Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)/Allyson Felix (USA)
800m: David Rudisha (KEN)/Maryna Arzamasava (BLR)
1500m: Asbel Kiprop (KEN)/Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)
5000m: Mo Farah (GBR)/Almaz Ayana (ETH)
10,000m: Mo Farah (GBR)/Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)
Marathon: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI)/Mare Dibaba (ETH)
110/100m hurdles: Sergey Shubenkov (RUS)/Danielle Williams (JAM)
400m hurdles: Nicholas Bett (KEN)/Zuzana Hejnova (CZE)
3000m steeplechase: Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)/Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)
20km race walk: Miguel Angel Lopez (ESP)/Liu Hong (CHN)
50km race walk: Matej Toth (SVK)/NA
4x100m relay: Jamaica/Jamaica
4x400m relay: United States/Jamaica
High jump: Derek Drouin (CAN)/Maria Kuchina (RUS)
Pole vault: Shawnacy Barber (CAN)/Yarisley Silva (CUB)
Long jump: Greg Rutherford (GBR)/Tianna Bartoletta (USA)
Triple jump: Christian Taylor (USA)/Caterine Ibarguen (COL)
Shot put: Joe Kovacs (USA)/Christina Schwanitz (GER)
Discus throw: Piotr Malachowski (POL)/Denia Caballero (CUB)
Hammer throw: Pawel Fadjek (POL)/Anita Wlodarczyk (POL)
Javelin throw: Julius Yego (KEN)/Katharina Molitor (GER)
Decathlon/heptathlon: Ashton Eaton (USA)/Jessica Enis-Hill (GBR)
