As we continue our countdown to the start of the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019, we remember five surprising gold medal winners at past editions of the biennial event.
The Moscow Challenge, an IAAF World Challenge meeting, saw the headlines being made by two namesakes on Tuesday (11): Russia’s 2011 IAAF World Championships Javelin gold medallist Mariya Abakumova and Ukraine sprinter Mariya Ryemyen.