9th Inas World Athletics Championships underway

The 9th Inas World Athletics Championships began on schedule yesterday, despite the extensive flooding faced by host city Prague (Czech Republic) in recent days.

The first gold went to Ryo Kaneko (Japan) who took the 10,000m title in a time of 33m 15 seconds.

Around 150 athletes representing 22 nations are competing at the event which runs until Saturday.

For results, photos and video of the event, visit the event website.