Fact of the day

The first athlete to be disqualified from the Olympics for using a banned substance was Swedish pentathlete Hans-Grunner Liljenwall, who tested positive for excessive alcohol at the 1968 Games in Mexico City after drinking several beers before the competition. 

2017 IAAF World Championships Poll

The 2017 IAAF World Championships readers' poll has now closed, the results are shown below.

A decision on who will be awarded the 2017 world championships is expected at approximately 16:00 GMT today. To get the news as it breaks, sign up for our free e-alert service here or follow us on twitter (@insidethegames) for updates throughout the day.

Results
Poll opened - October 10, 13:30
Poll closed - November 11, 09:00
Total votes - 33,050

Doha - 53.2% (17,573 votes)

London - 46.8% (15,477 votes)