Local officials inspect the Khalifa International Stadium on the eve of the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha ©Getty Images

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Volunteers practise their roles before the start of competition tomorrow ©Getty Images
Volunteers practise their roles before the start of competition tomorrow ©Getty Images
Television crews have been setting up for the opening races in the Khalifa International Stadium ©Getty Images
Television crews have been setting up for the opening races in the Khalifa International Stadium ©Getty Images
Doha is ready and dressed for the first IAAF World Championships to be staged in the Middle East ©Getty Images
Doha is ready and dressed for the first IAAF World Championships to be staged in the Middle East ©Getty Images
Temperatures may be touching 40 degrees but the infield looks in fantastic condition ©Getty Images
Temperatures may be touching 40 degrees but the infield looks in fantastic condition ©Getty Images
The Khalifa International Stadium is ready to host 10 days of competition featuring more than 2,000 athletes from 208 countries ©Getty Images
The Khalifa International Stadium is ready to host 10 days of competition featuring more than 2,000 athletes from 208 countries ©Getty Images
Away from preparations at the Khalifa International Stadium, the second day of the IAAF Congress took place with the organisation's chief executive Jon Ridgeon among those to speak ©Getty Images
Away from preparations at the Khalifa International Stadium, the second day of the IAAF Congress took place with the organisation's chief executive Jon Ridgeon among those to speak ©Getty Images
America's three-time Olympic and five-time world champion Gail Devers took part in a special convention held to address key issues in athletics ©Getty Images
America's three-time Olympic and five-time world champion Gail Devers took part in a special convention held to address key issues in athletics ©Getty Images
IAAF President Sebastian Coe and his Asian Athletics Association counterpart, Qatar's Dahlan Al Hamad, held a final press conference to discuss preparations ©Getty Images
IAAF President Sebastian Coe and his Asian Athletics Association counterpart, Qatar's Dahlan Al Hamad, held a final press conference to discuss preparations ©Getty Images
The IAAF signed a second major sponsor in two days by clinching a 10-year deal with Japanese company ASICS ©Getty Images
The IAAF signed a second major sponsor in two days by clinching a 10-year deal with Japanese company ASICS ©Getty Images