Mutaz Essa Barshim celebrates with Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, after winning gold in the men's high jump at the IAAF World Championships in Doha ©Getty Images

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Barshim's emotions came pouring after his winning jump ©Getty Images
Barshim's emotions came pouring after his winning jump ©Getty Images
He overcame an injury-ravaged build-up to clinch victory before his home fans ©Getty Images
He overcame an injury-ravaged build-up to clinch victory before his home fans ©Getty Images
The scoreboard and home-made poster says it all ©Getty Images
The scoreboard and home-made poster says it all ©Getty Images
For fans in Doha it was the victory they had been hoping for - expecting even ©Getty Images
For fans in Doha it was the victory they had been hoping for - expecting even ©Getty Images
A thumbs-up from the Bahamas' Steven Gardiner after winning the 400m ©Getty Images
A thumbs-up from the Bahamas' Steven Gardiner after winning the 400m ©Getty Images
The United States' Dalilah Muhammad broke her own world record to win the women's 400m hurdles ©Getty Images
The United States' Dalilah Muhammad broke her own world record to win the women's 400m hurdles ©Getty Images
Cuba's Yaime Perez beat her compatriot Denia Caballero to win the women's discus ©Getty Images
Cuba's Yaime Perez beat her compatriot Denia Caballero to win the women's discus ©Getty Images
The men's 3,000m steeplechase produced an exciting finish with Kenya's Conseslus Kipruto beating Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma by just one-hundredth of a second ©Getty Images
The men's 3,000m steeplechase produced an exciting finish with Kenya's Conseslus Kipruto beating Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma by just one-hundredth of a second ©Getty Images
Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson received the medal she had won the previous evening in the women's heptathlon ©Getty Images
Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson received the medal she had won the previous evening in the women's heptathlon ©Getty Images