The USA are hot favourites to top the medal table once again at the 2019 Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
The USA dominated at the last world championships in London, winning a total of 30 medals, including 11 golds.
Great Britain won six medals during those championships, but a third of them were claimed by Mo Farah, who will not be competing in Doha as he focuses on October’s Chicago Marathon.
Unsurprisingly, it is the USA who also lead the all-time medal table, having won 156 golds prior to these championships, with Kenya a distant second on 55 golds, the majority of which have been won in the distance running events.
Russia are third on the all-time table, but will not compete in Doha after the IAAF extended their ban against the country’s federation over doping violations, though some Russians will compete as authorised neutral athletes.
Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the most decorated athlete to be competing at these championships, having won nine world medals, including seven golds.
Full medal table will appear below once the first final has concluded…
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| USA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Namibia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
