World Indoor Athletics Championships – in pictures

The scene is set and the athletes warm up before the events begin on day one Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

The USA's Ashton Eaton is obviously happy with his jump in the pole vault event of the men's heptathlon Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

(Left to right) Nadine Broersen of Netherlands, Alina Fyodorova of Ukraine and Ganna Melnichenko of the Ukraine compete in the pentathlon 60m hurdles. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

Yana Maksimava of Belarus as she competes during the women's shot put pentathlon event. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

David Storl of Germany prepares for his throw during the men's shot put final. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

Fabrice Lapierre of Australia makes his mark in the sand during the men's long-jump qualifiers Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Portugal's Rasul Dabo holds his hand after falling in the opening heat of the men's 60m hurdles dashes his hopes of a place in the finals Photograph: Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images

An aerial view of the men's 60m hurdles as the athletes muscle for position Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

Kseniya Dziatsuk of Belarus soars through the air during the women's triple jump final Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

New Zealand's Valerie Adams applies talcum powder to her hands before her throw during the women's shot put Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Paolo Dal Molin (left) of Italy competes with Abdulaziz Al Mandeel of Kuwait during the men's 60m Hurdles heats Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

Valerie Adams of New Zealand prepares to jump up and hurl the shot put Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPA

Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti's face says it all as he crosses the line first in the men's 1500m Photograph: Adam Warzawa/EPA

Poland's Kamila Licwinko knows she's clinched the gold as she hits the crashmat in the women's high jump final Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Greece's Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou is powerless as her pole breaks under the strain Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters

Richard Kilty of Great Britain wins a surprise gold medal – with team mate Dwain Chambers to his left finishing sixth in a tight 60m final Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Gold medallist Great Britain's Richard Kilty looks up as the national anthem is played for the podium ceremony of the men's 60 m Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Russia's Darya Klishina sends the sand flying during the women's long jump finals Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

Chanelle Price of the United States can't believe it as the results are announced for the women's 800m final, which she won Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Ukraine's Andriy Protsenko contorts his body over the crossbar for the men's high jump Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Silke Spiegelburg of Germany lies on the ground in pain after her pole snapped during the women's pole vault Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

Omo Osaghae of the United States lunges for the line with everything he's got to win the men's 60m hurdles Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

Under starters orders for the women's 60 metres semi-final Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

Jennifer Suhr's eyes widen as she prepares to let go of the pole during the women's pole vault Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images