Mariya Savinova fulfilled many pundit's predictions that she would take the World Indoor Championships 800m gold medal last weekend and now the Russian runner has outdoor success in her sights.

Hot on the heels of his world indoor championships win in Doha, Qatar, at the weekend, pole vault star Steve Hooker has touched down in his hometown with the latest addition to his impressive career resume safely secured around his neck.

French sensation Teddy Tamgho set a new world indoor record on his final attempt to take the Triple Jump gold at the World Indoor Championships in Doha on Sunday.

Spanish athletics got the perfect confidence boost ahead of the country hosting the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona this summer by getting three silver medals at the World Indoor Championships in Doha this weekend.

This is the best team I have ever been on. We're all together, sprinters, jumpers, distance. And the organization has done a great job."

DOHA, Qatar - Nine medals and two American records. Team USA brought the team medal count to 17 Sunday night to win the medal table at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar.

Europe claimed the most medals out of the Area Associations at the IAAF World Indoor Championships which ended Sunday evening in Doha, Qatar. Europe finished with an impressive haul of 30 medals, including 7 gold, 13 silver and 10 bronze.

Belarus' Nadzeya Ostapchuk won the women's Shot Put gold at the IAAF World Indoor Championships on Sunday with a championship record of 20.85m.

Reigning world, Olympic and Commonwealth pole vault champion Steve Hooker and Australian Flame teammate Fabrice Lapierre have taken out world indoor victories on a golden night for Australia at the world indoor championships in Doha, Qatar, overnight.

Blanka Vlasic eased to gold in the women's High Jump on Saturday at the IAAF World Indoor Championships. Whether the presence of German archrival Ariane Friedrich would have made a difference to the outcome is debatable with the Croatian in her current form.