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Great Britain finished sixth on the medal table at the World Championships in London, meeting their UK Sport target of six to eight medals.

Mo Farah, running in his final major track championships, won Britain's only individual medals, taking gold and silver in the 10,000m and 5,000m respectively.

The 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams elevated the British team up the table, winning a gold, two silvers and a bronze in the final two days of competition.

Britain also had five fourth places and team captain Eilidh Doyle - part of the women's 4x400m relay team - believes the future is bright.

"Look at the sprinters," she said. "The 4x100m boys are world champions. They beat America, they beat Jamaica.

"But also look at the finals and personal bests - and how many people finished higher than they were ranked coming in."

The United States dominated the Championships, finishing with 30 medals - 10 of them gold.


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