Coe: The best championships ever

New International Association of Athletics Federation president Sebastian Coe gave a big thumbs up to the world championships which concluded on Sunday.

"I'm delighted. China staged a wonderful championships and it's been sensational," said Coe. "I left the stadium last night with people who have been to many championships before saying: Arguably the best world championships ever. Great crowd, full stadium, passionate and noisy people, in-form athletes that are competing at the highest level.

"The athletes are always a good judge. They are reporting that they have been looked after extremely well. Everybody is happy, it's a great, great championships," he said.