By Mitch Phillips

TOKYO (Reuters) -World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said the 20th edition of the World Athletics Championships, which ends on Sunday evening, had been “extraordinary” and praised the people of Tokyo for creating such a great stadium atmosphere.

The third world championships in four years has certainly delivered, with a series incredible finishes on the track and last-round drama in many of the field events.

One statistic doing the rounds in Tokyo is that the combined winning margin of the men’s 1,500 metres, 3,000m steeplechase, 10,000m and marathon was an astonishing 0.18 seconds.

“It’s nine days of just outstanding athletics, and actually in a way so much more,” Coe told a press conference in the Olympic Stadium.

“This has been a championship for the ages, the

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