Halsall finished fourth in the 50 metres butterfly final

Britain's medal drought continues as the sprinter finishes fourth at the World Championships

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Usain Bolt and Mo Farah pictured at London 2012

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That the last world record on this track went to a Paralympic athlete seemed a fitting finale to the closing act of the first part of the Olympic Stadium’s life. It has played host to the transformation of a movement and on Sunday it hosted a full-house of 65,000 to celebrate what Paralympic sport has become to this country in the space of a year. Outside the Paralympic Games it is the largest ever audience for such an event.

The Olympic Stadium in Stratford will undergo drastic changes

Olympic Stadium's emotional goodbye raises expectations for successful reunion

When Diamond League returns in 2015 it will be a revamped venue, but athletics chiefs are confident of more full houses

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Bennett at the Los Angeles Olympics; his attitude and determination made up for his small stature

Todd Bennett obituary: Silver medallist at the 1984 Olympics

‘He was a hard man,’ recalled Roger Black. ‘He used to love all the barging and shoving’

Jessica Ennis-Hill ready to hurdle into the unknown

Gold medallist’s return to scene of her greatest triumph is hampered by nagging Achilles injury

Usain Bolt (left) and James Dasaolu visit the Shard in London

Anniversary Games: British sprinter James Dasaolu claims - 'I belong in Usain Bolt's class'

Britain’s fastest rising man takes on Jamaican – and doesn’t feel out of his depth, he tells Matt Majendie

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (L) and British sprinter James Dasaolu attend a press conference in central London

Is Usain Bolt running under a cloud amid doping suspicions?

Bolt and Dasaolu compete in Anniversary Games on Friday night. It should be a celebration of last year’s Olympics... but all the talk in athletics is of drugs

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