The United States has won three more gold medals and finished atop the medals standings at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan.

Some of the marquee names in athletics take the track Friday night as competition continues at the World Athletics championships in Osaka, Japan.

Russia's Tatyana Lebedeva won a silver medal in the women's triple jump Friday at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan.

The men's 1,500 meters title is one of five gold medals up for grabs Wednesday at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. VOA's David Byrd is there and has this preview of the action.

Russian athletes will be in the spotlight, Tuesday, at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. As VOA's David Byrd reports, world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia hopes to capture another world title in the women's pole vault.