Your guide to the week ahead at the World Championships

Today
Katrina Johnson-Thompson continues her bid for a heptathlon medal with the last event, the 800m, at 8.40pm. Fellow Briton Holly Bradshaw is in the women’s pole vault final. Africans are expected to dominate both the men’s marathon (10.55am) and the women’s event (2pm) through the streets of London. Daniel Wanjiru, the winner of this year’s London marathon, will be one of the favourites in the men’s race. Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson is the form athlete in the women’s 100m (9.50pm)

Tomorrow
After coming through last night’s semi-finals, Laura Muir will be in the 1500m final at 9.50pm. There is also British interest in the men’s 110m hurdles final (9.30pm), where Andrew Pozzi will be hoping for a place on the podium after being hampered by a series of foot injuries. His toughest challenge is likely to come from Omar McLeod of Jamaica, who has run under 13 seconds this season and is the reigning Olympic champion. Aries Merrit’s world-record time of 12.80sec may be under threat

Tuesday
All eyes will be on Wayde van Niekerk in the men’s 400m final (9.50pm). Can the South African break his own world record? There will be a keen tussle in the men’s pole vault (7.35pm) with French world-record holder Renaud Lavillenie seeking a gold medal. He has won medals at the past four world championships but none of them have been the top prize. Sam Kendricks, of the United States, is the favourite

Wednesday
This not a day when Britain is expected to be among the medals but Zharnel Hughes will be hoping that he is in the men’s 200m semi-finals (8.55pm) and can advance to the final. Allyson Felix should be defending her title in the women’s 400m final (9.50pm). Mo Farah will be hoping to have recovered from his 10,000m triumph on Friday night to compete in the first round of the men’s 5,000m (8.05pm)

Thursday
Britain’s team captain Eilidh Doyle would love to be contending for a medal in the women’s 400m hurdles final (9.35pm). The men’s 200m final follows with Wayde van Niekerk and Botswana’s Isaac Makwala likely to be in the mix

Friday
The decathlon kicks off the morning session (10am) and the women’s 200m final (9.50pm) finishes off the day, with Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith pinning her hopes on making the last eight

Saturday
The decathlon reaches its conclusion with the 1500m at 8.45pm, but the obvious highlights are the sprint relay finals for men (likely to be Bolt’s last competitive run) and the women’s event, as well as Mo Farah going for gold again in the 5,000m (8.20pm)