Six of Russia’s nine reigning World champions will defend their titles in front of a home crowd at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow from 10-18 August. total, 119 athletes – 50 men and 69 women – from the host nation will compete in the Russian capital. Included in that figure are six athletes who struck gold in Daegu two years ago. Pole Vault: Aleksandr Gripich, Sergey Kucheryanu. Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva, Angelina Krasnova, Anastasiya Savchenko. more
