makes her the fastest entrant in Daegu, is hoping to win the first gold medal at the Daegu Worlds. But she is expecting strong challenges from Yoshimo Ozaki of Japan, who came second in Berlin two years ago, and also Asian Games champion Zhou Chunxiu.

Inside the stadium, the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt is settling into the starting block on Saturday as the men’s 100-meter preliminary round begins on the opening day of the competition.

The 25-year-old Jamaican, whose goal is to become a legend in athletics, is looking to make another sprint sweep in 100 m, 200 and 4×100 relay.

His toughest challengers, world No.2 Tyson Gay and No.3 Asafa Powell, are both out of the competition, and the 100 final on Sunday is likely to be an easywin for Bolt.

Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia is a living legend in long-distance running. The reigning Olympic champion, who holds world record in both the 5,000 and 10,000, is in the hunt for his fifth world title in 10,000 in Daegu.

If the 29-year-old wins the 25-lap race on Sunday, he will be the first runner in any distance to win five consecutive world titles.

In women’s 10,000 final on Saturday, Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot is the marginal favorite, facing strong challenges from her teammates Linet Masai and also Sally Kipyego.

Other events on the first weekend of the competition include men’s 20 km race walk, women’s long-jump and also women’s discus.

Two years ago in Berlin all Korean participants were knocked out in the preliminary rounds. This year Korea, with a 60-strong team