Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase Heats - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Athletes compete REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
DOHA (Reuters) - A successful world athletics championships had looked like a desert mirage but the event eventually came to life with an oasis of thrills and packed houses to rescue Qatari organisers and officials before the curtain came down on Sunday.
Struggling due to a lack of interest from locals, the 10-day showcase delivered on the final weekend as criticism over an empty stadium and stifling heat of around 38 degrees Celsius was replaced by an atmosphere at last worthy of a world event.
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