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We've seen world records, championships records, national records and more personal bests than I could care to count at these World Championships in Hungary. 

As they come to a close, what they will be remembered for off the track is that Budapest was able to get crowds back into athletics stadium after poor turnouts in Doha and Eugene. 

That has gone down very well with the President of World Athletics Sebastian Coe.

"We've seen full stadia, and that was vitally important for me," he said. "And it's a full stadia that has delivered electrical and addictive atmospheres. 

"I can't really remember a better atmosphere at a World Championships. You do really have to go back a few years."

Some of the crowds thronging their way into the national athletics center one last time on Sunday told me what their stand-out moment from the championships had been.

"Two fourths for Ireland. We've only ever had two track medals, so it's been a superbly grand games for us," said one Irish athletics fan.

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Canadian supporters were equally impressed with their fellow North Americans when talking to us.

"Oh, man. Honestly, if I had to pick one, it'd be American sprinter Noah Lyles getting three golds," one fan said.

"He's Hollywood. It's pretty impressive. We haven't seen such a dominant champion like that in a while."

Meanwhile a man in a Team GB t-shirt told us it was the unexpected results that made it for him. The British team finished seventh overall in the medals table to equal their best-ever Worlds haul - matching the 10 won in 1993.

"I would say the men's 1500m," the British fan told me about Josh Kerr's golden race. "I had a bit of a surprise. Not that you're expecting a win."

For this reporter, I'm a sucker for a break-out star and watching the very best, so I have to go for Canada's Ethan Katzberg wining the men's hammer at his first World Championships. 

Plus Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda in the men's 10,000m who made it three wins in a row.

Also Kenya's Faith Kipyegon - what a performance from her in the 1500 and 5,000 metres. She leaves with two golds. 

But the man of the moment will have to go down as sprinter Noah Lyles. The American said he was the fastest going into Budapest. He leaves with World titles in the 100, 200 and 4x100m relay.

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Team China finished with two bronze medals. First up was Feng Bin in the women's discus.

The 2017 and 2019 World champion in the women's shot put Gong Lijiao took bronze and picked up her 8th straight medal at the World Championships.

"This is my 9th time competing at the Worlds and my 8th medal," she said. "I will come again for the next Championship and hope I can get another medal, gold medal if I can."

That's a wrap from the 2023 World Athletics Championships. 

Don't worry if you're wondering where your next athletics fix will come from. The Asian Games get under way in Hangzhou at the end of September and then it's the Paris Olympics in just 11 months.

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