Kelly Holmes

Athletics: Holmes Bows Out With Golden Touch Intact
Dame Kelly Holmes, double Olympic champion, has retired from athletics after the death of an acquaintance helped her to decide her future.

Dame Kelly Calls It a Day
Athletics: Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes has announced her retirement from athletics after admitting she now lacked the motivation needed to compete at the top level.

Athletics: To Run or Not to Run - Holmes Riles Selectors
Kelly Holmes' prevarication over her participation in next spring's Commonwealth Games has annoyed England's selectors.

Athletics: Injured Holmes Close to Calling Time on Career
Double Olympic champion, Dame Kelly Holmes, may be forced to retire despite deperate attempts to save her career by a therapist in Ireland.

Athletics: Holmes Races the Pain Barrier
Kelly Holmes descended from the sky and raced through pain for her final appearance on a British track in Sheffield, watched by Stephen Bierley.

Athletics: Revealing Track Outfit 'not Normal Bahraini Clothing'
The woman tipped to succeed Kelly Holmes at the World Championships has been criticised for wearing outfits that are disrespectful to Islam.

Athletics: Dame Kelly's Career in Doubt
Kelly Holmes withdrew last night from next month's world championships in Helsinki, citing an achilles tendon injury.

Small Talk:kelly Holmes
Since storming to two Olympic golds in Athens last year, she's won a shed-full of prestigious awards yet never had a tête-à-tête with Small Talk. Until now.

Holmes and Radcliffe Lead British Promotion Bid
Athletics: Dame Kelly Holmes and Paula Radcliffe head a strong European Cup squad after both the men's and women's teams were announced.

Athletics: Happy is What Holmes' Heart is
Olympic heroine Dame Kelly Holmes opens her last full season in fulfilled frame of mind with an appearance for Britain in the 1,500m at the Norwich Union International.

Athletics: Holmes Enters Final Straight
Kelly Holmes, Britain's greatest ever female athlete, announced yesterday that this year will be her last full season.

Holmes Heading for the Finish Line
Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes has announced this will be her last full track season.

Athletics: Relieved Holmes Keeps World Ambitions Alive
Kelly Holmes has announced for the first time that she wants to run in the world championships in August.

Injury Forces Holmes to Miss Madrid
Kelly Holmes has withdrawn from the European Indoor Championships starting next week after pulling a hamstring in training.

Holmes Withdraws From Madrid
Athletics: Olympic hero Kelly Holmes has pulled out of this weekend's European Indoor Championships because of a hamstring injury.

Athletics: Holmes Likely to Go for Indoor Gold
Kelly Holmes will be given until 48 hours before the European Indoor Championships begin to decide if she will compete in the 800 or 1500 metres.

Holmes Set for Madrid
UK Athletics supremo Max Jones believes double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes will compete in next month's European Indoor Championships.

Athletics: Holmes Waits on Chelsea Doctor
Dr Bryan English, a key factor in Kelly Holmes' success last year, has joined Premiership leaders Chelsea.

Athletics: Holems Triumphs in Birmingham
Kelly Holmes was alone in thrilling a sell-out Birmingham crowd in the 1,000m as three of Britain's Olympic medallists came up short.

Coe Rolls Out His Heaviest Hitters
Olympic Games: Steve Redgrave, Kelly Holmes, Amir Khan: the stars were thick on the ground when London made their official presentation to the IOC.

Athletics: Holmes Back on Track and Back in First
Kelly Holmes wins her first race in Britain since the double triumph of Athens.

Athletics: Holmes Back on Track and Back in First
Kelly Holmes wins her first race in Britain since the double triumph of Athens.

Johnson's Sights Set on Dame Gold
Dame Kelly Holmes will be running for Great Britain when Glasgow hosts the opening event of the indoor athletics season.

Holmes back on track with no promises
Athletics: Kelly Holmes is refusing to make any firm plans - and Paula Radcliffe is being equally indecisive.

Dame Kelly Leads New Year Honours Roll Call of Olympic Stars
Britain's performance at this year's Olympics is celebrated today with gold medallists Kelly Holmes, Matthew Pinsent, and Tanni Grey-Thompson receiving the highest awards in the Queen's new year honours list.

Highs and Lows of 2004
From Kelly Holmes's golden Athen's triumph to the dark, malevolent scenes in Madrid; the year that was.

Review: Kelly Holmes Wins Her Second Olympic Title
The long-suffering British runner liked her first taste of glory so much she came back for more, writes Duncan Mackay.

Award Crowns Golden Year for Holmes
Double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes last night added the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award to her Athens' haul.

Big Interview With Kelly Holmes
Clare Balding takes tea with the refreshingly down-to-earth Kelly Holmes, who is desperate to be voted sports personality of the year.

Elementary, My Dear Holmes
It has been a year of extraordinary surprises but Kelly Holmes is the only candidate for sports personality of the year, says John Rawling.

Campbell Must Heed Holmes' Words
Darren Campbell should listen to Kelly Holmes' advice and not end his athletics career at the age of 31, says John Rawling.

Athletics: Sponsor Row Hits Olympic Parade
Kelly Holmes and Darren Campbell may have to withdraw from the Olympic parade due to a dispute between kit sponsors.

Athletics: Holmes Tops Off Golden Year With Another Prize
The prizes keep on coming for Kelly Holmes. Performance of the year is her latest from the IAAF.

Athletics: Holmes Leaves Rivals Trailing
Kelly Holmes won the 1500m with an even more impressive burst of finishing speed than she managed in Athens.

Athletics: Second Suits Happy Holmes
September 13: Kelly Holmes was beaten in her first race since Athens, but the double Olympic champion didn't look too upset.

Athletics: Holmes Eyes Gold Trade
Kelly Holmes always said she'd choose the medals over the money. Now she can have both, writes Duncan Mackay.

Athletics: Celebrity Holmes Gets Back on Track
Kelly Holmes will receive the biggest pay cheque of her career when she returns to the track on Sunday.

Athletics: Kelly Wins the Fame Game
Duncan Mackay: Kelly Holmes would be well advised to study how Denise Lewis handled the aftermath of her gold medal in Sydney four years ago.

Holmes finds self-belief and double delight
Women's 1500m: Kelly Holmes's golden double makes her the greatest female athlete in British history.

Holmes claims historic double
Women's 800m: Kelly Holmes has done what Seb Coe and Steve Ovett never managed by adding the 1500m gold medal to the 800m title.

Kelly's double caps golden night
Kelly Holmes stormed to victory in the 1,500 metres at the Athens Olympics last night, taking a historic second gold medal and securing her place in the pantheon of British sporting greats.

Victory for a very modern heroine
When Kelly Holmes burst the tape in 3 minutes 57.90 seconds last night, throwing her arms aloft and beaming a grin a mile wide, she captured more than a second Olympic gold medal. Millions watching on TV across Britain roared approval to embrace her as a national heroine.

The force is with Holmes for historic double
Women's 1500m: Kelly Holmes will become Britain's greatest ever female athlete if she wins tonight's final.

Holmes Lives in a Zone of Her Own
Kelly Holmes is smack bang in the middle of the 'zone' and could achieve a remarkable double, says Duncan Mackay.

Coes Says Holmes Can Do the Double
Athletics: Lord Coe says that Kelly Holmes can achieve a feat that eluded him by winning both 800m and 1500m gold.

Womens 1500m: Holmes Eases Through
Kelly Holmes returned to the scene of her Olympic triumph tonight and used the same tactics which brought her 800 metres glory in the1500m. Holmes played a waiting game in last night's memorable final, staying at the back of the pack until a brilliant late burst gave her the gold medal...

After the Gloom, a Golden Night in Athens
Kelly Holmes last night produced the finest performance by a British middle-distance athlete in 20 years, winning the women's 800m by the width of her vest to secure Team GB's first track gold medal of the games. Holmes, who won bronze in the 800m in Sydney four years ago, is the first...

Olympics: Holmes Flying Solo
Kelly Holmes won't have help from Mutola in tomorrow's 800m final, writes Duncan MacKay

Holmes Must Win Mind Games at Double
For the sake of Team GB's medal haul, whatever demons are dancing around inside Kelly Holmes's head need to be banished, says Duncan Mackay.

Holmes Rediscovers Belief in Time for Athens
July 26: Kelly Holmes destroyed an 800 metres field containing Jolanda Ceplak but would not commit on what events she will run in Athens.

Athletics: Holmes Tackles the Mutola Factor on and Off Track
February 20: Kelly Holmes's relationship with training partner Maria Mutola will come under the spotlight again in the Norwich Union Grand Prix.

Holmes Lost to Drug Suspect
Regina Jacobs, who beat Kelly Holmes to gold in the 1500 metres at the world indoor championships, has tested positive for THG.

Holmes Applies Finishing Kick to the Paris Doubters
September 15: Kelly Holmes, Hayley Tullett and Jo Pavey flew the British flag in the World Athletics Final at the Stade Louis II.

Holmes Takes 800m Silver
Britain's Kelly Holmes produced another demonstration of the battling qualities for which her name is a byword to seize 800 metres silver at the World Championships in Paris tonight.

Holmes conquers age barrier
At 32 and 39 respectively, Kelly Holmes and Regina Jacobs are grand dames of world middle-distance running. But age is clearly not withering them as they dominated the 1500 metres at the world indoor championships in the National Indoor Arena.

Fenn mark survives Holmes false alarm
Two years ago at this Energizer Euroseries meeting in northern France, Christian Malcolm discovered he had been disqualified from the 200 metres only when he arrived back at his hotel. Yesterday, Kelly Holmes did not have to wait that long to find out that her result had changed.

Oldest record falls to Holmes
Kelly Holmes shattered the oldest British record in the book with a superb 800 metres run in the opening Energizer Euro Series meeting in the Topsporthal here yesterday.

Kelly is Queen
October 6: Victory against a strong field for Kelly Holmes in the Great North Mile acted as a suitable appetiser for the Great North Run.

Holmes Defuses Row
August 18: Kelly Holmes contacted the agent she shares with European champion Jolanda Ceplak in an attempt to defuse the row over accusations that the Slovenian took drugs, but stopped short of saying sorry.

Holmes in Trouble Over Drug Smears
August 10: Kelly Holmes crashed out of the 1500m and left Munich under a cloud by refusing to clarify whether she was accusing Jolanda Ceplak of cheating in the earlier 800m.

Holmes Backtracks Over Drugs 'slur'
Kelly Holmes has talked herself into trouble after apparently accusing the winner of the womens' 800m final, Jolanda Ceplak, of taking drugs. Last night, Holmes, who took the 800m bronze medal, pointed the finger of suspicion at winner Ceplak saying: "Was there ever any chance of me...

Holmes Takes Bronze As Ceplak Crushes the Field
August 9: Kelly Holmes was forced to accept bronze in the 800m after being blown away by Jolanda Ceplak who took the gold by some distance.

Holmes Back on Track After Stomach Op.
May 30: Kelly Holmes has almost certainly clinched selection for both the Commonwealth Games and European Championships with a convincing victory in Germany.