Track & Field
Track and field refers to sporting contests for men and women that consist mainly of short and long distance running, height and distance jumping, and distance throwing using specially designed objects. Track and field meets are staged either indoors or outdoors on an oval track where the running events take place. Inside or nearby the track, the contests involving jumping and throwing are held in conjunction with the running events. While also considered to be track and field events, long distance races are usually run separately on city streets or country roads. This section focuses on track and field events.
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| Beijing Olympics: Twell Crowns Final Olympic Track and Field Additions Twell joins 1500m squad as final track and field athletes are named |
Youth Track and Field For children with fast legs and quick jumping skills, the best athletic opportunity might be youth track and field. ... |
| UK Athletics Left to Hope Chambers Doesn't Win UK Athletics have admitted that they will pick former drugs cheat Dwain Chambers for the World Indoor Championships if he... |
UK Athletics Frustrated As Chambers is Cleared for Sheffield Run Athletics: Dwain Chambers has been given the go-ahead to compete in the World Indoor Championships trials this weekend |
| Athletics is Stranger Than Fiction, So Who Needs Truth? Perhaps the best way to deal with drugs in athletics is to declare them legal so that we all know the sport's a fake,... |
Uk Athletics' Dave Collins Interview: No-nonsense UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins tells Donald McRae how he is adamant Britain will... |
| Athletics: Baddeley in Running to Rule Over Middle Class Andrew Baddeley is the latest man to be charged with reviving the good old days of British middle-distance running. |
Athletics: Pistorius Runs Spring-heeled Into a Court Case Waiting to Happen Amputee Oscar Pistorius runs against non-disabled athletes today, something he may be banned from in future. |
| Athletics: Paralympian Oscar Pistorius Set to Race Jeremy Wariner in Sheffield Douple amputee world-record holder Oscar Pistorius will race the world's best able-bodied 400m runner next month. |
Athletics: Pickering Sees Off Lewis-francis to Glimmer in the Gloom Young Bath sprinter Craig Pickering put in the best performance of his career to win the 100m. |
| Athletics: London Games Logo to Be Given Community Use A version of the 2012 logo will be made available to outside projects and non commercial partners. |
Athletics: The Sheer Brass Neck of Sport's Most Tarnished Bad Penny Victor Conte, the man in the middle of American sports' biggest drugs scandal and founder of steoroid-developers Balco,... |
| Athletics: Driven Dame Ready to Chuck Everything at Last Hurrah Donald McRae talks to Tanni Grey-Thompson about 19 years of success, her upcoming retirement and changing people's... |
Athletics: Dead Man Up and Running London Marathon: After receiving near-fatal injuries in a car crash, Steve O'Keefe tells Jon Henderson how he made it to... |
| UK Athletics Make Selection Criteria Tougher Athletics: There will be no more tourists on Team GB after athletics bosses revealed a much tougher selection policy for... |
Athletics: Talent Scheme Aims to Unearth 2012 Winners Olympic Games: Richard Carborn and Sir Steve Redgrave have backed a nationwide search aimed to unearth talented volleyball... |
| Athletics: Fresh Meadows Blooms Indoors Middle-distance runner Jenny Meadows tells Jon Henderson why she can throw Colin Jackson's jibes about British athletics... |
Athletics: Mps Call for Independent Anti-doping Agency MPs believe a radical overhaul of Britain's drug-testing regime is necessary ahead of the 2012 Olympics. |
| Athletics: How Farah Found the Formula to Take on World's Best Britain's brightest running hope Mo Farah tells Paul Weaver about his remarkable rise and Olympic dreams. |
The State of British Athletics Richard Lewis assesses whether the nation's leading talents are on target to deliver success as talk grows of a sport... |
| Athletics: Colin Jackson Colin Jackson, now coaching two Olympic prospects, tells Donald McRae how poorly young British athletes are being trained. |
Athletics: Lottery Money Being Wasted, Claims Jones Both Britain's performance director Max Jones and the sprinter Darren Campbell say the country's top athletes aren't... |
| Athletics: Christie Offers to Give Jamaica's Rising Sprinters Helping Hand Jamaican-born Linford Christie has offered to help the Caribbean island's sprinters reach their potential. |
Athletics: Kipchoge Smashes 10km World Record in Madrid Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge broke the world 10km record at the San Silvestre Vallecana race in Madrid on New Year's Eve. |
| Athletics: Thanou Tested Again Ekaterina Thanou has been tested by World Anti-Doping officials less than a day after her two-year drugs ban ended. |
Athletics: Farah Urged Not to Go to Kenya Although Mo Farah is determined to run in Kenya, he's been advised to concentrate solely on running indoors in Europe. |
| Athletics: Chambers on Track for Gridiron Career Despite making it through to the second round of NFL Europe's trials, sprinter Dwain Chambers has still not ruled out a... |
Athletics: East Germans Compensated for Systematic Doping The German Olympic Sports Federation has agreed to pay £6,000 to 167 former East German athletes who were systematically... |
| Athletics: Cash Problems Driving Chambers to Gridiron Sprinter Dwain Chambers has turned to the NFL in frustration at having to pay back £180,000 of prize money that he won... |
Athletics: Foster's Refusal Starts City Hunt for a Chairman The race away from standing for the role of chariman of UK Athletics gained another entry as Brendan Foster withdrew his... |
| Athletics: Refugee Farah Strikes Gold Somalian refugee Mohammed Farah won the European Cross-Country Championships in Italy to give hope for the future of... |
Athletics: Gebrselassie Claims Fukuoka Marathon Haile Gebrselassie finished ahead of Jaouad Gharib and Dmytro Baranovskiy to win the Fukuoka marathon in Japan. |
| Athletics: Report Highlights Perils of Being Born Too Late A new report claims that talented youngsters who are born late in the academic year are often ignored. |
Athletics: Judo Appeal Gives Ohuruogu Hope Christine Ohuruogu's 2012 hopes have been given a boost after an independent panel freed up Peter Cousins for selection for... |
| Athletics: Powell and Richards Scoop Prizes Asafa Powell and Sanya Richards have been named 2006 world athletes of the year by the IAAF. |
Athletics: Crawford Severs Links With Graham Olympic 200m champion Shaun Crawford has severed his ties with under-fire coach Trevor Graham. |
| Athletics: Olympic Walking Champion Thompson Dies Don Thompson, the 1960 Olympic 50 kilometres walking champion, has died at the age of 73. |
Athletics: Jackson Gets Goalkeeper James on Side When Colin Jackson needed a man to share his experience of being criticised, he naturally turned to footballer David James. |
| Athletics: Mystery 'drunkeness' Scuppers Pavey Jo Pavey finished fourth in the Great North Run after suffering a bout of sudden delirium in the final stages. |
Athletics: The Life and Times of the World's Best Sportswoman Babe Didrikson was possibly the greatest all-action sportswoman of all time. Jon Henderson investigates her amazing life. |
| Athletics: North Run to Act As Template for Sports Development Tessa Jowell is hoping the Great North Run's initiative can be followed by other sports such as swimming, cycling and dance. |
Athletics: Chataway Never Runs Out of Steam Duncan Mackay meets the athlete, newsreader and politician preparing for tomorrow's Great North Run. |
| Athletics: Jackson Returns to Coaching Colin Jackson has returned to Athletics to coach Welsh stars, Tim Benjamin and Rhys Williams. |
Athletics: Jones Makes Quit Threat Marion Jones said she is considering quitting athletics after receiving negative publicity following an initial positive... |
| Athletics: Balco Whistleblowers Face Jail The American journalists who uncovered the Balco drugs scandal face 18 months in prison for refusing to name their sources. |
Athletics: Cram Out of the Running Steve Cram became the latest high profile name to rule himself out of the top job at UK Athletics. |
| Athletics: Ohuruogu Handed One-year Ban Christine Ohuruogu has threatened to quit athletics after receiving a one year ban from the sport. |
Athletics: Briton Sweating Over Drugs Test Christine Ohuruogu will find out this week if her international career has a future after missing three random drugs tests... |
| Athletics: British Star Faces Olympic Ban Britain's Christine Ohuruogu must explain her failure to attend three drugs tests or face an Olympic ban. |
Athletics: 'ecstatic' Jones Exonerated Marion Jones escaped a two-year ban after her 'B' sample for EPO proved negative, casting doubt over the testing process. |
| Athletics: Nike Suspend Graham's Contract After 13 athletes coached by Trevor Graham have tested positive for drugs, Nike have decided it's time to cancel his... |
Athletics: Athletics Seeks New Leader David Moorcroft will quit after nine years in charge of UK Athletics and the search for a successor puts former hurdler Jon... |
| Athletics: Supergrass Gatlin Hopes to Defend Title in Beijing Disgraced sprinter Justin Gatlin is hoping his cooperation with the US Anti-Doping Agency will enable him to compete in the... |
Athletics: Gatlin Accepts Eight-year Ban Justin Gatlin's career is effectively over after he admitted he had committed a doping offence. |
| Athletics: Jones Wants Quick B Test Marion Jones has expressed her surprise at testing positive for drugs and called for the testing of her second sample to be... |
Athletics: Idowu Bounds Back Affter a disappointing summer, triple jumper Phillips Idowu returned to form at the Norwich Union International. |
| Athletics: Only Surprise About Jones Drugs Bust Was That Was She Got Caught Even before testing positive for performance enhancing drugs, sprinter Marion Jones dubious connections should have... |
Athletics: Chambers: Blame Me for Cheating, No One Else Dwain Chambers finished third in the 100m at the Norwich Union International in Birmingham, but again refused to reveal the... |
| Athletics: Marion Jones Tests Positive for Epo Once-all conquering Marion Jones has tested positive for erythropoietin after a test taken US championships in Indianapolis... |
Athletics: Campbell Ends Career With Victory Kilted caber-tossers provided the background to Darren Campbell's low-key swansong. |
| Athletics: Briton Wins World Junior Championships Gold Harry Aikines-Aryeetey has given British athletics a boost ahead of London 2012 by clinching 100m gold at the world junior... |
Athletics: Warring Sprinters to Be Kept Apart UK Athletics will name two 4x100 metres relay teams so that Darren Campbell and Dwain Chambers do not have to run together. |
| Athletics: The Split in British Sprinting That Lies Behind Campbell's Cold Shoulder Long-running feud between sprinters-turned-agents Linford Christie and John Regis, lies behind Darren Campbell's... |
Athletics: Performance Director Pins Hopes on Youngsters As Britain Fail to Impress in Gothenburg Despite the late rush of medals, the European Championships has been a disaster for British athletics, says Duncan Mackay. |
| Athletics: Campbell Turns His Back on Victorious Team-mates As Protest Sours Britain's Sole Gold Darren Campbell refused to join his team-mates on a lap of honour after the 4x100 metres team won European Championship gold... |
Athletics: Could Do Better, and Collins Reckons We Will The performances of Becky Lyne, Greg Rutherford and Rhys Williams at the European Championships offer some British... |
| Athletics: Douglas Silver is Scant Consolation Nathan Douglas wins silver in the triple jump, but Britain are still without a gold medallist at the European Championships. |
Athletics: Banana Binge Lifts Kluft Scary-faced Carolina Kluft did it again and it's all down to bananas. By Simon Burnton |
| Athletics: Britain Have Nothing to Show Again European Championships: It was another disappointing day for Britain as Jade Johnson was injured warming up for the long... |
Athletics: Devonish, Williams and Lyne Win Bronze European Championships: Britain's medal tally was boosted by Marlon Devonish, Rhys Williams and Rebecca Lyne picking up... |
| Athletics: Chambers Keeps Hopes Alive European Championships: Dwain Chambers scraped through to the semi-finals of the 100 metres with one of the slowest times... |
Athletics: Ohuruogu Suspended for Missing Tests England's Commonwealth Games 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu has been suspended from the European Championships for... |
| Athletics: Gatlin Masseur 'beaten Up' By Ex-long Jumper The massage therapist embroiled in doping allegations levelled at Justin Gatlin is recovering from an alleged attack by a... |
Athletics: Radcliffe Absence Gives Pavey Her Chance She has lived in the shadow of Paula Radcliffe for most of her career, but Jo Pavey tells Duncan Mackay that she is more... |
| Athletics: All the Money, None of the Gold David Moorcroft may have sorted out the Athletics funding crisis, but winning medals is proving more elusive, reports... |
Athletics: Uk Athletics Criticised Over Christie Appointment Linford Christie's appointment as a mentor for British sprinters has been condemned as ill-judged. |
| Athletics: Graham Banned By Us Olympic Body Disgraced sprinter Justin Gatlin's coach, Trevor Graham has been banned by the US Olympic committee from using any of its... |
Athletics: Masseur Denies Gatlin Sabotage Christopher Whetstine, the masseur accused of causing Justin Gatlin to fail a drug test, has denied any wrongdoing. |
| Athletics: Birmingham Shreds Gatlin Posters Justin Gatlin's positive drug test has sent organisers of a major meeting in Birmingham later this month scrambling to... |
Athletics: Gatlin Could Land Coach Graham With a Ban British coach Trevor Graham could face a two-year suspension by the IAAF if Justin Gatlin, the athlete he trains, is found... |
| Athletics: Gatlin Could Face Life Ban After testing positive for drugs for the second time in his career, Justin Gatlin will find out whether he will ever run... |
Athletics: Freeman Puts Brawn Before Brainpower Olly Freeman has deferred a place at Cambridge to try to win Olympic gold. Jon Henderson meets the British triathlon hope. |
| Athletics: Chambers Offered Chance to Regain Title European Championships: The disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers can regain his 100 metres European title if he's sharp enough. |
Athletics: Powell Plans Palace World Record Asafa Powell declared he is in good enough shape to break his own 100m world record at London grand prix in Crystal Palace. |
| Athletics: Powell in Peak Form for Palace Asafa Powell ran another sub-10 second 100 metres in Stockholm and looks in fine form for another fast run at Crystal Palace. |
Athletics: Donald Mcrae Interviews Phillips Idowu Phillips Idowu talks to Donald McRae about the tears of joy which prevented his final jump in Melbourne and his medal hopes... |
| Athletics: Farah and Simpson Make Strides Somalian refugee Mo Farah gave a boost to British middle-distance hopes with an impressive time in the 5,000m in Heusden. |
Athletics: Wariner Spurred on By Carter's X-factor The future of athletics is running in the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on Friday. A sport that has for so long... |
| Athletics: Time to Make a Splash in Salford The unique challenge of triathlon makes it the fastest-growing sport in Britain, says Alastair Campbell |
Athletics: Controversy Dogs Jones Marion Jones' entry in the London Grand Prix 100m was overshadowed by claims in America that her former coach supplied her... |
| Athletics: Medal Hopes Increase By the Power of 10 Britain's hope for a best-ever medal haul in 2012 were boosted by the launch of a scheme to set the ten best athletes in... |
Athletics: Chambers Sweats on Gothenburg Spot Dwain Chambers was omitted from Great Britian's European Championships squad after pulling out of the final of the... |
| Athletics: Idowu and Lyne Give Gb Hope Amid the doom and gloom that is British athletics, there is a ray of hope ahead of the European Championships in Gothenburg. |
Athletics: Hansen's Tearful Return Ashia Hansen made an emotional, but promising return, finishing second in the triple jump in the European Trials. |
| Athletics: Sotherton Aiming to Triple Up Kelly Sotherton hinted that she is keen to add the 4X100m relay to her heptathlon and long jump schedule in the European... |
Athletics: Edwards Says Hansen Needs Mental Strength Jonathan Edwards says triple jumper Ashia Hansen's return from injury in the European Championship trials will not be easy. |
| Athletics: Twell Inspires Dreams of 2012 Glory At 16-years-old Steph Twell is set to follow in the footsteps of Paula Radcliffe after winning the English Schools 3,000... |
Athletics: British Athletes Given Freedom of London Britain's elite athletes will be allowed to travel free in London as part of a new scheme to ease the cost of training for... |
| Athletics: Christie Wants Coe Apology to End Feud Linford Christie has said he would be happy to end his feud with Sebastian Coe - if Coe apologises to him. |
Athletics: Collins Looks to Golden Oldies Linford Christie could be brought in to coach British sprinters after UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins said... |
| Athletics: Malcom Lifts British Spirits European Cup: Christian Malcom's 200m victory saved Britian's men from relegation but the Women dropped out of the Super... |
Athletics: Sluggish Chambers Fails to Impress Dwain chambers has been waiting two years to win for Britain after his drugs ban. He waited 0.06 seconds too long and... |
| Athletics: Mason Named in Gb Squad Jamaican-born Germaine Mason has insisted he can get back to his best after he was named in Great Britain's European Cup... |
Athletics: Chambers Will Not Get Funding UK Sport has told Dwain Chambers that he will not receive any funding when he travels with the British squad to the... |
| Athletics: Christie Calls for Doubling Bans As Chambers Returns Linford Christie conveniently overlooked his own positive test as he called for a four year ban for perfmoance-enhancing... |
Athletics: Hill to Lead Middle Men to Top Twenty-year-old Richard Hill could be the man to lead the charge of up-and-coming British middle distance runners. |
| Athletics: Gatlin's Record Upheld Justin Gatlin's record-equalling time for the 100m has been confirmed by the IAAF. |
Athletics: Turnbull Faces Two-year Ban Top Northern Irish runner Gareth Turnball is set to receive a two-year ban after testing positive for abnormal... |
| Athletics: Chambers Won't Hit British Pockets British athletes who won money at the World Cup final in 2002 will not be penalised financially when the team is officially... |
Athletics:Chambers Runs Straight Back Into European Cup Team But Faces Sprint Relay Snub Dwain Chambers looks set to be fast-tracked back into Britain's team to run in the 100 metres at the European Cup in... |
| Athletics: Powell Equals Record Dwain Chambers' drugs comeback was run out of the headlines as Asafa Powell equalled the world record in Gateshead. |
Athletics: Lyne and Chambers Carry Hopes Dwain Chambers will return today from his drugs ban carrying the hopes of an athletics nation. |
| Athletics: Chambers Set for Comeback Dwain Chambers has been cleared to return to athletics at the British grand prix after a deal was struck with the IAAF. |
Athletics: Chambers to Return in Gateshead Sprinter Dwain Chambers is set to make his comeback from a two-year doping ban in the British grand prix in Gateshead on... |
| Athletics: Gatlin's Record Run Was Wind Assisted Says Powell Joint 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell has called into question the run by Justin Gaitlin which equalled his... |
Athletics: Gatlin Gets Cold Feet Cold weather has taken the blame for the cancellation of the 100m showdown at Gateshead between Justin Gatlin and Asafa... |
| Athletics: Disgraced Chambers Must Pay to Run Dwain Chambers must repay all the prize money he earned while using banned drugs, say the International Association of... |
Athletics: Johnson Invited to Help British Sprinters Despite often criticising British sprinters, Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson may soon be coaching them after he was ... |
| Johnson Discussing Uk Athletics Role Sprint legend Michael Johnson has been approached by UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins regarding a possible... |
Athletics: Double Olympic Champion El Guerrouj Forced to Retire World 1500 metres and mile record holder, Hicham El Guerrouj, has announced his retirement at a press conference in... |
| Athletics: Abeyie Crashes the Party Two of Britian's great medal hopes for 2012 were upset by part-time minibus driver Tim Abeyie in the Accenture... |
Athletics: Track Stars Losing Their Shine Duncan Mackay says athletics is being undermined by drug allegations and a lack of personalities in the sport. |
| Athletics: Timing Error Denies Gatlin 100m Record Timekeepers Tissot blamed human error for a mistake which means Justin Gatlin is no longer the world record holder. |
Athletics: Gatlin Sets New 100m World Record American Justin Gatlin shaved 1/100th of a second off Asafa Powell's world record in Doha, setting a new mark of 9.76 |
| Athletics: Powell Faces Gatlin in Gateshead Jamaica's world record holder and United States' world champion will go head-to-head at the British grand prix in June. |
Athletics: Russian Given Coaching Role With Troubled Relay Squad UK Athletics has joined the trend in Britain for foreign coaches by appointing Russian Michael Khmel to work with the... |
| Athletics: Radcliffe to Carry on 'for Years' Paula Radcliffe has revealed that she withdrew from the London Marathon in order to prolong her career. |
Athletics: Kastor Throws Down the Gauntlet to Missing Radcliffe London Marathon: Deena Kastor fired a warning shot across Paula Radcliffe bows by recording the fourth-fastest winning time... |
| Athletics: London Olympics Get Early Boost The international Olympic Committee gave London a glowing report in its first check on preparations for the 2012 games. |
Athletics: Clague Hoping to Rejoin the Leading Pack Paula Radcliffe's former junior rival Jenny Clague is back from injury and aiming to rejoin the leading pack in this... |
| Athletics: Yamauchi Out to Prove She is No Flash in Japan Mara Yamauchi lines up for the London Marathon on Sunday as Britain's leading runner in the absence of Paula Radcliffe.... |
Athletics: Gebrselassie the Lead in London's Local Derby Paul Tergat has withdrawn from the London Marathon, denying the race it's great head-to-head with Haile Gebrselassie, but... |
| Athletics: Record Sponsorship Deal for Uk Athletes UK Athletics has secured a record £50m sponsorship deal which will see athletes offered central contracts in the run... |
Athletics: Radcliffe to Lose £1m on London Marathon Paula Radcliffe's withdrawal from next month's London Marathon could cost her more than £1m in appearance fees,... |
| Athletics: Late Fireworks a Smokescreen for Misfiring Athletes English athletics once again faces severe criticism, with late gold medal performances saving England from their worst... |
Athletics: Powell Set to Take Spotlight Off Pittman Sprinter Asafa Powell should increase interest in the Games and take the spotlight away from controversial Australian... |
| Athletics: Lack of Sponsor Leaves English Team Facing Financial Crisis England's Commonwealth Games federation is bankrolling the cost of sending a team to Melbourne because of its failure to... |
Athletics: Radcliffe Joins Thorpe on Sidelines As Paula Radcliffe has joined Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe on the sidelines, injury and illness have robbed the Games of... |
| Athletics: Christie Steps in for Malcolm Former Olympic champion Linford Christie is in line to coach Christian Malcolm at the Commonwealth Games after Malcolm's... |
Athletics: Sprint Champions Pull Out of Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games 100 metres champions Kim Collins and Debbie Ferguson are both set to withdraw from the event in... |
| Athletics: Kiwis Hire Thompson for Commonwealth Games Former Olympic decathlon champion Daley Thompson will help New Zealand's athletes prepare for the Commonwealth Games in... |
Athletics: Coe Warns Chambers His Comeback Will Be Tough Sebastian Coe has warned Dwain Chambers that he will face a tough task to re- establish himself when he returns from his... |
| Athletics: Jobs Spared Olympic Park Plans Change Nearly 100 businesses will avoid relocation after organisers of the 2012 Games announced updated plans for the Olympic Park... |
Athletics: Globe-trotting Gardener Races Quickly on Towards Melbourne Despite a hectic winter schedule, Jason Gardener looks to be in fine fettle ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. |
| Athletics: Gardener Quick to Show Form Two of Britian's top athletes continued their good starts to the season as Jason Gardener and Daniel Caines impressed in... |
Athletics: Mcconnell in Two Minds Ahead of Melbourne Scottish medal hopeful Lee McConnell remains unsure of whether to run the 400m or the 400m hurdles at the Commonwealth... |
| Athletics: O'sullivan in Line to Run for Australia An IAAF loophole means that Sonia O'Sullivan will be able to represent Australia in the Commonwealth Games and Ireland at... |
Athletics: Radcliffe Hails Marathon Series Paula Radcliffe has welcomed the announcement of a new half-a-million dollar marathon circuit involving the world's five... |
| Athletics: Chambers Runs Into Trouble on Comeback Dwain Chambers' return to the track following a two-year doping ban may be delayed depending on an ongoing IAAF probe over... |
Athletics: Double Record for Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie has broken records for the half-marathon and 20km in unconventional style at the Rock 'N' Roll Arizona... |
| Athletics: Radcliffe Will Face Track Rival Adere in London Paula Radcliffe will resume her rivalry with Ethiopia's Berhane Adere in this year's Flora London Marathon. |
Athletics: Gardener Sets Opening Records At a special meeting to open the UK Athletics High Performance Centre in Bath, Jason Gardener twice set British indoor... |
| Athletics: Collins Gives Melbourne a Miss to Concentrate on Europe UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins will snub the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in order to begin preparations... |
Athletics: Wales Add Fit-again Morris to Commonwealth Squad Tracy Morris, the jogger turned international marathon runner, has been added to Wales' squad for the Commonwealth Games... |
| Athletics: Montgomery Faces Legal Action After Refusing to Return Earnings Banned American sprinter Tim Montgomery said he would not return his earnings won while taking performance-enhancing drugs. |
Athletics: Montgomery Ban Turns Spotlight on Jones Marion Jones faces renewed scrutiny over drug allegations following the two-year ban imposed on her former partner, Tim... |
| Athletics: Montgomery Handed Two-year Ban US Sprinter Tim Montgomery's career could be over after he was given a two-year ban for using designer drug THG. |
Athletics: Chambers to Lose Earnings The IAAF has threatened to claim back the money won by Dwain Chambers between 2002 and 2003 which could see the sprinter... |
| Athletics: Chambers' Confession Puts More Medals at Risk Dwain Chambers' European Championship medals are in jeopardy after he admitted using THG throughout 2002 and 2003. |
Athletics: Pidgeon Ready for European Title Teenager Emily Pidgeon has become one of the favourites to take the junior title at the European cross-country... |
| Athletics; Soaring Stars in Danger of Burn-out Harry Aikines-Aryeetey has been tipped to win the BBC Young Sports Personality of the year but will he be able to cope... |
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... |
| 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: Radcliffe Back From Illness But Britain Struggle Despite Paula Radcliffe's stunning second leg, Great Britain slipped from second to finish seventh at the Chiba Ekiden... |
| Athletics: Win or Lose Your Funding, Collins Warns Faltering Elite Britain's top athletes have been told their National Lottery funding is at risk if they do not perform next year. |
Athletics: Top Athletes Face the Cut in Race for Funding British athletes including Ashia Hansen and Darren Campbell may miss out on national lottery funding ahead of the 2008... |
| Athletics: Top Runner's Coach Arrested on Suspicion of Rape David Farrow, the coach of teenage middle-distance runner Emily Pidgeon, has been arrested in connection with a rape... |
Athletics: Bronchitis Rules Radcliffe Out of Tilt at 15km Record A bout of bronchitis has forced Paula Radcliffe to abandon a planned attempt on the 15km world record in the Seven Hills... |
| Athletics: Pankration for the Masses Will Buckley looks back at the ancient sport of pankration, a violent mixture of wrestling and boxing. |
Athletics: Forgotten Victims of East German Doping Take Their Battle to Court Nearly 200 athletes who were given drugs prior to competing for East Germany are now seeking £8m in compensation. |
| 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... |
Athletics: London Calling Again for Radcliffe Paula Radcliffe has announced that she will run in the 2006 Flora London Marathon after she was named Britain's female... |
| Athletics: Chinese Olympic Hope Stripped of Medal After Failed Drugs Test Sun Yingjie, China's leading distance runner, has tested positive for androsterone - a banned performance-enhancing drug. |
Athletics: Foster Warns Rebel Clubs Sir Andrew Foster insists that plans for the administrative restructuring of British athletics will go ahead regardless of... |
| Athletics: Radcliffe Wins in London Paula Radcliffe yesterday completed a remarkable feat as she ran the Run London 10-Km race twice. |
Athletics: Radcliffe Targets World Record in the Park Paula Radcliffe won't be treating her return to action in the Nike Run London 10km race in Hyde Park as a fun run. |
| Athletics: Kastor Runs Out of Oil But Still Burns Brightest in Chicago Deena Kastor clung on to claim the Chicago marathon but tired to miss out on breaking her target of 2hr 20min. |
Athletics: Radcliffe Warns English Clubs Peter Radcliffe, Paula's father, has written to every athletics club in England telling them to improve before the Olympics... |
| Athletics: Moynihan Wins Vote for British Olympic Chief Former Olympic silver medallist Lord Moynihan has won the race to become chairman of the British Olympic Association. |
Athletics: Hemery Cool on Moynihan Report David Hemery has poured cold water on Lord Moynihan's call for the abolition of UK Sport and the inauguration of a single... |
| Athletics: Organised Crime is 'in Control' of Doping Trade Italian Olympic official Sandro Donati has alleged that organised crime groups are trafficking banned... |
Athletics: Pickering Opts for Arnold European junior 100 metres champion Craig Pickering is set to join Jason Gardener's training group, where he will be... |
| Athletics: Mayock Cuts Out the Middle Men Britain's leading miler, John Mayock, aims to become the first Brit to win the Great North Run since 1985, as he plots a... |
Athletics: Brown Britain's Best Hope in Great Silver Run As the Great North Run celebrates its 25th anniversary, Jon Brown is the best hope for a first british winner in 20 years. |
| 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,... |
Athletics: Also-rans Must Deliver or They Will Lose Their Money After pledging funding following the calamitous world championships, the paymasters of British athletics have warned they... |
| Athletics: The World's Fastest Woman Donald McRae talks to the new 100m world champion about flipping burgers in Wendy's, her father's leukaemia and how she... |
Athletics: Radcliffe Ends Her Marathon Quest for Gold The Bedford runner lays to rest the ghost of Athens and seals her place among the greats with her first global title. |
| Athletics: Too Rich to Care for Gold The high levels of funding received by British athletes has fostered complacency among British athletes, argues Duncan... |
Athletics: Britain Scrape Relay Bronze Behind France Britain's 4x100metres relay squad finished third behind France and Trinidad & Tobago to give Britain their first medal of... |
| Athletics: Radcliffe Aims for Happy Ending Paula Radcliffe's supporters are united in the belief that failure is not an option as she goes for world championship gold... |
Athletics: Gatlin Takes Sprint Double in His Stride Justin Gatlin has made history by becoming only the second man to win a world 100m-200m double. |
| Athletics: Varnik Rains on Finland's Parade Home favourite Tero Pitkamaki failed to win a medal as Andrus Varnick won the javelin at the world championships in... |
Athletics: Benjamin Sets Marker Before Storm Tim Benjamin turned in an encouraging 400m performance before a storm disrupted the world championship programme. |
| Athletics: Williams Restores Sprinting Credibility 21-year-old Lauryn Williams carried out her promise to restore respectability to American sprinting by taking the 100... |
Athletics: Leave Me Out of Your Petty Games - Love, God Peta Bee wonders why so many athletes insist on name-dropping God when they win. |
| Athletics: Forget the Collective Misery and Applaud Radcliffe's Rivals It's high time the British media got real in assessing Paula Radcliffe's races, argues John Rawling. |
Athletics: Gatlin Powers to Sprint Gold As British Trio Fail to Reach the Final A supreme performance from Justin Gatlin in the 100 metres saw him produce the biggest winning margin in world championship... |
| Athletics: Radcliffe Maintains Upbeat Line to Marathon Paula Radcliffe arrived striving to emulate Emil Zatopek but will leave hoping the sport doesn't judge her to be another... |
Athletics: Britain Lack Depth Britain faced the worrying prospect of their worst ever performance on the eve of the world championships in Helsinki. |
| 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... |
Athletics: Call for Life Bans for Drug Cheats Fails to Make the Cut The International Association of Athletics Federations has rejected a US proposal to introduce life bans for drug cheats. |
| Athletics: Us Seeks Life Bans for Steroid Cheats The International Association of Athletics Federations is to discuss US proposals for a lifetime ban for athletes testing... |
Athletics: Radcliffe Takes Advance Test in Drugs Sweep Paula Radcliffe was among the targets as the IAAF launched its biggest pre-event anti-doping programme ahead of the World... |
| Athletics: Truth That Escapes the Athletes in Eye Masks Training camp could end up leaving the athletes in the dark in the last-ditch pitch for medals, says Peta Bee. |
Athletics: After the Lord Mayor's Race The World Athletics Championships are likely to be a lacklustre affair, symptomatic of the sport's wider malaise, says John... |
| Athletics: Radcliffe Plots Her Route to 2012 The Bedford runner is planning an historic double at the world championships and has also fixed her sights on helping young... |
Athletics: Pavey Flies the Flag Exeter runner Jo Pavey flew the flag for Britain by finishing third in the 3,000 metres at the Bislett Games, where... |
| Athletics: Canadian to Lead Drug Fight Canada-born sports academic Andy van Neutegem will oversee Britain's drug testing programme ahead of the 2012 London... |
Athletics: Cram Questions Radcliffe Double Act Bookmakers have priced Radcliffe at 8-1 to become the first athlete to do the double at the championships since Emil... |
| Athletics: Powell Down and Out World record holder Asafa Powell was forced to pull as Justin Gatlin took the 100m in record time at Crystal Palace. |
Athletics: Young Guns Add Dignity to the Dash Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin represent the new breed of 100 metres sprinter: polite,... |
| 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. |
Athletics: Conte Accepts 4 Months in Prison Owner of Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative Victor Conte gets four months in prison after he agreed to admit to conspiracy... |
| Athletics: Illness Stalls Campbell's Run Darren Campbell will miss next month's world championships after being admitted to hospital with a severe viral infection. |
Athletics: Sport is Losing the Plot Track and field now gets barely a passing mention unless there is an Olympics on: something must be done. |
| Athletics: Us Trials Blow Mack's Hopes Olympic pole vault champion Tim Mack will not compete in the World Championships after finishing seventh in the American... |
Athletics: Extra Lane Puts Fallen Britons Back on Track Commercial considerations and an extra lane have helped spare Britain's men relegation from the European Cup Super League. |
| Athletics: Women Show the Way As Men Falter in Florence The British women's team look likely to win promotion into the European Cup Super League, but the men will do well to stay... |
Athletics: Britain's Men Fall By Wayside in Florence Hopes of Britain's men winning the European Cup Super League for the fifth time in nine years disappeared on a disastrous... |
| Athletics: Macey Pulls Out of Helsinki Dean Macey's injury curse struck again after he withdrew from the decathlon in this summer's world championships. |
Athletics: Caffeine the Drug of Choice Caffeine is once more the fashionable drug for sports stars, so much so that the Anti-Doping Agency is thinking of... |
| Athletics: Jones Admits World Championships Unlikely Marion Jones admitted she is unlikely to make the World Championships after she only finished fourth in a 100 metres race ... |
Athletics: Yelling Aiming for Second Time Lucky Hayley Yelling returns to the scene of the greatest disappointment of her career when she runs for a place in Britain's... |
| Athletics: Mcconnell Takes a Big Leap Forward to Land Hurdles Role Britain's European Cup selectors have been forced to choose the unproven Lee McConnell for the 400 metres hurdles. |
Athletics: Lewis-francis Still Fighting Mark Lewis-Francis held off Maurice Greene to take the 100 metres at the Norwich Union International but remained silent... |
| 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... |
Athletics: Radcliffe Applauds Kenyan Protest Paula Radcliffe has backed the public display of dissent by athletes against drugs and argued that doping violations... |
| Athletics: Jones Struggling to Keep Up Marion Jones's astonishing decline continued as she ran her slowest 100 metres for more than 11 years in Milan. |
Athletics: Lewis-francis Opens European Season Under a Cloud Mark Lewis-Francis's first European race since Olympic glory in Athens is overshadowed by his positive test for cannabis... |
| Athletics: Jones Returns in New Role As Also-ran With doping allegations still hanging over her, the previously unbeatable Marion Jones lost again in Holland. |
Athletics: David Brent Who Gets Results As befitting a professor with a lifelong interest in zoology, new athletics chief Dave Collins does not talk in sporting... |
| Athletics: Olympic Call to Sir Clive Sue Campbell, the chair of UK Sport, believes that the help of Sir Clive Woodward would be invaluable in preparing... |
Athletics: I Was Like a Drugs Guinea Pig, Says Banned Sprinter American sprinter Kelli White has claimed she was treated like a "guinea pig" as she experimented with a... |
| Athletics: Sprint Squad in 2012 Bid Boycott Darren Campbell has said Britain's gold medal-winning relay team will do no more promotional work if Mark Lewis-Francis is... |
Athletics: Relay Hero Faces Ban From All Games Olympic gold medallist Mark Lewis-Francis could miss next year's Commonwealth Games after testing positive for cannabis. |
| Athletics: The Doubt Being Cast on Drug Positives Peta Bee looks at some of the more imaginative excuses being used by those who test positive for drugs. |
Athletics: Iwan Thomas Slammed and Dropped Iwan Thomas's coach has severed his relationship with him after the runner decided to take part in ITV's new reality show... |
| Athletics: Collins Shakes Up Uk Athletics Dave Collins, athletics new performance director, is ready to live up to his former role as a Royal Marine by promising a... |
Athletics: Fears Over New Designer Steroid Drugs in sport: The World Anti-Doping Agency's director general said last night that the agency's scientists are on the... |