Sporting Life - World Athletics Championships 2001

08/08/08 20:19 BST

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS NEWS

		INJURY NIGHTMARE Great Britain's Performance Director Max Jones has blamed a nightmare catalogue of injuries for Britain's poor performance in the World Championships. Click here for story.

DICK BLASTS BRITISH ATTITUDES
Frank Dick has accused some of our top athletes of putting commercial gain before performances. (More)

LET THE INQUEST BEGIN
Andy Schooler looks back at the 8th IAAF World Championships in Edmonton. (More)

HOLMES: WORLDS HAVE BEEN ANTICLIMAX
Kelly Holmes says Britain's World Championship challenge turned into an anticlimax. (More)

CHANGES MUST BE MADE - MOORCROFT
Athletics chief David Moorcroft has called for an overhaul of how the sport is run in Britain. (More)

MOORCROFT: RADCLIFFE'S SAFETY CONCERN
David Moorcroft is concerned that Paula Radcliffe could be the victim of a drugs sting. (More)

BRITAIN'S WORST FOR 25 YEARS
Britain suffered their worst performance in a major global championships for 25 years. (More)

INJURIES COST US, SAYS JONES
Britain's team boss blamed injuries for the squad's poor performance at the World Championships. (More)

INJURIES BLIGHT BRITAIN'S MEDAL HAUL
Injuries were blamed for Britain's poor medal haul at the World Championships. (More)

RICHARDSON KEEN TO BOUNCE BACK
Britain's last hope of a medal ended when the men's 4x400m relay team were beaten into sixth. (More)

CLOETE HITS THE BIG TIME
South African Hestrie Cloete took gold in the women's high jump - but only on countback. (More)

NO MEDAL FOR HOLMES
Kelly Holmes' hopes of a final day medal ended in anguish when she was only sixth in the 800m. (More)

NO HITCHES FOR HICHAM
Hicham El Guerrouj atoned for his Olympic misery by claiming his third world 1,500m crown. (More)

MARATHON SIMPLE FOR SIMON
Lidia Simon earned a first gold in a major championship with victory in the women's marathon. (More)

ZELEZNY SHINES AS HILL HOBBLES AWAY
Britain's Mick Hill was left hobbling away as Jan Zelezny won the javelin final. (More)

RELAY HOPES FADE AWAY
A dropped baton cost the United States a clean sweep of the world relay titles. (More)

US SURVIVE MORE RELAY WOBBLES
The USA stormed to victory in the men's 4x100m relay after more wobbles in qualifying. (More)

YEGOROVA JEERED AT MEDAL CEREMONY
Tainted 5,000m champion Olga Yegorova was jeered as she received her gold medal. (More)

THOMPSON SLAMS ATHLETICS CHIEFS
Daley Thompson has accused athletics chiefs of putting money before eliminating drug-taking. (More)

CHORUS OF BOOS GREET YEGOROVA WIN
Olga Yegorova was booed over the line as she won the gold medal in the women's 5000m. (More)

ANOTHER FINE MESS IN SPRINT RELAY
Britain's men crashed out of the heats of the 4x100m relay after another baton disaster. (More)

BENJAMIN BLAST
British runner Tim Benjamin has blasted Mark Lewis-Francis' omission from the 4x100m team. (More)

REPRIEVE FOR US RELAY STARS
The United States men's sprint relay team is aiming to make the most of its second chance. (More)

RELAY TEAM FINISH STRONGLY
The Great Britain 4x400m men's team came through a tough heat to qualify for Sunday's final. (More)

OWUSU EXHAUSTED AFTER RELAY SUCCESS
The British women's 4x400m team produced an impressive display to reach Sunday's final. (More)

JONES SIZZLES AS BRITS NEAR RECORD
Marion Jones collected her second gold by anchoring the US to win the women's 4x100m relay. (More)

Final Day Action

Hutchings Previews

Best Of British

World Beaters

Results