Summer Sports




Ethiopians quizzed after dropping out of World Championship marathon

By Mike Rowbottom at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow

Tiki Gelana wins London 2012August 14 - Olympic champion Tiki Gelana and this year's Boston Marathon runner-up Meseret Hailu - along with their local agents - have reportedly been asked by the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) to submit written explanations for what caused them to drop out of Saturday's (August 10) World Championship race just after the five kilometre point.











Ohuruogu regains world 400m title as Lavillenie sees grand slam disappear

By Mike Rowbottom at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow

Christine Ohuruogu Mosow August 12 2013August 12 - Christine Ohuruogu of Britain earned an extraordinary victory here, dipping on the line to beat Botswana's defending champion Amantle Montsho and reclaim the 400 metres title at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships she first won in 2007 by the margin of just four thousandths of a second.