Athletics


France ban London 2012 gold medal hope for six months

By Mike Rowbottom

Teddy Tamgho_with_French_flagDecember 21 - Teddy Tamgho (pictured), France's world indoor record holder at the triple jump, has been banned for six months by the French Athletics Federation (FFA), with a further six suspended, after an altercation at a training camp in October.

Coe and Bubka take up new IAAF posts

By Mike Rowbottom

Sergey Bubka_with_Sebastian_Coe_Monaco_November_12_2011December 20 - Sebastian Coe and Sergey Bubka, vice-presidents of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and who are expected to be contenders to take over as head of athletics' world governing body in the future, are among the five new chairman appointed to IAAF Commissions.







British women rule at European Cross Country Championships

By Mike Rowbottom

Atelaw Bekele_wins_European_Cross_Country_Championships_Slovenia_December_11_2011December 11 - Britain finished top of the medals table at the European Cross Country Championships in Velenje, Slovenia, on a day when Sergey Lebid of Ukraine failed to earn his 10th senior title in a race where Belgium's Atelaw Bekele (pictured) led from start to finish, and when Ireland's Fionnuala Britton was a runaway winner of the women's senior gold.


"I have done nothing wrong," insists Diack after IOC warning

By Duncan Mackay in Lausanne

Lamine Diack_at_IAAF_Congress_press_conference_August_24_2011December 9 - Lamine Diack, President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), today continued to insist that he had done nothing wrong despite receiving a warning from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Ethics Commission for receiving money from marketing company ISL.


Rooney and co achieve Olympic A standard with eased qualification figures

By Mike Rowbottom

martyn rooney_07-12-11December 8 - A group of 28 international athletes, including Britain's 400 metres runner Martyn Rooney (pictured) and Portugal's European cross country champion Jessica Augusto, received an early Christmas present today as a downward revision of selected qualification standards for London 2012 left them with unexpected A standard marks for the forthcoming Games.