Athletics



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.










Carl Lewis slams London 2017 victory as "backroom deal"

By Andrew Warshaw in Doha

Sebastian Coe_with_Carl_LewisNovember 15 - American sprint and long jump legend Carl Lewis has accused London, whose bid was led by Sebastian Coe, of securing the 2017 World Athletics Championships via a "backroom deal" and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of selecting host cities in a "seedy" way.