Archive for the ‘Athletics’ Category

Meadows and Okoro make 800m final

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Great Britain’s Jenny Meadows and Marilyn Okoro qualify for the final of the women’s 800m on day three of the World Athletics Championships.

Ennis relieved after painful year

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Britain’s new world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis admits she thought she may not compete again after missing the Beijing Olympics through injury.

Bolt sets sights on 9.4 seconds

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt targets the 9.4 second barrier for the 100m after setting an extraordinary new world record of 9.58 seconds at the World Championships.

Bekele wins fourth straight title

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Kenenisa Bekele claims his fourth successive 10,000m world title with a stunning performance in Berlin, while Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser wins the women’s 100m.