Athletics

Isinbayeva fails to shake off the curse of the cover star

By Mike Rowbottom in Daegu

Yelena_Isinbayeva_30-08-11August 30 - Yelena Isinbayeva's (pictured) attempt to earn a third World Championship pole vault title after seeing her dominance of the event waver in the past two years ended in failure here as she failed to medal in the final where gold went to her former training partner, Fabiana Murer of Brazil.

Cuban Robles joins the list of disqualifications and loses gold medal

By Mike Rowbottom in Daegu

Dayron_Robles_racing_Liu_Xiang_Daegu_August_29_2011August 29 - Cuba's Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles became the latest big name to be disqualified at the World Championships here, although unlike Jamaica's Usain Bolt, his was not for a false start, but after he had crossed the line first in the 110 metres hurdles, for obstructing former Olympic champion Liu Xiang.

Usain Bolt: "No point dwelling on the past"

By Mike Rowbottom in Daegu

Usain_Bolt_reacts_to_false_start_World_Championships_Daegu_August_28_2011August 29 - Usain Bolt has ended any speculation that he might not continue with his programme of events at the World Championships here after last night's shattering disqualification from the 100 metres final from a false start, a race subsequently won by his 21-year-old training partner Yohan Blake.

Yohan Blake is the new world 100m champion. Repeat – Yohan Blake.

By Mike Rowbottom in Daegu

Usain_Bolt_falses_start_in_Daegu_August_28_2011August 28 - On a night when Mo Farah saw a gold medal turn silver in the final few strides of an epic 10,000 metres race, the 21-year old Jamaican who trains with Usain Bolt profited from a catastrophic error of judgement by his senior partner in the 100m, who, extraordinarily, false-started and was disqualified from the race.

Pistorius makes history in Daegu

By Mike Rowbottom in Daegu

Oscar_Pistorius_in_first_round_World_Championships_Daegu_August_28_2011August 28 - The fifth heat of the 400 metres heats here attracted unusual interest, and it was all focused – literally, in the case of the large group of photographers craning over the hoardings – on lane eight, Oscar Pistorius's lane.

Ohuruogu despair after false start in Daegu

By Mike Rowbottom in Daegu

Ohuruogu_false_startAugust 27 - Christine Ohuruogu stood for a long time at the side of the track here, trying to take in the fact that a year of hard work had disappeared in the fraction of a second when she had left her blocks prematurely in the 400 metres first round heats and been disqualified.