Athletics




Exclusive: Thanou has not got Marion Jones' Olympic gold medal insist IOC

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

Ekaterina_Thanou_finishes_second_in_Sydney_2000February 13 - Controversial Greek sprinter Ekaterina Thanou (pictured right), at the centre of one of the biggest doping scandals in sports history, has not been given the Olympic 100 metres gold stripped from Marion Jones at the Sydney Games in 2000, as it has been reported, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) claimed.

Under starter's orders for non-stop action

February 9 - The Brighton Marathon has built a whole weekend of events around the race on Sunday April 10, starting with a free-to-enter Running and Healthy Lifestyle Exhibition at the Brighton Centre on Saturday April 9.



Elite stars are driving for 2011 success with Alfa Romeo

Phillips_Idowu_with_new_Alfa_Romeo_February_4_2011February 4 - As the 2011 indoor athletics season gets under way, a selection of the UK's leading athletes took time out from their training today, to host a unique sprint masterclass at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, to celebrate the launch of Alfa Romeo's new Special Edition Alfa MiTo Sprint.




Semenya unfazed by gender hullabaloo

By Tom Degun

Caster_Semenya_Jan_26January 26 - South African athlete Caster Semenya (pictured) claims she is unfazed by the high profile row that forced her to undergo a series of gender verification tests to prove her sex.



Exclusive: UK Athletics chairman backs move to turn Crystal Palace into football stadium

By Mike Rowbottom

Crystal_Palace_National_Sports_Centre_with_track_and_treesJanuary 20 - Ed Warner, chairman of UK Athletics, has indicated his support for the proposal that will be made public today for Crystal Palace to relocate from their current site at Selhurst Park to the Crystal Palace Park athletics site which Tottenham Hotspur want to refurbish as part of their plans to redevelop the London 2012 Olympic stadium exclusively for football.