athletics in the United States has called for a for a more stringent policy for drugs cheats, like 2004 Olympic

panel, which included Carl Lewis, winner of a record nine Olympicsgold medals medals, and 2004 Athens marathon

focus more on winning medals, less on things such as appearance fees and access to televisions in the Olympic

The draconian US 10-day Olympic trials, which includes two rest days, might be part of the problem, the

The report said: "But USATF must not lose sight of the fact that the purpose of the Olympic trials is

to select the best Olympic team that will go on to perform at its peak at the Games themselves.  

 FEBRUARY 5 - COMPETITORS from around the globe, including Britain's Olympic bronze medallist Cassie

The race is the brainchild of Nova International, the sports managment company run by the 1976 Olympic

"I am delighted that Cassie Patten, last summer's Olympic Games 10 kilometres open water swim bronze

She said: "There have always been two things that I have wanted to achieve - one is running a marathon

Now Nova International, who also organise the Bupa Great North Run, the world's biggest half marathon

  FEBRUARY 4 - USIAN BOLT (pictured), the triple Olympic champion, heads a list of 31 athletes from

The visas have been issued mainly so that the athletes, who also include Ethiopia's world marathon record

national-class triathlete, works with many of the world's top athletes, helping Dame Kelly Holmes to win her two Olympic

in 2004 and has had a long-term relationship with Paula Radcliffe, the world record holder for the marathon

  BRITAIN'S Paula Radcliffe (pictured) and has been voted the female European Athlete of the Month for November.

  Radcliffe, the world record holder for the marathon at 2 hours 15min 25sec made up for some of the

disappointment suffered by competing in the Beijing Olympic Marathon with injury to win her third New

York Marathon in 2:23:56.  

starts, with her only losses coming in the Athens and Beijing Olympic Marathons.  

the Olympic Marathon is the same city in 2012.  

  JAPAN is set to sign a deal with Loughborough University for their Olympic team to set up a pre-Games

Loughborough, where London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe and world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe

also making much of its good international transport links and an estimated 80 minute journey into the Olympic

  PAULA RADCLIFFE (pictured) will attempt to win a fourth Flora London Marathon title in next year's

’ve missed the last three years through injuries and it was frustrating not to be fully fit for the Olympic

Olympic gold medallist Constantina Dita returns to London for the eighth time seeking her first win in

Alongside her on the start line will be the world champion and Olympic silver medallist, Catherine Ndereba

of Kenya; China’s Zhou Chunxiu, the Olympic bronze medallist and 2007 Flora London champion; and Ethiopia

“The array of former champions, record holders, world and Olympic champions means London will be treated

enemy in England next year, athletics officials plan to start their own Ashes, featuring athletes like Olympic

The Great North City Games will be held the day before the half marathon that attracts about 50,000 entrants

Britain's Jeanette Kwakye, who in the summer became the first British woman to reach the Olympic 100m

enemy in England next year, athletics officials plan to start their own Ashes, featuring athletes like Olympic

The Great North City Games will be held the day before the half marathon that attracts about 50,000 entrants

Britain's Jeanette Kwakye, who in the summer became the first British woman to reach the Olympic 100m

the Formula One world champion, should win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award rather than Olympic

Hamilton is the favourite is 8/13 with Adlington quoted at 11/4 and Hoy, winner of three Olympic gold

himself should be a contender for the top honour in the country having won a record third consecutive Olympic

gold medal in Qingdao in August, an achievement the International Olympic Committe President Jacques

The world record holder for the marathon, herself a winner of the BBC Sports Personality award in 2002

He is joined by Bradley Wiggins, winner of two Olympic gold medals, Nicole Cooke, the Olympic and world

  OCTOBER 29 - PAULA RADCLIFFE (pictured) will be Britain's best bet for a gold medal in athletics at the 2012 London Olympics, Brendan Foster claimed today.

  Foster, the 1976 Olympic 10,000 metres bronze medallist and now a BBC TV commentator, has known

Radcliffe since she was an up-and-coming teenager but believes she can still achieve her Olympic dream

5,000 metres at Atlanta in 1996 and fourth in the 10,000m at Sydney in 2000, she failed to finish the marathon

from a spent force, something she hopes to reinforces when she defends her title at the New York City Marathon

springboard to winning again at the weekend in New York but the stepping stone to her finally becoming an Olympic

  OCTOBER 26 - BRITAIN'S Paula Radcliffe (pictured) today narrowly missed achieving a world 10 miles best performance with a runaway victory at the Bupa Great South Run in Portsmouth.

  Radcliffe, competing for the first time since the disappointment of not winning a medal in the Olympic

marathon in Beijing, blazed around the very flat south-coast course in a time of 51min 11sec.  

such a convincing performance, will be a massive fillip for Radcliffe before defending her New York Marathon

suffering any ill effects from the stress fracture to her left hip nor the calf injuries which wrecked her Olympic

marathon ambitions.  

  OCTOBER 23 - SEBASTIAN COE and his former great rival Steve Ovett head the inductees into a new Hall of Fame for England's greatest-ever athletes, it was announced today.

areSir Roger Bannister, the first athlete to break four minutes for the mile, David Hemery, the 1968 Olympic

400 metres hurdles champion, Sally Gunnell, the 1992 Olympic and 1993 world 400m hurdles champion, Daley

Thompson, the 1980 and 1984 Olympic decathlon champion, and David Holding, one of Britain's most successful

ever wheelchair athletes who won the 100m at the 1996 Paralympics and four London Marathon titles.

in 1956, but who is best known for founding the London Marathon, which has grown into one of Britain's

By Duncan Mackay  October 20 - Cadbury was today announced as the latest sponsor to sign up for the 2012 London Olympics, as insidethegames first reported last month that they would be, taking the total sponsorship secured so far to £430 million.

London 2012, rights to use the London 2012 marks on product as well as marketing rights to Britain's Olympic

Games’ time, Cadbury will supply all confectionery and packaged ice cream sold at venues and within the Olympic

been part of the fabric of British life so we are extremely proud to be a sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic

hepathlon champion Denise Lewis and marathon world record-holder Paula Radcliffe.

Rebecca Adlington, the two-time Beijing Olympic swimming champion, is expected to be the main face of

  OCTOBER 20 - SOUTH AFRICAN ATHLETICS is aiming to make London 2012 its most successful ever by winning at least four medals, passing their previous record of three at the 1920 and 2000 Olympics when their medallists included high jumper Hestrie Cloete (pictured), who finished second.

Daniels said at a training camp in Pretoria that they were looking to at least improve on athletics’ best Olympic

There is a growing call in South Africa to prioritise Olympic sports, by choosing only a few codes that

South Africa made its Olympic debut in 1904 in St Louis but was banned after the 1960 Games because of

have only ever won six gold medals, most recently when Thugwane unexpectedly claimed victory at the marathon

  OCTOBER 17 - ASAFA POWELL'S (pictured) agent Paul Doyle is among the candidates to be appointed as the director of athletics to oversee Ireland's preparations for London 2012, it was claimed today.

based in Atlanta and represents Powell, the former world 100 metres record holder, along with Beijing Olympic

He also represents Germain Mason, Britain's Olympic high jump silver medallist.  

The American has coached Olympic athletes from 12 different countries, including Pauline Davis, who was

He is a four-time Olympic champion and, since retiring in 2004, has coached Ireland's Robert Heffernan

claimed only two medals thanks to John Treacy and Sonia O'Sullivan, who both claimed silver medals in the marathon