Summer Sports






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.



Rhythmic gymnast Jones talks of Olympic dream

By Tom Degun

Frankie_JonesAugust 27 – British rhythmic gymnast Frankie Jones has starred in an advert for the highly popular BBC series Olympic dreams which follows some of Britain's top stars as they prepare to compete at London 2012.

New equestrian centre to form London 2012 Olympic legacy

By Tom Degun

Greenwich_Park_04-07-11August 26 - The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) have announced that they will invest £250,000 ($410,500/€282,000) into a £1.6 million ($2.6 million/€1.8 million) new training and rehabilitation centre in South-East London in order to create an enduring physical legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.