Athletics




Dani Samuels claims London 2012 discus place for Australia

By Mike Rowbottom

Dani Samuels_07-03-12March 14 - An encouraging performance in dreadful weather during the trials in Melbourne has earned Dani Samuels (pictured), the 2009 discus world champion, her place in the Australian team for London 2012 alongside two other world gold medallists – 100 metres hurdler Sally Pearson, and Nathan Deakes, who won the world title in the 50 kilometres walk in 2007.






Ennis "gutted" as she misses out on gold again

By Duncan Mackay at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul

Jessica Ennis_with_Natallia_Dobrynska_Istanbul_March_9_2012March 9 - Britain's former world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis (pictured left) saw off the challenge of the Russian who beat her to the world title last year, Tatyana Chernova, but was "gutted" at having to settle for silver in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul behind Natalya Dobrynska (right) of the Ukraine, who became the first woman to beat 5,000 points indoors as she set a world record of 5,013.