Athletics

Defending champion Wanjiru turns from marathon journey to marathon defence in London

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom in London

April 23 - Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru (pictured) today declared himself ready to retain his title in London having arrived in the capital after a long and involved plane journey the previous evening along with 17 other elite runners including fellow Kenyan Abel Kirui, the world champion.

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US hit by major new doping scandal after Olympic and world champion tests positive

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 22 - America has been hit by a major new drugs scandal following the news that Olympic and world 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt (pictured) had accepted a provisional suspension after failing a series of doping tests which could prevent him from defending his title at the London 2012 Games.

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Yamauchi tired but here at last - after losing her sanity in the Gare du Nord station...

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom in London

April 22 - Dave Bedford, race director of the Virgin London Marathon, today dismissed the charge that organisers had offered defending men’s champion Sammy Wanjiru preferential treatment over Britain’s Mara Yamauchi (pictured), last year’s runner-up, when it came to helping with emergency travel arrangements.

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London Marathon field set to be unaffected by air chaos says Bedford

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun in London

April 22 - Virgin London Marathon Race Director Dave Bedford (pictured) today revealed that every elite athlete entered in the prestigious event on Sunday (April 25) is expected to appear despite the airline disruptions caused by the Icelandic volcanic eruption.

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Private jet sent to Kenya by London Marathon to pick-up top runners

By Duncan Mackay

April 20 - London Marathon organisers are arranging for a private jet to pick-up Olympic gold medallist and defending champion Sammy Wanjiru (pictured) from Kenya so that he can travel to England to compete in the race next Sunday (April 25).

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IAAF unveil new streamlined programme for Daegu

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 13 - A new streamlined timetable for next year's World Championships in Daegu which could be the blueprint for the one used at the London 2012 Olympics was unveiled today by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

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Lel withdraws from London Marathon again

By Duncan Mackay

April 13 - Kenya's three-time champion Martin Lel (pictured) has been forced to withdraw from this month's Virgin London Marathon for the second successive year.

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Isinbayeva to take break from athletics but promises to be back soon

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 9 - Yelena Isinbayeva (pictured), the world pole vault record holder and last year's world female athlete of the year, is to take an indefinite break from competition, it was announced today.

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Tony Blair spin doctor claims programme on London Marathon a mis-representation

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 10 - Alastair Campbell (pictured), the director of communications and strategy for former Prime Minister Tony Blair, has leapt to the defence of the London Marathon after a programme broadcast on Channel 4 last night that claimed only a quarter of the race's annual turnover was given to charity.

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Paula Radcliffe is pregnant with second child

By Duncan Mackay

April 9 - Britain's Paula Radcliffe (pictured), the world marathon record holder, has revealed today that she is expecting her second child at the end of September but still expects to compete at the London 2012 Olympics.

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London Marathon taking legal action over Channel 4 programme

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 8 - The London Marathon have said that a programme to be broadcast on Channel 4 tomorrow which claims to discover what happens to the millions of pounds the race raises each year is a "desperate attempt to undermine one of the world’s finest sporting events".

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London Marathon to help British distance runners train at altitude all-year round

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 8 - Britain's top distance runners, like Stephanie Twell (pictured), are to be given the chance to prepare for the London 2012 Olympics at altitude in Kenya and Font Romeu after UK Athletics and the London Marathon today announced a new funding funding partnership.

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Athletics Australia chief executive resigns to take up new role in rugby

By Duncan Mackay

April 7 - Danny Corcoran (pictured) has resigned as the chief executive of Athletics Australia to take up a new role in rugby union with the Melbourne Rebels, it was announced today.

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Semenya claims she will return to track in June

By Duncan Mackay

April 6 - Caster Semenya (pictured), the world 800 metres champion at the centre of an investigation into her gender, plans to return to international competition in Zaragoza, Spain, on June 24, she announced today.

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Bollywood to make film of Flying Sikh

By Duncan Mackay

April 3 - Bollywood is to make a film based upon the life amazing story of Milkha Singh (pictured), India's most famous athlete, to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics after he sold the rights for just one rupee (£0.15/$0.22).

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