Athletics










UK Athletics declare 2010 Year of the Coach

January 28 - UK Athletics have announced that 2010 will be "Year of the Coach", celebrating, recognising and communicating to and about athletics coaches in the UK to highlight their expertise and hard work to bring success to competitors across the country, so that they receive the kind of recognition that football managers like Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson (pictured) do regularly.






Semenya plans to start competing again this month

By Duncan Mackay

January 13 - A major row is developing between Caster Semenya (pictured) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) after the world 800 metres champion announced today that she plans to resume her career in South Africa at the end of this month before heading to Europe to compete in the sport's top meetings.