Saturday, January 5, 2013

Archive of Athletics News...Apr to Sept 2012

These are the news stories that appeared on the Athletics News page of the Running in Cork Site between April and September 2012.

September 2012...
25th Sept...
The original upside down high jump...Track&Field News...
Who will host the 2020 Olympics...Time Magazine...
Helsinki track to be redesigned after European Champ fiasco...Helsingin Sanomat...
Legal defence fund for Irish journalist Paul Kimmage nears $30k...NY Velocity..and...Inside the Games...
Worst sporting mascots...Independent...
22nd Sept...
Top brass in the International Cycling Union (UCI) sue Irish journalist Paul Kimmage...Inside The Games...
Vandals Add 3 Miles To Trail Marathon In Montana...Runnersworld...
Rio employees steal files at London Games...USA Today...
London Games may only break even...Sport360...
13 year old runs 10k in 33:50 in Omaha...Livewell Nebraska...
Top Jamaican coach Mills looks to the future...Jamaica Gleaner...
20th Sept...
Marathon winner disqualified after running wrong route...CBS News...
Island dispute could hurt Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid...Japan Times...
10 reasons why Man Utd should sign Usain Bolt...Sports Keeda...
Plans for Rio's Olympic Park unveiled...Daily Mail...
800m Olympic champion David Rudisha says he is not finished yet...All Africa...
Mary Keitany out of New York Marathon...Runners World...
Glenn Mills, the elite coach of Jamaican sprinting...Jamaica Gleaner...
Evolution of the High Jump...Pinoy Athletics...
Football more attractive than Olympics to advertisers...Wall Street Journal...
19th Sept...
Article on top Irish sprinter Jason Smyth...Telegraph...
Asafa Powell worth $6.5 million after breaking 10s barrier a record 80+ times...Net Worth Celebrity...
Crime in London dropped by 6% during Games...Huffington Post...
Glen Mills claimed to be the world's best sprint coach...Jamaica Gleaner...
Gender gap is biggest in throwing sports...Washington Sport...
What does one of the top US coaches earn?...Oregon Live...
Scepticism over disgraced shot putter's doping claim...SuperSport...
Public snap up Olympic memorabilia at auction...Telegraph...
Japanese Marathon cancelled due to lack of escape routes from possible Tsunami...Japan Running News...
17th Sept...
Mo Farah may go for 10k/Marathon double in Rio...Express...
Trouble importing sports gear to Jamaica due to theft...Jamaica Observer...
Cricket beckons for Silver medalist Yohan Blake...Jamaica Gleaner...
Yohan Blake vows to overtake Bolt...Jamaica Observer...
Lance Armstrong still competing...Cycling News...
8000 entries already for the 2013 Boston Marathon...Runners World...
Tarahumara runners compete in Colorado...Runners World...
14th Sept...
Shot Putter loses Gold medal because her coached doped her...BBC Sport...
Javelin kills German athletics official...BBC News...
12th Sept...
Christophe Lemaitre just outside 10 seconds again...SuperSport...
Paula Radcliffe sets her sight on the 2013 London Marathon...BBC Sport...
New York Marathon modifies baggage policy after protests...Let's Run...
Usain Bolt to play with Man Utd in charity game?...Capital FM...
Lance Armstrong barred from entering Chicago Marathon...NBC Sports...
Eating dark chocolate may reduce stroke risk...Telegraph...
Irish Sprinter Jason Smyth thanks Tyson Gay for help...Guardian...
Cork Hurling and athletics training...Irish Times...
Aries Merritt sets new 110m hurdles record in Brussels...Guardian...
Paralympic athlete told to return Gold medal...Guardian...

August 2012...
25th August...
Bolt says he will be in Rio in 2016...Guardian...
Blake runs 9.69 seconds in Lausanne...Guardian...
$40,000 not enough for Blake to run in Birmingham...Irish Independent...
Athletics Ireland to review Olympic performance...Irish Independent...
Lance Armstrong stripped of his Tour de France titles...Guardian...
22nd August...
Olympics legend Ed Moses feels that Bolt should retire at the top...Telegraph...
How do elite athletes cope after retirement?...Telegraph...
Athletes sent packing from the Olympics...Telegraph...
Steve Cram heaps praise on David Rudisha's 800m Olympic performance...Telegraph...
Christophe Lemaitre of France lements Olympic performance...European Athletics...
How Kip Keino opened the door for African runners...New York Times...
Where does Bolt go from here?...New York Times...
Afghan female athlete speaks about her Olympic experience...Telegraph...
Video interview with 10,000m silver medalist Galen Rupp...Vimeo...
YouTube javelin thrower targets Diamond League in Zurich...Captial FM...
Preview of the Diamond League meet in Birmingham next Sunday...IAAF...
Justin Gatlin ends season due to illness...ESPN...
Canadian Marathon blocks 9 year old from running...Runners World...
Mo Farah considers stepping up to Marathon...Telegraph...
Jessica Ennis makes the Beano ;o)...Telegraph...
20th August...
Australian hurdler Sally Pearson set to become millionaire...Herald Sun...
Farah and Gebrselaisse to clash at Great North Run...IAAF...
Chinese hurdler has surgery on ruptured Achilles...SuperSport...
YouTube javelin thrower from Kenya plans next championships...Standard Media...
19th August...
Bolt and Rudisha top Zurich Diamond League meet at the end of August...IAAF...
World record holder Patrick Makau to run Frankfurt Marathon in October...LetsRun.Com...
GB to spend over £500 million to repeat medal success in 2016...Telegraph...
Pat Hickey says Ireland should concentrate on minor sports for medal success...Irish Independent...
Eritrean flag bearer asks for asylum in UK...Guardian...
Top Australian hurdler Sally Pearson turns down cash to take a break...Herald Sun...
Eleven Africans go missing after London Games...Yahoo Sport...
Brian Murphy of Ireland finishes 3rd in Stockholm Diamond League 400m...Samsung Diamond League...
Dallas to bid for 2024 Games?...KHOU...
Kenyans lament the lack of Gold from London Games...All Africa...
Study finds many cereal bars contain high amounts of sugar and fat...Telegraph...
Sport can't exist without volunteers...Telegraph...
Benefits of exercise outweigh exposure to pollution except in the worst of cities...Guardian...
Drugs tests catch Belarus Shot Putter...Guardian...
Blake plans to replace Bolt...Irish Times...
London officials give Jamaicans WR relay baton...Irish Independent...
Irish Athletics team boss hopes mistakes won't be repeated...Irish Independent...
Gold medalist shot putter loses her medal after drugs test...Irish Independent...
16th August...
Ciarán Ó Lionáird vows to bounce back after Olympics disappointment...Southern Star...
13th August...
Post race mania after Bolt wins 200m final...Guardian...
800m winner David Rudisha praises his Irish coach...Irish Independent...
First woman to compete for Saudi Arabia on the track...Guardian...
Some pics of the Olympic mens Marathon...Guardian...
Boltmania at the Olympics...Guardian...
12th August...
Photos of the mens 200m final...Guardian...
Alistair Cragg vows to carry on...Irish Independent...
Over exicted fan paints post box gold...Irish Independent....
Harsh words about the state of Irish athletics...Irish Independent...
Article on Rob Heffernan's 4th place Olympic finish...Irish Independent...
Interview with top Irish sprinter Paul Hassion...Irish Independent...
Ricky Simms...the Irish agent behind Usain Bolt...Irish Independent...
Usain Bolt...a world wonder...Irish Independent...
Russian Sports minister claims boxing judges were blind...Irish Independent...
Bolt launches stinging attack on Carl Lewis...Irish Independent...
Usain Bolt...the 100m champion in pictures...BBC Sport...
Usain Bolt says he will continue to push himself...BBC Sport...
Syrian 400m hurdler fails drugs test at Games...BBC Sport...
The London 'Woolly' Olympics ;o) ...BBC News...
10th August...
US 400m relay runner runs leg with broken bone...BBC Sport...
Bolt says he is a living legend after his 200m Olympic victory...BBC Sport...
International air travel makes athletes ill...BBC News...
Hearing charity warns about sound levels at Olympics...Bedford Today...
Blue tongues and safety pins and other odd faces from the 2012 Olympics...BBC News...
3rd August...
Kinesio Tape...the latest thing for sports injuries...Guardian...
Review of the book The Dirtiest Race in History...Guardian...
July 2012...
30th July...
Irish High Performance director Kevin Ankrom denies looking for another job...Irish Independent...
Ben Johnson and the dirtiest race in history...CNN...
11am start likely to make Olympic Marathons unconfortably warm...Runners World...
Brand police on the prowl for ambush marketeers...New York Times...
Saudi womens Olympic march stirs debate at home...Yahoo Sport...
Haile Gebrselaisse regrets not making Olympics...Capitol FM...
Is the Olympic Marathon still the ultimate race?...New York Road Runners...
Jamaica target sub 37 seconds in 4x100m final...Jamaica Gleaner...
Bolt the centre of attention in the Olympic village...Yahoo Sport...
2000 Gold medalist Maurice Greene says Bolt is vulnerable...Yahoo Sport... 
Paula Radcliffe pulls out of the Olympic Marathon...BBC Sport...
29th July...
Seb Coe aims to become IAAF president...Japan Times...
London pollution may hinder athletes...Yahoo Sport...
Saudi Arabia threatens to quit Olympics over headscarf ban...Irish Independent...
Catching drugs cheats is a cat and mouse game...Paula Radcliffe...BBC Sport...
Mystery woman gate crashes Indian Olympic team...Times of India...
Paula Radcliffe looks doubtful for Marathon final.....from her Twitter A/C......Hurt by dailymail & whoever thinks know my situation, before even do final test run. Not looking good but my heartbreaking news to break!
27th July...
Bolt 95% fit and ready to so for maybe 4 Golds?...BBC News...
26th July...
Egyptian team get fake Olympic gear...BBC News...
25th July...
Runner in UK dies from fallen electricity cable...BBC News...
23rd July...
Olympic tickets fiasco...BBC News...
TV3 interview with Britain's Paula Radcliffe...TV3...
Haile Gebrselassie looks forward to Great North Run in September...IAAF...
Bolt buys Olympic starting blocks to train on...FastLifeShow...
Europes fastest man Christophe Lemaitre likely to run only in 200m...SuperSport...
David Rudisha hopes to break 800m Olympic record...The Star (Kenya)...
Are athletic records reaching their limits?...Capitol FM...
Article on 100m hurdler Lolo Jones...(who finished just ahead of Derval O'Rourke in Amsterdam recently)...Time Magazine...
Seb Coe suggests athletes using Twitter perform badly...Sky Sports...
Tyson Gay say's 9.7 seconds needed for 100m medal...Universal Sports...
Tickets for Opening ceremony at Games on black market for $10k...USA Today...
Olympic tourists warned about ATM queues...USA Today...
Torch bearer gets 'Oylmpic' tattoo...EuroSport...
Controvesy expected from athletes tweeting at Games...USA Today...
Betting on the Olympics...Wall Street Journal...
Britains only long distance Olympic Gold...at 5 miles!...Guardian...
Bolt sharpening up before Game...Jamaica Observer...
Appeal to take 'B' standard athletes to the Games...Irish Independent...
Interview with Joanna Mills about the 4x400m controvesy...Irish Independent...
22nd July...
Interview about Australian Peter Norman and the 1968 Olympic Black-Power salute...RTE Radio...
Over-zealous protection of Olympic brand?...Independent...
Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic to miss games...Guardian...
Looking ahead to the 100m Olympic final...Guardian...
17th July...
Looking back at Usain Bolt in the Beijing Olympics...Guardian...
Video interview with Tommie Smith about the 1968 Olympics black power salute...Telegraph...
Drugs cheat Eddy Hellebuyck looking for donations...Runners World...
Long held athletic records...Telegraph...
Sarah Attar, one of the two Saudi women going to the Olympics...New York Times...
Ongoing battle to stop the drugs cheats in sport...Smithsonian...
14th July...
Saudi Arabia sends two women to the Olympics...InsideTheGames...
Fury in USA as official Olympic uniforms are made in China...USA Today...
Official tour bus gets lost in Olympic Park...Telegraph...
Sprinter Asafa Powell misses race due to injury...Guardian...
Olympic legend Michael Johnson carries torch at Stonehenge...Telegraph...
12th July...
New York considers 2024 Olympic bid...Games Bids...
GB athletes to use oxygen tents...Telegraph...
Eric Liddell...the man who wouldn't run on a Sunday...Guardian...
Timor Leste sends just two athletes to the Olympics...Guardian...
Bolt's agent say's he is good to go...Irish Independent...
8th July...
Tokoyo confirms commitment to 2020 Olympic bid...SportsFeatures...
Jamaica...the land of sprinters...NewsDay...
The 1896 Olympic Games...Independent...
Results from Day 1 of the Irish Track and Field Championships...Irish Examiner...
7th July...
Tyson Gay says Olympic 100m final will be wide open...Telegraph...
Johnson believes Bolt could run 9.4 secs...BBC Sport...
Does the Blade Runner have an unfair advantage?...New Zealand Herald...
Bolt head to controversial German doctor for treatment...Telegraph...
Citizen runner Yuki Kawaauchi makes Japanese Half-Marathon team...Japan Running News...
No eight Olympic appearance for legend Merlene Ottey...Independent...
Bolt just suffering from tight hamstring insists his management team...Irish Independent...
100m hurdler Derval O'Rourke preparing for the Olympics...Irish Times...
Kenenisa Bekele won't defend his 5,000m Olympic title...Irish Times...
5th July...
Bolt pulls out of Monaco meet...Guardian...
No Twitter or Facebook ban for Irish athletes...Irish Independent...
Joanna Mills lodges appeal against her exclusion from Irish 4x400m relay team...Irish Independent...
Sonia O'Sullivan and the Irish Olympic team...Irish Times...
Bolt suffering from mystery problems...Irish Times...
Is the International Olympic Committee rotten at the core...New York Times...
Petition to have road racing included in Olympics?...Toni Reavis...
Yohan Blake, the potential Olympic threat to Usain Bolt...Independent...
Jamaican officials tell fans to lower their medal expectations...Jamaica Observer...
US targets 30 track and field medals...LA Times...
Blade Runner picked for South African relay team...SuperSport...
Paula Radcliffe struggles with injuries ahead of Olympics...Guardian...
Top sprinters Tyson Gay and Christophe Lemaitre interview...IAAF...
Euro Marathon champ Yulamanova banned for doping...NBC Olympics...
28,000 media people to cover Olympic Games...Guardian...
Race walking deserves more respect...Daily Emerald...
2nd July...
The loneliness of a long distance race walker...NewYorkTimes...
Lots of empty hotel rooms in London for Games...TheWeek...
Kenyan legend Kip Keino to be inducted into IAAF Hall of Fame...IAAF...
Bolt gets back to preparing for Olympics...MSNBC...
Olympic medals stored at the Tower of London...InsideTheGames...
French runner draws fans ire by pushing mascot after win...ABCNews...
Christophe Lemaitre retains his European 100m title...Athletics Weekly...
Bulgarian spinter is fastest woman in Europe...EuropeanAthletics...
Kenyan runner looking to break Olympic Marathon record of 2:06:32...SuperSport...
US sprinters in dead heat to run again...Telegraph...
Bolt beaten again by Blake...Guardian...Telegraph...
British triple jumper slams drugs cheats...Guardian...
British 100m relay team fail baton changeover again...Guardian...
30th June...
Blade runner Oscar Pistorius misses Olympic qualifying mark...BBC Sport...
27th June...
Opinion piece on the problems with the governing bodies in UK Sport...InsideTheGames...
Olympic organisers prepare for the rain...IOL Sport...
Britain's Mo Farah criticised for showboating by other runners...Express...
Are the Euro Championships overshadowed by the Olympics?...Guardian...
Can Justin Gatlin attract sponsorship again...CNBC...
Maurice Green says 100m Olympic final will be very close...SportLive...
Dead heat at the US Olympic trials...Sports Illustrated...
Jamaican sprint trials coming up on Friday...SuperSport...
Saudi Arabia allows women to compete in Olympics...BBC News...
26th June...
Chambers sorry for F-word outburst on TV...Independent...
How does taking Colostrum help athletes?...Guardian...
A new leaner Justin Gatlin is back in action...USA Today...
Vibram Five Finger Shoes as a fashion item?...Telegraph...
Dwain Chambers gets the nod from the UK selectors...Guardian...
Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailey qualify for US 100m team...Guardian...
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Irish Marathon runner Linda Byrne won the Longford Half-Marahton last Sunday in a new PB time of 72:32. Not only that but one one man finished in front of her! Also last weekend, Marian Heffernan won a 400m race in Nivelles, Belgium in 53.19, just short of her 53:10 PB. Other Irish runners were Jessie Barr knocking over a second off her flat PB when second in 53:70, with Michelle Carey on 53.71, Claire Bergin on 53.91 and Caitriona Cuddihy, 54.62. Derval O'Rourke was fourth in the 100m hurdles in a time of 13:23. the race was won by Australia's Sally Pearson in 12:52
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Drugs cheat Dwain Chambers edging closer to qualification...Telegraph...
Some of the most expensive Olympic tickets have poor views...Telegraph...
23rd June...
American helps measure London Olympic Marathon...Wall Street Journal...
Woman from Limerick was pioneer in getting women included in Olympics...Irish Times...
Ugandan athletes miss Olympic spots due to religious service...BBC News...
21st June...
Preview of women preparing for the 100m hurdles in London...European Athletics...
How fast can a man run?...Star Telegram...
How an obscure piece of legislation revolutionized womens athletics in the US...The Atlantic...
Usain Bolt is only the 63rd highest paid sportsperson in the world!...Forbes...
52 year old Marlene Ottey heading for the European Championships...Supersport...
Time running out for Irish sprinter Jason Smith to qualify for  London...Irish Times...
20th June...
Seb Coe recounts his Olympic Gold in Moscow in 1980...Independent...
No fly zone for the Games starts July 14th...ITV...
Yohan Blake...a sprinter with huge potential...Jamaica Gleaner...
19th June...
Ten low points in Olympic history...Sydney Morning Herald...
The perils of air travel with a javelin!...USA Today...
Interview with Christophe Lemaitre, the fastest man in Europe...Athletics Illustrated...
Citizen runner Yuki Kawauchi wins hilly 50k Ultra-Marathon in 2:51:45!...Japan Running News...
Bolt wants to be a legend...Jamaica Gleaner...
IOC begin probe into Olympic tickets on the black market...Telegraph...
Scientists challenge proposed testosterone test of female athletes...Medical News Today...
Article on trail running in the French Alps...Guardian...
Can you get fit in 5 mins?...Guardian...
15th Jun...Bolt breathalysed after car crash...Jamaica Gleaner...
15th Jun...A look at the 1912 100m record...BBC Sport...
15th Jun...Madrid claims financial crisis will have no impact on their 2020 Games bid...InsideTheGames...
15th Jun...Controversy over IAAF gender tests...Guardian...
12th Jun...Ireland to host European Team Championships in 2013...Athletics Ireland...
12th Jun...What makes a good coach?...Running Times...
12th Jun...A look at the career of the great Ed Moses...Athletics Weekly...
12th Jun...IOC warn against discrimination based on religion or nationality...ESPN...
12th Jun...IOC already selling off UK broadcasting rights for 2014/16...InsideTheGames...
12th Jun...The rise and fall of Alfred Downer, Scotland’s first sprint sensation...Scotsman...
12th Jun...IAAF say new starting blocks will help athletes...World News Australia...
12th Jun...Olympics struggle with policing femininity...The Star...
12th Jun...A look at how Somali athletes train for the Olympics...Standard Media...
12th Jun...Tyson Gay confident of making US 100m team...SuperSport...
12th Jun...A look at the top women hurdlers...Daily Telegraph...
12th Jun...Interview with disgraced sprinter Ben Johnson...Scotsman...
12th Jun...Rivals prepare to take on Bolt...Guardian...
12th Jun...A look back at the 1936 Berlin Games and an unlikely friendship...Irish Times...
12th Jun...London Bus drivers vote to strike during Olympics...InsideTheGames...
11th Jun...Drugs cheat Dwain Chambers struggling to get 100m 'A' standard...Guardian...
11th Jun...Race walker Laura Reynolds qualifies for London...Irish Independent...
11th Jun...Bolt uninjured in minor car crash...Irish Independent...
11th Jun...Fionnuala Britton looks likely to try 5k/10k double at Euro Champs...Irish Independent...
11th Jun...A look at Iten, the Kenyan training camp...BBC News...
9th Jun...Laura Reynolds achieves the Olympic standard in 20K Walk  in a time of 92.37 at Race Walking Meet in La Coruña, Spain. Olympic 'A' standard is 93:30.
8th Jun...Bolt to boost Puma's sales...Telegraph...
8th Jun...Is too much exercise bad for you...Runners World...
8th Jun...Boom time for athletics in Donegal...Irish Independent...
8th Jun...Bolt says sub 19 sec 200m not impossible...IAAF...
8th Jun...Article on the legendary Ed Moses...Wall Street Journal...
8th Jun...Bolt has trouble with smaller blocks...InsideTheGames...
6th Jun...Photos of the Olympic Torch in Dublin and Northern Ireland...Telegraph...
6th Jun...Jedward carry Olympic Torch in Dublin...BBC News...
3rd Jun...Article on the Cork City Marathon course measurer John Quigley...Evening Echo...
3rd Jun...Britain's Mo Farah beats Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele at 5,000m race in US...Guardian...
3rd Jun...Can dehydration aid performance?...Runners World...
3rd Jun...Exercise may be bad for 10% of people...New York Times...
3rd Jun...Article on elite Marathon runner Mary Keitany...Running Times...
3rd Jun...Interview with 100m Hurdles Champion Sally Pearson...ABC News...
3rd Jun...Critics slate Olympic Food and Drink prices...MSNBC...
3rd Jun...Bolt's lifestyle slows down off the track...CBS Sports...
2nd Jun...Can 8 men run sub 10 seconds in a 100m race?...Liverpool Echo...
2nd Jun...A look behind the scenes at Amantle Montsho, the current 400m world champion from Botswana...worth reading...New York Times...
2nd Jun...US losing sprinters to American football...Independent...
2nd Jun...Offer of two free issues of e-magazine from US Track & Field...
2nd Jun...London firms fall foul of Olympic copyright police...Yahoo Sport...
2nd Jun...Heathrow buids temporary terminal for Olympic athletes...Telegraph...
2nd Jun...Olympic Torch designers don't get to own one...Telegraph...
2nd Jun...Interview with Pat Hickey, president of the Olympic Council of Ireland...Irish Times...
2nd Jun...Recounting Sonia O'Sullian's Olympic Silver...Irish Times...
2nd Jun...Usain Bolt dispels doubts with 9.76 100m in Rome...Guardian...
2nd Jun...Kenyan Wilson Kiprop runs fastest 10k this year in 27:01...Guardian...
1st Jun...Brazilian pole vaulter recounts when Chinese mistake cost her a medal in Beijing...Washington Post...
1st Jun...Kenyan gets 2 year doping ban...Daily Nation...

May 2012...
30th May...German TV maintains Kenyan doping claims...Daily Nation...
30th May...Deal struck to avoid tube strike during Games...InsideTheGames...
30th May...Bolt vows to bounce back in Rome on Thursday...BBC Sport...
29th May...1908 Games set the standard for future Olympics...WLNS...
29th May...Helsinki European Championship medals unveiled...European Athletics...
29th May...Cathy Freeman re-united with her Gold medal after 3 years...The Age...
29th May...Bolt talk about his poor time in Ostrava...IAAF...
29th May...Usain Bolt to face Asafa Powell in Rome...IAAF...
29th May...US must decide on Winter or Summer games before bid...Associated Press...
29th May...Muslim athletes consider breaking fast for Olympics...Business Mirror...
29th May...Ukrainian Olympic official getssacked after selling tickets...Irish Independent...
29th May...Fears grow of London Tube chaos...Irish Independent...
29th May...Irish Olympic team representative of Irish Diaspora...Irish Independent...
29th May...Barr's from Waterford chasing Olympic qualification...Irish Independent...
29th May...Irish athletes qualified for the London Olympics...Irish Independent...
26th May...Greatest Olympians (mens jump)...Athletics Weekly...
26th May...One third of Olympic tickets still unsold...Telegraph...
26th May...Trendy running shoes are a hit...San Francisco Chronicle...
26th May...Blade Runner rusty at Ostrava...SuperSport...
25th May...The Pro's and Con's of high mileage...Running Times...
25th May...Marathon to 5k conversion...Running Times...
25th May...Oslo's Dream Mile field announced...IAAF...
25th May...NBC's $4.38 Billion Olympic investment...CNN...
25th May...Bookmakers have Tokoyo as favourite for 2020 Games...InsideTheGames...
25th May...Barefoot running leads to rise in injuries...ESPN...
25th May...IOC fail to take action against Saudi discrimination...Telegraph...
25th May...USA may bid for future Games?...Washington Post...
25th May...Caster Semenya will dedicate Games to Nelson Mandela...Telegraph...
25th May...Ben Johnson in 1988 and the dirst 100m final...Guardian...
25th May...Roseanne Galligan slams Athletic Ireland for lack of support...Irish Independent...
24th May...Asafa Powell believes he can take 100m Gold...Jamaica Observer...
24th May...Interview with coach Ray Treacy...Competitor.Com...
24th May...TV Broadcasters kill Doha's 2020 Olympic bid...InsideTheGames...
24th May...Kenya launches probe after German TV says athletes are doping...GMA News...
24th May...Drugs cheat Dwain Chambers sees sports psychologist...Guardian...
23rd May...Usain Bolt says if anyone can run 9.4, it's him...3News...
23rd May...Carl Lewis reflects on being inspired as a kid...ESPN...
23rd May...Usain Bolt has now over 6.6 million Facebook fans...Track Alerts...
23rd May...Madrid says it can host 2020 Olympics despite financial difficulties...Inside the Games...
23rd May...Final batch of Olympic tickets go on sale...Telegraph...
23rd May...Track's unofficial contact sport...Wall Street Journal...
23rd May...Caballo Blanco’s Last Run: The Micah True Story...New York Times...
22nd May...Bolt targets fast 100m time next Friday in Europe...SuperSport...
22nd May...Ukrainian Olympic official caught trying to sell tickets...BBC News...
22nd May...Russians ban vodka at Olympics...New Zealand Herald...
22nd May...Olympic torch goes out on day 3...Telegraph...
21st May...IOC to pick shortlist of venues for 2020 Olympics this week...ESPN...
21st May...Hurdle race in Manchester ruined by officials putting out the wrong number of hurdles...Athletics Weekly...
20th May...Olympic Torch bearers hope to earn quick buck on eBay...DNA India...
19th May...Facts on foot strikes...Running Times...
18th May...Look behind the scenes at the flight of the Olympic flame to Britain...BBC News...
18th May...The Usain Bolt effect...Inside the Games...
18th May...Jamaican Asafa Powell reckons he can win the 100m in London...Yahoo Sport...
18th May...Olympic organisers release first official app...London 2012...
18th May...Bekele feels he has nothing to prove despite recent 10k loss...SBS...
18th May...Unregistered paralysed runner sues mud race organisers...Richmond Times...
18th May...IOC refuse minutes silence at Games to mark 40th anniversary of Munich massacre...New York Times...
18th May...BBC extend Great Run coverage until 2018...BBC Sport...
18th May...John Carlos talks about his black power salute of 1968...Telegraph...
18th May...First glimpse of the Olympic tickets...Telegraph...
18th May...Olympic flame lands on British soil...Telegraph...
18th May...Racewalker Colin Griffin uses 'Altitude House' to qualify for Olympics...Independent...
18th May...Paavo Nurmi from Finland at the 1924 Game...Guardian...
16th May...BBC promise record Olympic coverage...Inside The Games...
16th May...Fears that Olympic Stadium could become a white elephant...The Independent...
16th May...Financial woes hit Greek Olympic team...Farm Weekly...
16th May...Bitter Ben Johnson hits out at Carl Lewis...IOL Sport...
16th May...Blade Runner one race away from Olympic history...Yahoo Sports...
16th May...Will the USA ever dominate the 100m again?...Track Alerts...
16th May...Abdi Abdirahman,,,the not so serious Olympian...Wall Street Journal...
16th May...Reigning Olympic 400 metres champion has concerns about the Blare Runners prosthetic legs...InsideWorldParasport...
16th May...Interview with US sprinter Tyson Gay...CNN...
16th May...Former Olympic sprint champion Donovan Bailey charged with drink driving offence ...The Star (Canada)...
15th May...Liam O'Brien of East Cork AC wins award for contribution to the sport of orienteering...IOA...
15th May...Alberto Salazar, gone for 14 minutes...Runners World...
15th May...Reigning US Hurdle champion says Track and Field is a dying sport...Perelman...
15th May...Does years of running make you slower in older age...New York Times...
14th May...Seb Coe defends tough Olympic sponsor protection...Guardian...
14th May...Future of Olympic stadium won't be decided until after games...LBC...
14th May...Drugs cheat Dwain Chambers fails to impress in Puerto Rico...Yahoo Sport...
14th May...Olympic revenues expected to hit €5 billion...Insidethegames...
14th May...East Timor Marathon is more than just a race...Guardian...
14th May...Irish Olympic ticket agent hits fans with 20% surcharge...Independent...
14th May...Bekele targets Olympic 10k three in a row...Telegraph...
14th May...Military consider putting missiles on tower blocks for Olympics...New York Times...
13th May...Asafa Powell blames jet lag for 100m loss...Jamaica Observer...
12th May...US woman sets off on 1,000 mile trail run...Charlotte Observer...
12th May...Opinion on cross training for Masters...Running Times...
12th May...Looking back at the London Games of 1908 and 1948...Running Times...
12th May...10k Olympic Champion struggles in Doha...Athletics Weekly...
11th May...Ten to watch at the 2012 Olympics...Reuters...
11th May...Steve Redgrave reflects on Paula Radcliffe...This is London...
11th May...Steve Cram backs Mo Farah to win...West London Sport...
11th May...Olympic tower is UK's tallest sculpture...ITV News...
11th May...Kenenisa Bekele declares he is going for Olympic double...Capital FM...
11th May...Micah True autopsy explained...Runners World...
11th May...Yohann Blake runs 100m in 9.84 in the Caymans...IAAF...
11th May...Elite runners in Belfast Marathon tracked by GPS...Tracksmart...
11th May...Olympic spectators told to expect severe delays...Telegraph...
11th May...Olympic tickets back on sale...Telegraph...
11th May...Look back at Michael Johnson's 200m Gold in 1996...Guardian...
11th May...Interview with Oscar Pistorius, the Blade Runner...Guardian...
11th May...Darkness into Light runs on 12th May...Irish Independent...
11th May...Last chance to qualify for the Irish 50k Olympic racewalk team...Irish Independent...
10th May...Olympic Flame begins it's journey in Greece...BBC News...
10th May...History of the Olympic Torch...NBC Sports...
10th May...Madrid to push ahead with 2020 Olympic bid...Yahoo Sport...
9th May...Closer look at the starters pistol...Yahoo News...
9th May...Marathon record holder Makau to face Gebrselassie in Manchester 10k race...IAAF...
9th May...IOC to retest drug samples from Athens Games...Sportindustry.Biz...
9th May...Ultra-Runner Micah True dies from heart disease...Sports Illustrated...
9th May...Rise in no-contract gyms...Guardian...
9th May...Paralysed woman completes London Marathon in 16 days...Guardian...
9th May...Drugs cheat Dwain Chambers doesn't expect easy ride at Olympics...Guardian...
8th May...Dustin Hoffman comes to runners rescue after heart attack...BBC News...
8th May...Newspaper smuggles fake bomb into Olympic Park...USA Today...
8th May...Water bottles banned in Olympic stadium...USA Today...
8th May...Chinese atheltes avoid meat ahead of Olympics...Firstpost...
8th May...A look at the 1976 Olympics...Yahoo Sport...
7th May...Another look at ice baths...Competitor.Com...
6th May...Reassessing the 10% rule...Competitor.Com...
6th May...Bolt posts fastest 100m time of the year so far with 9.82s...Guardian...
6th May...British sprinter says Olympic track is super fast...Sky Sports...
6th May...1988 Seoul 100m final in pictures...Guardian...
6th May...The rise of performance enhancing genes...Guardian...
5th May...Running Marathons in hot weather...New York Times...
5th May...Interview with Bolt's coach Glen Mills...Telegraph...
5th May...Students try out new Olympic Stadium...Guardian...
4th May...UK critises 'Tasteless' Argentine Olympic advert...BBC News...
3rd May...5 top Marathon mistakes...Competitor.Com...
3rd May...8 week training plan for the Mile...Competitor.Com...
3rd May...101 Year Old Fauja Singh hangs up his Marathon shoes...IBN Live...
3rd May...Zola Budd prepare for the Comrades Ultra-Marathon...Yahoo News...
3rd May...Intro to Aquatic Running...Competitor.Com...
3rd May...Guide to Lyme Disease for trail runners...Running Times...
3rd May...Lopez Lomong sets 2012 5,000m world best time last Sunday despite stopping with one lap to go...Video...
3rd May...Seb Coe say's proximity of crowd to track will help records to tumble in London...Telegraph...
3rd May...Michael Johnson talks about coping with Olympic pressure...BBC Sport...
3rd May...Kenyan women think they can take top 3 medals at Olympic Marathon...Competitor.Com...
3rd May...Iten, the Kenyan town of Marathon runners...New York Times...
3rd May...First doping violation concluded in Athletics on the basis of the Athlete Biological Passport...IAAF...
3rd May...World Marathon record holder Patrick Makau say's..."I sacrificed a lot of races since last year for the sake of Olympics, but all that is now down the drain,"...The Standard...Yahoo News...
3rd May...Ireland could have 24 qualified for Olympics...Irish Examiner...
2nd May...Drugs cheat Dwain Chambers eligible to compete for GB after court ruling...BBC...
2nd May...Look back at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics...Guardian...
2nd May...Dublin City Marathon loses title sponsor...Irish Independent...
2nd May...Return of drugs cheat Dwain Chambers causes waves in UK athletics...Inside the Games.Biz...
2nd May...Olympics likely to provide only temporary boost to UK economy...Yahoo News...
2nd May...Heathrow immigration in knots just months before Olympic Games...Sports Features...
1st May...O'Catháin new President of Athletics Ireland...European Athletics...

April 2012...
30th Apr...Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia and Mo Farah of Britain to duel in Pre 5k in June....Runnerspace.Com...  
30th Apr...Residents react to plan for roof rockets during Olympics...Guardian...
30th Apr...Citizen runner Yuki Kawauchi runs 2:12:58 in Dusseldorf Marathon...Japan Running News...
30th Apr...Alistair Cragg posts DNF at 10k race in California...Running in Ireland Blog...
29th Apr...Can America bring back the mile?...Running Times...
29th Apr...Plans to put surface to air missiles on residential flats for Olympics?...ITV News...
29th Apr...Singer Sheryl Crow runs Half-Marathon in Tennessee in 1:59:14...The Tennessean...
28th Apr...Ian O'Riordan writes about last week's London Marathon and runs 2:52 into the bargain!...Irish Times...
28th Apr...Athletic Ireland accounts back in the black...Irish Independent...
28th Apr...Video review of the new film 'Town of Runners...Guardian...
28th Apr...Short video clip about the best British middle distance runners...Telegraph...
27th Apr...Article on Usain Bolt...the fastest man on the planet...Telegraph...
27th Apr...IAAF World Race Walking Cup coming up on the 12-13 May in Saransk, Russia...IAAF...
26th Apr...Usain Bolt's chances of setting a new 100m record in London may be hurt by the British weather...Guardian...
26th Apr...Interview with high jump legend Dick Fosbury...BBC Sport...
24th Apr...Claire Squires donations pass £500,000 following London Marathon tragedy...Guardian...
22nd Apr...Article about Irish race walker Colin Griffins as he tries to qualify for London...Irish Independent...
22nd Apr...Woman dies during London Marathon...Guardian...
22nd Apr...Usain Boly...the greatest ever?...Sport Witness...
22nd Apr...Kenyans win London Marathon...New York Times...
20th Apr...Row as the Guinness Book of Records refuses to accept 101 year old Fauja Singh's Marathon record without a proper birth cert...Telegraph...
20th Apr...Who is going to make the Ethiopian Marathon Olympic team?...NBC...
20th Apr...Four Irish women qualify for Olympic Marathon, only three can go...Irish Independent...
19th Apr...Plans to send replica of ancient Greek warship down Thames for Olympics scuttled...Telegraph...
18th Apr...Citizen runner Yuki Kawauchi of Japan to run in Düsseldorf Marathon on the 29th of April...IAAF...
18th Apr...Short history of the Olympic Games...1896 to 1936...Reuters...
18th Apr...Telegraph interview with hurdling legend Ed Moses...Telegraph...
18th Apr...Australia's prime minister Julia Gillard refuses London Olympic invitation...Sydney Morning Herald...
17th Apr...Usain Bolt wants to run 9.4 for the 100m and 19.0 for the 200m in London...BBC Sport...
17th Apr...Can meditation make you run faster?...Guardian...
17th Apr...100 useless facts about the 2012 Olympics...London Evening Standard...
17th Apr...Olympic torch tested in BMW wind tunnel...Inside the Games...
17th Apr...Fears heighten over Olympic Torch relay...Telegraph...
16th Apr...New York Times report on the 2012 Boston Marathon...New York Times...
16th Apr...Gebrselassie to make track farewell at 10,000m in the Netherlands in May...Yahoo Sport...
16th Apr...Interview with Simon Wheatcroft, the blind Ultra-Marathon runner...Guardian...
15th Apr...Boom in bicycle sales in Britain...Telegraph...
15th Apr...Will Steve Ovett be at the Olympic Games?....Independent (UK)...
15th Apr...Citizen runner Yuki Kawaauchi wins Kasumigaura Marathon after pacing his younger brother for first 23 kms...Japan Running News...
15th Apr...38 year old Paula Radcliffe runs her slowest ever Half-Marathon in Vienna (72:03)...Guardian...
15th Apr...Paula Radcliffe at a loss to explain her poor Half-Marathon performance in Vienna...BBC Sport...
14th Apr...Boston Marathon runners get CPR video course before race...Sports Illustrated...
13th Apr...Debate over men pacing women in Marathons continues...Boston Globe...
13th Apr...Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele to decide later on the season on London 5,000m/10,000m double...Yahoo Sport...
13th Apr...Is it ethical for athletes to get a boost from high-tech clothing?...The Bowdoin Orient...
12th Apr...Alberto Salazar and Dick Beardsley recount their famous 'Duel in the Sun' in the 1982 Boston Marathon...Boston Globe...
12th Apr...Five best athletes to run in the London Marathon...Sporting Life...
12th Apr...Turkey to bid for 2020 Olympic Games...Inside the Games...
12 Apr...Running Times interview with Boston 2:03:02 Marathon runner Geoffrey Mutai...Running Times...
12th Apr...Article on controversial Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris...Yahoo Sports...
12th Apr...How Kathrine Switzer paved the way in the womens Marathon...ESPN...
11th Apr...Interview with top Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva...NBC...
11th Apr...Dog owner arrested after dog bites runner...Japan Running News...
8th Apr...Obituary to Ultra distance runner Micah True...Telegraph...
8th Apr...Saudi Arabia claims Gold for sexism...Irish Independent...
8th Apr...New Zealand race walker disqualified for doing somersault on finish line...New Zealand Herald...
6th Apr...Article on Bekoji, the Ethiopian town that's home to the world's greatest runners...Guardian...
5th Apr...Emil Zatopek's widow recalls 1948 London Olympics...Washington Examiner...
4th Apr...Austerity measures leaves Greek Olympic buildup in a shambles...Guardian...
3rd Apr...Top scientist quits anti-doping body over 'muzzling'...BBC News...
2nd Apr...Puma boss talks about signing up Usain Bolt...Jamaica Observer...
1st Apr...South Africa to bid for 2024 Olympic Games...Inside the Games...