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IAAF World Indoor – Day 2 Wrap
Dwain Chambers (r) and Mike Rogers after the men's 60m finals
The second day of action at the Aspire Dome in Doha featured the Championships’ first medals, two World record attempts (though unsuccessful ones), and enough high drama to keep a triple squad of Ethiopian distance running fans riveted… by the Long Jump.
The day started with the Pentathlon and the medals started with the...
British boss Charles van Commenee predicts medal success in Doha
Charles van Commenee refuses to name specific colours, but firmly believes there is a great chance the Aviva Great Britain team will return from next weekend’s World Indoor Championships with at least five medals.
UK Athletics’ dynamic head coach is highly confident Dwain Chambers, Jessica Ennis, Phillips Idowu, Jenny Meadows and the men’s 4×400 metres relay team will achieve...
Disgraced American sprinter Marion Jones works out with Pro basketball team
Track and field superstar Marion Jones’ bid to get her athletic career back on track brought her to Tulsa on Saturday for a high-intensity workout with Shock coach Nolan Richardson.
Jones was stripped of five medals she won in the 2000 Summer Olympics after she admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs prior to the Summer Games.
“I started to think about wanting to get back into the...
Dwain Chambers, Phillips Idowu, Jessica Ennis to lead Britain's World Indoor team
Charles van Commenee has named a 38-strong British team for next month’s World Indoor Championships in Doha.
Although no medal target has been announced, two years ago Britain won five medals – one gold and four silvers – and the head coach is expected to demand a similar haul this year, depending on whether established athletes such as the defending world indoor champion triple jumper Phillips...
