Athletics




Ohuruogu regains world 400m title as Lavillenie sees grand slam disappear

By Mike Rowbottom at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow

Christine Ohuruogu Mosow August 12 2013August 12 - Christine Ohuruogu of Britain earned an extraordinary victory here, dipping on the line to beat Botswana's defending champion Amantle Montsho and reclaim the 400 metres title at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships she first won in 2007 by the margin of just four thousandths of a second.









IAAF ban nine Turkish athletes as doping problem highlighted

By Duncan Mackay

Ali Ekber KayasJuly 31 - Turkey's doping problems were put firmly under the spotlight again today when the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced that nine athletes had been banned after failing drugs tests - just two days after its President Lamine Diack had warned they needed to "clean their house".