Olympic Contenders

The British endurance athletics team has been revealed. Here are the contenders:

Paula Radcliffe, Mara Yamauchi and Liz Yelling will be running the Women’s Marathon for Britain. Hopefully Paula will be fully fit by August.

Dan Robinson is the sole contender for the Men’s Marathon.

Johanna Jackson will be walking to victory in the Women’s 20K Walk.

Simon Clegg, Team GB 2008 Chef de Mission, said of this group:

“I am delighted to welcome these athletes into Team GB. We clearly have a very strong squad here with high aspirations and I am sure that they will be looking to build upon their recent performances, particularly Mara. I wish them well in their final preparations for the Olympic Games.”

We wish them all the speed and good weather on the day!

Powell smashes 100m world record - Jamaican Asafa Powell breaks the world 100m record by clocking 9.74 secs at the IAAF Grand Prix in Rieti.

The athletics world will now be eagerly anticipating a re-match between Powell and Gay, which could happen at the Golden League meeting in Brussels on 14 September.

[BBC Athletics News]

"Christine Ohuruogu leads a British one-two in the World Championships with a stunning victory in the women's 400m.

Christine Ohuruogu claimed Britain's first gold medal at the World Championships in Japan with a stunning victory in the women's 400m.

Fellow Briton Nicola Sanders won silver while Jamaican Novlene Williams, who led for most of the race, came third.

Ohuruogu, whose one-year ban for missing three out-of-competition tests expired earlier this month, looked out of contention on the back straight.

But the 23-year-old timed her run to perfection to win in 49.61 seconds."

Source: BBC Athletic News

Several Olympic hopefuls have been participating in the 2007 Osaka World Athletic Championships.

British Olympic hopeful Kelly Sotherton climbed into the bronze medal position of the World Championships in after four events in the heptathlon at the Osaka World Championships.

British team-mate Jessica Ennis slid back to fourth after a poor shot put while defending champion Carolina Kluft holds a 148-point lead over the field.

After a brave race, Devon's Jo Pavey agonisingly came fourth in the 10,000m, won by Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba.

Source: Sports, Athletics and Competition News from Tranquillizer