![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
You are in: Special Events: 2001: World Athletics |
![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() Former Olympic gold medallist Steve Ovett attacks Great Britain's dismal performance at the World Championships. ![]() ![]() Olga Yegorova receives a hero's welcome on her return to Russia despite vilification for winning 5000m gold after a positive drug test. ![]() ![]() African nations have plenty to celebrate after producing their best-ever performance in the World Athletics Championships. ![]()
Edwards leaps to Yegorova's defence
Triple jumper Jonathan Edwards says drugs-tainted athlete Olga Yegorova was treated "harshly and unfairly". ![]()
Jackson's dismay at lack of talent
Double world champion Colin Jackson says the athletics cupboard is bare after Edmonton failure. ![]()
Radcliffe vows to continue campaign
Paula Radcliffe insists she will not be deterred from her fight to expose drug cheats in athletics. ![]()
Moorcroft calls for major review
UK Athletics chief David Moorcroft pledges not to make excuses for Britain's flops at the World Championships. ![]()
More misery for Brits in Edmonton
The last day of the World Championships sees more US golds and British failures, plus no end to the drugs saga. ![]()
El Guerrouj clinches gold
Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj retains his world 1500m title on the final day of competition at the championships in Edmonton. ![]()
Zelezny triumphs again
Jan Zelezny confirms his status as the greatest ever javelin thrower, winning the gold with a giant throw of 92.80m. ![]()
US sprinters deliver promised gold
The United States men's 4x100m relay team grab victory in the final event of the World Championships. ![]()
Mutola edges Graf for gold
Mozambique's Maria Mutola wins the women's 800m in thrilling style lunging past Austria's Stephanie Graf on the line. ![]()
Jamaica grab relay gift
Jamaica win the women's 4x400m relay after America drop the baton - Britain finish a creditable fifth. ![]()
Cloete takes high jump title
South African Hestrie Cloete wins the women's high jump title as favourite Kajsa Bergqvist has to settle for bronze. ![]()
USA cruise to relay win
An impressive American performance wins gold in the 4x400m relay but Britain can finish only sixth. ![]()
Simon earns marathon reward
Lidia Simon of Romania wins a thrilling women's marathon at the World Championships in Edmonton. ![]()
Yegorova booed to 5,000m 'glory'
Controversial Russian Olga Yegorova wins the 5,000m title at the World Championships in Edmonton. ![]()
Relay woe for British quartet
Britain, Cuba and Germany fail to qualify for the semi-finals of the 4x100m relay, but the US quartet is reinstated. ![]()
Relay mess must be sorted
BBC Sport's Steve Cram says the British relay squad must learn the lessons of their baton blunder. ![]()
Jones claims second gold in relay
Marion Jones wins her second gold medal at the World Championships as the US women triumph in the 4x100m relay. ![]()
Kirkland beats Devers to gold
Anjanette Kirkland wins the women's 100m hurdles title in Edmonton, beating fellow American Gail Devers into silver. ![]()
Pedroso claims fourth gold
Cuba's Ivan Pedroso wins his fourth long jump world title with a leap of 8.40m in Edmonton. ![]()
Sadova wins gold at last
Russia's Natalalya Sadova wins her first major title in the women's discus in Edmonton. ![]()
Walking gold for Korzeniowski
Poland's Robert Korzeniowski wins gold in the 50 km walk at the World Athletics Championships. ![]()
Backley crashes on black day for Brits
Steve Backley fails to reach the final of the javelin on a sorry day for the British team at the World Championships. ![]()
Jones bounces back with 200m gold
Marion Jones recovers from her shock defeat in the 100m to win the 200m in the World Championships in Edmonton. ![]()
Lebedeva leaps to gold
Russian Tatyana Lebedeva takes gold by a huge margin in the women's triple jump while Britain's Ashia Hansen comes seventh. ![]()
Limo captures 5000m gold
Kenyan Richard Limo wins the gold medal in the men's 5000m at the World Championships in Edmonton. ![]()
Holmes eases into final
Kelly Holmes keeps her World Championship medal hopes alive as she comfortably qualifies for the 800m final. ![]()
Rawlinson eclipsed by Sanchez
Chris Rawlinson's dreams of medal glory are destroyed by Felix Sanchez in the 400m hurdles final in Edmonton. ![]()
Radcliffe makes placard protest
Britain's Paula Radcliffe directs an anti-drug protest at tainted Russian runner Olga Yegorova during the 5000m. ![]()
Malcolm: I'll be back
Christian Malcolm vows to recover after suffering a demoralising defeat in the World Championship 200m final. ![]()
Johnson rules the world
Veteran Allen Johnson beats Olympic champion Anier Garcia in the final of the men's 110m hurdles. ![]()
A painful lesson for Malcolm
BBC Sport's Steve Cram says that Christian Malcolm will be able to learn from his 200m disappointment. ![]()
Marvellous Markov vaults to gold
Dmitriy Markov claims Australia's first gold of the World Championships with a superb win in the pole vault final. ![]()
Malcolm misses out as Kederis triumphs
Konstadinos Kederis wins world 200m gold, with Britain's Christian Malcolm denied a medal by an agonising margin. ![]()
Ivanova walks away with gold
Russia's Olimpiada Ivanova leads from the start to win the women's 20km walk in a new championship record. ![]()
Haile suffers shock defeat
Charles Kamathi is the first man to beat Haile Gebrselassie since 1993 as the Kenyan takes gold in the 10,000m. ![]()
Five-star display from Riedel
Lars Riedel wins an incredible fifth World Championship gold in the discus at Edmonton. ![]()
Buss takes high jump gold
Germany's Martin Buss is a surprise winner of the high jump gold at the World Championships in Edmonton. ![]()
Kosgei soars to steeplechase gold
Kenya's Rueben Kosgei outsprints his rivals to win the men's 3,000m steeplechase at the World Championships in Edmonton. ![]()
Bidouane claims second title
Nezha Bidouane picks up her second 400m hurdles world title following a thrilling final in Edmonton. ![]()
Macey battles to bronze
Britain's Dean Macey overcomes injury to finish third in the World Championships decathlon. ![]()
Radcliffe misses out on medal
Britain's Paula Radcliffe finishes fourth after a gallant run in the 10,000m at the World Championships. ![]()
Sensational Szabo wins 1500m
Gabriela Szabo is head and shoulders above the rest, cruising to the world 1500m title in Edmonton. ![]()
May's leap is just enough
British-born Italian Fiona May wins the women's long jump final by a single centimetre. ![]()
Swiss success in men's 800m
Swiss favourite Andre Bucher finally gets his a gold medal, winning a fast 800m final at the World Championships in Edmonton. ![]()
Moreno masters the hammer
Cuba's Yipsi Moreno soars to the first major title of her career by winning the hammer at the World Athletics Championships. ![]()
Athletics gold for Senegal
Senegal's Amy Mbacke Thiam wins a thrilling women's 400m final at the World Championships in Edmonton. ![]()
Edwards grabs gold
A massive leap of 17.92m gives Jonathan Edwards and Britain gold in the triple jump at the World Athletics Championship. ![]()
Macey on top after day one
A personal best in the 400m and high jump gives Dean Macey a one point lead after day one of the decathlon in Edmonton. ![]()
Jones tastes shock defeat
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block records the first big upset of the World Championships by beating Marion Jones in the women's 100m final. ![]()
Moncur fills Johnson void
Avard Moncur of the Bahamas claims his first major title with gold in the men's 400m at the World Championships in Edmonton. ![]()
Menendez shocks Mirela
Osleidys Menendez of Cuba wins the women's javelin beating defending champion Mirela Manjani-Tzelili of Greece. ![]()
Dragila wins pole vault classic
American Stacy Dragila just beats Russian Svetlana Feofanova in a riveting women's pole vault duel at the World Championships. ![]()
Golden Greene breaks pain barrier
Maurice Greene wins his third straight world 100m title in 9.82 seconds, despite a leg injury. ![]()
Hammer glory for Szymon
Olympic hammer champion Szymon Ziolkowski sets a new world championship record to win gold plus a round-up of Sunday's action. ![]()
Golden Prokhorova triumphs
Yelena Prokhorova wins the heptathlon crown at the World Championships after a thrilling competition. ![]()
Korolchik makes it a double
Yanina Korolchik adds the world women's shot put title to her Olympic gold medal at the World Championships. ![]()
Yegorova wins drug ban U-turn
Russian runner Olga Yegorova will be allowed to compete at the World Athletics Championships despite failing a drug test. ![]()
Trevor the Tortoise trails in last
Slow starter and finisher Trevor Misapeka puts American Samoa on the sporting map with his epic 100m run. ![]()
Godina takes shot-put gold
American John Godina wins the gold medal in the shot put at the World Athletics Championship. ![]()
Russians walk to glory
Russia takes all three medals in the men's 20km walk at the World Championships. ![]()
Abera wins thrilling marathon
Ethiopia's Gezahegne Abera outsprints Kenyan Simon Biwott to take the first gold at the World Athletics Championships. ![]()
Edmonton's opening oddity
BBC Sport Online witnesses another bizarre opening ceremony, this time at the World Athletics Championships. ![]()
Edmonton breaks even
BBC Sport Online's man in Edmonton Tom Fordyce says the World Championships were a success - but they could have been better. ![]()
Jan the man
BBC Sport Online's Tom Fordyce profiles javelin thrower Jan Zelezny - the three-time Olympic and now three-time world champion. ![]()
High jumps and high jinx
Frosby flops, fashion and fur-trimmed pants - Amy Acruff does the lot and more as BBC Sport Online's Tom Fordyce found out. ![]()
Me, my race and Haile
BBC Sport Online's Tom Fordyce describes his moment of glory in the special media race at the World Championships. ![]()
Through the keyhole
BBC Sport Online's World Championship diarist Christian Malcolm gives an exclusive guided tour of his Edmonton digs. ![]()
McColgan takes final bow
Liz McColgan announces her retirement from athletics after a long battle with injury. ![]()
Greene pulls out of Zurich
World 100m champion Maurice Greene withdraws from the Zurich Golden League meeting in August. ![]()
EPO explained
BBC Sport Online takes a look at EPO, or erythropoietin - the latest performance-enhancing drug to hit the athletics world. ![]()
Szabo withdraws boycott threat
Gabriela Szabo says she will not boycott the 5000m over Olga Yegorova's reinstatement. ![]()
Brazilian athlete tests positive
Brazilian 800m runner Fabiane dos Santos is out of the World Championships after testing positive for testosterone. ![]()
World Championship winners
A full list of gold medal winners in Edmonton - plus links to BBC Sport Online's reports of the action. ![]()
The golden Brits
BBC Sport Online takes a look at the British athletes who have taken gold at the World Championships. ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() Lessons to learn ![]() ![]() World Athletics verdict ![]() ![]() African gold rush ![]() ![]() Edmonton 'highlights' ![]() ![]() Cram's golden greats ![]() ![]() 'Robbo' bemoans the state of British athletics ![]() ![]() All the gold medal winners in Edmonton ![]() ![]() Images from the last day at Edmonton ![]() ![]() Javelin star Zelezny claims another gold ![]() ![]() Sri Lankans making a name for themselves ![]() ![]() How our man took to the track at Edmonton ![]() ![]() Runner McColgan retires after long injury battle ![]() Championship history Look back at the World Athletics pedigree |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
------------------------------------------------------------ BBC News >> | BBC Weather >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © MMIII | News Sources | Privacy |