Collins leaves UK Athletics post
UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins stands down from his post with immediate effect.

Ohuruogu lights up damp Gateshead
Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu gets a great reception at the British Grand Prix while Asafa Powell impresses in the 100m.

Ukrainian Blonska given life ban
Ukrainian heptathlete Lyudmila Blonska is handed a lifetime ban after testing positive for an anabolic steroid at the Olympics.

Marathon gold for Kenya's Wanjiru
Sammy Wanjiru wins Kenya's first ever gold in the men's marathon, breaking the Olympic record despite the soaring heat in Beijing.

US strike gold as GB get fourth
The American 4x400m men win as GB miss out on a medal in fourth place.

Bekele storms to Olympic double
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele adds the 5,000m Olympic title to his 10,000m gold.

US women take 4x400m gold
The United States have win women's 4x400m title following a dramatic finish at the Bird's Nest stadium.

Shock jump win for Hellebaut
Belgium's Tia Hellebaut beats Vlasic Blanka to grab an unexpected high jump gold.

Thorkildsen keeps javelin crown
Norway's Andreas Thorkildsen wins his second consecutive Olympic men's javelin title with a throw of 90.57m.

Bungei battles to 800m glory
Kenya's Wilfred Bungei grabs gold with a hard-fought display in the 800m.

Langat wins 1500m for Kenya
Kenya's Nancy Jebet Langat produces a storming finish to win the women's 1500m, but there is heartache for Briton Lisa Dobriskey who comes fourth.

Bolt grabs third gold and record
Olympic 100m and 200m champion Usain Bolt wins a third gold in the men's 4x100m as Jamaica storm home in a new world record.

Russia claim surprise relay gold
Russia claim a surprise gold in the women's 4x100m relay as Britain and Jamaica fail to pass on the baton.

Dibaba storms to Games double
Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba makes it an Olympic double after winning the women's 5,000m.

Clay is decathlon champion
American Bryan Clay cruises to decathlon gold after destroying the field on Friday.

Hooker wins dramatic pole vault
Australian Steve Hooker is Olympic pole vault champion after a thrilling competition.

GB 400m relay teams reach final
Great Britain's men's and women's 4x400m relay teams both qualified for Saturday's final with mixed displays.

Maggi wins long jump gold
Brazil's Maurren Maggi claims a surprise win in the final of the women's long jump.

Schwazer is king of the walk
Italian Alex Schwazer wins the Olympic 50k walk with a new Games record.

Idowu sets sights on 2012
Phillips Idowu says he will overcome the disappointment of missing out on Olympic gold in Beijing by taking the title in London.

US sprint failures prompt review
America will conduct a post-mortem into a disappointing Olympic athletics display that has seen their sprinters eclipsed by their Jamaican rivals

Idowu takes silver behind Evora
Britain's Phillips Idowu has to settle for a silver medal in the Olympic triple jump after being edged out by Portugal's Nelson Evora.

Merritt clinches shock 400m gold
LaShawn Merritt claims a surprise gold in the 400m final to lead a clean sweep of the medals for the United States.

Robles wins 110m hurdles gold
World record holder Dayron Robles wins his first Olympic gold medal with a fine victory in the men's 110m hurdles.

GB & US both out of sprint relay
The Great Britain and US 4x100m relay teams crash out in the heats after botching their baton handovers during the heats.

Spotakova takes gold in javelin
Czech world champion Barbora Spotakova wins the women's javelin, as Goldie Sayers finishes fourth with a new British record.

Campbell-Brown wins 200m
Jamaica's domination of the sprint events at the Olympics is completed as Veronica Campbell-Brown wins gold in the women's 200m.

Olympics boss rebukes Bolt
Olympics boss Jacques Rogge tells new sprint double champion Usain Bolt to show more respect for opponents.

Kaniskina beats rain to win walk
World champion Olga Kaniskina sets a new 20km walk Olympic record in atrocious conditions, with Britain's Johanna Jackson breaking the British best.

Bolt wins 200m gold with record
Jamaica's Usain Bolt delivers another astonishing display of sprinting to add the Olympic 200m title to his 100m crown with a new world record.

Danvers bronze as Walker wins
Jamaica's Melaine Walker breaks the Olympic record to win gold in the women's 400m hurdles, with Briton Tasha Danvers taking bronze.

Rimmer reaches 800m semis
Britain's Michael Rimmer qualifies for the 800m semi-finals on his Olympic Games debut in Beijing.

Focus on past annoys Ohuruogu
Britain's 400m gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu is frustrated as questions about a previous ban follow her big moment.

Miankova wins hammer gold
Aksana Miankova of Belarus claims hammer gold with a new Olympic record throw in Beijing.

Idowu ready to go for gold
British triple jumper Phillips Idowu goes for gold, and Shanaze Reade aims for BMX glory.

Ohuruogu grabs gold for Britain
Christine Ohuruogu captures Olympic 400m gold for Great Britain with a late surge down the home straight.

Mason jumps to silver for Britain
Great Britain's Germaine Mason collects high jump silver as Russian Andrey Silnov wins the Olympic title in Beijing.

Harper grabs sprint hurdles gold
American Dawn Harper takes advantage of a mistake from favourite Lolo Jones to win the Olympic women's 100m final.

Super Bolt eases into 200m final
Jamaica's 100m champion Usain Bolt moves into the 200m final as does Britain's Christian Malcolm.

Ramzi storms to 1500m gold
Bahrain's Rashid Ramzi holds off Asbel Kiprop down the final straight to win the 1500m as Britain's Andy Baddeley finishes well off the pace.

Injured Liu sorry over shock exit
Defending 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang apologises to the Chinese people after injury forced him to pull out of the Olympics.

Greek Halkia officially expelled
Greek hurdler Fani Halkia is formally expelled from the Beijing Olympics by the International Olympic Committee for doping.

Isinbayeva wins with new mark
Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own women's pole vault world record in winning Olympic gold.

Taylor wins 400m hurdles title
American Angelo Taylor regains his Olympic 400m hurdles title with victory over compatriots Kerron Clement and Bershawn Jackson in Beijing.

China stunned by Liu injury
Defending 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang, is forced out of the Games with injury.

Kipruto claims steeplechase gold
Kenya's Brimin Kiprop Kipruto goes one better than his silver medal in Athens fours years ago by winning gold in the men's 3000m steeplechase.

Jelimo claims landmark 800m
Pamela Jelimo makes history for Kenya as she wins gold in the 800 metres.

Brown Trafton claims discus gold
Stephanie Brown Trafton becomes the first American woman in 76 years to win the Olympic discus title.

Saladino lands long jump
Irving Saladino wins the long jump title and Panana's first track and field gold as Britain's Greg Rutherford finishes in 10th.

Michael Johnson on Usain Bolt
"Simply incredible. This guy is Superman II"