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Tuesday, 24 July, 2001, 22:26 GMT 23:26 UK
Steve Backley

A surprise package

Athletics commentator and former Olympic silver medallist Steve Cram gives BBC Sport Online his reflections on the men's events at the Olympics.

Denise Lewis

Plenty to celebrate

Former 400m hurdles gold medallist and BBC Olympic expert Sally Gunnell looks back on the women's action at the Sydney Games.

Hattestad

Hattestad cruises to gold

Norway's Trine Hattestad cruises to the Olympic javelin gold medal with her first-round throw of 68.91m.

Yelesina ends 10-year wait

Russia's Yelena Yelesina ends a 10-year wait to claim the Olympic high jump gold after a tense battle with South Africa's Hestrie Cloete.

Hysong breaks US vault drought

Nick Hysong gives USA their first pole vault gold for 28 years in a closely fought competition.

LEWIS GOLD

Brave Lewis hangs on for gold

Denise Lewis takes the gold in the heptathlon with a gutsy run in the 800m after almost pulling out through injury.

Britain's Golden girl

BBC Sport Online profiles the career of Great Britain's Olympic Heptathlon champion Denise Lewis.

Lewis sets sights on Athens

Denise Lewis reveals her intention to defend her Olympic hepthalon title in Athens in 2004.

Lewis the toast of British stars

Mary Peters and Lord Sebastian Coe lead the tributes to Great Britain's heptathlon gold medallist Denise Lewis.

Gunnell ecstatic after Lewis gold

Former 400m hurdles gold medallist and BBC Olympic expert Sally Gunnell hails Denise Lewis' performance in the heptathlon.

Lewis makes it six for Brits

Denise Lewis became only the sixth British woman to win an athletics gold medal at the Olympics - BBC Sport Online profiles her predecessors.

Lewis launches attack over funding

New Olympic heptathlon champion Denise Lewis pleads with the government to increase rather than cut its investment in British athletics.

OTHER FIELD

Edwards makes golden leap

Jonathan Edwards makes up for the bitter disappointment he suffered in Atlanta by claiming gold in the triple jump.

Edwards finally fulfils his potential

Jonathan Edwards achieves his final ambition and wins the gold medal in the Olympic triple jump competition.

Macey heartache in decathlon

Britain's Dean Macey narrowly misses out on a medal in the decathlon as Estonia's Erki Nool takes gold in controversial fashion.

Ivan's golden leap of faith

Cuba's multi world champion Ivan Pedroso wins Olympic gold at last after a thrilling battle with Australia's Jai Tuarima.

Polish teen hammers rivals

Seventeen-year-old Kamila Skolimowska of Poland causes a shock by winning the women's hammer competition.

Yanina produces golden shot

Yanina Korolchik from Belarus claims the women's shot put title in dramatic fashion.

Dean machine in Daley's shadow

Despite missing a medal, decathlete Dean Macey showed at Sydney he has the potential to follow in the footsteps of Daley Thompson.

Bubka fails to reach final

World record holder Sergei Bubka and Olympic champion Jean Galfione both fail to reach the final of the men's pole vault.

Zvereva claims historic gold

Ellina Zvereva becomes the oldest woman in Olympic history to win gold in track and field taking the women's discus title in Sydney.

Hansen's injury blues

Ashia Hansen speaks about her disappointing display in Sydney and her season which has been blighted by poor luck and injury.

Drug culture

Dr Nick Whitehead, a former manager of the British Olympic team, attacks the attitude to drug taking that prevails in the athletic world.

Ziolkowski hammers the gold

Poland's Szymon Ziolkowski overcomes wet and windy conditions to win gold in the hammer with a throw of 80.02m.

Hunter comes under IOC fire

Shot putter CJ Hunter's pleas of innocence after positive drug tests are dismissed by top International Olympic Committee officials.

Dragila vaults into history

American Stacy Dragila wins the first ever women's Olympic pole vault gold by clearing 4.60 metres.

Golden night of action

Cathy Freeman, Michael Johnson and Haile Gebreselassie win golds on an amazing Monday night of athletics in Sydney.

Backley vows: I'll be back

Steve Backley says he is prepared to take his long-running javelin bout with Jan Zelezny into Olympic round four.

Discus success for Lithuania

Lithuania's Virgilijus Alekna holds off the challenge of defending champion Lars Riedel to win the men's discus gold.

Cubans set the real standard

Cubans Ivan Pedroso and Luis Meliz are the only competitors to leap over the qualifying mark in a near farcical men's long jump qualifying round

Second silver for Backley

Britain's Steve Backley wins silver in the javelin final for the second successive Games, as Jan Zelezny wins gold.

Harju's golden shot

Finland's Arsi Harju lands the first athletics gold of the Games with a surprise win in the shot put.

Kliugin sees off Sotomayor

Russia's Sergey Kliugin overcame world record holder Javier Sotomayor as well as cold, wind and rain to win the Olympic high jump.

Triple jump disaster for Hansen

Ashia Hansen of Great Britain fails to reach the final of the women's triple jump after a poor showing in the first three leaps.

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