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Tuesday, 19 December, 2000, 12:29 GMT
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.

Gezahgne Abera

Africans enjoy marathon clean sweep

Ethiopian Gezahgne Abera led an African 1-2-3 in the men's marathon, but Britain's John Brown finished fourth.

Johnson takes gold again

Michael Johnson leads the USA to win the men's 4x400m relay from Nigeria and Jamaica - but Great Britain finish a disappointing sixth.

Jones wins third gold

Marion Jones takes her third gold of the Games with a brilliant run as the USA win the 400m relay by a huge margin.

Greene takes US to relay gold

Favourites USA take gold in the men's 4x100m relay, with Brazil and Cuba in silver and bronze respectively.

Johnson quits the big time

Track legend Michael Johnson retires from major international competition after taking his fourth Olympic gold in the 400m relay.

Walde deposes favourite

Ethiopian youngster Million Wolde upsets pre-race favourite Ali Saidi-Sief to win the Olympic 5000m title.

Holmes fades in 1500m

Nouriah Benida-Merah strikes gold in the women's 1500m final as Kelly Holmes and Hayley Tullett both fail in their quest for medals.

Bahamas take relay gold

Marion Jones can only take bronze as world champions Bahamas win 4x100m relay gold.

Brave Radcliffe denied medal

Paula Radcliffe sets a new national record but can only finish fourth in the women's 10,000m final behind gold medallist Derartu Tulu.

Russian 400m runner fails test

Russian 400-metre runner Svetlana Pospelova is the first track-and-field athlete to test positive for drugs at the Sydney Games.

Segura loses appeal

Mexican walker Bernardo Segura has lost his appeal against disqualification in the Olympic men's 20 km walk.

Darren's delight Down Under

200m silver medalist Darren Campbell talks exclusively to BBC Sport Online about his brilliant run in the Olympic Stadium - and his hopes for Athens in 2004.

Ngeny upsets favourite El Guerrouj

Kenyan Noah Ngeny outsprints red-hot favourite Hicham El Guerrouj to take 1500m gold.

Kosgei takes 3000m steeplechase gold

World junior champion Reuben Kosgei of Kenya wins the men's 3000m steeplechase in a controversial finish.

Nerves put paid to El Guerrouj

BBC TV commentator and Olympic silver medallist Steve Cram gives Sport Online his thoughts on the latest athletic action.

Korzeniowski walks to second gold

Poland's Robert Korzeniowski adds gold in the 50km walk to the one he won over 20km.

Maddocks strides into Aussie hearts

Walker Chris Maddocks won the admiration of the Australian crowd after battling to finish his race despite carrying an injury.

Jones bags second gold

Marion Jones' bid for a unique five Olympic gold medals is still on as she cruises to her second title in the women's 200m.

Campbell storms to silver

British sprint star Darren Campbell takes the silver medal behind Konstantinos Kenteris in the men's 200m final.

Saville sees gold snatched away

Australian race-walker Jane Saville is disqualified within sight of winning gold in front of her home-town crowd.

Cram salutes British sprinters

BBC TV commentator and Olympic silver medallist Steve Cram gives Sport Online his thoughts on the latest athletic action.

Perec rules out Aussie return

France's triple Olympic gold medallist Marie-Jose Perec declares she will never set foot in Australia again.

From Plymouth Argyle to Sydney silver

As career moves go, Darren Campbell's decision to give up football is looking like one of the shrewdest in British sport.

Malcolm hailed as new Welsh star

Former Olympic champion Lynn Davies believes Christian Malcolm can become one of the premier sprinters in the world.

Olga leaps to hurdles joy

Kazakhstan's Olga Shishigina wins a surprisingly open women's 100m hurdles to earn her country's first ever Olympic gold.

Taylor grabs hurdles gold

American Angelo Taylor pips Saudi Arabian Hadi Souan Somayli to win the men's 400m hurdles final in a time of 47.50 seconds.

Novice Privalova takes gold

Russian novice 400m hurdler Irina Privalova wins the Olympic gold in only her fifth race at the distance - while reigning champion Deon Hemmings takes silver.

Glory for Freeman - and medal for Merry

Cathy Freeman fulfils Australia's dreams with gold in the Olympic 400m, while Britain's Katharine Merry claims bronze.

Johnson's golden run

US superstar Michael Johnson becomes the first man in history to defend the Olympic 400m title.

Holmes battles to 800m bronze

Britain's Kelly Holmes puts her injury problems behind her to claim a surprise third place behind Maria Mutola in the women's 800m.

Hero Haile holds on for gold

Haile Gebrselassie pips his old rival Paul Tergat to retain his Olympic 10,000m title by the smallest margin in the event's history.

Whiteman furious over exit

Tony Whiteman vents his anger after crashing out of the 1500m, but John Mayock and Andrew Graffin are through to the semi-finals.

Australia salutes its favourite daughter

For Australians everywhere, Cathy Freeman's victory in the 400m was the highlight of the Games. BBC Sport's Jonathon Moore reports.

Gold for Mozambique

Maria Mutola storms home in the 800m to win her country's first ever Olympics Gold medal and Africa's first gold in Sydney.

Jackson flops in hurdles final

Britain's Colin Jackson suffers Olympic heartbreak in the 110m hurdles final, as Cuba's Anier Garcia takes gold.

Americans accused of drugs cover-up

US athletics officials accused of a cover-up after shot put world champion CJ Hunter - the husband of Marion Jones - tests positive for a banned substance before the Olympics.

Szabo sprints past O'Sullivan to gold

Romania's world champion Gabriela Szabo takes the Olympic 5,000m title after a dramatic home straight battle with Ireland's Sonia O'Sullivan.

No slip-ups for Devers

Gail Devers, who tripped when yards from gold in Barcelona, makes no mistakes as she cruises into the 100m hurdles semi-finals.

Golden night of action

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

El Gerrouj cruises to 1500m semi

Hicham El Gerrouj looks ominous in qualifying for the semi-final of the 1500m and is joined by Britain's John Mayock and Andy Graffin.

Magic Johnson sets standard of his own

Michael Johnson is an athlete in a world of his own, as he demonstrated in Sydney with another crushing victory in the 400m.

Takahashi breaks marathon record

Naoko Takahashi is the first Japanese female to win an Olympics athletics event after victory in the marathon with a new Games record time.

Greene grabs sprint gold

Maurice Greene wins the Olympic 100m title - but Britain's leading challenger Dwain Chambers just misses out on a medal.

Jones takes gold number one

Marion Jones wins the women's 100m in blistering style to claim the first of the five golds she is chasing.

Keeping up with Jones

Marion Jones is set to join her mentors, the late Florence Griffith-Joyner and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, as true Olympic greats.

Golden Greene joins legends

After watching in tears while Donovan Bailey won 100m gold in 1996, Maurice Greene adds his name to the glittering list of sprint heroes.

Mexican outrage over 'Olympic robbery'

Mexicans are up in arms after a walking team member was stripped of his gold medal for letting both feet leave the ground.

Perec complains of press pressure

Marie-Jose Perec tells the French sports minister that the Australian press drove her from the Olympic Games in Sydney.

Walking gold handed to Pole

Poland's Robert Korzeniowski is awarded gold in the 20km walk after Bernardo Segura of Mexico is disqualified.

Iwan feels for Baulch

Iwan Thomas tells BBC Sport Online about his disappointment for team-mate Jamie Baulch and preparations for the 400m relay.

Perec out of Olympics

French officials say triple Olympic champion Marie-Jose Perec will not compete in the Sydney Games after fleeing a confrontation in her hotel.

Drugs allegations rock US camp

A major row erupts in Sydney over allegations that US officials have covered up a spate of positive drugs tests over the last two years.

Did the stress get to Perec?

France's Marie-Jose Perec and her entourage abruptly storm out of the Sydney games in circumstances that are still not clear.

Christie: 'Give me lie detector test'

Linford Christie tells BBC's Olympic Grandstand he is willing to take a lie detector test in a bid to prove his innocence over doping claims.

Cathy comes home

Cathy Freeman's success in the 400m is a reason for celebration for Australia's black community. BBC Sport's Jonathon Moore reports.

Baumann loses bid to lift ban

German runner Dieter Baumann loses his appeal against his drug suspension and is out of the Games.

Kenya strikes double gold

After a long wait Kenyan athletes claim Olympic gold on the track in the 1500m and the 3000m steeplechase.

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