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

Medallist Blonska fails drug test
Liudmyla Blonska faces a lifetime ban and could be stripped of her heptathlon silver medal after failing a drugs test.

Robles on course for hurdles gold
World record holder Dayron Robles cruises to victory in his 110m hurdles semi-final and heads into Thursday's final as firm favourite.

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

400m relay world record amended
The IAAF wipes out the US men's 4x400m world record as a result of Antonio Pettigrew's doping admission.

Coe mourns the loss of his father
Sebastian Coe's father Peter dies after a short illness, aged 88.

Isinbayeva breaks pole vault mark
Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own pole vault world record as she clears 5.04m at the Super Grand Prix meeting in Monaco.

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"I'm shaking. I know I've seen something special. I'll remember Bolt's run for a long time" - MU
"I'm shaking. I know I've seen something special. I'll remember Bolt's run for a long time" - MU

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