FEBRUARY 16 - SWEDISH wrestler Ara Abrahamian, who threw his bronze medal away in protest at the Olympics last year, will not be able to get it back, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled today.

February 9 - Charles Van Commenee (pictured) today started his new job as head coach of UK Athletics as the sport continues its preparations for the London 2012 Olympics but which his immediate concern is disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers.

FEBRUARY 4 - STEVE CRAM (pictured), the former world record holder for the mile, is to spearhead efforts to get an overseas team to use the University of Sunderland to base themselves there in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics.

DECEMBER 30 - KEVIN HICKEY is expected next week to be named as the new performance director at the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE), ending a 20-year absence from the sport as he is given the job of looking after London 2012 prospects like Luke Campbell (pictured).

DECEMBER 10 - DAVID DAVIES (pictured), the former executive director of the Football Association and a reporter with the BBC, will lead a review and possible overhaul of the events that must bebroadcast free to the nation, including the Olympics, Culture Secretary Andy Burnham announced today.

THE International Triathlon Union (ITU) tonight honoured its founding president Les McDonald (pictured), its vice-president Chiharu Igaya, Olympic gold medallist Jan Frodeno and overall World Cup series champion Samantha Warriner at its gala in Madrid.

November 6 - THE Swedish wrestler who dropped his medal in protest at the Beijing Olympics has been banned from the sport for two years, wrestling's governing body FILA said today.

OCTOBER 31 - SPAIN'S Marisol Casado (pictured) is set to replace Les McDonald as the president of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) after she was the only nominated candidate.