Summer Sports










GB women boxers compete for only chance of Olympic qualification

By Tom Degun

May 13 -Nicola Adams_in_boxing_pose GB Boxing trio Nicola Adams, Natasha Jonas (pictured) and Savannah Marshall have their only opportunity to stake a place for London 2012 as they compete in the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, the only women's qualifying event for the Olympics.

British pair book London 2012 places with gold and bronze at modern pentathlon World Championships

By Mike Rowbottom

Mhairi Spence_wins_world_title_Rome_May_12_2012May 12 - Mhairi Spence (pictured), who missed out on selection for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, booked her place at London 2012 with an extraordinary victory in the World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Rome, and her team-mate Samantha Murray, who has rocketed up the world rankings this year, laid claim to the second individual place open to Britain's women by taking bronze.



"I am back" declares American drugs cheat Gatlin

By Mike Rowbottom in Doha

Justin Gatlin_wins_100m_in_Doha_May_11_2012May 11 - Unexpected 100 metres victories by Justin Gatlin and Allyson Felix in the opening Samsung Diamond League meeting of the season here offered early evidence that Walter Dix, also a winner in the 200m in 20.02sec, may have been right to warn before this event that United States sprinters, who have spent four years trailing their Jamaican rivals, are due for a "breakout" year.