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Kuchina personal best confirms Russian European Team hat-trick at rainswept Gateshead

By Mike Rowbottom

By Mike Rowbottom

June 23 - Russia secured a hat-trick of European Athletics Team Championships at a rainswept Gateshead today, overtaking the overnight leaders, Germany, with the hosts, Britain, finishing third after the final flourish of winning the concluding women's and men's 400 metres relays.

Judd arrives in style for Britain, but Germany and Russia lead in European Team Championships

By Mike Rowbottom

By Mike Rowbottom

June 22 - Jessica Judd, an 18-year-old from Canvey Island, ended a week in which she had finished her A levels with an astonishing 800 metres victory for Britain in the European Team Championships at a blustery Gateshead.

Gay runs fastest in world this year to win US Championships - and Bolt confirms Moscow place with 9.94 trials win

By Mike Rowbottom

By Mike Rowbottom

June 21 - Tyson Gay indicated his serious contention for this year's world 100 metres title as he won the United States trials in Iowa in 9.75sec – the fastest time in the world this year, and equalling the tenth quickest in history.

IAAF "categorically refutes" Schwazer doping cover-up

By Emily Goddard

By Emily Goddard

June 19 - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has denied claims that it covered up evidence of Alex Schwazer's doping prior to him being caught with a positive drugs test just days before the Italian was due to defend his Olympic 50 kilometre race walk title at London 2012.

Triple Olympic champion Campbell-Brown suspended following positive drugs test

By Emily Goddard

By Emily Goddard

June 18 - Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica's most successful female sprinter with three Olympic gold medals, has been hit with a provisional suspension after testing positive for a banned diuretic.

Bolt back in business with season's fastest in Oslo Diamond League

By Mike Rowbottom

By Mike Rowbottom

June 13 - Just in case anyone was in danger of doubting it after his poor start to the season, Usain Bolt re-emphasised the fact that he is the world's greatest sprinter tonight as he won the 200 metres in the IAAF Diamond League meeting at Oslo in 19.79sec - the fastest time recorded this year.

Bulgaria's European indoor sprint champion Naimova facing life ban for doping

By Emily Goddard

By Emily Goddard

June 11 - Bulgarian European indoor sprint gold medallist Tezdzhan Naimova could be facing a life ban from athletics after a second doping offence in four years, the Bulgarian Athletics Federation confirmed today.

Bolt blames "great start" for defeat by Gatlin in Rome Diamond League 100m

By Mike Rowbottom

By Mike Rowbottom

June 6 - Usain Bolt blamed his 100 metres defeat by Justin Gatlin in the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Diamond League meeting in Rome tonight on having too good a start.

Pune takes on "dumped" Asian Athletics Championships

By Emily Goddard

By Emily Goddard

June 3 - Indian city Pune has finally been named as the host of the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships ending months of uncertainty after three cities refused to host the continental showpiece.

Exclusive: USA allowed to keep Athens 2004 4x400m relay gold medals despite drugs admission

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St Petersburg

May 31 - The United States have been allowed to keep the gold medals they won in the women's 4x400 metres relay at Athens 2004, despite one of their runners having admitted using banned performance-enhancing drugs at the time.

Nelson finally awarded Olympic shot put gold medal from Athens 2004

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St Petersburg

May 30 - American shot putter Adam Nelson has been officially awarded the 2004 Athens Olympic gold medal following the disqualification of Ukraine's Yuriy Bilonoh, it was announced here today.

Unilever to sponsor top UK athletics events

By Emily Goddard

By David Owen

May 28 - Unilever, the consumer goods giant, has been confirmed as a sponsor of the Sainsbury's Summer Series, a string of three top-level athletics events in Birmingham and London in June and July.

Farah wins London 10,000 for fifth year in a row

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

May 27 - Britain's double Olympic champion Mo Farah made a triumphant return to the capital today when he won the Bupa London 10,000 for the fifth consecutive year ahead of a field of 15,000.

I will stand for IAAF Presidency only if Diack steps down claims Coe

By Tom Degun

May 15 - Britain's Sebastian Coe (right) has claimed that he will stand to become the new International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President only if current incumbent Lamine Diack (left) decides to step down when his latest four-year term ends in 2015, as he had promised.

Eriksson quits as British Athletics head coach after just seven months

By Tom Degun

May 15 - Peter Eriksson has sensationally quit as British Athletics Olympic head coach just seven months after taking over from Charles van Commenee.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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