Athletics

Pole vaulter Bleasdale matches Olympic champion Isinbayeva

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom

February 9 - British pole vaulter Holly Bleasdale (pictured) cleared the same height as Russia's Olympic champion and world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva in Bydgoszcz, 4.68 metres, but missed out on a victory in the Pedro Cup event on countback.

Ed Warner named as London 2017 chairman

By Tom Degun

February 9 - UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner (pictured) has been appointed as head of the Organising Committee for the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federations Championships (IAAF) World Championshps in London by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Mayor of London's office.

Samsung extends sponsorship of Diamond League for 2012

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom

January 26 - Samsung has extended its role as title sponsor of the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) hugely successful showpiece competition, the Diamond League, for the 2012 season.

Exclusive: Bekele "played big part" in Ethiopian federation revoking ban

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom

January 25 - Ethiopia's double Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele (pictured) played a major part earlier this week in persuading his national federation, the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF), to revoke the ban on him and 34 other athletes which had put their participation at the London 2012 Games in jeopardy, it emerged today.

Bekele, Dibaba and co free to run at London 2012 after Ethiopian Federation lift bans

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom

January 24 - The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) has performed a U-turn in lifting its suspension of double Olympic champions Kenenisa Bekele (pictured), Tirunesh Dibaba and 33 others which had put their appearance at the London 2012 Games in jeopardy.

Bolt confirms Rome 100m return as he continues London 2012 build-up

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom

January 24 - Usain Bolt (pictured) has confirmed that he will be returning to compete in the Diamond League meeting in Rome this year.

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Bleasdale pole vaults into Olympic contention at top of world rankings

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom

January 22 - British pole-vaulter Holly Bleasdale (pictured) has catapulted herself into the Olympic reckoning for London 2012 by recording an indoor clearance of 4.87 metres, which has only been beaten indoors by Russia's double Olympic champion and multiple world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva, and which puts her fourth on the all-time list for outdoor competition.

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Britton and Bekele are European Athletes of the Month

By Mike Rowbottom

January 22 - Fionnualla Britton (pictured) of Ireland and Belgium's Atelaw Bekele, victors at last month's European Cross Country Championships, have been voted as the European Athletes of the Month for December.

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British sprinter four-year ban appeal rejected

By Mike Rowbottom

January 21 - British sprinter Bernice Wilson has failed in her appeal against a four-year suspension imposed after testing positive for two performance-enhancing substances in June 2011.

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Exclusive: Let me run for another country, says Bekele after federation bans Ethiopians from London 2012

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom

January 20 - The participation at London 2012 of 35 leading Ethiopian athletes including double Olympic champions Kenenisa Bekele (pictured) and Tirunesh Dibaba has been put in jeopardy by the application of an indefinite ban by their national federation for their failure to take part in group training sessions.

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Olympic triple jump champion and Idowu's rival out of London 2012

By Mike Rowbottom

January 20 - Olympic triple jump champion Nelson Evora will be unable to defend his title at London 2012 because of the recurrence of a serious injury to his right leg that will require another operation.

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Irish marathon runner banned for two years after admitting EPO use

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

January 17 - Marathon runner Martin Fagan was today, as expected, suspended for two years by Athletics Ireland after he admitted using banned performance-enhancing drugs.

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Irish marathon runner facing two-year ban after admitting using EPO

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

January 16 - Irish marathon runner Martin Fagan has admitted that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs as he attemped to qualify for London 2012.

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Irish marathon runner set to miss London 2012 after positive drugs test

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

January 14 - Irish marathon runner Martin Fagan is set to miss London 2012 after reportedly testing positve for the blood-boosting drug erythropoietin (EPO).

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Bolt to run 100m at Oslo Diamond League meet as he prepares for London 2012

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom

January 12 - Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt (pictured) will run the 100 metres at the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Oslo on June 7, a race he hopes will be "an important stepping stone" to retaining his Olympic title in London this summer.

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