Athletics

Farah and Williams earn top European awards


By Mike Rowbottom

mo farah_daegu_06-10-11October 6 - Mo Farah, Britain's world 5,000-metre gold medallist and 10,000m silver medallist, has been named as European Male Athlete of the Year, and his young British colleague Jodie Williams has been voted the Female Rising Star of the Year.

Heat "not a deal-breaker" for Doha World Championship bid claims IAAF

By Duncan Mackay in Doha

Bob Hersh_visit_Al_Sadd_Sports_Club_to_view_cooling_technology_Doha_October_6_2011October 6 - Doha appears to have overcome what was generally perceived as its biggest obstacle to hosting the 2017 World Championships after Bob Hersh, the senior vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), revealed that he was impressed with the state-of-the-art cooling technology that was demonstrated here today.