Christine Ohuruogu

Asafa Powell upstages British athletes at Gateshead International Stadium

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008

By Tom Knight Last Updated: 11:09PM BST 31 Aug 2008 Golden girl: Christine Ohuruogu made a triumphant return to Britain - but it was a lacklustre day for British athletes Photo: Reuters Such is the state of the sport after a disappointing Olympics, and before this week of changing regimes at UK Athletics, that only 7,003 people turned up for a meeting inappropriately promoted as...

GB to review 'athlete by athlete'

BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008

UK Athletics says each British athlete will have their performance and funding reviewed in the wake of Beijing 2008.

Only Christine shows her worth at Gateshead's 'Return of the Heroes'

Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008

‘I’m delighted to go sub-10, especially considering the conditions,’ said the athlete who clearly loves running at Gateshead after equalling his then world record on the same track two years ago.Another who made up for disappointment in Beijing was last summer’s world 100m and 200m champion Tyson Gay, who missed the stadium record in the longer sprint by only 0.03sec with a time of 20.25 after...

UK Athletics part company with Dave Collins

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008

... we now need to take the next step on the performance ladder and give ourselves and British athletes the very best chance of success at a home Games in 2012."Britain had set a target of five track and field medals in Beijing but Christine Ohuruogu's gold in the 400 metres proved the only high point.Four years ago the team collected three track golds.Britain's fourth place in...

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Collins leaves UK Athletics

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008

... However we now need to take the next step on the performance ladder and give ourselves and British athletes the very best chance of success at a home Games in 2012."Collins' departure follows Britain's failure to meet the target of winning five track-and-field medals at the Beijing Olympics. Team GB mustered a haul of just four medals, with Christine Ohuruogu winning gold in...

Performance director Dave Collins parts company with UK Athletic

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008

... However we now need to take the next step on the performance ladder and give ourselves and British athletes the very best chance of success at a home Games in 2012."Collins' departure follows Britain's failure to meet the target of winning five track-and-field medals at the Beijing Olympics. Team GB mustered a haul of just four medals, with Christine Ohuruogu winning gold in...