The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Comment Tom Knight: Athletics Correspondent12:51am BST When Dwain Chambers talks of his drug-taking past as "a mistake", he makes it sound like the sort of error of judgment we all make from time to time.For most of us, however, an error of judgment is something we tend to learn from and resolve not to repeat.Non-starter: Dwain Chambers will not run for Great Britain in BeijingAt what stage...
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 'The Return...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
By Tom Knight Last Updated: 10:45PM BST 29 Aug 2008 Lightning strikes again: Usain Bolt celebrates in Zurich Photo: AP Compared to his Olympic performances in the Bird's Nest stadium, the time was run-of-the-mill stuff for the Jamaican, who won the Olympic title in a world record of 9.69. Even so, at the fifth of this summer's Golden League meetings, it was another exhibition of superb sprinting...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
... the market sold off hard before (Hurricane) Katrina's arrival and then rallied again when it hit," Tom Knight, a trader at Truman Arnold in Texarkana, Texas, said.U.S. crude was up 49 cents at $116.08 barrel by 1:43 p.m. EDT, erasing Thursday's losses, which came after authorities pledged to release emergency stockpiles if Gustav disrupted U.S. oil output.London Brent crude rose 4 cents...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
By Tom Knight in Beijing Last Updated: 9:00PM BST 22 Aug 2008Disaster: Great Britain's women's relay team, like the men's, could not get the baton handover rightPhoto: ReutersOn a night when Britain’s women squandered their medal chance with another botched baton handover, the Jamaican 4 x 100 metres quartet of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Bolt and Asafa Powell won gold in 37.10sec, wiping...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Phillips Idowu falls short in the triple jump as silver loses its sparklePhillips Idowu's attempt to add a golden lustre to an excellent season ended in disappointment when he finished behind Nelson Evora of Portugal in a hard-fought triple-jump contest with Leevan Sands from the Bahamas in the bronze medal position. By Tom Knight in BeijingLast Updated: 11:18PM BST 21 Aug 2008 of Images Stepping...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Kelly Sotherton calls on IOC to act after silver medalist Lyudmila Blonska tests positiveKelly Sotherton called on the International Olympic Committee to stage another medal ceremony for the heptathlon after the silver medallist, Lyudmila Blonska tested positive for a banned substance. By Tom Knight in BeijingLast Updated: 5:01PM BST 20 Aug 2008 of Images Unceremonious: Ukraine's silver medal...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
By Tom Knight Last Updated: 10:57PM BST 19 Aug 20081. Before the startAs Ohuruogu and Richards prepared for the start, the contrast was obvious. While Ohuruogu sat on her blocks in lane four and waited for the action to start, Richards paced up and down. Introduced to the 91,000 crowd, Ohuruogu smiled. In lane seven, the normally effusive Richards offered no expression and looked nervous. 2....
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Tom Knight outlines the essential statistics of the Olympics' most anticipated sprint event.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
By Tom Knight Last Updated: 1:45AM BST 18 Aug 2008 History in the making: Usain Bolt cruises across the line - and the world of sprinting is changed forever Photo: Getty Images But there was little sign of it in the aftermath of Usain Bolt's astonishing world record of 9.69sec in the Bird's Nest Stadium. Nick Davies, the communications director of the International Association of Athletics Federations,...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
By Tom Knight in Beijing Last Updated: 8:08AM BST 15 Aug 2008 of Images Feeling unwell: Asafa Powell was easy winner of his heat before complaining of stomach problem. Photo: Getty No worries: World record holder Usain Bolt eased through his 100m sprint heat in 10.16secs. Photo: Getty The former world record holder was an easy winner of his heat in 10.16 secs but admitted that things "were not...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
By Tom Knight in Beijing Last Updated: 1:11AM BST 14 Aug 2008 Fast approaching: Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt are ready Photo: EPA, Reuters It is no wonder that the 100m is known as the blue riband event. On paper at least, the meeting of Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay in the Bird's Nest Stadium has the potential to render all previous finals pedestrian in comparison. Never...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Katerina Thanou barred from competing in Beijing - Olympics 2008The controversial Greek sprinter, Katerina Thanou, had her hopes of competing in Beijing ended today when she was barred from the Games by the International Olympic Committee. By Tom Knight in BeijingLast Updated: 8:20AM BST 10 Aug 2008 Out of the running: Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou has been prevented from appearing in the women's...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
By Tom Knight Last Updated: 11:05PM BST 07 Aug 2008Many will refer to the men's 110 metres final as China's 'Cathy Freeman moment', after her 400m victory in Sydney eight years ago, but the comparison cannot come close to describing the emotion that will be generated throughout this country if 25-year-old Liu retains the title he won to astonishing national acclaim in 2004. The first man from...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
By Tom Knight in Macau Last Updated: 10:05PM BST 04 Aug 2008 On her way: Paula Radcliffe arrives at the Team GB hotel in Macau Photo: Getty Images Radcliffe arrived at the British team preparation camp here with her husband and coach, Gary Lough, to declare that she was agonisingly close to winning her race against time to be fit enough to compete in Beijing.The world record holder for the marathon...
