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  Results  Last Updated: 17.30 IST
ALL FINALS
Men's triple jump:Jonathon Edwards(GBR)17.71; Silver:Yoel Garcia(Cuba)17.47; Bronze:Denis Kapustin(RUS)17.46
Men's 10,000m: Haile Gebrselassie(Ethiopia)27:18.20; Silver:Paul Tergat (Kenya)27:18.29; Bronze:Assefa Mezgebu(Ethiopia)27:19.75.
Women's Pole Vault: Gold:Stacy Dragila(USA); Silver:Tatiana Grigorieva(AUS); Bronze:Vala Flosadottir(Iceland)
Women's 800m:Gold:Maria Mutola(Mozambique)1:56.16; Silver:Stephanie Graf(Austria); Bronze:Kelly Holmes(GBR)
Women's 400m: Gold: Cathy Freeman (Aus) 49.11 secs, Silver: Lorraine Graham (Jam) 49.58, Bronze: Mary Cathrine (GB) 49.72.
Men's 400m: Gold: Michael Johnson (US) 43.84 secs; Silver: Alvin Harrison (US) 44.40; Bronze: Gregory Haughton (Jam) 44.70.
Men's 110m hurdles: Gold: Anier Garcia (Cuba) 13.00 secs; Silver:Terrence Trammell (US) 13.16; Mark Crear (US) 13.22.
Men's Discus Throw: Gold: Virgilijus Alekna (Lith), Silver: Lars Riedel (Ger), Bronze: Frantz Kruger (SA).
Women's 5000m: Gold: Gabriela Szabo (Rom) 14:40.80 secs - Olympic record, Silver: Sonia O'Sullivan (GB) 14.41.02, Bronze: Gete Wami (Eth) 14:42.23.


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Brewing drug scandal casts shadow over super night
Sensational allegations against U.S. athletics as Hunter is stalked.

Haile the champion!
The young guys from Kenya did everything in the book. Yet, when the dust cleared, it was the toothy grin of Haile Gebrselassie that heralded another chapter in the life of the 10,000m legend. Read the full report...

Michael Johnson does it again
At the start of the race, he had gold shoes on his feet. 43.84 seconds later, Michael Johnson had the gold medal round his neck, to become the only man in history to defend a 400m title. Read the full report...

Cathy Freeman wins 400m gold
10 days ago, she lit the Olympic Cauldron. Today, she ignited a nation with a storming win in her pet event. Read the report...

Stacy Dragila does it
They call her 'Bubka Junior'. Today, Stacy Dragila came into her own, as first ever winner of an Olympic gold in women's pole vault. Read the full report...

Szabo takes the 5000m
Last year, she was woman athlete of the year. This year, she is an Olympic champion. Read the report...

Garcia hurdles the field
There was an Olympic champion. And a world record holder. But in the 110 metre hurdles, it was Anier Garcia of Cuba who ran away from the field. Read the report...

Edwards silences the doubters
The world record holder cleared a year's best 17.71 metres to beat Yoel Garcia of Cuba and Denis Kapustin of Russia and win the triple jump.

Mutola takes the 800m
This was her fourth Olympics. And her first gold. The end of one dream, the beginning of another? Read the report...

Tavakoli lifts heavyweight gold
Bulgaria's Alan Tsagaev took silver just hours after winning a court appeal against a ban on him and his team.

Kong completes Chinese TT sweep
Kong Linghui won his second gold medal, beating former Olympic gold medallist Jan-Ove Waldner in the men's singles final.

Neelam Singh finishes 26 out of 32
The Indian record holder in the women's discuss throw threw 55.26 metres, which was nowhere near her personal best of 63.02 metres.

Hunter allegedly involved in doping scandal
Out of Sydney, comes word that C J Hunter, world shot put champion and husband of track superstar Marion Jones, has tested positive to two banned drugs.

Chile, Cameroon eye first Olympic gold
The two countries square-up in the football semi-finals on Tuesday, each hoping to make history.

Venus enters tennis final
It looks like it'll take a tank to stop Venus Williams. Monica Seles, pretty much an 'honorary Aussie', certainly couldn't as the reigning US and Wimledon champ blew the former world number one away 2-1.


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