Perez misses world record bonus

Jefferson Perez strode to a world best in the men's 20 km walk on the opening day of the World championships on Saturday only to learn he would not be collecting a six figure bonus.Any athlete......

Perez walks to world record

August 23, 2003 | 17:30 ISTPerez walks to world recordEcuador's Jefferson Perez set a world record in the 20km walk today to win the first gold medal of the world athletics championships in Paris.......

Gebrselassie grabs centre stage

Haile Gebrselassie will shrug off injury and challenge to become the first man to win three 10,000 metres titles when the athletics centrepiece of the Athens Olympics begins on Friday.......

Korzeniowski brings 20-year career to a close

Pandemonium followed the finish of the Olympic 20 kms walk in the Sydney Olympic stadium four years ago.Mexican Bernardo Segura, first across the line, was receiving a congratulatory call from his......

Gay sizzles, Kluft sparkles

Tyson Gay sizzled and Swedish superwoman Carolina Kluft sparkled on Sunday night, both scattering sporting gold on the athletics world championships in Osaka. American sprinter Gay streaked to his......