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The Final Third :Tuesday August 25, 2009

By Bryan Green. The final three days of the World Championships had a tough act to follow as day six was far and away the most dramatic ....

Final day press conferences :Tuesday August 25, 2009

Hear what the athletes had to say after the men's 4x400m, 5000m, 800m, and the women's 1500m....

Bekele 5000:Monday August 24, 2009

By Len Johnson. When Kenenisa Bekele defeated Bernard Lagat in the 5000 metres to complete the distance double on the final day of the world championships....

Day 9 (23rd) Evening Wrap :Monday August 24, 2009

Suddenly we were at the last day of competition! It was a short and sharp program. First up was the mens 5000m final, with Victorian Collis Birmingham....

Women's Marathon :Monday August 24, 2009

The womens marathon kicked off the last day of competition, with Lisa Weightman the only Aussie lining up. Weightman was running only her third marathon....

Steve Hooker - World Champion :Monday August 24, 2009

Steve Hooker talks about his World Championship triumph and the hardship he encountered along the way....

Hooker & Kirui: Course of Action : sunday August 23, 2009

Like Abel Kirui, Steve Hooker was committed to a course of action which would lead either to death, or to glory...

Day 8 (22nd) Evening Wrap :Sunday August 23, 2009

Day Eight featured several big Aussie medal hopes: Fabrice Lapierre and Mitch Watt in the long jump final, and Steve Hooker in the pole vault final....

Men's Marathon Wrap - Championship Record for Abel Kirui :Saturday August 22, 2009

It was Kenya first and second in the men's marathon as Abel Kirui ran a championship record of 2:06.54. The Australians finished 8th in the team results....

Dani Samuels Interview :Saturday August 23, 2009

Dani Samuels is a class act all the way. Although still only young, she has a wealth of experience, as she already lays claim to the titles of World Junior Champion....

A night for keeping heads :Saturday August 22, 2009

By Len Johnson. For six days, the world championships have been about letting your head go. On night seven, as real storms raged around the stadium ....

Day 7 (21th) Evening Wrap :Saturday August 22, 2009

The main event on Day Seven was the rain. Buckets of it coming down at the start of competition, so much so that everything was postponed for an hour....

Men's 50km Walk - Sergey Wins, Aussies 6th and 7th :Saturday August 22, 2009

The mens 50km walk was the feature event on the morning of the seventh day, and was one of Australia's big medal events.....

The Second Third :Friday August 21, 2009

Bryan Green is back for part two of his three-part review of the Berlin World Championships. ....

Women's High Jump:Friday August 21, 2009

By Len Johnson. Any other night, the high jump would have been the absolute highlight. Had Friedrich won, it still might have been....

Day 6 (20th) Evening Wrap Friday August 21, 2009

Day Six got off to a cracking start. In the mens 110m hurdles, Dayron Robles was the surprise casualty, pulling up midway through the race...

Day 6 (20th) Morning Wrap Friday August 21, 2009

It was a short morning program today, with only two non-decathlon events. But the first was of great interest to all Aussies...

Women's 800m final interviews Friday August 21, 2009

A few comments by the key runner's in the women's 800m final...

Men's steeple final interviews Friday August 21, 2009

Kemboi, Mateelong and Tahri give us their thoughts on how the final went...

Racing in a shoebox Thursday August 20, 2009

By Len Johnson. You see plenty of shoeboxes around a track and field championships as shoe companies hand out sponsor product...

Day 5 (19th) Evening Wrap Wednesday August 19, 2009

The Aussies were well represented in the mens 400m semi finals, the first event up on the evening of day five....

Day 5 (19th) Morning Wrap Wednesday August 19, 2009

The womens discus throw qualification was the highlight of the fifth morning of competition, where Dani Samuels took centre stage....

Steeple Wedndesday August 19, 2009

By Len Johnson. The best championship steeplechase ever won might run a close second, even with locals ...

Anna Willard Interview Wednesday August 19, 2009

The American 1500m runner is happy with her form and is looking for a solid performance....

Day 4 (18th) Evening Wrap Tuesday August 18, 2009

The womens 100m hurdles heats kicked off the evening session, with our own Olympic silver medallist Sally McLellan....

Day 4 (18th) Morning Wrap Tuesday August 18, 2009

The morning got underway with the mens 200m heats. Gay, Chambers and original Olympic silver ....

The First Third Tuesday August 18, 2009

By Bryan Green. The World Championships has gotten off to a cracking start, and with three days and 12 finals in the books, it's time to look at the first third of the meet. ....

Kenenisa Bekele: Making History Tuesday August 18, 2009

By Len Johnson. Bekele remains motivated, he wants to keep on improving, he is enjoying his running and he is World Champion again making history.....

Day 3 Wrap: Monday August 17, 2009

Day Three had only one session in the evening, which had a couple of big finals....

Wariner vs Merritt Tuesday August 18, 2009

The two leading mens 400m runners, Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt, had a lot to say about their preparation, their racing, and the competition between the two....

Usain Just Runs Faster: Monday August 17, 2009

By Len Johnson. Simply put, Bolt just runs faster....

Day 2 (16th) Evening Wrap : Sunday August 16, 2009

Bolt lowers world record with a 9.58 in his semi-final, as well as the rest of the action...

Day 2 (16th) Morning Wrap : Sunday August 16, 2009

Day Two kicked off with the heats of the womens 800m. Madeleine Pape, the newly minted World Uni Games Champ..

Excitement Fuels Ticket Scalping : Sunday August 16, 2009

I never thought I would see people scalping tickets to an athletics meet, but that's now turning into a common..

Women's 10k and Men's Preview? : Sunday August 16, 2009

I don't think we could have scripted a better ending to that women's 10,000 meter final...

Berlin Olympic Stadium - Most Impressive Ever! : Sunday August 16, 2009

The Berlin Olympic Stadium is by far the most impressive I've ever seen..

Usain Bolt is a phenomenon : Sunday August 16, 2009

True to his partying form, Usain Bolt's press conference was held in a nightclub, instead of the usual team hotels...

Borchin Too Strong - Men's 20km Race Walk Report : Sunday August 16, 2009

Jared Tallent, Luke Adams, and Adam Rutter took to the Berlin streets under the historic

Masai Climbs Mountain to take 10,000m on Opening Day: Sunday August 16, 2009

By Len Johnson. ' Tonight, in Berlin's Olympic stadium, Masai climbed a mountain'...

Day 1 Evening Wrap : Saturday August 15, 2009

So begins the first evening session of the Championships, and one we've all been waiting for...

Day 1 Morning Wrap : Saturday August 15, 2009

The first event of the Championships was the mens shot put qualifiers. Justin Anlezark looked good...

Who are the Aussies with a medal in their sights?: Saturday August 15, 2009

"Who are the Aussies with a medal in their sights? Let's have a look at the list...

Steve Hooker Chat -Injured: Thursday Aug 13, 2009

"I had an MRI last night, which found a tear in my right adductor"....

Sally-McLellan-Interview-Pre-Berlin-World-Champs

"My times are really fast at the moment, I'm the fastest qualifier, so it's looking good. Plus training has been going very well"....

The Australian Flame: Thursday August 13, 2009

Watch out - the Australian athletics team has a new name and a new uniform....

Dani Samuels Interview: Thursday August 13, 2009

"I feel like I could get a medal if I compete to the best of my ability like I have been over the last 12 months"....

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