Recent World Athletics Championships Stories

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  Diamond League Athletics betting tips - Bolt and Blake set to shine in Brussels7 September 2012

  Usain Bolt and James Blake look certainties in Brussels but Luguelin Santos is tired and should be opposed in the men's 400m. Having hinted that David Rudisha was vulnerable to the 18-year-old Mohammed Aman at the first-half of the Diamond League final in Zurich last week, I only wish that I'd reco...

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  Diamond League Athletics betting tips - Usain Bolt set to fly in Lausanne23 August 2012

  Those who are missing athletics after the London Olympics can get their fix with the Diamond League tonight which will feature Kiryani James, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and the irrepressible Usain Bolt. Some might say it's hard to get up for another athletics' meeting so soon after the Olympics, but w...

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  London to host 2017 World Athletics Championships11 November 2011

  London has been named as the host city for the 2017 World Athletics Championships.The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) made the announcement following the final presentations in Monaco on Friday, confirming London had beaten Doha in the race to host the event.Lord Coe, the ...

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  Dai Greene wins World Championship Gold for Great Britain1 September 2011

  Welsh hurdler Dai Greene won the 2011 world title and he is now 9/4 to repeat his 400 metres success at London 2012 Dai Greene has been cut to 9/4 (from 4/1) by Sky Bet to win gold in the 400 metres hurdles at the London 2012 Olympics after becoming a world champion in Daegu. Greene added the ...

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  World Athletics Championships Tips28 August 2011

  Athletics championships pose punters a problem. With a plethora of short-priced favourites, it's always hard to separate the genuine sporting titan from the overhyped chancer. Renaud Lavillenie - Men's Pole Vault - BELIEVEI was at the Olympics in 2008 and saw a man walking along with a pole on hi...