RIO TIMETABLE

READY FOR THE NO.1 OLYMPIC SPORT TO BEGIN

WITH so much Olympic track and field action unfolding after

LET THE GAMES COMMENCE!

AFTER the Olympic cauldron was lit at the opening ceremony

BOLT BEGINS HIS TRIPLE DEFENCE

THE blue riband event. Last year’s world 100m final had

CHAMPION HAS TOUGHEST TEST AHEAD

USAIN BOLT is not quite firing on all cylinders as

IT’S A THREE-HORSE RACE OVER ONE LAP

IF WORLD No.1 LaShawn Merritt takes gold, he will become

RUDISHA NOT AT PEAK TO DEFEND TITLE

FOUR years ago David Rudisha produced the performance of the

TIME FOR KING KIPROP’S CORONATION?

THIS is one of a number of events in which

MO HAS MASSIVE TEST OVER 12.5 LAPS

MO FARAH won the last Olympic 5000m title in 13:40.66

FARAH LOOKS TO DO THE DOUBLE AGAIN

MO FARAH hasn’t lost a 10,000m race since Ethiopia’s Ibrahim

KIPCHOGE HOPES HE CAN STAY ON TOP

KENYA’S Eluid Kipchoge is the undisputed best marathoner in the

KIPRUTO LEADS STRONG KENYAN FORCE

KENYA boasts an incredible embarrassment of talent in the steeplechase

MCLEOD TIPPED FOR HURDLES VICTORY

IN AN unpredictable event, world indoor champion Omar McLeod arguably

OPEN EVENT LACKS A FIRM FAVOURITE

NONE of the contenders has bettered 48.40 this summer. Such

GRABARZ GOES FOR ANOTHER MEDAL

WORLD champion Derek Drouin of Canada, Mutaz Essa Barshim of

LAVILLENIE COULD DEFEND VAULT TITLE

WORLD record-holder Renaud Lavillenie attempts to retain his title and

RUTHERFORD CAPABLE OF MORE GOLD

IF GREG RUTHERFORD had any doubters when he won the

SECOND CROWN BECKONS FOR TAYLOR

THE TOP two from London 2012, Americans Christian Taylor and

AMERICA TO DOMINATE SHOT PODIUM

THE Americans will have hopes of a clean sweep of

MALACHOWSKI’S AFTER HIS THIRD TITLE

WHO can forget the moment four years ago when newly

FAVOURITE FAJDEK’S FAIL IS FORGOTTEN

AFTER failing to register a mark in qualifying at London

GERMAN ROHLER IN SHARP RIO SHAPE

KESHORN WALCOTT’S win was one of the shocks of 2012

EATON IS A CLASS APART FROM RIVALS

ASHTON EATON is about as far in front of his

USUAL SUSPECTS

MAKING predictions for an international race walking event can prove

DINIZ v TOTH BATTLE

THIS looks like being a tussle between Yohann Diniz and

JAMAICA SEEK HAT-TRICK OF VICTORIES

THERE is no questioning Jamaica’s speed, so if the 2008

AMERICANS TOUGH TO BEAT AS USUAL

AS EVER, the USA will start as favourites. It hasn’t

FRASER-PRYCE TARGETS RECORD WIN

AS WELL as beating her rivals, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is also

CHALLENGERS NEED DUTCH COURAGE

DAFNE SCHIPPERS may also compete in the 100m, but it

FELIX LOOKS TO ADD TO TITLES TALLY

GOING on paper and prior form, last year’s world gold

SEMENYA IS A SHOO-IN OVER TWO LAPS

FORMER world champion Caster Semenya has proved unbeatable in 2016

SKY’S THE LIMIT FOR MUIR’S METRIC MILE

OF ALL the many events in Rio, the final of

AYANA COULD REPEAT BEIJING TRIUMPH

WITH a best time of 14:12.59 this year, reigning world

ETHIOPIANS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE

TIRUNESH DIBABA did the distance double in 2008, claiming 5000m

RIO ROADS HAVE OPEN EVENT IN STORE

AMAZINGLY for such an unpredictable event, the top four plus

WORLD RECORD COULD FALL IN BRAZIL

TUNISIA’S Habiba Ghribi had to wait almost four years to

USA GOES FOR A CLEAN MEDAL SWEEP

WITH world record-holder and owner of six of the seven

HURDLER MUHAMMAD OUT ON HER OWN

THE EVENT was slow to take off in 2016, but

IT’S WHO JUMPS THE BEST ON THE DAY

FROM the veteran Ruth Beitia to teenager Vashti Cunningham to

JENN’S SURE IN FORM FOR DEFENCE

JENN SUHR cleared 4.75m to win gold in 2012, while

AMERICAN REESE IS DIFFERENT CLASS

ONE of the most successful track and field athletes of

SOUTH AMERICAN JUMPERS FAVOURITES

SINCE gaining silver behind Kazakhstan’s Olga Rykapova in London 2012,

KIWI QUEEN CHASING THREE IN A ROW

WHILE most field events have one standout clear favourite, this

PERKOVIC LOOKING TO MAKE AMENDS

CROATIAN Sandra Perkovic has been the major dominant force in

WLODARCZYK WILL BE TOUGH TO BEAT

THE overwhelming favourite, Anita Wlodarczyk, is the only woman to

SPOTAKOVA EYES THIRD SPEAR TITLE

STRAIGHT after her victory in London four years ago, Barbora

RUSSIAN BAN IS GOOD NEWS FOR CHINA

AT THE IAAF World Championships last year, China enjoyed a

BRITS FACE UP TO TOUGH THEISEN-EATON CHALLENGE

CAN Jessica Ennis-Hill emulate Jackie Joyner-Kersee and retain the Olympic

GB AMONG FIVE IN THE HUNT FOR GOLD

THIS LOOKS a fascinating contest, with much dependant on what

BRITONS SHOULD BATTLE FOR BRONZE

TRADITIONALLY one of the biggest foregone conclusions of the Games

RIO OLYMPIC FORM GUIDE

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STAG PARTY FOR THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS

BIRCHFIELD retained their title with a comfortable victory over hosts

KELLY’S HEROES WIN IT FOR BIRCHFIELD

BIRCHFIELD HARRIERS won this match with ease to take the

RIO GOLD ENOUGH

THERE was something in Jessica Ennis-Hill’s answers which leads me

GEMILI NAMED AS GB RIO SKIPPER

ADAM GEMILI has been selected by British Athletics to captain

RETIRING WITH RIO GOLD IS TEMPTING

ONLY a select few athletes have the luxury of going

PAVEY READY IN RIO TO GIVE IT ALL SHE HAS GOT

JO PAVEY is not putting any limits on what she

RUSSIAN IPC BAN

SIR PHILIP CRAVEN pulled no punches in his assessment of

PHILIP: MY FAMILY GOT ME TO HERE

ASHA PHILIP can finally put to rest her injury demons

THE BIGGEST TEST YET FOR MO

THE SUCCESSFUL defence of his Olympic 5000m and 10,000m titles

FOSTER: TIME FOR ATHLETES TO SHOW WHO OWNS OUR SPORT

AMONG all the storylines which will develop in the coming

UGEN BANISHES MENTAL BLOCK AFTER A BIG YEAR

WITH a wretched record on the international stage at all

RIMMER’S ‘IN SHAPE FOR A PB’

MICHAEL RIMMER believes he is close to being in the

SUB-19 IS THE GOAL FOR BOLT

USAIN BOLT says he remains “really focused” on breaking through

NEWBIE NEITA SETS NO LIMIT ON RIO AMBITION

DARYLL NEITA has gone from being the “baby” of the

ARCHER TURNS TO THE MOUNTAINS

FORMER British steeplechaser Hatti Archer will make her debut on

PISTORIUS SUICIDE BID DISMISSED

JAILED Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has denied rumours he attempted

COACHES CONGREGATE FOR BMC

THE BRITISH Milers’ Club are hosting a coaching gathering at

LONDON LEGACY SHOWS IN GREEN

CHAROTTE GREEN will make her debut for England at the

FEARON FRONTS ENGLAND TEAM

BRITAIN’S latest sub-10 superstar Joel Fearon will compete for England

WORLD MASTERS

MASTERS have until August 25 to submit entries to the

PROMOTION CAPS PAR DREAM WEEK

NEWQUAY & PAR AC has had a good few weeks

CARB UNLOADING?

ASK an athlete from the 1970s what they ate before

KETONE DRINK GIVES 2% PERFORMANCE BOOST

ELITE cyclists provided with a ketone-containing drink were able to

JUMPERS HITTING NEW HEIGHTS

EXPECT to see a new generation of long and high

SWEAT-TRACKING CAN NOW PREDICT MUSCLE FATIGUE

HUMAN sweat is being used to provide crucial information about

ATHLETES OPT FOR BRAIN WORKOUTS

“BRAIN training” – or “neuropriming”, as it’s also called –

EAT TO COMPETE

DECIDING what and when to eat prior to training and

WATCH YOUR WAISTLINE

RUNNING waistpacks vary from those that simply promise to hold

OVERSEAS

SHOULD the final league matches of the season be held

TRACK & FIELD

SOUTHAMPTON’S second place on the day was sufficient to give

PARKRUN / ROAD

FORMER European cross-country champion Gemma Steel was a surprise entry

GOLDEN GAMES AWAITS

ASK A MEMBER of the British Athletics Supporters’ Club which

STARTER FOR =10=

1 Which London club won the top men’s division eight

ATHLETES’ ‘CONDOM’ CLOTHING

A LEADING condom company has created the world’s first athletics

POLL: ZOLA WOULD HAVE WON IN 1984

MARY DECKER and Zola Budd have been in the news

THE ‘JERRY KIERNAN SCALE’

IRISH sports website The42.ie has found a novel way to