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The latest BBC Athletics news plus blogs, analysis, results and calendar along with video, audio and links to IAAF information.
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Bolt places 400m mission on hold
Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt says he is unlikely to target the 400m record until after London 2012.
London bids to stage 2015 Worlds
London joins Beijing and Cherzow in the running to host the 2015 World Athletics Championships.
Meadows settles for Doha silver
Jenny Meadows wins 800m silver and the men's 4x400m team take bronze making it four British medals at the World Indoor Championships.
Chambers upbeat on race invites
Britain's world indoor 60m champion Dwain Chambers is hopeful his form can lead to invitations to race in Europe.
Chambers cruises through in Doha
Britain's Dwain Chambers eases into the 60m semi-finals, while Jenny Meadows impresses in the 800m at the World Indoor Championships.
Watch World Indoors (external website)
Live video coverage of the World Indoor Championships in Doha, from the Daily Telegraph website.
Ennis & Chambers win gold in Doha
Britain's pentathlete Jessica Ennis and sprinter Dwain Chambers are crowned champions at the World Indoors in Doha.
Rival's drugs ban boosts Chambers
Dwain Chambers' hopes of 60m gold at the World Indoor Championships are boosted after American gold medal favourite Ivory Williams is given a three-month doping ban.
Jones signs for basketball team
Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones signs for Women's National Basketball Association franchise the Tulsa Shock.
Bolt scoops second Laureus award
Athletics superstar Usain Bolt has been named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second year running.
Olympic athletes set medal target
Great Britain have been set a target of at least 10 medals at this summer's European Athletics Championships by the national funding body.
Olympic athletes set medal target
Great Britain have been set a target of at least 10 medals at this summer's European Athletics Championships by the national funding body.
BBC blogger bags journalism award
BBC Sport writer Tom Fordyce wins the Best Live Blog award at the Sports Journalists Association.
Johnson suggests Bolt 400m switch
Sprint legend Michael Johnson believes Usain Bolt should consider moving up to 400m after an impressive relay display.
Van Commenee laments Idowu loss
UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee is disappointed by Phillips Idowu's decision to withdraw from the World Indoor Championships in Doha.
Idowu pulls out of World Indoors
World triple jump champion Phillips Idowu withdraws from the World Indoor Championships in Doha for personal reasons.
2012 athletes to prepare overseas
UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee is adamant that Britain's athletes will prepare at an overseas training camp ahead of the Olympics.
Priestley handed drugs suspension
British sprint hurdler Callum Priestley is provisionally suspended after being charged with a doping violation following an out-of-competition test.
Ennis ready for Doha challenge
Britain's Jessica Ennis vows to be in the best possible shape for the pentathlon at next weekend's World Indoor Championships in Doha.
Gebrselassie targets world record
Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie does not rule out a world record attempt when he competes in the 10km Great Manchester Run on Sunday, 16 May.
