FEBRUARY 16 - SWEDISH wrestler Ara Abrahamian, who threw his bronze medal away in protest at the Olympics last year, will not be able to get it back, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled today.

February 9 - Charles Van Commenee (pictured) today started his new job as head coach of UK Athletics as the sport continues its preparations for the London 2012 Olympics but which his immediate concern is disgraced sprinter Dwain Chambers.

DECEMBER 30 - KEVIN HICKEY is expected next week to be named as the new performance director at the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE), ending a 20-year absence from the sport as he is given the job of looking after London 2012 prospects like Luke Campbell (pictured).

THE International Triathlon Union (ITU) tonight honoured its founding president Les McDonald (pictured), its vice-president Chiharu Igaya, Olympic gold medallist Jan Frodeno and overall World Cup series champion Samantha Warriner at its gala in Madrid.

November 6 - THE Swedish wrestler who dropped his medal in protest at the Beijing Olympics has been banned from the sport for two years, wrestling's governing body FILA said today.

OCTOBER 31 - SPAIN'S Marisol Casado (pictured) is set to replace Les McDonald as the president of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) after she was the only nominated candidate.

OCTOBER 26 - BRITAIN'S Chrissie Wellington (pictured) won her second consecutive Ironman World Championship on the island of Kona, Hawaii, with a dominating performance, despite suffering a puncture on the cycle leg.

OCTOBER 18 - EUROPEAN ATHLETICS president Hansjörg Wirz (pictured) launched the new strategy for the sport in the continent in front of a packed press conference at the European Athletics Convention in Amsterdam today.