Athletics

Coe: We had to keep our nerve despite Doha "inducements"

By Mike Rowbottom in Monte Carlo

Sebastian Coe_after_London_awarded_2017_Championships_Monte_Carlo_November_11_2011November 11 - London 2017 bid President Sebastian Coe revealed after his country had earned a 16-10 vote over Doha how his team had kept their nerve despite the lucrative guarantees – including $29 million (£18 million/€21 million) in sponsor and television revenue – that had been offered by their rivals in the presentation which preceded the British capital's pitch.

London match Doha prize fund for 2017 World Athletics Championships

From Mike Rowbottom in Monte Carlo

ed warner_11-11-111November 11 - London's 2017 world championship bidders revealed in their presentation to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council here that they would match the guarantee made by their rivals, Doha, to cover the prize fund of $7.2 million (£4.5 million/€5.3 million) for athletes at the event.

Geoffrey Mutai wins New York City Marathon to complete record-breaking year

By Mike Rowbottom

Geoffrey Mutai_wins_New_York_City_Marathon_November_6_2011November 6 – Geoffrey Mutai, who produced the fastest marathon ever at Boston earlier this year, albeit that the non-looped nature of that course rules it out for record purposes, underlined his standing as Kenya's top performer by winning the ING New York Marathon in 2 hours 5min 06sec, taking more than two minutes off the course record.