Sunday, September 2, 2007

Live - World athletics day nine

25 August - 2 September

Great Britain are out to add to their tally of four medals on the final day at the World Championships in Japan.

The best hope comes in the women's 4x400m relay at 1230BST when 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu and silver medallist Nicola Sanders go for gold.

The British men also line up in the 4x400m where the United States are anchored by the supreme Jeremy Wariner.

Mo Farah goes in the 5,000m while medals will be won in the women's high jump, 1500m and men's 800m and javelin.

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1105: So we're all set for another day and things are already under way in the women's high jump. Croatia's Blanka Vlasic has the world-leading height of 2.07m this season but Swede Kajsa Bergqvist is out to defend her title. The bar has been raised to 1.94m so far.

1100: The time is almost upon us to say sayonara to the world championships BUT first there is the final day of action at the Nagai stadium - and it should be a cracker.

The men's 4x400m relay brings the curtain down and with 400m medallists Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt and Angelo Taylor running for the US it looks like they'll have the gold sewn up.

Britain's Andrew Steele, Rob Tobin, Richard Buck and Martyn Rooney are also in the final - though Tim Benjamin seems unlikely to shake off a virus in time to join the squad.

But forget the men. It's the women's race where things could get interesting.

400m champion Christine Ohuruogu is back to liven things up for Britain along with silver medallist Nicola Sanders, Lee McConnell and either Donna Fraser or Marilyn Okoro.

The rumour is that the world's fastest 400m runner Sanya Richards will not return to the US quartet - and that could well play into Britain's hands.

We've also got the women's high jump, 1500m and the men's 5,000m, 800m and javelin to decide.

You weren't thinking of going anywhere now where you? Good.

Source: BBC Sport

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