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Did you catch the men's indoor 60 metres dash in Sheffield over the weekend?   Dwain Chambers was sprinting so fast as he crossed the finish line in first place that not even the ramp and padding could prevent him from flipping over the barrier and ending up, head first down, with his legs sticking up...

By Ian Stafford

“We definitely don’t mess around,” smiles Martyn Rooney, happily aware of the grueling necessities of readying his body to compete at the very summit of world athletics. “There are no gimmicks, we just go out there and work as hard as we can.

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Former world 800m champion, Caster Semenya, has turned to coach Maria Mutola to help her win Olympic gold in London next year. Semenya, who won gold at the Berlin World Championships in 2009 (pictured), left her previous coach Michael Seme shortly after winning silver at the 2011 event in Daegu.

*Chris Tomlinson, Britain’s leading long-jumper, has warned his rivals that he will be at his very best at next summer’s Olympic Games after suffering injury heartache at the final of the World Championships in September. *   Tomlinson was in impressive form heading into the event at Daegu.

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Mark-Lewis Francis has been overlooked by UK Athletics and will not complete at the upcoming World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. He was disqualified for a false start at the recent UK World Trials and the three spots have gone to Dwain Chambers, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Marlon Devonish.