Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie breaks his own world record as he wins the Berlin Marathon for the third time in a row.
Olympic star Veronica Campbell-Brown tells BBC Sport female athletes are at a "disadvantage" to male athletes because many women's records are out of reach.
Sammy Wanjiru wins Kenya's first ever gold in the men's marathon, breaking the Olympic record despite the soaring heat.
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele adds the 5,000m Olympic title to his 10,000m gold.
Usain Bolt wins a third Olympic gold, in a third world record time, as Jamaica storm to victory in the men's 4x100m.
British sprinter Dwain Chambers will not be able to run at the Olympic Games after he fails in court to overturn his lifetime ban.
Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius finished fourth on his return to track action.
Olympic 100m champion Justin Gatlin fails in his appeal to have his four-year drugs ban halved.
Jamaican Usain Bolt breaks the 100m world record with a time of 9.72 seconds in New York.
Paula Radcliffe is refusing to rule out competing at the 2008 Olympics despite suffering a stress fracture to her leg.