21.   German sprinter Katrin Krabbe is to sue the IAAF and the German athletics federation over a drugs ban.

22.   His four-year ban immediately sparked off a battle between the Kenyan athletics federation, who first contested the decision before changing its mind, and the IAAF.

23.   Her punishment for speaking out was to be banned from all training facilities run by the French athletics federation and deprived of coaching.

24.   A German middle distance runner was tested positive for the muscle-building drug testosterone, the German athletics federation revealed on Wednesday.

25.   According to her coach Srdjan Djordjevic, Ottey would still have to reach an agreement with the Jamaican athletics federation before she could run for Slovenia.

26.   But he understood why the Canadian athletics federation took out an insurance policy with Lloyds of London on the Canadians breaking the world record here.

27.   El Gerrouj, who recently declared he would not be coming to France, figures on the ten-strong team list unveiled by the Moroccan athletics federation.

28.   El Gerrouj, who recently declared he would not be coming to France, figures on the ten-strong team list unveiled Wednesday by the Moroccan athletics federation.

29.   The technical director of the French athletics federation Francois Juillard confirmed Perec was down for the two events.

30.   On Monday, the Chinese athletics federation declined to answer telephone calls from the international media.