1.   Home Depot officials say many past Olympians stay on and continue to work at the company, even after their athletics careers are complete.

2.   Andras Haklitis from University of Georgia ended his college athletics career in dramatic fashion Wednesday by winning his third NCAA hammer title on his final throw.

3.   He said he had no fears that her withdrawal from Manchester would mean the end of her athletics career.

4.   His athletics career long over, Edwin Moses is hurdling through life, leaping barriers of poverty, crime, drugs, disease and war.

5.   The Dutchman believes parenthood will distract Lewis from focusing on her athletics career and stop her winning gold in future tournaments.

6.   Hatungimana, now based in Paris, where he is combining studies in marketing with his athletics career, is living in fear.

7.   John, who played a handful of games for Staffordshire junior side Handsworth last season, is training daily and says that his athletics career is on hold.

8.   Liu announced earlier this month that she had decided to end her athletics career and enroll in university because of the difficulties she had had finding a new coach.