1.   Todd Riech, a Flathead-Kootenai who keeps negatives from photographs that his grandfather took of Jim Thorpe, is the national javelin champion.

2.   Javelin world champion Marius Corbett was unimpressive in the morning qualifying round, but still reached that final, also Thursday.

3.   Zatopek is survived by his wife, Dana Ingrova, a former Olympic javelin champion.

4.   The selectors will also give a special dispensation to European javelin champion Steve Backley, who has not competed this season because of an achilles injury.

5.   There was also a welcome return after injury for European javelin champion Steve Backley, third in a competition won by team-mate Mick Hill.

6.   South African javelin champion Philip Spies was cleared of doping charges on Saturday despite testing positive for banned stimulants, after athletics officials admitted the mistake was theirs.