11.   A German court ruled Thursday that the world governing body of athletics had no right to extend a doping ban for former double sprint world champion Katrin Krabbe.

12.   A few minutes later he was back in action with the job of holding out Dutch sprint champion Pieter van den Hoogenband and American Jason Lezak.

13.   Also running in Birmingham Saturday is world sprint hurdles champion Allen Johnson.

14.   Another Norwegian, Tor Arne Hetland, beat defending Milan sprint champion Ari Pololahti of Finland for fifth.

15.   Double American sprint champion Michael Johnson has the overall lead among men in the IAAF Grand Prix standings.

16.   Former track sprint champion Raelene Boyle is another Australian who feels she was cheated out of an Olympic medal by drug-assisted East Germans.

17.   He has also invited many past Olympic sprint champions to attend the meet.

18.   He has also invited many past Olympic sprint champions to attend the meet, including Hines.

19.   It was the first medal for the world sprint champion from Lathi, Finland, in two Olympics.

20.   Last week, a Vienna court lifted a four-year doping ban on former European indoor sprint champion Andreas Berger.