11.   After watching his own world record get shattered twice in consecutive heats, Romme went last and lowered the latest world mark by a staggering six seconds.

12.   At one stage the men were on course to break the world mark.

13.   But it was more than two seconds off her world mark.

14.   But he was on his own from there and was well clear of the field when he crossed the line in the new world mark.

15.   Chinese women bettered world marks in every division.

16.   China set its third world weightlifting record in three days at the Asian Games Wednesday, and North and South Korean lifters set world marks too.

17.   Da Costa promised months ago he could lower the world mark in London, a hillier course than Berlin.

18.   Da Costa, who did a cartwheel after setting his world mark in Berlin last year, is planning another spectacular celebration if he wins here.

19.   El Guerrouj ran a parade lap waving a Moroccan flag after setting the world mark, to the cheers of the crowd.

20.   Feofanova, the Russian who has broken the world indoor pole vault mark five times this season, failed to do it again.