1.   Newcastle security guard Peter Gordon competes for Yorkshire, aiming to extend his record haul of discus titles to seven in ten years.

2.   Almost casually, John Godina of UCLA won his second straight discus title Wednesday at the National Collegiate Athletic Association track and field championships here.

3.   Beatrice Faumuina of New Zealand staved off elimination with her winning throw to capture the discus World Championship title Thursday ahead of defending champion Ellina Zvereva.

4.   Beatrice Faumunia of New Zealand staved off elimination with her winning throw to capture the discus World Championship title Thursday ahead of defending champion Ellina Zvereva.

5.   German Lars Riedel won his fifth discus world title Wednesday with a championship record, beating Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania.

6.   Lars Riedel of Germany won his fifth world discus title, while Ivan Pedroso of Cuba leaped to a fourth straight long jump championship.

7.   Now, Godina, who also won the NCAA discus title, will try and complete a sweep of the collegiate and world titles.