t-and-f: Women 400m hurdles age bests

to auto timing, British timekeepers being trained to stop their watches when they see the athlete cross the finish, rather than when ,as most of the rest of the world does, anticipate when an athlete crosses the finish. Peter Matthews, Editor International Athletics Annual, Co-publisher Athletics

t-and-f: Glickman world best

Stadium, London the US team of Wykoff, Glickman, Owens and Metcalfe ran a world best 37.4 for the most unusual distance of 4 x 100 yards. Peter Matthews, Editor International Athletics Annual, Co-publisher Athletics International 10 Madgeways Close, Great Amwell, Ware, Herts SG12 9RU, England Tel. 44

t-and-f: Marl Lewis-Francis

Junior title (and relay gold as well). Peter Matthews, Editor International Athletics Annual, Co-publisher Athletics International 10 Madgeways Close, Great Amwell, Ware, Herts SG12 9RU, England Tel. 44 (0)1920 870434, Fax 44 (0)1920 877392

t-and-f: Brussels 10k

but then produced a last km of 2:42.98. Having initially dismissed Limo's time - I am now adding it to my lists in view of authoritive opinion. But I retain some scepticism and would love to see a lap chart or details of Limo's splits throught the race. Peter Matthews, Editor International Athletics Annual

t-and-f: Gateshead 4x100

Taylor ran the flat 400m for the first time for over two months and beat Mark Richardson and Cathy Freeman stepped down to run a season¹s best at 200m, coming from some 3m down after the bend to sweep past Inger Miller and Bev McDonald. Peter Matthews, Editor International Athletics Annual, Co

t-and-f: Field events

of interest. Peter Matthews, Editor International Athletics Annual, Co-publisher Athletics International 10 Madgeways Close, Great Amwell, Ware, Herts SG12 9RU, England Tel. 44 (0)1920 870434, Fax 44 (0)1920 877392