Reigning women's Olympic 800 metres champion Athing Mu will not defend her title at next month's Paris Games after suffering a dramatic fall at the US trials in Eugene, Oregon on Monday.Mu, the 2022 world champion, had not raced all season before the trials as she worked her way back from injury.
AFP continues its look back at the history of the Olympics to pick out some of the legends that have lit up the Games.- Cathy Freeman: Aboriginal star - In a moment that captured a spirit of reconciliation between Australia's Aborigines and the descendants of European migrants, Aboriginal sprint legend Cathy Freeman, wearing a custom-made silver bodysuit, lit the Olympic flame at the 2000 Sydney Games.Â
The Lostock AC club championships are in full swing - and there was another midweek race last week.