Triathlon: &#39;Shagged&#39; Docherty delighted
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Ultra-competitive Bevan Docherty rated himself a golden chance in the Olympic men&#39;s triathlon last night - but he had a satisfied smile as he fingered the silver round his neck shortly after the finish.
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* With star swimmer Michael Phelps watching from the stands after giving his spot to teammate Ian Crocker, the United States won gold in the men&#39;s 400-meter medley relay in a world-record time of 3:30.
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&quot;Frankly, it&#39;s the most beautiful week of my life,&quot; admitted Phelps. &quot;I came here to enjoy myself and do my best.
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Great Britain enjoyed one of its best ever days at the Olympics on Saturday, claiming five gold medals. Rower Matthew Pinsent led the way, winning his fourth Games title in the coxless four ahead of Canada.
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Susan Williams of Springfield, Va., dominated the cycling phase of the Olympic women&#39;s triathlon and hung on for a bronze medal yesterday in Athens, Greece.
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On an extraordinary day for Great Britain at the Olympics the gold-medal tally rose to six, thanks to outstanding performances from Matthew Pinsent&#39;s coxless four, yachtsman Ben Ainslie and cyclist Bradley Wiggins.
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ATHENS -- Simon Whitfield&#39;s reign as Olympic triathlon champion is over. New Zealand&#39;s Hamish Carter claimed the crown yesterday in a triumphant day for the Kiwis as countryman Bevan Docherty took silver.
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Nina Kraft, winner of last month&#39;s Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawai&#39;i, acknowledged yesterday that she had used the banned endurance-boosting drug EPO.
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The women&#39;s Olympic triathlon was expected to be a wide open race - but not so open that it could be won by a 34-year-old, ranked 41 in the world, who only took up the sport eight years ago to accompany her husband.
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New Zealand has moved to 18th place in the Olympic medals table with a first and second placing in the men&#39;s triathlon in Athens.
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Australia&#39;s dreams of an historic fourth successive three-day eventing gold medal ended in disappointment but there was still joy for the team when Andrew Hoy&#39;s wife won dual gold medals.
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Cyclist Bradley Wiggins tonight became the first Briton for 40 years to win three Olympic medals in one Games as he claimed bronze with team-mate Rob Hayles in the Madison.
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The world&#039;s fastest humans teased track fans on Sunday, offering a tantalizing hint of how great a race between them might be.
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Cyclist Chris Hoy today secured Britain&#39;s second gold medal of the Games by winning the men&#39;s 1km time trial in a new Olympic-record time.
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Olympic supremo Jacques Rogge on Sunday gave top marks to Athens for organising a superb Games. &quot;I am an extremely happy President of the IOC,&quot; he told reporters on the day the Games wrap up.
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Marc Jenkins finished last of 45 in yesterday&#39;s triathlon but raised some of the biggest cheers of the day for completing the swim-ride-run marathon at all.
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New Zealand triathlete Hamish Carter says he felt bulletproof during his gold medal winning performance at the Athens Olympics. The champion says it has been a crazy day in the aftermath of his win, which