Kenya-born Bernard Lagat won a fifth World Championship gold medal for Team USA in Osaka and then proclaimed: “I feel very special.”

THE wide-eyed look of disbelief told it all: He kissed the track and danced a jig. This ­ for the fans of track and field at least ­ was the greatest moment of the 2004 Olympic Games

Hicham El Guerrouj banished his demons as he finally won the Olympic 1,500metres gold medal in Athens last night.

HICHAM El Guerrouj of Morocco ended eight years of agony in Athens last night as he won the Olympic Games men’s 1500 metres gold medal.

JUSTIN GATLIN ran the race of his life, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100m field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds.

Kenyan track authorities discovered Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat tested positive for a banned substance four days after the start of the World Championships.