Usain Bolt's 100 and 200m world records set at the Beijing Olympics in August are officially ratified by the International Association of Atheltics Federations.
Jo Pavey has to settle for third place in one of the closest finishes of the BUPA Great North Run. Pavey fought a magnificent battle over the final mile with Gete Wami and Magdalene Mukunzi before succumbing to their finishing pace. Wami won by a second in 1:08:51, ahead of Mukunzi.
Lisa Dobriskey and Mo Farah close their seasons will victories in the BUPA Great North Miles meeting on Tyneside.