The traditional Russian Winter indoor meeting on Sunday (1), the second of this season's IAAF Indoor Permit meetings, features a memorable women’s high jump which brings together again the joint world indoor champions, Poland’s Kamila Licwinko and home star Mariya Kuchina.

It is hard to read too much into the heats of the men’s 400m Hurdles which saw 24 out of the 36 starters advance to Tuesday night’s semi-finals.

If you want consistency, don’t look for it in the 400m Hurdles: not this year, at least.

British Athletics has today named a 60-strong team for the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia, from 10-18 August.

The 2013 British Championships may have been missing the country’s three reigning Olympic champions, but the absence of Jessica Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford from Birmingham was all but forgotten when James Dasaolu provided the biggest talking point of the event (12-14).

“Hi, again. Those of you following my results this season will know I've been a little down on my best but, after undergoing hernia surgery in March, all I can say is that I'm getting fitter, and now I just need to get on with it.

Two more London 2012 Olympic Games champions have confirmed they will compete at the Sainsbury’s Grand Prix – Birmingham at the Alexander Stadium on 30 June, taking the total number of Olympic champions set to appear at the IAAF Diamond league meeting up to eight.

World 400m Hurdles champion Dai Greene underwent hip surgery after the indoor season. It has delayed the start of his summer campaign, but he is confident that he can get back to his best in time for the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.

“Hi again. I’m writing this diary piece feeling very happy and content as a proud Welsh sports fan.

World 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene believes he is on track to retain his title in Moscow this summer after the British athlete opened his 2013 season with his first UK record at the British Athletics Glasgow International on Saturday (26).

Three-time World indoor champion Bernard Lagat and World champions Dai Greene and Carmelita Jeter are among the stars set to feature at the British Athletics Glasgow International this Saturday (26).

22 November 2012 – In his latest IAAF Diary, Dai Greene writes that the disappointment of his fourth place finish at the Olympic Games in London is adding to his motivation as he prepares to defend his World 400m Hurdles title next summer in Moscow.