Twenty years ago today, the Sydney Olympic Games enraptured the world with what is widely regarded as one of the most thrilling nights in athletics history.

In the latest of our fab five series, we focus on a clutch of world champions who garnished their considerable achievement with the elation of posting a world record.

The IAAF Ambassadors Press Conference, marking 30 years of the IAAF World Championships, featured two IAAF Ambassadors, Great Britain’s 1983 1500m champion Steve Cram and Russia’s 1996 Olympic Games 800m and 1500m champion Svetlana Masterkova. US hurdler Ryan Wilson, who won the 110m Hurdles silver medal on Monday, was also there as a guest on Friday (15).

The fifth IAAF Ambassadors Press Conference featured the Triple Jump World record holder, 2000 Olympic Games champion and double World champion Jonathan Edwards, and former 800m World record holder and three-time World champion over 800m Wilson Kipketer.

Jonathan Edwards, Britain’s 35-year-old World and Olympic triple jump champion, could retire from full-time competition at the end of the 2002 season.

Jonathan Edwards and Paula Radcliffe were named Athletes of the Year on Saturday night at the 39th annual British Athletics Writers’ Association Awards Dinner, in London.

Preview of IAAF Grand Prix II in Gateshead

Edwards and Arron voted European Athletes of the Year

One of the stars of Friday's international indoor meeting in Dortmund will be on the missing list. World record-holder (outdoors) triple-jumper Jonathan Edwards (GBR) has had to withdraw from the Dortmund meeting