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STEVE CRAM ON THE WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPS
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Will all eyes be on Berlin for the World Championships?

If I am being brutally honest, the World Championships that follow the
Olympics are generally not very memorable.

The main problem is that after making such a big effort to reach their
peak for the Olympics, a lot of athletes struggle to regain that form
and I think that has an impact on the quality of the events.

Having said that, there are a few people in Berlin who could reverse
that trend and give us something special to watch.

American 400m runner Sanya Richards was favourite to win gold in Beijing
last year but was overtaken in the finishing straight by Britain's
Christine Ohuruogu and Shericka Williams from Jamaica.

After such a disappointment, she has an extra point to prove.

Another athlete who will be the exception, as ever, is Usain Bolt.

The Jamaican is in the midst of a two-year window which some athletes
seem to reach in their careers where they can do nothing wrong - a
purple patch.

He will be a huge draw for the crowds who will expect big things in the
100m and 200m.

On the opposite side you find athletes like 19-year-old Kenyan Pamela
Jelimo who, having been thrust into sporting superstardom in her home
country after winning 800m gold in Beijing, had a tough winter and is
only just beginning to get back into shape.

Whatever happens I expect Germany to fully embrace the championships.

The Olympiastadion has lots of history and the Germans have a good
record of filling it.

In contrast to Osaka two years ago there will also probably be a fair
few people travelling to Germany from Britain, Spain, France and Italy,
which should swell the crowds and improve the atmosphere.

While it is not the Olympic Games, hopefully this year's World
Championships can again provide some memorable moments.

<b>Steve Cram is part of the BBC TV team at the World Athletics
Championships in Berlin.</b>

<i>Steve was talking to BBC Sport's Mark Vesty.</i>

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THIS WEEKEND ON BBC SPORT
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ATHLETICS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/default.stm
Saturday: World Athletics (0900-1000, BBC Red Button/online; 1000-1230, BBC
Two/BBC HD/online; 1645-2045, BBC Two/BBC HD/online).
Sunday: World Athletics: (0900-1200, BBC Two/BBC HD/online; 1700-2100, BBC
Two/BBC HD/online).


FOOTBALL
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/default.stm
Saturday: Football Focus (1215, BBC One/online); Premier League commentaries
(1245, 1500 & 1730, BBC Radio 5 live/online); Final Score (1430, BBC Red
Button/online; 1630, BBC One/online); Match of the Day (2200, BBC
One/online); The Football League Show (2320, BBC One/online).
Sunday: Match of the Day repeat (0740, BBC One/online); Premier League
commentaries (1330 & 1600, BBC Radio 5 live/online); Match of the Day 2
(2200, BBC Two/online).


OTHER SPORT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/default.stm
Saturday: World Triathlon Series: (1300-1630, BBC One/online); MotoGP, Brno:
qualifying (1155-1500, BBC Red Button/online).
Sunday: MotoGP, Brno: 125cc and 250cc races (0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online);
race (1230-1405, BBC Two/online); MotoGP Extra (1400-1430, BBC Red
Button/online); Rugby league: Super League Show (1205-1235, BBC One
North/online and 0420-0450, BBC Two/online. Then repeated on BBC Red
Button service).


All the latest TV and radio times:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio

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...AND ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK
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Alan Hansen column
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Lawro's predictions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8197263.stm



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