British pair step up bid for Berlin games; ATHLETICS.

CHRISTINE OHURUOGU and Nicola Sanders have recovered from injury in time to step up their 400metres preparations for the IAAF World Championships in Berlin on August 15.

The duo, who won gold and silver respectively in Osaka two years ago, have not had the chance to show that impressive form recently due to a lack of races.

However, they are determined to give it their best shot despite being well aware the odds are stacked against them with American Sanya Richards reigning supreme this summer and many other world-class rivals ahead of them in the rankings.

Both athletes have yet to run under 51 seconds, indeed Sanders has seen herself not included in the "A" race at the DN Galan Super Grand Prix in Stockholm today.

The 27-year-old, who has won in Crete and London in the past fortnight, knows she will probably have to run sub-50sec to make the Berlin final.

Meanwhile Ohuruogu, who competes in Wattenscheid, Germany tomorrow, has been struggling with a tight hamstring after winning the World trials three weeks ago and had to withdraw from Paris and London meetings.

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Great Britain's Nicola Sanders