Following on from Ennis's world title last year the Sheffield-based heptathlete was once again in winning form in 2010, claiming the world indoor and European titles, setting championship records in each, while Williams's Olympic gold in the skeleton was the first individual British Winter Olympics gold medal in 30 years.
Bekele won the Olympic distance double in 2008, setting championship records in both the 5000m and 10,000m.
AMERICAN JUNIOR SETS SKATING RECORD: Shani Davis of the United States set a championship record yesterday in a 1,500-meter 1,500-meter race at the world junior speedskating championships in Collalbo, Italy.
Now return to the train and head to Willets Point: game, set, match, championship.
The Open has set the championship's single-week ticket sales record, exceeding 110,000.
The previous time it hosted the British Open, in 1983, Greg Norman set the championship record of a 13-under 267.
The Chinese set four championship records, including one by 13-year-old Xu Danlu, who won the 400 free in 4 05.75.
Another to make his mark on the meet was Phillips Idowu, the European indoor champion, who set a championship record in the triple jump yesterday with a leap of 17.06m.
She set a championship record in her semifinal heat of the 50-meter freestyle, causing Ian Hanson, the Australian team's media liaison, to quip, "Maybe they should run into each other more often, because they both swam so well".
They're trying to try to set the Championship season alight".
