The section of Route 3 between Wimbledon and West Croydon follows the old single-track British Rail route for the most part, which was closed on 31 May 1997 so that it could be converted for Tramlink.

Wimbledon: 3R ( 1997 )

This defeat marked the first time since 1997 that Williams had exited Wimbledon prior to the quarterfinals.

She next participated in the Wimbledon tournament, where for the first time since 1997 she was not seeded.

It was also the first time Venus lost in the first round of a Grand Slam Tournament since the 2006 Australian Open, as well as the first opening round loss at Wimbledon since her pro tennis debut appearance there in 1997.

In 1997, Becker lost to Sampras in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.

Owen scored on his Liverpool debut on 6 May 1997 against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park.

He then served as Borough Commander for Merton for two and a half years ( 1997 – 1999 ), responsible for policing Wimbledon, Mitcham and Merton.

He won the seat of Wimbledon at the 1997 election, one of the surprise results of the Labour landslide as Wimbledon had only ever previously been won by the Labour Party in the 1945 election.

However, the pair finally succeeded in a takeover bid for fellow English Premier League club Wimbledon in June 1997, and Hareide appeared all set to become the new manager of the club in a move that would have ousted the incumbent Joe Kinnear.

On 2 June 1997, the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line was closed by Railtrack for conversion to operation as part of the Tramlink tram operations.

* During the 1997 Wimbledon tournament he commented that grass was for " cows and soccer " and not suitable for tennis play.

Wimbledon: 3R ( 1997 )

However, Henman reached six Grand Slam semi-finals and an additional four quarter-finals, whereas Rusedski reached just two Grand Slam quarter-finals in total – his US Open final performance, and at Wimbledon ( also in 1997 ), a venue where he consistently under-performed.

Kinnear then guided Wimbledon to semi-finals in both of the major domestic cup competitions in 1997 as well as finishing 8th in the Premier League.

Subsequent investigations showed that the gang had been responsible for previously unsuspected " floodlight failures " at West Ham's ground in November 1997, and again a month later at Crystal Palace's ground during a home match of Palace's groundsharing tenant Wimbledon.

At Wimbledon she competed in the first round in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, and reached the fourth round in 1998.

He put in match-winning performances against Liverpool and Wimbledon in the FA Cup in 1997, and Vicenza in the UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup a year later, playing a big part in their glory in both of these competitions.

He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997.

Stich announced his retirement from the professional tour in 1997 following Wimbledon.

Before the lines closed in 1997 to allow the building of Tramlink, Class 456 units worked services on the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line.

She appeared with Ted Rogers at the New Wimbledon Theatre in 1997 in Jimmy Perry's stage musical That's Showbiz.

In 1997 he was bought by his childhood favourites, Liverpool, joining them at a time when they were known as the Spice Boys, having just left the Crazy Gang at Wimbledon.

The space occupied by former bay platform 2, out of use since the Wimbledon service was withdrawn in 1997 and replaced by Tramlink in 2000, has been utilised to extend platform 3, the London-bound platform.

The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1964 – 1983, as well as 1996-1997, winning eight Division Championships ( 1969 – 1971, 1973 – 1974, 1979, 1983, 1997 ), six pennants ( 1966, 1969 – 1971, 1979, 1983 ), three World Series Championships ( 1966, 1970, 1983 ), one wild card berth ( 1996 ), and five Most Valuable Player awards ( 3B Brooks Robinson 1964, OF Frank Robinson 1966, 1B Boog Powell 1970 and SS Cal Ripken Jr. 1983 & 1991 ).

Further evidence of Chinese athletes ' drug use came in 1997 when Australian authorities confiscated 13 vials of Somatropin, a human growth hormone, from the bag of Chinese swimmer Yuan Yuan upon her arrival for the 1997 World Swimming Championships.

In 1997, Freeman won the 400 m at the World Championships in Athens, with a time of 49. 77 seconds.

The Hughson Huskies football team claimed victory in the 1997 State Championships.

The National Championships for Hang Gliding were held in Lakeview in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2008, while the National Championships for Paragliding were held in Lakeview in 1998 and 2007.

The Panthers won PIAA Championships in Baseball in 2002 and Girls ’ Basketball in 1997 and 1998.

The football team has won nine State Championships ( 1938, 1961, 1970, 1971, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1997 and 2006 ) which is tied for 4th most all-time in the state.

The baseball team has won eight State Championships ( 1938, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2006 ) which is 4th most all-time in the state.

** Lu Qin 呂欽 / 吕钦 ( 1962 -; Huiyang, Guangdong ), xiangqi grandmaster ; Winner, World Xiangqi Individual Championships, 1990, 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005

European and American Championships took place in 1997, followed by the first World Championships in 1998.

The band also won the National Brass Band Championship Finals in 1997, 1998 and 2010, and the European Championships in 1998.

* The community hosted to the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 1997 and 2009 ..

He was involved in organising the 1986, 1993 and 2000 World Chess Championships ; and the 1997, 1998 and 1999 Mind Sports Olympiads ; all held in London.

The IAAF World Championships in Athletics became a fully professional competition with the introduction of prize money in 1997, and in 1998 the IAAF Golden League — an annual series of major track and field meetings in Europe — provided a higher level of economic incentive in the form of a US $ 1 million jackpot.

The pole vault has been an Olympic event since 1896 for men, but it was over 100 years later that the first women's world championship competition was held at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

He was a member of three English teams in the World Team Championships of 1985 ( team bronze ), 1989 ( team bronze ), and 1997 ( team fourth ).

* August – 1997 World Championships in Athletics held at Athens

Under his tenure, Carthage has claimed eight outright CCIW divisional titles, one divisional-title tie, nine conference crowns, 16 NCAA regional berths, including nine-straight from 1992 – 2000, six regional titles, third-place finishes in both the 1993 and 1994 NCAA Division III Baseball Championships and fourth place in both 1995 and 1997.

Also including 5 more State Championships in 1990, 1994, 1997, 2000, and 2007.

His first experience with Russia's junior team was at the 1997 World Junior Championships, recording three points in six games as Russia defeated the Czech Republic for the bronze medal.

In 1997 the name of tournament was changed to the World Youth Chess Championships.